You can use visual beans in your forms as containers. When you select a container component from the Component Palette, the Form Editor assigns the component a layout manager. You can then add other components to the container component.
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The Form Editor may not be available in your version of
the IDE. If it is available, you will see a workspace titled GUI Editing.
You can enable the Form Editor module by choosing Tools
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To make the component a container:
The Is Container property for that component appears in the property sheet pane of the Options window.
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Because the Form Editor does not recognize
any subcomponents in your bean, the subcomponents are not listed in the
Component Inspector. In addition, the container and layout manager code
generated by the Form Editor could conflict with the original placement
of the subcomponents.
To keep the Form Editor from creating container code that conflicts with the subcomponents, set Is Container to false. Although the subcomponents will not be listed in the Component Inspector, they will appear in the Form Designer window and should work correctly in your program. |
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Creating a Bean
Setting a Bean's Icon Adding a Bean to the Component Palette Customizing a Bean |