How to align Button in a JPanel this way

I'm trying to create a graphic interface using JPanel and JButton. So far it's good except when I'm creating the JButton instances, they seem to align within the same line. I want every button to be in one line, not all in the same line.

How do I achieve the desired effect?

public class Interface  extends JFrame{

    public  Interface ()
    {
    //frame 
        super("Panel");
        pack();
        setSize(500,400);
        setVisible(true);

    //declaration container
    Container c;
    c=getContentPane();
    c.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
    //declaration des panel avec leurs caracteristiques

    JPanel menu =new JPanel();
    JPanel MessageList =new JPanel();
    JPanel about=new JPanel();

    menu.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
    MessageList.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
    about.setLayout(new FlowLayout());

    menu.setBackground(Color.blue);
    MessageList.setBackground(Color.cyan);
    about.setBackground(Color.cyan);

    c.add(menu,BorderLayout.WEST);
    c.add(MessageList,BorderLayout.EAST);
    c.add(about,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    //--------Button---------------------
    JButton button1=new JButton("button1");
    JButto开发者_开发百科n button2=new JButton("Button2");

    menu.add(button1);
    menu.add(button2);
    //-----------------------------
        }

    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        Interface Message=new Interface();
        Message.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }
}

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If you want to stack components, use BoxLayout. Also, make sure to follow the suggestions made by @camickr.

See also:

• How to Use BoxLayout

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Use a nested layout. The yellow and blue panels each have their own layout, and are then placed in constraints of the larger layout.

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class Interface  extends JFrame{

    public  Interface ()
    {
        //frame
        super("Panel");

        //declaration container
        Container c;
        c=getContentPane();
        c.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        c.setBackground(Color.white);
        //declaration des panel avec leurs caracteristiques

        JPanel menu =new JPanel(new GridLayout(0,1,3,3));
        JPanel messageList =new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
        JPanel about=new JPanel(new FlowLayout());

        menu.setBackground(Color.blue);
        messageList.setBackground(Color.cyan);
        messageList.add(new JLabel("'messageList' padder"));
        about.setBackground(Color.green);
        about.add(new JLabel("'about' padder"));

        JPanel menuConstrain = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
        menuConstrain.setBackground(Color.yellow);

        menuConstrain.add(menu,BorderLayout.NORTH);
        c.add(menuConstrain,BorderLayout.WEST);
        c.add(messageList,BorderLayout.EAST);
        c.add(about,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
        //--------Button---------------------
        JButton button1=new JButton("button1");
        JButton button2=new JButton("Button2");

        menu.add(button1);
        menu.add(button2);
        //-----------------------------

        pack();
        setSize(300,150);
        setVisible(true);
    }


    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        Interface Message=new Interface();
        Message.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }
}

For a more comprehensive example of using nested layouts, see NestedLayoutExample.java.

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BTW - That is some confusingly written code!

1. It uses the common 'camel case' nomenclature sometimes, but not others.
2. There is a concrete class with name Interface.
3. There is a panel named menu.
4. The frame appears on-screen titled Panel.
5. Try putting comments in Ethiopian next time. I read that about as well as I read French.
6. That all combined with the inconsistent indentation, results in code that is hard to read & understand.

Is this a poor man's form of obfuscation?

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Note that Swing GUIs should be created on the EDT.