Thread: GridLayout not working the way i want it

Is there a way to keep the GridLayout one size so it doesnt change when you make a window(frame) bigger or smaller Ill post 2 images so you can see for yourself.
GridBagLayout is this possible? i want to keep 8*8 squares 64 for the chessboard.

chessboard.jpg

chessboard2.jpg

code

 
package view;
 
import java.awt.*;
 
import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
 
import controller.Controller;
 
public class ChessBoardView extends JPanel
{
    private final static ImageIcon DARK_BROWN = new ImageIcon 
    (ChessBoardView.class.getResource("assets/sqb.gif"));
    private final static ImageIcon LIGHT_BROWN = new ImageIcon 
    (ChessBoardView.class.getResource("assets/sqw.gif"));;
    private JLabel sqb;
    private JLabel sqw;
 
	public ChessBoardView (Controller controller)
    {
 
        Dimension boardSize = new Dimension(200, 200);
 
        setLayout( new GridLayout(8, 8) );
        setPreferredSize( boardSize );
        setBounds(10, 10, boardSize.width, boardSize.height);
        setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BLACK));
 
 
 
        for (int i = 0; i < 64; i++) {
            JPanel square = new JPanel( new BorderLayout() );
            super.add( square );
 
            int row = (i / 8) % 2;
            if (row == 0)
 
            square.add( i % 2 == 0 ? new JLabel (LIGHT_BROWN) : new JLabel (DARK_BROWN) );
            else
            square.add( i % 2 == 0 ? new JLabel (DARK_BROWN) : new JLabel (LIGHT_BROWN) );
        }
 
    }  
}

The following link takes you to my thread but i posted it in the wrong categorie
thanks in advance

http://www.javaprogrammingforums.com...ay-i-want.html

Hello.
For each component you are adding using the GridLayout set the attributes "width" and "height" to fixed values.

Syed.

Syed,

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