hello..
uuhhmm ... i have a problem here..
i want to know how can i do that
if the tuition paid "yes/no": "N" .. then message_error exist that "you need to pay first.." ,. and dont print the result,,
but if the answer is "Y" then .. it proceed to result..
its a running program .. please debug it..
please help me..
need it ASAP .. thanks..

/**panchitz trial program.. still error**/

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

public class Panchita extends JPanel  implements ActionListener,
                                                  FocusListener {
                                                  	
    JTextField studentField, addressField, paidField;
    JFormattedTextField stu_idField;
    JSpinner courseSpinner;
    boolean addressSet = false;
    Font regularFont, italicFont;
    JLabel addressDisplay;
    final static int GAP = 10;

   
 //  do {  // loop sa do while (still error)
   
   
   
    public Panchita() {
        setLayout(new BoxLayout(this, BoxLayout.LINE_AXIS));

        JPanel leftHalf = new JPanel() {
            public Dimension getMaximumSize() {
                Dimension pref = getPreferredSize();
                return new Dimension(Integer.MAX_VALUE,
                                     pref.height);
            }
        };
        leftHalf.setLayout(new BoxLayout(leftHalf,
                                         BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));
        leftHalf.add(createEntryFields());
        leftHalf.add(createButtons());

        add(leftHalf);
        add(createAddressDisplay());
    }

    protected JComponent createButtons() {
        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.TRAILING));

        JButton button = new JButton("Print");
        button.addActionListener(this);
        panel.add(button);

        button = new JButton("Clear");
        button.addActionListener(this);
        button.setActionCommand("clear");
        panel.add(button);

      
        panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, 0,
                                                GAP-5, GAP-5));
        return panel;
    }

   
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        if ("clear".equals(e.getActionCommand())) {
            addressSet = false;
            studentField.setText("");
            addressField.setText("");
            
            paidField.setText("");  //paid

            //set ng text
            stu_idField.setValue(null);
        } else {
            addressSet = true;
        }
        updateDisplays();
    }

    protected void updateDisplays() {
        addressDisplay.setText(formatAddress());
        if (addressSet) {
            addressDisplay.setFont(regularFont);
        } else {
            addressDisplay.setFont(italicFont);
        }
    }

    protected JComponent createAddressDisplay() {
        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
        addressDisplay = new JLabel();
        addressDisplay.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
        regularFont = addressDisplay.getFont().deriveFont(Font.PLAIN,
                                                            16.0f);
        italicFont = regularFont.deriveFont(Font.ITALIC);
        updateDisplays();

        //Lay out the panel.
        panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(
                                GAP/2, //top
                                0,     //left
                                GAP/2, //bottom
                                0));   //right
        panel.add(new JSeparator(JSeparator.VERTICAL),
                  BorderLayout.LINE_START);
        panel.add(addressDisplay,
                  BorderLayout.CENTER);
        panel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 150));

        return panel;
    }

    protected String formatAddress() {
        if (!addressSet) return "Preview.";

        String student = studentField.getText();
        String address = addressField.getText();
        String course = (String)courseSpinner.getValue();
        String stud_id = stu_idField.getText();
    	
    	String paid = paidField.getText();   
        
        String empty = "";

        if ((student == null) || empty.equals(student)) {
            student = "<em>(no student specified)</em>";
        }
        if ((address == null) || empty.equals(address)) {
            address = "<em>(no address specified)</em>";
        }
        if ((course == null) || empty.equals(course)) {
            course = "<em>(no course specified)</em>";
        } else {
            int abbrevIndex = course.indexOf('(') + 1;
            course = course.substring(abbrevIndex,
                                    abbrevIndex + 2);
        }
        if ((stud_id == null) || empty.equals(stud_id)) {
            stud_id = "";
        }
        
      if ((paid == null) || empty.equals(paid)) {
            paid = "";
        } 

        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        sb.append("<html><p align=Left>");
        sb.append(student);
        sb.append("<br>");
        sb.append(address);
        sb.append("<br> ");
        sb.append(course); //should format
        sb.append("<br>");
        sb.append(stud_id);
        
        
        sb.append(paid);    //paid
        sb.append("<br>");  //paid
        
        sb.append("</p></html><br><br><br><br>");

        return sb.toString();
    }

    // MaskFormatter.
    protected MaskFormatter createFormatter(String s) {
        MaskFormatter formatter = null;
        try {
            formatter = new MaskFormatter(s);
        } catch (java.text.ParseException exc) {
            System.err.println("formatter is bad: " + exc.getMessage());
            System.exit(-1);
        }
        return formatter;
    }

  
    public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) {
        Component c = e.getComponent();
        if (c instanceof JFormattedTextField) {
            selectItLater(c);
        } else if (c instanceof JTextField) {
            ((JTextField)c).selectAll();
        }
    }

