CardLayout Question

[Michael Kuhlmann]

Hi Sean,

the Javadoc clearly states:
| replaced by addLayoutComponent(Component, Object).

addLayoutComponent(String, Component) exists only in CardLayout, while 
addLayoutComponent(Component, Object) is the generic method implemented 
form LayoutManager2 interface. That's why it is preferred.



On 4/3/22 14:27, Sean Carrick wrote:
> Hey, All!
> 
> I just have a quick question regarding the java.awt.CardLayout method
> addLayoutComponent(String name, Component component): Why is this method of
> adding a component deprecated? There is no setter for setting the name
> property, so I don't understand why this was deprecated by, at least, JDK11.
> 
> I appreciate any information you can provide regarding this, as I use the
> CardLayout for creating wizards and like to keep my JPanels that contain
> each wizard step as separate classes so that the wizard classes do not grow
> exceptionally long. (Exponentially long based upon the number of steps in
> the wizard ��) Since that version of the addLayoutComponent was deprecated,
> how then is one supposed to set the name of the card for showing them
> appropriately as the user moves through the wizard steps? Inquiring minds
> would like to know! ��
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Sean Carrick
> Owner - PekinSOFT Systems
> sean at pekinsoft.com
> (309) 989-0672