// A program from Chapter 14 of Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours // by Rogers Cadenhead, http://www.java24hours.com/ package com.java24hours; import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; public class CrisisBorderDemo extends JFrame { JButton panicButton; JButton dontPanicButton; JButton blameButton; JButton mediaButton; JButton saveButton; public CrisisBorderDemo() { super("Crisis Border Demo"); setLookAndFeel(); setSize(348, 228); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); panicButton = new JButton("Panic"); dontPanicButton = new JButton("Don't Panic"); blameButton = new JButton("Blame Others"); mediaButton = new JButton("Notify the Media"); saveButton = new JButton("Save Yourself"); BorderLayout crisisLayout = new BorderLayout(); setLayout(crisisLayout); add(panicButton, BorderLayout.NORTH); add(dontPanicButton, BorderLayout.SOUTH); add(blameButton, BorderLayout.EAST); add(mediaButton, BorderLayout.WEST); add(saveButton, BorderLayout.CENTER); setVisible(true); } private void setLookAndFeel() { try { UIManager.setLookAndFeel( "com.sun.java.swing.plaf.nimbus.NimbusLookAndFeel" ); } catch (Exception exc) { // ignore error } } public static void main(String[] arguments) { CrisisBorderDemo frame = new CrisisBorderDemo(); } }