Frame does not show Panels using MigLayout
Question
probably it is a simple mistake but I cannot figure out what is wrong. I have a class which creates a frame(MainFrame) and uses method to change panels. I have another class which has the panel described in it. However, for some reason I can see only the frame without a panel. Could anyone help me in here? I am new in MigLayout, and would be really great if you could explain my mistake..
public class MainFrame extends JFrame
{
private JPanel panel;
//getting dimensions
public static Dimension dim = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize() ;
public MainFrame()
{
getContentPane().setLayout(new MigLayout());
setDefaultCloseOperation(DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
this.setTitle("Title");
this.setLocation((int)dim.getWidth()/3,(int)dim.getHeight()/4);
this.setSize(500, 500);
setNewPanel(new MainWindowPanel());
this.validate();
}
public final void setNewPanel(JPanel newPanel)
{
//to change the panel, old one has to be deleted
if (panel != null) remove(panel);
getContentPane().setLayout(new MigLayout());
add(newPanel);
//pack();
panel = newPanel;
this.setVisible(true);
}
}
My panel class
public class MainWindowPanel extends JPanel
{
//Label
JLabel greeting = new JLabel("Welcome:");
//Buttons
JButton helpButton = new JButton("Help?");
public MainWindowPanel()
{
// the layout of the main screen
JPanel p = new JPanel(new MigLayout("fill", "[center]"));
p.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
p.add(greeting, "skip 1, gaptop 40, wrap");
greeting.setFont(times20);
p.add(helpButton, "bottom, span, tag help");
}
}
Thank you!!
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