I am trying to create a simple GUI. I have a menu bar that is filled with various JMenuItems. Each menu item should link to a different "window". Currently, I am thinking the best way to do this is to create a single frame, and create various JPanels. My ActionListeners will toggle visibility of the different panels, and only one panel should be visible at a time. Is this the best way to go about the task? Or is there a better workaround.
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Yes, the best way is to use a CardLayout of which there's a great tutorial (please see the link), and many examples online including in this very forum, several of which I've written, including:
- Java CardLayout Main Menu Problem
- Change size of JPanel using CardLayout
- Java CardLayout JPanel moves up, when second JPanel added
- Java swing; How to toggle panel's visibility?
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1See also [Working with 2 or more frames](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7889922/working-with-2-or-more-frames/7890456#7890456). – Andrew Thompson Nov 26 '11 at 02:03
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1For an example specific to `CardLayout`, see also [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5665156/calling-awt-frame-methods-from-subclass/5786005#5786005). – Andrew Thompson Nov 26 '11 at 02:08
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JTabbedPane is already implemented for you!
JTabbedPane's tutorial.
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See also [Working with 2 or more frames](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7889922/working-with-2-or-more-frames/7890456#7890456). – Andrew Thompson Nov 26 '11 at 02:04