public class JPanel extends JComponent implements Accessible
JPanel is a generic lightweight container.
 For examples and task-oriented documentation for JPanel, see
 How to Use Panels,
 a section in The Java Tutorial.
 Warning: Swing is not thread safe. For more information see Swing's Threading Policy.
 Warning:
 Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with
 future Swing releases. The current serialization support is
 appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running
 the same version of Swing.  As of 1.4, support for long term storage
 of all JavaBeans™
 has been added to the java.beans package.
 Please see XMLEncoder.
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected class  | JPanel.AccessibleJPanelThis class implements accessibility support for the
  JPanelclass. | 
JComponent.AccessibleJComponentContainer.AccessibleAWTContainerComponent.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategylistenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOWaccessibleContext, BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENTABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| JPanel()Creates a new  JPanelwith a double buffer
 and a flow layout. | 
| JPanel(boolean isDoubleBuffered)Creates a new  JPanelwithFlowLayoutand the specified buffering strategy. | 
| JPanel(LayoutManager layout)Create a new buffered JPanel with the specified layout manager | 
| JPanel(LayoutManager layout,
      boolean isDoubleBuffered)Creates a new JPanel with the specified layout manager and buffering
 strategy. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| AccessibleContext | getAccessibleContext()Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JPanel. | 
| PanelUI | getUI()Returns the look and feel (L&F) object that renders this component. | 
| String | getUIClassID()Returns a string that specifies the name of the L&F class
 that renders this component. | 
| protected String | paramString()Returns a string representation of this JPanel. | 
| void | setUI(PanelUI ui)Sets the look and feel (L&F) object that renders this component. | 
| void | updateUI()Resets the UI property with a value from the current look and feel. | 
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setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, updateadd, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setLayout, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTreeaction, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusUpCyclepublic JPanel(LayoutManager layout, boolean isDoubleBuffered)
layout - the LayoutManager to useisDoubleBuffered - a boolean, true for double-buffering, which
        uses additional memory space to achieve fast, flicker-free
        updatespublic JPanel(LayoutManager layout)
layout - the LayoutManager to usepublic JPanel(boolean isDoubleBuffered)
JPanel with FlowLayout
 and the specified buffering strategy.
 If isDoubleBuffered is true, the JPanel
 will use a double buffer.isDoubleBuffered - a boolean, true for double-buffering, which
        uses additional memory space to achieve fast, flicker-free
        updatespublic JPanel()
JPanel with a double buffer
 and a flow layout.public void updateUI()
updateUI in class JComponentJComponent.updateUI()public PanelUI getUI()
public void setUI(PanelUI ui)
ui - the PanelUI L&F objectUIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)public String getUIClassID()
getUIClassID in class JComponentJComponent.getUIClassID(), 
UIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)protected String paramString()
null.paramString in class JComponentpublic AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
getAccessibleContext in interface AccessiblegetAccessibleContext in class Component Submit a bug or feature 
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