How to put JButtons in JPanel; Problem with repainting buttons and Image

[kubiak]

Inline Code Example Here

class MainMenu extends JPanel {

public MainMenu() {

    this.setLayout(null);

    JButton newGame = new JButton("New Game");
    JButton loadGame = new JButton("Load Game");
    JButton scoreGame = new JButton("High Score");
    JButton exitGame = new JButton("Exit Game");

    this.add(newGame);
    newGame.setBackground(Color.white);
    newGame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(180, 50));
    newGame.setFont(new Font("Fixedsys", 1, 25));

    this.add(loadGame);
    loadGame.setBackground(Color.white);
    loadGame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(180, 50));
    loadGame.setFont(new Font("Fixedsys", 1, 25));



    this.add(scoreGame);
    scoreGame.setBackground(Color.white);
    scoreGame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(180, 50));
    scoreGame.setFont(new Font("Fixedsys", 1, 25));




    this.add(exitGame);
    exitGame.setBackground(Color.white);
    exitGame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(180, 50));
    exitGame.setFont(new Font("Fixedsys", 1, 25));


    Insets insets = this.getInsets();

    Dimension size = newGame.getPreferredSize();
    newGame.setBounds(450 + insets.right, 80 + insets.top,
            size.width, size.height);

    size = loadGame.getPreferredSize();
    loadGame.setBounds(450 + insets.left, 130 + insets.top,
            size.width, size.height);


    size = scoreGame.getPreferredSize();
    scoreGame.setBounds(450 + insets.left, 180 + insets.top,
            size.width, size.height);

    size = exitGame.getPreferredSize();
    exitGame.setBounds(450 + insets.left, 230 + insets.top,
            size.width, size.height);

}

public void paint(Graphics g) {
    Image img1 = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("snake.jpg");
    g.drawImage(img1, 0, 0, this);
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
    MainMenu game = new MainMenu();
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.setSize(655, 338);
    frame.add(game);
    frame.setVisible(true);
    frame.setTitle("Snake");
    frame.setResizable(false);
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}}

I´m new at java. And i want to know how to put Jbuttons in JPanel in mainMenu. When i compilate this gui i see image but the buttons are hidden behind image.

[NormR1]

Its tricky to get the buttons to be drawn after you draw the image. One thing you should override the paintComponent method for swing classes.

[zeroliken]

other than that you could use an overlayLayout
1) create a JPanel and set its layout to OverlayLayout
2) create a new JPanel and add the image to this then add this JPanel to the JPanel created in 1
3) create another JPanel and add your buttons here then add this JPanel to the JPanel created in 1
4) add the JPanel created in 1 to the JFrame.

[kubiak]

quickly example of that JPanels...zeroliken? please :)

[zeroliken]

here's an example but with just buttons:
http://www.java2s.com/Tutorial/Java/0240__Swing/OverlayLayoutforlayoutmanagementofcomponentsthatlieontopofoneanother.htm