SidePanel.java

/*
 * Kaya yan pre 
 */
package SwingHRMS;

import SwingHRMS.EMPList;
import static SwingHRMS.EMPList.EMPList;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;


public class SidePanel {

    static JPanel contentPanel = new JPanel();

    static JPanel createSidePanel() {

        // Create the side panel
        JPanel sidePanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
        sidePanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 10)); // Set preferred width

        ImageIcon image = new ImageIcon("user.png");

        // Create a JLabel for the icon
        JLabel iconLabel = new JLabel(image);

        // Create a JPanel to hold the text labels
        JPanel textPanel = new JPanel();
        textPanel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(textPanel, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS)); // Vertical layout

        JLabel label1 = new JLabel("WELD WELL");
        label1.setFont(new Font("Sans Serif", Font.BOLD, 20));  // Customize font

        JLabel label2 = new JLabel("HRMS for a Welding Shop");

        textPanel.add(label1);
        textPanel.add(label2);

        JPanel titlePanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(10, 10));
        titlePanel.add(iconLabel, BorderLayout.WEST);
        titlePanel.add(textPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);

        // Button panel
        JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
        buttonPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(5, 1, 5, 8));
        // 5 rows, 1 column for vertical arrangement
        //Horizontal Sleep, vertical Wake-Up

        // Create buttons with text and set preferred size
        JButton button1 = new JButton("Employee List");
         button1.addActionListener(a
                -> {

            contentPanel.removeAll(); // Remove existing components
            EMPList();
            contentPanel.revalidate(); // Revalidate for layout changes
        });
         
        JButton button2 = new JButton("Add Employee");

        JButton button3 = new JButton("Pay Roll");

        JButton button4 = new JButton("Feature");
        JButton button5 = new JButton("Feature");

        // Add buttons to the button panel
        buttonPanel.add(button1);
        buttonPanel.add(button2);
        buttonPanel.add(button3);
        buttonPanel.add(button4);
        buttonPanel.add(button5);

        sidePanel.add(titlePanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
        sidePanel.add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);

        JPanel below = new JPanel();
        //Panel below for LogOut Button

        sidePanel.add(below, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

        return sidePanel; // Return the completed side panel
    }

    static JPanel createContentPanel() {
        contentPanel.setBackground(Color.RED);

        return contentPanel;
    }

}