Is there a “Group Box” equivalent in Java Swing?

Question

Trying to build a GUI application in Java/Swing. I\'m mainly used to \"painting\" GUIs on the Windows side with tools like VB (or to be more precise, Gupta SQLWindows... wonder

Answer 1

Others have already commetned about JPanel and using a TitledBorder, that's fine.

However, when playing with Swing LayoutManagers, you may find it annoying that components in different JPanels cannot align correctly (each panel has its own LayoutManager).

For this reason, it is a good practice (check "JGoodies" on the web for more details) in Swing GUIs to NOT use TitledBorders but rather separate groups of components in a JPanel by a JLabel followed by a horizontal JSeparator.

Ref. "First Aid for Swing"