    //side 
    protected void selectItLater(Component c) {
        if (c instanceof JFormattedTextField) {
            final JFormattedTextField ftf = (JFormattedTextField)c;
            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                public void run() {
                    ftf.selectAll();
                }
            });
        }
    }

    //FocusListener 
    public void focusLost(FocusEvent e) { } //ignore

    protected JComponent createEntryFields() {
        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new SpringLayout());

        String[] labelStrings = {
            "Student Name: ",
            "address: ",
            "Course: ",
            "Student ID: ",
            "Tuition paid [Y/N]"
            	
        };

        JLabel[] labels = new JLabel[labelStrings.length];
        JComponent[] fields = new JComponent[labelStrings.length];
        int fieldNum = 0;

        //Create the text field
        studentField  = new JTextField();
        studentField.setColumns(30);
        fields[fieldNum++] = studentField;

        addressField = new JTextField();
        addressField.setColumns(20);
        fields[fieldNum++] = addressField;



        String[] courseStrings = getcourseStrings();
        courseSpinner = new JSpinner(new SpinnerListModel(courseStrings));
        fields[fieldNum++] = courseSpinner;

        stu_idField = new JFormattedTextField(
                            createFormatter("###########"));
        fields[fieldNum++] = stu_idField;


        paidField  = new JTextField();  //paid
        paidField.setColumns(2);		//paid
        fields[fieldNum++] = paidField; //paid
    
        
 
        //Labeling lng i2
        for (int i = 0; i < labelStrings.length; i++) {
            labels[i] = new JLabel(labelStrings[i],
                                   JLabel.TRAILING);
            labels[i].setLabelFor(fields[i]);
            panel.add(labels[i]);
            panel.add(fields[i]);

            //Add ng listeners
            JTextField tf = null;
            if (fields[i] instanceof JSpinner) {
                tf = getTextField((JSpinner)fields[i]);
            } else {
                tf = (JTextField)fields[i];
            }
            tf.addActionListener(this);
            tf.addFocusListener(this);
        }
        SpringUtilities.makeCompactGrid(panel,
                                        labelStrings.length, 2,
                                        GAP, GAP, //init x,y
                                        GAP, GAP/2);//xpad, ypad
        return panel;
    }

    public String[] getcourseStrings() {
        String[] courseStrings = {
            "Computer Studies (CS)",
            "Information Technology (IT)",
            "Secondary Education (SE)",
            "Mechanical Engineering (ME)",
            "Electrical Engineering (EE)",
            "Civil Engineering (CE)",
            "Computer Engineering (CE)",
            "Industrial Engineering (IE)",
        };
        return courseStrings;
    }

    public JFormattedTextField getTextField(JSpinner spinner) {
        JComponent editor = spinner.getEditor();
        if (editor instanceof JSpinner.DefaultEditor) {
            return ((JSpinner.DefaultEditor)editor).getTextField();
        } else {
            System.err.println("Unexpected editor type: "
                               + spinner.getEditor().getClass()
                               + " isn't a descendant of DefaultEditor");
            return null;
        }
    }


    private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        //Decoration 
        JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);

        //window.
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Panchita");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        //content pane.
        JComponent newContentPane = new Panchita();
        newContentPane.setOpaque(true); //content panes must be opaque
        frame.setContentPane(newContentPane);

        //Display the window.
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
     
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
            }
        });
    }
}


 class SpringUtilities {
   
    public static void printSizes(Component c) {
        System.out.println("minimumSize = " + c.getMinimumSize());
        System.out.println("preferredSize = " + c.getPreferredSize());
        System.out.println("maximumSize = " + c.getMaximumSize());
    }

    
    public static void makeGrid(Container parent,
                                int rows, int cols,
                                int initialX, int initialY,
                                int xPad, int yPad) {
        SpringLayout layout;
        try {
            layout = (SpringLayout)parent.getLayout();
        } catch (ClassCastException exc) {
            System.err.println("The first argument to makeGrid must use SpringLayout.");
            return;
        }

