Using an array of strings to name an object

Question

Hey everyone
I have an array of strings that are supposed to be the names of each panel in a grid, but I dont know how to use the string values to name the panels. From searching the forums almost everything refered to using a Map to do this, but I still can't grasp how to use one. Can someone help me with this?
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class test
    public test()
    public JPanel grid()
         JPanel mainPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(10, 10));
         String [] names = new String[100];
         Border innerBorder = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black, 1);
          for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
               names[i] = "Panel" + i;
          for (int r = 0; r < 100; r++)
               String varName = names[r];
               JPanel /*I would like the JPanel to be named what the string varName is*/justSoItCompiles = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2,1));
               /*The JPanel above*/justSoItCompiles.setBorder(innerBorder);
               mainPanel.add(justSoItCompiles);
          return mainPanel;
}Thanks in advance

Answer 1

You just make a Map as:
Map<String, JPanel> panelMap = new HashMap<String, JPanel>();then add a panel as
panelMap.add("Panel1", new JPanel());then you can do whatever with it by saying
panelMap.get("Panel1").add(something);Make sense?