Thread: JPanel GridLayout isn't working

I am trying to make JPanels that add components vertically instead of horizontally but I can't get it to work. I used new GridLayout(0,1) and it works for my JFrame so I am confused as to why it won't work for the JPanel as well. My code is posted below

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
class GUIClass{
  GUIClass(){
    JFrame jfrm = new JFrame("Testing");
    jfrm.setLayout(new GridLayout(0,1));
    jfrm.setSize(500,500);
    jfrm.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 
    Ballot[] ballotArray = new Ballot[3];
    for(int i=0;i<2;i++){
      ballotArray[i] = new Ballot("Button "+i);
      jfrm.add(ballotArray[i]);
    }
 
    jfrm.setVisible(true);
  }
}

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
class Ballot extends JPanel{
 
  Ballot(String name){
    new JPanel(new GridLayout(0,1));
    JButton jbtn = new JButton(name);
    JLabel jlbl = new JLabel();
    jlbl.setText(name + 1);
    add(jbtn);
    add(jlbl);
  }
 
}

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
 
class Project4 extends JFrame{
  public static void main(String []args) throws IOException{
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
      public void run() {
        new GUIClass();
      }
    });
  }
}

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

won't work for the JPanel

Please explain what happens. What does "won't work" mean?

Technically it works I don't get any errors but the components in all my JPanels, 1 button and 1 label, are added horizontally instead of vertically. I want the label below the button on each seperate JPanel and it is showing up to the left instead. My gridlayout format looks correct to me so I am confused as to why it isn't following the format I set.

*right not left my mistake their. The button is on the left, the label is on the right.

Nevermind I figured it out.