[Cancos]

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;


public class CalPanel extends JPanel
{
	JButton buttons[];
	JPanel ButtonPanel;
	String names[] = {"+","-","*","/","7","8","9","8","4","5","6","5","1","2","3","2"};
	CalPanel()
	{
		ButtonPanel = new JPanel();
		setLayout(new BorderLayout());
		buttons = new JButton[names.length];
		ButtonPanel.setLayout( new GridLayout(4,4) );

		for(int counter = 0; counter < names.length; counter++)
		{
			buttons[counter] = new JButton(names[counter]);
			ButtonPanel.add(buttons[counter]);
		}
	}
}

So far this is all I have since I've been messing with it for the past 30 minutes. Im new at Java and help would be appreciated. I started out with a GridLayout normally and the buttons appeared fine, but once I tried adding another JPanel for my BorderLayout, nothing appeared. Thanks in advanced!

[Cancos]

I think I just figured it out! =)

[zim1985]

Just to make sure. Make your first JPanel BorderLayout. Then make a second JPanel GridBagLayout. Once you have made your GridBagLayout panel, add it to the first panel.

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;


public class CalPanel extends JPanel
{
        JButton buttons[];
        JPanel ButtonPanel;
        String names[] = {"+","-","*","/","7","8","9","8","4","5","6","5","1","2","3","2"};
        CalPanel()
        {
                ButtonPanel = new JPanel();
                this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
                buttons = new JButton[names.length];
                ButtonPanel.setLayout( new GridLayout(4,4) );

                for(int counter = 0; counter < names.length; counter++)
                {
                        buttons[counter] = new JButton(names[counter]);
                        ButtonPanel.add(buttons[counter]);
                }
                this.add(ButtonPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        }
}

That should work...though you can always change the border layout location of the ButtonPanel. Also, calls to "this" make it more specific as to which panel is being called.