Thread: Scrabble GUI

  public class Cell extends JPanel {
    // Indicate the row and column of this cell in the board
    private int row;
    private int column;
 
    // initial used for this cell
    private char initial= ' ';
 
    public Cell(int row, int column) {
      this.row = row;
      this.column = column;
      setBorder(new LineBorder(Color.BLACK,1));
      setOpaque(false);
 
    }

Sorry, if it was posted before ,coz I dunno what i am looking for. Thanks in advance.

I would probably extend JPanel and override paintComponent() to draw the board, then use a MouseListener to detect mouse movement, dragging, and releases. There are other ways to go about this, but that's how I would do it.

EDIT : I meant the mouseListener part concerning the elaboration.

Let's see, I have an example of extending JPanel and overriding paintComponent to paint a grid, then using a MouseListener to detect mouse events around here somewhere...

Ah, here it is: (Kevin's) Conway's Game of Life

You can download the source and check it out if you want.

what u mean by using MouseListener is that i use it to find where did the mouse drop the tile and then get the info of the tile?

Yep. I use a MouseListener in my code, or you can read through the tutorial: How to Write a Mouse Listener (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Writing Event Listeners)