Add ButtonGroup to JPanel

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JPanel.add(ButtonGroup);

Is not working. I MUST add it to a JPanel because I am using tabs. This is getting really frustrating.I hace not found a way yet

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/buttongroup.html — David Maes, Sep 22 '13 at 08:38
What do you mean JPanel.add(ButtonGroup)? Can you share more code sample how are you initializing JPanel, buttonGroup etc? — Optional, Sep 22 '13 at 08:40

Manas Mukherjee · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-06T06:46:00.480

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As ButtonGroup is not a component, you cannot add your ButtonGroup to a JPanel. Instead add your buttons to your JPanel, e.g:

JPanel jPanel = new JPanel();
ButtonGroup group = new ButtonGroup();
btn1 = new JRadioButton("btn1 ");btn1.setSelected(true);
btn2 = new JRadioButton("btn2 ");
group.add(btn1 );
group.add(btn2 );

jPanel.add(btn1);
jPanel.add(btn2).

Hope it will be useful.

Thanks

edited May 06 '18 at 06:46

answered Sep 22 '13 at 08:42

Manas Mukherjee

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FGA · Answer 2 · 2021-03-12T16:10:51.627

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The ButtonGroup class creates only a logical radio button selection group, not a physical one, and is responsible for ensuring that only one button is selected (by deselecting others in the group).

edited Mar 12 '21 at 16:10

answered Mar 12 '21 at 15:42

FGA

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