How to resize components within JFrame when JFrame is resized?

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I've looked around for a while now and I can't seem to figure out how to do this.

I have lots of components within my JFrame and I am able to resize my JFrame. When I resize the JFrame I want the internal components to resize along with the JFrame, but instead they stay exactly where they were when the GUI was first run.

How can I fix this problem? Is there a value I'm not setting somewhere or what?

Edit: Also, I'm not using any layout manager.

getContentPane().setLayout(null);

Search the forum on this as this is a common question and has been answered many times, all the same: Use good layout managers that will do the resizing for you. The layout manager tutorial will show you how. — Hovercraft Full Of Eels, Dec 06 '12 at 04:07
What layout do you think works best? FlowLayout doesn't do it, I checked that one. — thaweatherman, Dec 06 '12 at 04:08
There is no one that works best, and you need to learn them all. Often you use many on one GUI, nesting them in nested JPanels. — Hovercraft Full Of Eels, Dec 06 '12 at 04:08
*"Is there a value I'm not setting somewhere or what?"* - Yes, the layout manager — MadProgrammer, Dec 06 '12 at 04:11
Fixed it. Using a BorderLayout did what I wanted. Thanks for the response — thaweatherman, Dec 06 '12 at 04:11

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 06 '12 at 04:08

You state:

Edit: Also, I'm not using any layout manager. getContentPane().setLayout(null);

That's your problem. You should almost never use null layout. It is much easier to use and maintain a gui that uses layout managers in a smart way. Read the layout manager tutorials as they can help.

How to resize components within JFrame when JFrame is resized?

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