The Java™ Beans view
displays components in the order in which they are added to their
parent. You can use the Java Beans
view to change this order.
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When the source is parsed, the order that displays in
the Java Beans view is determined
by the order of the methods that create the relationship, such as add(Component,Object).
Tip: Depending on the layout manager being used, you can reorder
most components on the Design view by dragging and dropping them.
Your changes are reflected in the Java Beans
view.
To use the Java Beans
view to reorder children components: