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## javax.swing
Class JPanel

    java.lang.Object
      java.awt.Component
          java.awt.Container
              javax.swing.JComponent
                  javax.swing.JPanel

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Accessible, ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:
  AbstractColorChooserPanel, JSpinner.DefaultEditor

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: 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 JavaBeansTM has been added to the `java.beans` package. Please see `XMLEncoder`.

Nested Class Summary
`protected class` | `JPanel.AccessibleJPanel` This class implements accessibility support for the `JPanel` class.

Nested classes inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent
`JComponent.AccessibleJComponent`

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Container
`Container.AccessibleAWTContainer`

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Component
`Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy`

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent
`accessibleContext, listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW`

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component
`BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT`

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
`ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH`

Constructor Summary
`JPanel()` Creates a new `JPanel` with a double buffer and a flow layout.
`JPanel(boolean isDoubleBuffered)` Creates a new `JPanel` with `FlowLayout` and 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.

Method Summary
`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.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent
`addAncestorListener, addNotify, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getGraphics, getHeight, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPreferredSize, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingTile, isPreferredSizeSet, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFont, setForeground, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update`

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container
`add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree`

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component
`action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, 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, processMouseEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### JPanel

    public JPanel(LayoutManager layout,
                  boolean isDoubleBuffered)

  Creates a new JPanel with the specified layout manager and buffering strategy.

Parameters:
  `layout` - the LayoutManager to use
  `isDoubleBuffered` - a boolean, true for double-buffering, which uses additional memory space to achieve fast, flicker-free updates

### JPanel

    public JPanel(LayoutManager layout)

  Create a new buffered JPanel with the specified layout manager

Parameters:
  `layout` - the LayoutManager to use

### JPanel

    public JPanel(boolean isDoubleBuffered)

  Creates a new `JPanel` with `FlowLayout` and the specified buffering strategy. If `isDoubleBuffered` is true, the `JPanel` will use a double buffer.

Parameters:
  `isDoubleBuffered` - a boolean, true for double-buffering, which uses additional memory space to achieve fast, flicker-free updates

### JPanel

    public JPanel()

  Creates a new `JPanel` with a double buffer and a flow layout.

Method Detail

### updateUI

    public void updateUI()

  Resets the UI property with a value from the current look and feel.

  Overrides:
    `updateUI` in class `JComponent`
  See Also:
    `JComponent.updateUI()`

### getUI

    public PanelUI getUI()

  Returns the look and feel (L&F) object that renders this component.

  Returns:
    the PanelUI object that renders this component
  Since:
    1.4

### setUI

    public void setUI(PanelUI ui)

  Sets the look and feel (L&F) object that renders this component.

  Parameters:
    `ui` - the PanelUI L&F object
  Since:
    1.4
  See Also:
    `UIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)`

### getUIClassID

    public String getUIClassID()

  Returns a string that specifies the name of the L&F class that renders this component.

  Overrides:
    `getUIClassID` in class `JComponent`
  Returns:
    "PanelUI"
  See Also:
    `JComponent.getUIClassID()`, `UIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)`

### paramString

    protected String paramString()

  Returns a string representation of this JPanel. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be `null`.

  Overrides:
    `paramString` in class `JComponent`
  Returns:
    a string representation of this JPanel.

### getAccessibleContext

    public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()

  Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JPanel. For JPanels, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJPanel. A new AccessibleJPanel instance is created if necessary.

  Specified by:
    `getAccessibleContext` in interface `Accessible`
  Overrides:
    `getAccessibleContext` in class `JComponent`
  Returns:
    an AccessibleJPanel that serves as the AccessibleContext of this JPanel

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