Multiplos JPanel

Desenvolvi duas classe para poder fazer o esquema de por exemplo, em uma instalação você poderá usar a opção Avançar entre os painel e Voltar ao painel anterior.

Será necessário o uso desta classe como base para poder ter a mobilidade de adicionar e remover os JPanelNode.
Para usar basta adicionar em um JFrame e definindo seu tamanho no JFrame ou Compilando a classe JPanelRoot e arrastando para o JFrame.
Observação: manter a classe JPanelRoot dentro do pacote javax.swing.

[code]package javax.swing;

public class JPanelRoot extends JPanel {

private JPanel jPanelNode;

public JPanelRoot() {
}

/**
 * @param jPanelNode parametro para definir o painel a ser exibido.
 */
public void setjPanelNode(javax.swing.JPanel jPanelNode) {
    add(jPanelNode);//adiciona novo painel
    jPanelNode.setVisible(true);//exibe o novo painel
    if (this.jPanelNode != null) {//verifica se existe um painel antigo
        this.jPanelNode.setVisible(false);//se existir deixar invisivel
        remove(this.jPanelNode);//remover o antigo painel no, do painel raiz
    }
    this.jPanelNode = jPanelNode;//redefinir novo painel no
}

@Override
public void paint(java.awt.Graphics g) {
    super.paint(g);//redimenciona ao mover a tela
    if (jPanelNode != null) {//verifica a existecia de um painel
        //codigo abaixo referese a dimencao toda do painel raiz
        javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanelRoot1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(this);
        setLayout(jPanelRoot1Layout);
        jPanelRoot1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
                jPanelRoot1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addComponent(jPanelNode, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE));
        jPanelRoot1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
                jPanelRoot1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addComponent(jPanelNode, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE));
    }
}

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Após fazer um dos passos acima. Copie esta classe mantendo a classe JPanelNode dentro do pacote javax.swing.

[code]package javax.swing;

public class JPanelNode extends JPanel {

protected JPanelRoot jPanelRoot;//painel centra ou raiz
private JPanel jPanelBack;//painel de volta caso queira

/** 
 * @param jPanelRoot parametro para definir o painel raiz.
 */
public JPanelNode(JPanelRoot jPanelRoot) {
    this.jPanelRoot = jPanelRoot;
}
/**
 * @param jPanelRoot parametro para definir o painel raiz.
 * @param jPanelBack caso exista um painel anterior para definir.
 */
public JPanelNode(JPanelRoot jPanelRoot, JPanel jPanelBack) {
    this(jPanelRoot);
    this.jPanelBack = jPanelBack;
}

/**
 * @param jPanelNext parametro para definir o proximo painel a ser exibido.
 */
public void next(JPanel jPanelNext) {
    jPanelRoot.setjPanelNode(jPanelNext);
}

/**
 * Metodo para definir o painel anterior a ser exibido.
 */
public void back() {
    jPanelRoot.setjPanelNode(jPanelBack);
}

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Serão necessário apenas essas duas classe acima citada.
Vou dar um exemplo no começo pode parecer complicado mais depois começa a entender o funcionamento.

Classe principal de partidade.

[code]package teste;

public class JFrameTeste extends javax.swing.JFrame {

public JFrameTeste() {
    initComponents();
    jPanelRoot1.setjPanelNode(new JPanelPasso1(jPanelRoot1));
}

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
private void initComponents() {

    jPanelRoot1 = new javax.swing.JPanelRoot();

    setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanelRoot1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanelRoot1);
    jPanelRoot1.setLayout(jPanelRoot1Layout);
    jPanelRoot1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
        jPanelRoot1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
        .addGap(0, 400, Short.MAX_VALUE)
    );
    jPanelRoot1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
        jPanelRoot1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
        .addGap(0, 300, Short.MAX_VALUE)
    );

    javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
    getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
    layout.setHorizontalGroup(
        layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
        .addComponent(jPanelRoot1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
    );
    layout.setVerticalGroup(
        layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
        .addComponent(jPanelRoot1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
    );

    pack();
}// </editor-fold>

public static void main(String args[]) {
    java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
            new JFrameTeste().setVisible(true);
        }
    });
}
// Variables declaration - do not modify
private javax.swing.JPanelRoot jPanelRoot1;
// End of variables declaration

}[/code]

