IS IT POSSIBLE TO ADD A SCROLL PANE TO A PANEL??

Question

Hi, Im trying to add a scroll pane to a panel but when I compile the code and try to open the form - a 'Illegal Argument Exception' is produced. Can anyone tell me whether it is possible to add a scroll pane the actual panel itself and also the code to do this.     
Many Thanks, Karl.
I have added some sample code I have created -
public RequestForm(RequestList inC)throws SQLException{
          inRequestList = inC;
          displayForm();
          displayFields();
          displayButtons();
          getContentPane().add(panel);
          setVisible(true);
     public void displayForm() throws SQLException{
          setTitle("Request Form");
          setSize(600,740);
          // Center the frame
          Dimension dim = getToolkit().getScreenSize();
          setLocation(dim.width/2-getWidth()/2, dim.height/2-getHeight()/2);
          getContentPane().setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          Border etched = BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder();
          panel = new JPanel();
          panel.setLayout( null );
          //panel.setBackground(new Color(1,90,50));
          Border paneltitled = BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(etched,"");
          panel.setBorder(paneltitled);
          scrollPane1 = new JScrollPane(panel);
          scrollPane1.setBounds(0, 0, 600, 740);
          panel.add(scrollPane1);
}

Answer 1

Hi all,
I am still having trouble here. would it be posible to add a scrollpanel to this form? Can anyone provide me with a working piece of code so I see how it actually works.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks, Karl.
Code as Follows:
/* ADMIN HELP Manual*/
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
public class AdminHelp extends JFrame implements ActionListener{
     private JButton exit;
     private JLabel heading1, help;
     private JPanel panel;
     Font f = new Font("Times New Roman", Font.BOLD, 30);
     private JScrollPane scroll;
     public AdminHelp(){
          setTitle("ADMIN Help Manual");
          setSize(400,325);
          // Center the frame
          Dimension dim = getToolkit().getScreenSize();
          setLocation(dim.width/2-getWidth()/2, dim.height/2-getHeight()/2);
          panel = new JPanel();
          panel.setLayout(null);
          exit = new JButton("Close");
          exit.setBounds(280,260,100,20);
          exit.addActionListener(this);
          panel.add(exit);
          exit.setToolTipText("Click here to close and return to the main menu");
          getContentPane().add(panel);
          show();
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event){
          Object source = event.getSource();
               if (source == exit){
                    dispose();
          public static void main(String[] args){
               AdminHelp frame = new AdminHelp();
               frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter(){
               public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e){
               System.exit(0);