        Spring xPadSpring = Spring.constant(xPad);
        Spring yPadSpring = Spring.constant(yPad);
        Spring initialXSpring = Spring.constant(initialX);
        Spring initialYSpring = Spring.constant(initialY);
        int max = rows * cols;

        //height and width ng preview
        Spring maxWidthSpring = layout.getConstraints(parent.getComponent(0)).
                                    getWidth();
        Spring maxHeightSpring = layout.getConstraints(parent.getComponent(0)).
                                    getWidth();
        for (int i = 1; i < max; i++) {
            SpringLayout.Constraints cons = layout.getConstraints(
                                            parent.getComponent(i));

            maxWidthSpring = Spring.max(maxWidthSpring, cons.getWidth());
            maxHeightSpring = Spring.max(maxHeightSpring, cons.getHeight());
        }

        //new width/height 
        for (int i = 0; i < max; i++) {
            SpringLayout.Constraints cons = layout.getConstraints(
                                            parent.getComponent(i));

            cons.setWidth(maxWidthSpring);
            cons.setHeight(maxHeightSpring);
        }

        // adjust the x/y constraints
        SpringLayout.Constraints lastCons = null;
        SpringLayout.Constraints lastRowCons = null;
        for (int i = 0; i < max; i++) {
            SpringLayout.Constraints cons = layout.getConstraints(
                                                 parent.getComponent(i));
            if (i % cols == 0) { //start of new row
                lastRowCons = lastCons;
                cons.setX(initialXSpring);
            } else { //x component
                cons.setX(Spring.sum(lastCons.getConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST),
                                     xPadSpring));
            }

            if (i / cols == 0) { //first row
                cons.setY(initialYSpring);
            } else { //y previous row
                cons.setY(Spring.sum(lastRowCons.getConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH),
                                     yPadSpring));
            }

            lastCons = cons;
        }

        //Set the parent's size.
        SpringLayout.Constraints pCons = layout.getConstraints(parent);
        pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH,
                            Spring.sum(
                                Spring.constant(yPad),
                                lastCons.getConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH)));
        pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST,
                            Spring.sum(
                                Spring.constant(xPad),
                                lastCons.getConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST)));
    }

 
    private static SpringLayout.Constraints getConstraintsForCell(
                                                int row, int col,
                                                Container parent,
                                                int cols) {
        SpringLayout layout = (SpringLayout) parent.getLayout();
        Component c = parent.getComponent(row * cols + col);
        return layout.getConstraints(c);
    }


    public static void makeCompactGrid(Container parent,
                                       int rows, int cols,
                                       int initialX, int initialY,
                                       int xPad, int yPad) {
        SpringLayout layout;
        try {
            layout = (SpringLayout)parent.getLayout();
        } catch (ClassCastException exc) {
            System.err.println("The first argument to makeCompactGrid must use SpringLayout.");
            return;
        }

        //Align ng cells 
        Spring x = Spring.constant(initialX);
        for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
            Spring width = Spring.constant(0);
            for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
                width = Spring.max(width,
                                   getConstraintsForCell(r, c, parent, cols).
                                       getWidth());
            }
            for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
                SpringLayout.Constraints constraints =
                        getConstraintsForCell(r, c, parent, cols);
                constraints.setX(x);
                constraints.setWidth(width);
            }
            x = Spring.sum(x, Spring.sum(width, Spring.constant(xPad)));
        }

        //Align ng cells row/heights
        Spring y = Spring.constant(initialY);
        for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
            Spring height = Spring.constant(0);
            for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
                height = Spring.max(height,
                                    getConstraintsForCell(r, c, parent, cols).
                                        getHeight());
            }
            for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
                SpringLayout.Constraints constraints =
                        getConstraintsForCell(r, c, parent, cols);
                constraints.setY(y);
                constraints.setHeight(height);
            }
            y = Spring.sum(y, Spring.sum(height, Spring.constant(yPad)));
        }

        //Set the parent's size.
        SpringLayout.Constraints pCons = layout.getConstraints(parent);
        pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, y);
        pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, x);
    }
 
 
 
 //}//do

 }

/**panchitz trial program.. still error**/

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;
 
public class Panchita extends JPanel  implements ActionListener,
                                                  FocusListener {
 
    JTextField studentField, addressField, paidField;
    JFormattedTextField stu_idField;
    JSpinner courseSpinner;
    boolean addressSet = false;
    Font regularFont, italicFont;
    JLabel addressDisplay;
    final static int GAP = 10;
    
    boolean capital = true;
 
   static StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
 //  do {  // loop sa do while (still error)
 
