Is it possible to set the tab order of components on a form?

I'm trying to set the tab order of text boxes on a form, that uses GridBag layout. It seems that the tab order is automatically set according to the order that components are added to the form in. Is there a way to change it manually? I really don't want to redo the entire form...

I have no idea what you're talking about. It might be worth to look for the right forum which suits your actual problem. Are you talking about Swing? Then post it in the Swing forum. Are you talking about JSP? Then post it in the JSP forum.
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