Java How to Program, Early Objects, 11th Edition

... main(String[] args) 8      {
 9         TextAreaFrame textAreaFrame = new TextAreaFrame();
10         textAreaFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
11         textAreaFrame.setSize(425, 200);
12         textAreaFrame.setVisible(true);
13      }
14   }

26.20-17 Full Alternative Text

In the constructor (lines 18–48), line 21 creates a Box container (package javax.swing) to organize the GUI components. Box is a subclass of Container that uses a BoxLayout layout manager (discussed in detail in Section 35.9) to arrange the GUI components either horizontally or vertically. Box’s static method createHorizontalBox creates a Box that arranges components from left to right in the order that ...