Classe de passo 1: com a opção apenas de avançar

[code]package teste;

import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JPanelRoot;

public class JPanelPasso1 extends javax.swing.JPanelNode {

public JPanelPasso1(JPanelRoot jPanelRoot) {
    super(jPanelRoot);
    initComponents();
}

public JPanelPasso1(JPanelRoot jPanelRoot, JPanel jPanelBack) {
    super(jPanelRoot, jPanelBack);
    initComponents();
}

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
private void initComponents() {

    jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();

    jButton1.setText("Avançar [next]");
    jButton1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
            jButton1ActionPerformed(evt);
        }
    });

    javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(this);
    this.setLayout(layout);
    layout.setHorizontalGroup(
        layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
        .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
            .addContainerGap(285, Short.MAX_VALUE)
            .addComponent(jButton1)
            .addContainerGap())
    );
    layout.setVerticalGroup(
        layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
        .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
            .addContainerGap(266, Short.MAX_VALUE)
            .addComponent(jButton1)
            .addContainerGap())
    );
}// </editor-fold>

private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
next(new JPanelPasso2(jPanelRoot, this));
}

// Variables declaration - do not modify
private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
// End of variables declaration

}[/code]

Classe de passo 2: com a opção de voltar e avançar

[code]package teste;

import java.awt.Color;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JPanelNode;
import javax.swing.JPanelRoot;

public class JPanelPasso2 extends javax.swing.JPanelNode {

public JPanelPasso2(JPanelRoot jPanelRoot, JPanel jPanelBack) {
    super(jPanelRoot, jPanelBack);
    initComponents();
}

public JPanelPasso2(JPanelRoot jPanelRoot) {
    super(jPanelRoot);
    initComponents();
}

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
private void initComponents() {

    jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
    jButton2 = new javax.swing.JButton();

    jButton1.setText("Avançar [next]");
    jButton1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
            jButton1ActionPerformed(evt);
        }
    });

    jButton2.setText("Voltar [back]");
    jButton2.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
            jButton2ActionPerformed(evt);
        }
    });

    javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(this);
    this.setLayout(layout);
    layout.setHorizontalGroup(
        layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
        .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
            .addContainerGap(186, Short.MAX_VALUE)
            .addComponent(jButton2)
            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
            .addComponent(jButton1)
            .addContainerGap())
    );
    layout.setVerticalGroup(
        layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
        .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
            .addContainerGap(266, Short.MAX_VALUE)
            .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                .addComponent(jButton1)
                .addComponent(jButton2))
            .addContainerGap())
    );
}

private void jButton2ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
back();
}

private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
JPanelNode painel = new JPanelNode(jPanelRoot, this);
painel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
next(painel);
}

// Variables declaration - do not modify
private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
private javax.swing.JButton jButton2;
// End of variables declaration

}[/code]

Espero que tenha gostado …
dessa forma não será mais preciso de ficar criando vários frame, apenas
crie um JPanel e manipule-o facilmento com essa duas classes, ficando
mais limpo o visual.

Contato:rbmurussi@gmail.com

Estava relendo o codigo fonte e vi que podia melhora-lo tirando do paint, porque não a necessidade do metodo paint.
Para obter maior desempenho pode-se usar sem o paint, isso quer disser que o JPanelRoot fica da seguinte forma:

[code]package javax.swing;

public class JPanelRoot extends JPanel {

private JPanel jPanelNode;

public JPanelRoot() {
}

/**
 * @param jPanelNode parametro para definir o painel a ser exibido.
 */
public void setjPanelNode(javax.swing.JPanel jPanelNode) {
    add(jPanelNode);//adiciona novo painel
    jPanelNode.setVisible(true);//exibe o novo painel
    if (this.jPanelNode != null) {//verifica se existe um painel antigo
        this.jPanelNode.setVisible(false);//se existir deixar invisivel
        remove(this.jPanelNode);//remover o painel antigo
    }
    this.jPanelNode = jPanelNode;//redefinir novo painel no
    
    if (jPanelNode != null) {//verifica a existecia de um painel
        //codigo abaixo referese a dimencao toda do painel raiz
        javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanelRoot1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(this);
        setLayout(jPanelRoot1Layout);
        jPanelRoot1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
                jPanelRoot1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addComponent(jPanelNode, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE));
        jPanelRoot1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
                jPanelRoot1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addComponent(jPanelNode, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE));
    }
}

}[/code]