How do I work with the Card Layout in the NetBeans GUI builder?

Question

Does anyone know how to work with the Card Layout in the NetBeans GUI builder tool? I want to show panels as per the JRadioButton selection, so I want to lay this out using the Card Layout.

Answer 1

The Sun tutorial seems a good place to start to learn about Card Layouts.

Concerning NetBeans per se, simply assign the card layout to the component you wish to assign to (example a JPanel), give it a name, and then for the JPanel child components (other JPanels for example), specify their cardName property. To switch from one to another, you code it in an event.

Answer 2

Here is a very simple tutorial that might start you off in the right direction. I hope it is helpful.