Thread: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

Can you make a small complete program(SSCCE) to show the problem. Something that compiles and executes. Your short <snip> doesn't show enough.

Well that "snip" is basically my code. Just put it in a JFrame.

Just put it in a JFrame.

There needs to be code that shows your problem. I'm sure you can create the code needed for testing.

Ok im creating it.

This is my code, but the thing is that it works. In the actual program I have my JPanel in a separate class but I dont think that makes a difference.

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
 
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
 
public class Main extends JFrame{
 
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		JFrame frame = new JFrame("thing");
		frame.setSize(800, 480);
		Dimension dim = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
		frame.setLocation((int)(dim.getWidth()/2)-(frame.getWidth()/2), (int)(dim.getHeight()/2)-(frame.getHeight()));
		frame.setResizable(true);
		frame.setMinimumSize(frame.getSize());
		frame.setVisible(true);
		frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		JPanel panel = new JPanel();
		panel.setVisible(true);
		panel.setFocusable(true);
		panel.setSize(800, 480);
		frame.add(panel);
		JTextField text = new JTextField();
        text.setVisible(true);
        text.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(40, 20));
        panel.add(text);
		frame.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
		frame.validate();
	}
}

If it works, then there is nothing to change, is there?
We'd need the code that does not work.

The thing is that that is the code. I have just found out that the reason why I cant see the JTextField is because I am drawing images onto the JPanel using the paint() method. That seems to paint over the JTextField. Is there any way to move it or something?

That seems to paint over the JTextField

I guess it is a question of who has control over what is painted in the JPanel? You or the layout manager.
Can you split the panel into a paint area and a textfield area?

I think that I do. I want the JTextField on top of the drawn images. How do I do that? I need to change it's Z position, but how?

I think I found a program that did that by googling. I can't remember the program's name.
Try looking for: java adding background image

Originally Posted by Norm

I think I found a program that did that by googling. I can't remember the program's name.
Try looking for: java adding background image

Do you mean this: How to set background image in Java? - Stack Overflow
He is just drawing an image and I am doing that as well. Is there any way to change Z positions? Am I missing something?

The program I found had an image behind some labels and text fields.