CardDeck.java

package card_deck_1;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
 
public class CardDeck extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
   private CardLayout cardManager;
   private JPanel deck;
   private JButton controls[];
   private String names[] = { "First card", "Next card", "Previous card", "Last card" };
   
   public static void main(String[] args) {
       CardDeck frame = new CardDeck();
       frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   }

   public CardDeck()   {
       super( "CardLayout " );
       Container container = getContentPane();
         // create the JPanel with CardLayout
       deck = new JPanel();
       cardManager = new CardLayout(); 
       deck.setLayout( cardManager );  
          // add cards to JPanel deck
       deck.add( card1Panel(), "c1" );
       deck.add( card2Panel(), "c2" );
       deck.add( card3Panel(), "c3" );
              // create and layout buttons that will control deck
      JPanel buttons = new JPanel();
      buttons.setLayout( new GridLayout( 2, 2 ) );
      controls = new JButton[ names.length ]; 
      for ( int count = 0; count < controls.length; count++  ) {
         controls[ count ] = new JButton( names[ count ] );
         controls[ count ].addActionListener( this );
         buttons.add( controls[ count ] );
      }
      // add JPanel deck and JPanel buttons to the applet
      container.add( buttons, BorderLayout.WEST );
      container.add( deck, BorderLayout.EAST );
      setSize( 450, 200 );
      setVisible( true );
   }  // end constructor

      public JPanel card1Panel(){ 
      JLabel label1 = new JLabel( "card one", SwingConstants.CENTER );
      JPanel card1 = new JPanel();      card1.add( label1 );        return card1;
   }           
   public JPanel card2Panel(){
      JLabel label2 = new JLabel( "card two", SwingConstants.CENTER );
      JPanel card2 = new JPanel();     card2.setBackground( Color.yellow );
      card2.add( label2 );      return card2;
   }         
   public JPanel card3Panel(){
      JLabel label3 = new JLabel( "card three" );
      JPanel card3 = new JPanel();
      card3.setLayout( new BorderLayout() );  
      card3.add( new JButton( "North" ), BorderLayout.NORTH);
      card3.add( new JButton( "West" ), BorderLayout.WEST );
      card3.add( new JButton( "East" ), BorderLayout.EAST );
      card3.add( new JButton( "South" ), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
      card3.add( label3, BorderLayout.CENTER );
      return card3;
   } 
   // handle button events by switching cards
   public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )   {
      if ( event.getSource() == controls[ 0 ] )    
         cardManager.first( deck ); // show first card
      else if ( event.getSource() == controls[ 1 ] )    
         cardManager.next( deck ); // show next card
      else if ( event.getSource() == controls[ 2 ] )
         cardManager.previous( deck ); // show previous card
      else if ( event.getSource() == controls[ 3 ] )
         cardManager.last( deck ); // show last card  
    }
  }  // end class