How to use drag and drop in IntelliJ for java swing

Question

I am using IntelliJ for java application development using swing . It is difficult to manage content using layout manager. So, is there is any facility to make drag and drop features like in visual studio for vb.net...

Answer 1

You can use IntelliJ's GUI designer

JetBrains website has some resources detailing how to use it:

• Designing GUI. Major Steps
• Creating and Opening Forms
• GUI Designer Basics
• Components of the GUI Designer

There are also several walkthroughs available on YouTube

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Here are a few screen shots showing how to launch/display the designer:

The designer: