How to navigate between applet forms?

Asked Jan 29 '14 at 21:52

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I want to create an applet with first form have multiple button, each button takes me to another form to perform a specific task.

How to do that using a Java applet?

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asked Jan 29 '14 at 21:52

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BTW - Why code an applet? If it is due to spec. by teacher, please refer them to [Why CS teachers should stop teaching Java applets](http://programmers.blogoverflow.com/2013/05/why-cs-teachers-should-stop-teaching-java-applets/). – Andrew Thompson Jan 30 '14 at 01:14

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There are lots of different ways to do this. The details depend on what exact effect and feel you are after. For example:

A CardLayout in the CENTER controlled by a JList (the menu) in the LINE_START of a BorderLayout.
A JTabbedPane, though that doesn't quite fit the use-case here.
For a blocking component, look to a free floating modal JDialog or a JOptionPane. This encourages the user to concentrate on one 'transaction' (e.g. new|edit|delete) at a time.
Non modal dialogs for when the user can have multiple dialogs/transactions open in parallel.
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See also

A Visual Guide to Layout Managers
A Visual Guide to Swing Components (Java Look and Feel) (currently an HTTP 401 error here..).
More on using layout managers or combinations of them¹, along with layout padding & borders for white space².

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