[islam-morad]

Hi guys
i have troubles dealing with Java coordinates i know that x is the distance from the left top of the window and y is the distance from top to down but i dont know how to use them if i want some object to appear in the bottom of the page or if i want it to appear in the center of the window
i want a description of how to use these coordinates the right use

[mostyfriedman]

first you have to choose the appropriate layout manager, some layout managers will make some tasks easy. i usually like to set the layout to null and position the components by the y and x coordinates which isnt hard in this case, just takes a little time..anyway post the code that you're having trouble with and we'll have a look at it

[islam-morad]

mostyfriedman, on 1 Oct, 2009 - 03:58 AM, said:

first you have to choose the appropriate layout manager, some layout managers will make some tasks easy. i usually like to set the layout to null and position the components by the y and x coordinates which isnt hard in this case, just takes a little time..anyway post the code that you're having trouble with and we'll have a look at it

i didn't write the code yet because i have to know about the coordinates first

the assignment am doing is building a pyramid the base of that pyramid consists of 14 bricks and while u go up you subtract one for the 14 bricks so it will give u the pyramid the brick is 30 pixels width and 12 pixels height

[greenDevil]

use getHeight() and getWidth() methods

[AntonWebsters]

Use GridBagLayout. =) I'm pretty sure you can easily put objects on the center or corner of the frame using that layout.

[pbl]

AntonWebsters, on 1 Oct, 2009 - 05:54 AM, said:

Use GridBagLayout. =) I'm pretty sure you can easily put objects on the center or corner of the frame using that layout.

If you really want to use predefined X,Y use a null layout and do all the stuff by hand
or a GridLayout that would consist of all possible bricks (even if you use 3 boxes for a brick) that can be easily manage with JLabel