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A hint

Posted by Senthoor on February 17, 2002 at 8:51 AM

My comments {}

> import java.awt.event.*;
> import javax.swing.*;
> import javax.swing.event.*;
> import java.util.*;
> import java.awt.*;

> class TwoFunctions
> {
> public static void main(String[] args)
> {
> Frame frame = new JFrame();
> JPanel pane = new JPanel();
> pane.setLayout(null);
>
> frame.setSize(600,600);
> frame.setVisible(true);
>
> JButton button1 = new JButton("One");
> JButton button2 = new JButton("Two");
>
> for(int i=0 ; i<400 ; i++)
> {
> button1.setBounds(i,50,70,70);
> pane.add(button1);
> frame.getContentPane().add(pane);
> pane.updateUI();
>
> }

{Actually what you could do is have both button code inside a while loop (even a for loop would do) And Initialise the I and J values out side the loop and increase i and decrease j inside the loop. Which will give you the same effect.

The better method would be to use threads to do the task
}

> for(int j = 0 ; j<500; j++)
> {
> button2.setBounds(200,j,70,70);
> pane.add(button2);
> frame.getContentPane().add(pane);
> pane.updateUI();
>
> }
>
> }
> }