How do I get the GidBagLayout location from my buttons?

Question

How could I get the location of my JButtons (or JLabels) in my GridBoxLayout?
I've tried all that I could think of..
here some code sample
JButton button;
    GridBagLayout layout = new GridBagLayout();
GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
        c.weightx = 0.5;
        c.weighty = 0.5;
        c.insets = new Insets(20,20,20,20);
        button = new JButton("Button 1");
        c.gridx = 0;
        c.gridy = 0;
          button.addActionListener(this);
        centerPanel.add(button, c);
        button = new JButton("Button 2");
        c.gridx = 1;
        c.gridy = 0;
          button.addActionListener(this);
        centerPanel.add(button, c);
          System.out.println(((JButton)e.getSource()).getText());
          System.out.println(layout.getLayoutOrigin());
          //System.out.println(((JButton)e.getSource()).);
          //System.out.println(((JButton)e.getSource()).location());
          System.out.println(e.getSource().toString());
          System.out.println(layout.getLayoutDimensions());
//          System.out.println(layout.lookupConstraints(((JButton)e.getSource())));
          System.out.println(layout.getLayoutOrigin());I think that's all you experts would need..
what I'm trying to do is when I click on one of them buttons then fetch where that buttons is (in the GridBagLayout, not absolute) and be able to add a new button to the side or under the clicked button..
the System.out.println(layout.getLayoutOrigin()); does seem to give me x=0 and y=0 but that's the same with all buttons so it isn't good enough

Answer 1

I think that's all you experts would need..You would think wrong. We need a SSCCE to see exactly
what you are doing.
see http://homepage1.nifty.com/algafield/sscce.html,
In general component don't have a size or location
until the GUI is visible. That is the layout manager
isn't invoked until the component is displayed.
If you want to add a component after the component
you click on then you would probably need to use the
add(...) method that takes a position variable as a
parameter.yes I think I need to use the add(..) and a position variable
the problem is that I need to get the position variable from the other component so I could put the new component at the right position
as for the SSCCE I do think that I do that..
but for some extra information
I'm writing an applet.. and I use a borderlayout for some component.. in the center panel I've placed a GridBagLayout and some buttons.. I've given the buttons an ActionListener and now I want to get the location in the GridBag of the Button I've pressed
so when I click one of them buttons I want to know it's location.. as in X=1, Y=2 or something
so I could place the new button on X=1, Y=3