 
 
    public Panchita() {
        setLayout(new BoxLayout(this, BoxLayout.LINE_AXIS));
 
        JPanel leftHalf = new JPanel() {
            public Dimension getMaximumSize() {
                Dimension pref = getPreferredSize();
                return new Dimension(Integer.MAX_VALUE,
                                     pref.height);
            }
        };
        leftHalf.setLayout(new BoxLayout(leftHalf,
                                         BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));
        leftHalf.add(createEntryFields());
        leftHalf.add(createButtons());
 
        add(leftHalf);
        add(createAddressDisplay());
    }
 
    protected JComponent createButtons() {
        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.TRAILING));
 
        JButton button = new JButton("Print");
        button.addActionListener(this);
        panel.add(button);
 
        button = new JButton("Clear");
        button.addActionListener(this);
        button.setActionCommand("clear");
        panel.add(button);
 
 
        panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, 0,
                                                GAP-5, GAP-5));
        return panel;
    }
 
 
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        if ("clear".equals(e.getActionCommand())) {
            addressSet = false;
            studentField.setText("");
            addressField.setText("");
 
            paidField.setText("");  //paid
 
            //set ng text
            stu_idField.setValue(null);
     
            stu_idField.setValue("");
            
        } else {
            addressSet = true;
        }
        updateDisplays();
    }
 
    protected void updateDisplays() {
        addressDisplay.setText(formatAddress());
        if (addressSet) {
            addressDisplay.setFont(regularFont);
        } else {
            addressDisplay.setFont(italicFont);
        }
    }
 
    protected JComponent createAddressDisplay() {
        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
        addressDisplay = new JLabel();
        addressDisplay.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
        regularFont = addressDisplay.getFont().deriveFont(Font.PLAIN,
                                                            16.0f);
        italicFont = regularFont.deriveFont(Font.ITALIC);
        updateDisplays();
 
        //Lay out the panel.
        panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(
                                GAP/2, //top
                                0,     //left
                                GAP/2, //bottom
                                0));   //right
        panel.add(new JSeparator(JSeparator.VERTICAL),
                  BorderLayout.LINE_START);
        panel.add(addressDisplay,
                  BorderLayout.CENTER);
        panel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 150));
 
        return panel;
    }
 
    protected String formatAddress() {
        if (!addressSet) return "Preview.";
 
        String student = studentField.getText();
        String address = addressField.getText();
        String course = (String)courseSpinner.getValue();
        String stud_id = stu_idField.getText();
 
    	String paid = paidField.getText();   
 
        String empty = "";
 
        if ((student == null) || empty.equals(student)) {
            student = "<em>(no student specified)</em>";
        }
        if ((address == null) || empty.equals(address)) {
            address = "<em>(no address specified)</em>";
        }
        if ((course == null) || empty.equals(course)) {
            course = "<em>(no course specified)</em>";
        } else {
            int abbrevIndex = course.indexOf('(') + 1;
            course = course.substring(abbrevIndex,
                                    abbrevIndex + 2);
        }
        if ((stud_id == null) || empty.equals(stud_id)) {
            stud_id = "";
        }
 
        if ((paid == null) || empty.equals(paid)) {
            paid = "";
        }
        
        /*
         * 05091987revilogadnul 
         * 2009
         * Applied Ideas Inc.
         <snip url and email>
         * 
         * I added this condition 
         * all the commented codes below
         * ^_^
         * hope it helps
         * cause I'm newbie  in java
         * 
         */
        
//        if (paidField.getText().toString().toUpperCase().equalsIgnoreCase("Y")){
//            try{
//               	StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(); //I put this on global variable
//            	
//                sb.append("<html><p align=Left>");
//                sb.append(student);
//                sb.append("<br>");
//                sb.append(address);
//                sb.append("<br> ");
//                sb.append(course); //should format
//                sb.append("<br>");
//                sb.append(stud_id);
//         
//         
//                sb.append(paid);    //paid
//                sb.append("<br>");  //paid
//         
//                sb.append("</p></html><br><br><br><br>");
//         
//                return sb.toString();
//            }catch(Exception e){}//end of catch
//        }else{
//        	JOptionPane optionPane = new JOptionPane();
//            optionPane.setMessage("You have to pay first.");
//            optionPane.setMessageType(JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
//            optionPane.setOptions(new Object[] {new JButton("Ok")});
//            JDialog dialog = optionPane.createDialog(null, "Icon/Text Button");
//            dialog.setVisible(true);
//        	System.out.println("You have to pay first. ");
//        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
 
