import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.CardLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.JTextField;

public class CardExample extends JPanel {
	private static final int WINDOW_WIDTH = 640;
	private static final int WINDOW_HEIGHT = 480;

	public static void main(final String[] args) {
		JFrame frame = new JFrame("Menu Example");
		CardExample panel = new CardExample();
		frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
		frame.setSize(WINDOW_WIDTH, WINDOW_HEIGHT);
		frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);

		frame.setContentPane(panel);

		panel.initWidgets();

		frame.setVisible(true);
	}

	public void initWidgets() {
		this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());

		final CardLayout layout = new CardLayout();
		
		JButton changeMe = new JButton("Change");
		add(changeMe, BorderLayout.NORTH);

		final JPanel cards = new JPanel(layout);
		add(cards, BorderLayout.CENTER);

		changeMe.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
				layout.next(cards);
			}
		});
		
		JPanel card1 = new JPanel();
		card1.add(new JLabel("This card has a label on it"));

		JPanel card2 = new JPanel();
		card2.add(new JButton("This card has a button"));

		JPanel card3 = new JPanel();
		card3.add(new JTextField("This one has a text field"));

		cards.add(card1, "Label card");
		cards.add(card2, "Button card");
		cards.add(card3, "TextField card");
	}
}