import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; //I should put in labels too. class MakeTextBox{ public static void main(String args[]){ JFrame frame = new JFrame("I am a title"); frame.setSize(200, 200); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(frame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); //Also, if I don't have a layout of the frame, then the components in the pane //will be arranged undesirably. frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); //If the line below is commented out, then the container is presented //irregularaly. //frame.setVisible(true); //According to the articles I've read, the JPanel is a nice //way to wrap all the components together. //JPanel pane = new JPanel(); //JTextField does not have a default operationg that makes everything look nice. //I need to specify the field length through the constructor. JTextField field = new JTextField(10); JLabel label = new JLabel("I am so cool"); JPanel pane = new JPanel(); pane.add(field); pane.add(label); //I can either add the components to the frame, //frame.add(label); //frame.add(field); //or I can add the components inside the frame. frame.add(pane); frame.setVisible(true); } }