    // MaskFormatter.
    protected MaskFormatter createFormatter(String s) {
        MaskFormatter formatter = null;
        try {
            formatter = new MaskFormatter(s);
        } catch (java.text.ParseException exc) {
            System.err.println("formatter is bad: " + exc.getMessage());
            System.exit(-1);
        }
        return formatter;
    }
 
 
    public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) {
        Component c = e.getComponent();
        if (c instanceof JFormattedTextField) {
            selectItLater(c);
        } else if (c instanceof JTextField) {
            ((JTextField)c).selectAll();
        }
    }
 
    //side 
    protected void selectItLater(Component c) {
        if (c instanceof JFormattedTextField) {
            final JFormattedTextField ftf = (JFormattedTextField)c;
            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                public void run() {
                    ftf.selectAll();
                }
            });
        }
    }
 
    //FocusListener 
    public void focusLost(FocusEvent e) { } //ignore
 
    protected JComponent createEntryFields() {
        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new SpringLayout());
 
        String[] labelStrings = {
            "Student Name: ",
            "address: ",
            "Course: ",
            "Student ID: ",
            "Tuition paid [Y/N]"
 
        };
 
        JLabel[] labels = new JLabel[labelStrings.length];
        JComponent[] fields = new JComponent[labelStrings.length];
        int fieldNum = 0;
 
        //Create the text field
        studentField  = new JTextField();
        studentField.setColumns(30);
        fields[fieldNum++] = studentField;
 
        addressField = new JTextField();
        addressField.setColumns(20);
        fields[fieldNum++] = addressField;
 
 
 
        String[] courseStrings = getcourseStrings();
        courseSpinner = new JSpinner(new SpinnerListModel(courseStrings));
        fields[fieldNum++] = courseSpinner;
 
        stu_idField = new JFormattedTextField(
                            createFormatter("###########"));
        fields[fieldNum++] = stu_idField;
 
        paidField  = new JTextField();  //paid
        paidField.setColumns(2);		//paid
        fields[fieldNum++] = paidField; //paid
 
        
 
        //Labeling lng i2
        for (int i = 0; i < labelStrings.length; i++) {
            labels[i] = new JLabel(labelStrings[i],
                                   JLabel.TRAILING);
            labels[i].setLabelFor(fields[i]);
            panel.add(labels[i]);
            panel.add(fields[i]);
 
            //Add ng listeners
            JTextField tf = null;
            if (fields[i] instanceof JSpinner) {
                tf = getTextField((JSpinner)fields[i]);
            } else {
                tf = (JTextField)fields[i];
            }
            tf.addActionListener(this);
            tf.addFocusListener(this);
        }
        SpringUtilities.makeCompactGrid(panel,
                                        labelStrings.length, 2,
                                        GAP, GAP, //init x,y
                                        GAP, GAP/2);//xpad, ypad
        return panel;
    }
 
    public String[] getcourseStrings() {
        String[] courseStrings = {
            "Computer Studies (CS)",
            "Information Technology (IT)",
            "Secondary Education (SE)",
            "Mechanical Engineering (ME)",
            "Electrical Engineering (EE)",
            "Civil Engineering (CE)",
            "Computer Engineering (CE)",
            "Industrial Engineering (IE)",
        };
        return courseStrings;
    }
 
    public JFormattedTextField getTextField(JSpinner spinner) {
        JComponent editor = spinner.getEditor();
        if (editor instanceof JSpinner.DefaultEditor) {
            return ((JSpinner.DefaultEditor)editor).getTextField();
        } else {
            System.err.println("Unexpected editor type: "
                               + spinner.getEditor().getClass()
                               + " isn't a descendant of DefaultEditor");
            return null;
        }
    }
 
 
    private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        //Decoration 
        JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
 
        //window.
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Panchita");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 
        //content pane.
        JComponent newContentPane = new Panchita();
        newContentPane.setOpaque(true); //content panes must be opaque
        frame.setContentPane(newContentPane);
 
        //Display the window.
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
 
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
            }
        });
    }
}
 
 
 class SpringUtilities {
 
    public static void printSizes(Component c) {
        System.out.println("minimumSize = " + c.getMinimumSize());
        System.out.println("preferredSize = " + c.getPreferredSize());
        System.out.println("maximumSize = " + c.getMaximumSize());
    }
 
 
    public static void makeGrid(Container parent,
                                int rows, int cols,
                                int initialX, int initialY,
                                int xPad, int yPad) {
        SpringLayout layout;
        try {
            layout = (SpringLayout)parent.getLayout();
        } catch (ClassCastException exc) {
            System.err.println("The first argument to makeGrid must use SpringLayout.");
            return;
        }
 
