A GridLayout
specifies the number of rows and columns
into which components will be placed. The applet is broken up into
a table of equal sized cells.
GridLayout
is useful when you want to place a
number of similarly sized objects. It's great for putting together
lists of checkboxes and radio buttons as you did in the
Ingredients
applet. Below is a modified version that sets
aside eight rows and one column. This gives one row for each
Checkbox
. Compare the applet below to the one from Week 6 to see how much
nicer everything looks with proper use of a
GridLayout
.