Can't add Webcam panel to existing jPanel.

Hello,

I’m using NetBeans and I made basic layout with jPanel in the middle of it. Now I would like to add Webcam in this jPanel.

Webcam webcam = Webcam.getDefault();
webcam.setViewSize(WebcamResolution.VGA.getSize());

WebcamPanel panel = new WebcamPanel(webcam);
panel.setFPSDisplayed(true);
panel.setDisplayDebugInfo(true);
panel.setImageSizeDisplayed(true);
panel.setMirrored(true);

jPanel5.add(panel);
jPanel5.setVisible(true);
jPanel5.revalidate();
jPanel5.repaint();

This code is in my class constructor. I would like to run this at startup. Just after other netbeans componenst are loaded. When I add example to my program it’s working but my main layout is loaded and webcam screen in another window. I would like to get it in the same window.

I tried to do it with other componenst like jInternalFrame, even jLabel and I just have no idea how to add webcam to existing element, not to new one.

Thanks for any help, Qbaloz

[aftercxde]

After obtaining the same problem, for the components created from swing with netbeans it is necessary to put the panel with flowlayout.

-Panel created in netbeans

[sarxos]

Hi @lilblazekonceptz,

There should be no issue when adding WebcamPanel to other JPanel. If it’s not working in your case it means that the JPanel added from Netbeans builder have some fancy something set which differs it from a normal JPanel (I guess, e.g. special layaout manager, preferred size, bounds, or something else).

I tested this idea of embedding WebcamPanel inside another JPanel and it works well: