How do I add JPanel to an existing panel? -Swing

jPanel1.setLayout( new BorderLayout() ) ;
jPanel1.add( jPanel2, BorderLayout.CENTER ) ;
jPanel1.validate() ;

What's wrong with the add () method?

Sorry, Tim, didn't refresh.

if jpanel1 is something with generic components, i mean that you have elements that you use for serveral other panels then you can extend the jpanel1 with jpanel2

i do the following:

1. create a base jpanel with all the layout: header, menu stuff, company logo, etc etc

class jpanel1 extends jpanel


2. create another jpanel with specific data, let's say an admin form, a user profile form, etc

class jpanel2 extends jpanel1


so jpanel2 gets all the elemetns of jpanel1

very easy to use and worth considering when you work with large programs that have a consistent layout

grtz

lee

leeprovoost,
This is what I am doing.  I have so far JPanel2 extends JPanel1.

In JPanel2, I have a JLabel and 2 JRadioButtons. I need to add them to JPanel1.
I have the following code so far:

public void buildPanel()
{
 setLayout(new BorderLayout());
 JPanel panel = buildPanel1();
 JPanel srPanel = buildPanel1a();
 add(buildPanel2(), BorderLayout.NORTH);

 JPanel wPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
 wPnl.add(BuildPanel2(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
 wPnl.add(panel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
 add(srPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
 add(buildPanel1a(), BorderLayout.NORTH);
 add(wPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
 setControlNamesForRobot();
}

Right now, it comes in the picture shown in the original question.
I need it to look something like this:


|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                          |
|                           JPanel1                                    |
|                                                                          |
|                                                                          |
|                                                    ------------------|
|                                                    |     JPanel2    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|                           JPanel3                                    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Actually I went about this a bit differently.  I inherited Jpanel1 in the JPanel2 class.
Afterwards just put in the code for textboxes and all radiobuttons into that inherited function.

Solution:
public void buildPanel()
{
super.buildpanel();

 setLayout(new BorderLayout());

 JPanel wPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
 wPnl.add(BuildPanel2(), BorderLayout.SOUTHEAST);

 setControlNamesForRobot();
}

>> JPanel wPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
>> wPnl.add(BuildPanel2(), BorderLayout.SOUTHEAST);

Isn't that similar to what TimYates said?:

>> jPanel1.setLayout( new BorderLayout() ) ;
>> jPanel1.add( jPanel2, BorderLayout.CENTER ) ;

I tried his code, and it didn't work, thats why I had to try an alternative.  This code was derived using inheritance from another code.  And placing the Jpanel NOT OVER IT, but actually as a part of it.
TimYates, if you believe that I am wrong,  I have no problem giving you points.