- A frame is a container that is used to display GUI-based Java applications.
- A frame is displayed as a separate window with its own title bar.
- It can be repositioned on the screen and re-sized as needed by dragging it with the mouse.
- It contains small buttons in the corner of the frame that allow the frame to be minimized, maximized, and closed.
- A frame is defined by the JFrame class.
- A panel is also a container. However, unlike a frame, it cannot be displayed on its own.
- A panel must be added to another container for it to be displayed.
- Generally a panel doesn’t move unless you move the container that it’s in.
- Its primary role is to help organize the other components in a GUI.
- A panel is defined by the JPanel class.