public oijoij() { String name = "Jackie"; int priority = 50; int minPriority = 90; setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300); contentPane = new JPanel(); contentPane.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5)); contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout(0, 0)); setContentPane(contentPane); JPanel panel = new JPanel(); GridBagLayout gbc_panel = new GridBagLayout(); gbc_panel.columnWidths = new int[]{0,0,0}; gbc_panel.rowHeights = new int[]{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}; gbc_panel.columnWeights = new double[]{0.0, 0.0, Double.MIN_VALUE}; gbc_panel.rowWeights = new double[]{0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, Double.MIN_VALUE}; panel.setBorder(new LineBorder(new Color(0,0,0),1)); panel.setLayout(gbc_panel); panel.setAlignmentX(Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT); panel.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(110,110)); panel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(110, 110)); panel.setSize(new Dimension(110,110)); JLabel lblNewLabel = new JLabel("Process ID:"); GridBagConstraints gbc_lblNewLabel = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc_lblNewLabel.gridheight = 2; gbc_lblNewLabel.insets = new Insets(0, 0, 5, 5); gbc_lblNewLabel.gridx = 0; gbc_lblNewLabel.gridy = 0; panel.add(lblNewLabel, gbc_lblNewLabel); JLabel lblNewLabel_1 = new JLabel(name); GridBagConstraints gbc_lblNewLabel_1 = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc_lblNewLabel_1.gridheight = 2; gbc_lblNewLabel_1.insets = new Insets(0, 0, 5, 0); gbc_lblNewLabel_1.gridx = 1; gbc_lblNewLabel_1.gridy = 0; panel.add(lblNewLabel_1, gbc_lblNewLabel_1); JLabel lblNewLabel_2 = new JLabel("Priority:"); GridBagConstraints gbc_lblNewLabel_2 = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc_lblNewLabel_2.insets = new Insets(0, 0, 5, 5); gbc_lblNewLabel_2.gridx = 0; gbc_lblNewLabel_2.gridy = 2; panel.add(lblNewLabel_2, gbc_lblNewLabel_2); JLabel lblNum = new JLabel(Integer.toString(priority)); GridBagConstraints gbc_lblNum = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc_lblNum.insets = new Insets(0, 0, 5, 0); gbc_lblNum.gridx = 1; gbc_lblNum.gridy = 2; panel.add(lblNum, gbc_lblNum); JLabel lblNewLabel_3 = new JLabel("Min Priority:"); GridBagConstraints gbc_lblNewLabel_3 = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc_lblNewLabel_3.insets = new Insets(0, 0, 5, 5); gbc_lblNewLabel_3.gridx = 0; gbc_lblNewLabel_3.gridy = 3; panel.add(lblNewLabel_3, gbc_lblNewLabel_3); JLabel lblMp = new JLabel(Integer.toString(minPriority)); GridBagConstraints gbc_lblMp = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc_lblMp.insets = new Insets(0, 0, 5, 0); gbc_lblMp.gridx = 1; gbc_lblMp.gridy = 3; panel.add(lblMp, gbc_lblMp); JLabel lblTimeSlice = new JLabel("Time Slice:"); GridBagConstraints gbc_lblTimeSlice = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc_lblTimeSlice.insets = new Insets(0, 0, 0, 5); gbc_lblTimeSlice.gridx = 0; gbc_lblTimeSlice.gridy = 4; panel.add(lblTimeSlice, gbc_lblTimeSlice); Random r = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis()); panel.setBackground(new Color( r.nextInt(255 - 210) + 210, r.nextInt(255 - 210) + 210, r.nextInt(255 - 210) + 210)); } I have accessor methods for the GridBagLayout and the JPanel. When calling the functions in another file, it looks like I just get the JPanel (but without any labels or the layout or other GridBagLayout features). Help?