The JSplitPane Class
The JSplitPane component allows you to place two (and only two) components side by side in a single pane. You can separate the pane horizontally or vertically, and the user can adjust this separator graphically at runtime. You have probably seen such a split pane approach in things like a file chooser or a news reader. The top or left side holds the list of directories or news subject lines while the bottom (or right side) contains the files or body of the currently selected directory or article.
Example
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class SimpleSplitPane extends JFrame {
static String sometext = "This is a simple text string that is long enough "
+ "to wrap over a few lines in the simple demo we're about "
+ "to build. We'll put two text areas side by side in a "
+ "split pane.";
public SimpleSplitPane() {
super("Simple SplitPane Frame");
setSize(450, 200);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
JTextArea jt1 = new JTextArea(sometext);
JTextArea jt2 = new JTextArea(sometext);
// Make sure our text boxes do line wrapping and have reasonable minimum
// sizes.
jt1.setLineWrap(true);
jt2.setLineWrap(true);
jt1.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(150, 150));
jt2.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(150, 150));
jt1.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(250, 200));
JSplitPane sp = new JSplitPane(JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT, jt1, jt2);
getContentPane().add(sp, BorderLayout.CENTER);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SimpleSplitPane ssb = new SimpleSplitPane();
ssb.setVisible(true);
}
}
Output
