You can use visual beans in your forms as containers. When you select a container component from the Palette window, the Form Editor assigns the component a layout manager. You can then add other components to the container component.
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The Form Editor may not be available in your version
of the IDE. You can enable the Form Editor module by choosing Tools ![]() |
To make a component a container:
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Because the Form Editor does not recognize any
subcomponents in your bean, the subcomponents are not listed in the Inspector
window. In addition, the container and layout manager code generated by
the Form Editor could conflict with the original placement of the subcomponents.
To keep the Form Editor from creating container code that conflicts with the subcomponents, set Is Container to false. Although the subcomponents will not be listed in the Inspector window, they will appear in the Form Editor and should work correctly in your program. |
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Creating a Bean
Setting a Bean's Icon Adding a Bean to the Palette Window Customizing a Bean |