DrLazaroJamF It can be done... challange complete....

Question

Here ya go without a SpringLayout. However I still don't get GridBagLayout.
     private static void addComponentsToPane(Container pane)
          JPanel northPanel  = new JPanel();
          northPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(4, 2) );
          //Create Needed components
          String[] labelsText = {     "Type: ","Type: ", "Jurs Code: ", "Amount: "};
          JLabel[] labels = setLables(labelsText);
          String[] inputFieldsText = {"", "", "", ""};
          JTextField[] inputFields = setTextFields(inputFieldsText);
          String[] buttonsText = {"Calculate Taxes"};
          JButton[] buttons = setButtons(buttonsText);
          String[] textAreaText = {""};
          JTextArea[] textArea = setTextArea(textAreaText);
          //Add components to northPanel
          for(int count = 0; count < labels.length; count++){
               northPanel.add(labels[count]);
               northPanel.add(inputFields[count]);
          //Add components to the centerPanel
          centerPanel.add(buttons[0]);
          //Add components to the southPanel
          centerPanel.add(textArea[0]);
          //Add components to JFrame Panel
          pane.add(northPanel,BorderLayout.NORTH);
//******************************* Private Functions ************************************
     private static JTextArea[] setTextArea(String[] txtArray){
          JTextArea[] txtArea = new JTextArea[txtArray.length];
          for(int count = 0; count < txtArray.length; count++){
               txtArea[count] = new JTextArea(txtArray[count], 10, 10);
          return txtArea;
     private static JLabel[] setLables(String[] txtArray){
          JLabel[] labels = new JLabel[txtArray.length];
          for(int count = 0; count < txtArray.length; count++){
               labels[count] = new JLabel(txtArray[count], JLabel.RIGHT);
          return labels;
     private static JButton[] setButtons(String[] txtArray){
          JButton[] buttons = new JButton[txtArray.length];
          for(int count = 0; count < txtArray.length ; count++){
               buttons[count] = new JButton(txtArray[count]);
          return buttons;
     private static JTextField[] setTextFields(String[] txtArray){
          JTextField[] inputFields = new JTextField[txtArray.length];
          for(int count = 0; count < txtArray.length; count++){
                         inputFields[count] = new JTextField(txtArray[count], 10);
          return inputFields;
      private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        //Make sure we have nice window decorations.
        JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
        //Create and set up the window.
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("GridBagLayoutDemo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        //Set up the content pane.
        addComponentsToPane(frame.getContentPane());
        //Display the window.
        frame.pack();
        frame.setSize(300, 120);
        frame.setResizable(false);
        frame.setVisible(true);
//*****************************  Program Main ******************************************
    public static void main(String[] args) {
         //creating and showing this application's GUI.
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
    }

Answer 1

Agreed. I just got it up last night (no pun). With all of the
info in this discussion forum it should be relatively easy to get
it going.
Bryan Taylor (guest) wrote:
: Whoopie!!! I'm up.
: Many, thanks to all of the people who have helped solve the
: numerous obstacles. To the rest of you struggling out there,
I've
: put the teaser below - keep trying. I like what others were
: saying -- They call it 8i because it works on the 8th
install ;-]
: It CAN be done!
: I noticed Oracle posted they will have a patch out soon.
: [oracle@shadow oracle]$ sqlplus system/manager
: SQL*Plus: Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production on Fri Aug 6 23:08:53
: 1999
: (c) Copyright 1999 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
: Connected to:
: Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production
: With the Partitioning and Java options
: PL/SQL Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production
: SQL> select 'Hello World' from dual;
: 'HELLOWORLD
: Hello World
: SQL>
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