Java - Card Layout

   Card Layout is used to manages number of panels(or components) in same dialog that share the same display space.

For example,

 1.Next, Back, and Cancel buttons in the same dialog to see number of panels with same or different components.

 2.We can create installation wizards.

Card Layout Example

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.CardLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class CardLayExample extends JFrame {
   
    private int currentCard = 1;
    private JPanel cardPanel;
    private CardLayout cl;
   
    public CardLayExample() {
       
        setTitle("Card Layout Example");
        setSize(300, 150);
        cardPanel = new JPanel();
       
        // getContentPane().add(cardPanel);
        cl = new CardLayout();
        cardPanel.setLayout(cl);
        JPanel jp1 = new JPanel();
        JPanel jp2 = new JPanel();
        JPanel jp3 = new JPanel();
        JPanel jp4 = new JPanel();
        JLabel jl1 = new JLabel("Label1");
        JLabel jl2 = new JLabel("Label2");
        JLabel jl3 = new JLabel("Label3");
        JLabel jl4 = new JLabel("Label4");
        jp1.add(jl1);
        jp2.add(jl2);
        jp3.add(jl3);
        jp4.add(jl4);
        cardPanel.add(jp1, "1");
        cardPanel.add(jp2, "2");
        cardPanel.add(jp3, "3");
        cardPanel.add(jp4, "4");
        JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
        JButton firstBtn = new JButton("First");
        JButton nextBtn = new JButton("Next");
        JButton previousBtn = new JButton("Previous");
        JButton lastBtn = new JButton("Last");
        buttonPanel.add(firstBtn);
        buttonPanel.add(nextBtn);
        buttonPanel.add(previousBtn);
        buttonPanel.add(lastBtn);
       
        firstBtn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
                cl.first(cardPanel);
                currentCard = 1;
            }
        });
       
        lastBtn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
                cl.last(cardPanel);
                currentCard = 4;
            }
        });
       
        nextBtn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
                if (currentCard < 4) {
                    currentCard += 1;
                    cl.show(cardPanel, "" + (currentCard));
                }
            }
        });
       
        previousBtn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
                if (currentCard > 1) {
                    currentCard -= 1;
                    cl.show(cardPanel, "" + (currentCard));
                }
            }
        });
       
        getContentPane().add(cardPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
        getContentPane().add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    }
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        CardLayExample cl = new CardLayExample();
        cl.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        cl.setVisible(true);
    }
}