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import com.intellij.uiDesigner.core.GridConstraints;
import com.intellij.uiDesigner.core.GridLayoutManager;

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

/**
* Created by Sean on 22/08/17.
*/
public class MenuGUI extends JFrame {
private JPanel controlPanel;
private JPanel infoPanel;
private JPanel menuPanel;
private JPanel gamePanel;
private JButton playGameButton;
private JButton infoButton;
private JButton quitGameButton;
private JPanel boardPanel;

public GameGUI() {


setContentPane(controlPanel);

setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
pack();
setVisible(true);

infoButton.addActionListener(e -> {
cardSwap(controlPanel, infoPanel);
});
}

public void cardSwap(JPanel from, JPanel change) {
CardLayout changeView = (CardLayout) (from.getLayout());
changeView.show(from, change.getName());
}

{
// GUI initializer generated by IntelliJ IDEA GUI Designer
// >>> IMPORTANT!! <<<
// DO NOT EDIT OR ADD ANY CODE HERE!
$$$setupUI$$$();
}

/**
* Method generated by IntelliJ IDEA GUI Designer
* >>> IMPORTANT!! <<<
* DO NOT edit this method OR call it in your code!
*
* @noinspection ALL
*/
private void $$$setupUI$$$() {
controlPanel = new JPanel();
controlPanel.setLayout(new CardLayout(0, 0));
infoPanel = new JPanel();
infoPanel.setLayout(new GridLayoutManager(1, 1, new Insets(0, 0, 0, 0), -1, -1));
controlPanel.add(infoPanel, "Card1");
menuPanel = new JPanel();
menuPanel.setLayout(new GridLayoutManager(4, 1, new Insets(0, 0, 0, 0), -1, -1));
controlPanel.add(menuPanel, "Card2");
playGameButton = new JButton();
playGameButton.setText("Play");
menuPanel.add(playGameButton, new GridConstraints(3, 0, 1, 1, GridConstraints.ANCHOR_CENTER, GridConstraints.FILL_HORIZONTAL, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_SHRINK | GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_GROW, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_FIXED, null, null, null, 0, false));
infoButton = new JButton();
infoButton.setText("Info");
menuPanel.add(infoButton, new GridConstraints(2, 0, 1, 1, GridConstraints.ANCHOR_CENTER, GridConstraints.FILL_HORIZONTAL, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_SHRINK | GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_GROW, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_FIXED, null, null, null, 0, false));
quitGameButton = new JButton();
quitGameButton.setText("Quit");
menuPanel.add(quitGameButton, new GridConstraints(1, 0, 1, 1, GridConstraints.ANCHOR_CENTER, GridConstraints.FILL_HORIZONTAL, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_SHRINK | GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_GROW, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_FIXED, null, null, null, 0, false));
final JLabel label1 = new JLabel();
label1.setText("Label");
menuPanel.add(label1, new GridConstraints(0, 0, 1, 1, GridConstraints.ANCHOR_WEST, GridConstraints.FILL_NONE, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_FIXED, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_FIXED, null, null, null, 0, false));
gamePanel = new JPanel();
gamePanel.setLayout(new GridLayoutManager(1, 1, new Insets(0, 0, 0, 0), -1, -1));
controlPanel.add(gamePanel, "Card3");
final JSplitPane splitPane1 = new JSplitPane();
gamePanel.add(splitPane1, new GridConstraints(0, 0, 1, 1, GridConstraints.ANCHOR_CENTER, GridConstraints.FILL_BOTH, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_SHRINK | GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_GROW, GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_SHRINK | GridConstraints.SIZEPOLICY_CAN_GROW, null, new Dimension(200, 200), null, 0, false));
final JSplitPane splitPane2 = new JSplitPane();
splitPane1.setRightComponent(splitPane2);
boardPanel = new JPanel();
boardPanel.setLayout(new GridLayoutManager(1, 1, new Insets(0, 0, 0, 0), -1, -1));
splitPane2.setLeftComponent(boardPanel);
final JSplitPane splitPane3 = new JSplitPane();
splitPane3.setOrientation(0);
splitPane2.setRightComponent(splitPane3);
final JSplitPane splitPane4 = new JSplitPane();
splitPane4.setOrientation(0);
splitPane1.setLeftComponent(splitPane4);
}

/**
* @noinspection ALL
*/
public JComponent $$$getRootComponent$$$() {
return controlPanel;
}
}