BoxLayout can't be shared error, trying to fit two JPanels in a JFrame

Question

Trying to have 2 panels in a frame, one small one at the top and one filling up the rest of the frame. This code returns a "BoxLayout can't be shared" error though.

        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Clients");
        frame.setSize(1000,900);

        JPanel sorters = new JPanel();
        sorters.setSize(1000, 100);
        frame.getContentPane().add(sorters);

        JPanel rowPane = new JPanel();
        JScrollPane scrPane = new JScrollPane(rowPane, JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED,JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER);
        scrPane.setSize(1000, 800);
        frame.getContentPane().add(scrPane);

        frame.getContentPane().setLayout(new BoxLayout(frame, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 02 '18 at 15:22

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A BoxLayout must have as first parameter the actual container it is applied to, in your case the container is the contentPane of the frame :

frame.getContentPane().setLayout(new BoxLayout(frame.getContentPane(), BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));

answered Aug 02 '18 at 15:22

Arnaud

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