/* * CustomLayoutDemo.java requires one other file: * DiagonalLayout.java */ import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class CustomLayoutDemo { public static void addComponentsToPane(Container pane) { pane.setLayout(new DiagonalLayout()); pane.add(new JButton("Button 1")); pane.add(new JButton("Button 2")); pane.add(new JButton("Button 3")); pane.add(new JButton("Button 4")); pane.add(new JButton("Button 5")); } /** * Create the GUI and show it. For thread safety, * this method should be invoked from the * event-dispatching thread. */ private static void createAndShowGUI() { //Create and set up the window. JFrame frame = new JFrame("CustomLayoutDemo"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); //Set up the content pane. addComponentsToPane(frame.getContentPane()); //Display the window. frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } public static void main(String[] args) { //Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread: //creating and showing this application's GUI. javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() { public void run() { createAndShowGUI(); } }); } }