        Spring xPadSpring = Spring.constant(xPad);
        Spring yPadSpring = Spring.constant(yPad);
        Spring initialXSpring = Spring.constant(initialX);
        Spring initialYSpring = Spring.constant(initialY);
        int max = rows * cols;
 
        //height and width ng preview
        Spring maxWidthSpring = layout.getConstraints(parent.getComponent(0)).
                                    getWidth();
        Spring maxHeightSpring = layout.getConstraints(parent.getComponent(0)).
                                    getWidth();
        for (int i = 1; i < max; i++) {
            SpringLayout.Constraints cons = layout.getConstraints(
                                            parent.getComponent(i));
 
            maxWidthSpring = Spring.max(maxWidthSpring, cons.getWidth());
            maxHeightSpring = Spring.max(maxHeightSpring, cons.getHeight());
        }
 
        //new width/height 
        for (int i = 0; i < max; i++) {
            SpringLayout.Constraints cons = layout.getConstraints(
                                            parent.getComponent(i));
 
            cons.setWidth(maxWidthSpring);
            cons.setHeight(maxHeightSpring);
        }
 
        // adjust the x/y constraints
        SpringLayout.Constraints lastCons = null;
        SpringLayout.Constraints lastRowCons = null;
        for (int i = 0; i < max; i++) {
            SpringLayout.Constraints cons = layout.getConstraints(
                                                 parent.getComponent(i));
            if (i % cols == 0) { //start of new row
                lastRowCons = lastCons;
                cons.setX(initialXSpring);
            } else { //x component
                cons.setX(Spring.sum(lastCons.getConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST),
                                     xPadSpring));
            }
 
            if (i / cols == 0) { //first row
                cons.setY(initialYSpring);
            } else { //y previous row
                cons.setY(Spring.sum(lastRowCons.getConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH),
                                     yPadSpring));
            }
 
            lastCons = cons;
        }
 
        //Set the parent's size.
        SpringLayout.Constraints pCons = layout.getConstraints(parent);
        pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH,
                            Spring.sum(
                                Spring.constant(yPad),
                                lastCons.getConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH)));
        pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST,
                            Spring.sum(
                                Spring.constant(xPad),
                                lastCons.getConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST)));
    }
 
 
    private static SpringLayout.Constraints getConstraintsForCell(
                                                int row, int col,
                                                Container parent,
                                                int cols) {
        SpringLayout layout = (SpringLayout) parent.getLayout();
        Component c = parent.getComponent(row * cols + col);
        return layout.getConstraints(c);
    }
 
 
    public static void makeCompactGrid(Container parent,
                                       int rows, int cols,
                                       int initialX, int initialY,
                                       int xPad, int yPad) {
        SpringLayout layout;
        try {
            layout = (SpringLayout)parent.getLayout();
        } catch (ClassCastException exc) {
            System.err.println("The first argument to makeCompactGrid must use SpringLayout.");
            return;
        }
 
        //Align ng cells 
        Spring x = Spring.constant(initialX);
        for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
            Spring width = Spring.constant(0);
            for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
                width = Spring.max(width,
                                   getConstraintsForCell(r, c, parent, cols).
                                       getWidth());
            }
            for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
                SpringLayout.Constraints constraints =
                        getConstraintsForCell(r, c, parent, cols);
                constraints.setX(x);
                constraints.setWidth(width);
            }
            x = Spring.sum(x, Spring.sum(width, Spring.constant(xPad)));
        }
 
        //Align ng cells row/heights
        Spring y = Spring.constant(initialY);
        for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
            Spring height = Spring.constant(0);
            for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
                height = Spring.max(height,
                                    getConstraintsForCell(r, c, parent, cols).
                                        getHeight());
            }
            for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
                SpringLayout.Constraints constraints =
                        getConstraintsForCell(r, c, parent, cols);
                constraints.setY(y);
                constraints.setHeight(height);
            }
            y = Spring.sum(y, Spring.sum(height, Spring.constant(yPad)));
        }
 
        //Set the parent's size.
        SpringLayout.Constraints pCons = layout.getConstraints(parent);
        pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, y);
        pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, x);
    }
 //}//do
 
 }
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