import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import javax.swing.*;
 
public class TextFieldTest extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
 
    private JTextField number1Field;  // used in both constructor and actionPerformed
	private JTextField number2Field;
	private JTextField sumField;
	private JTextField subField;
 
 
 
	public TextFieldTest(String title)
	{
      super(title);
 
      // Set up text field for number 1
      number1Field = new JTextField(4);
 
      // Set up text field for number 2
      number2Field = new JTextField(4);
      // Set up text field for result
      sumField = new JTextField(5);
      sumField.setEditable(false);
 
      subField = new JTextField(5);
      subField.setEditable(false);
 
 
      // set up a button that will add number 1 and number 2 and add a listener
      JButton calcButton = new JButton("Add");
      calcButton.addActionListener(this);
      calcButton.setActionCommand("Add");
 
      // set up a button that will add number 1 and number 2 and add a listener
      JButton subButton = new JButton("Subtract");
      subButton.addActionListener(this);
	  subButton.setActionCommand("Subtract");
 
 
      // set up panel for input numbers with labels
      JPanel inputNumberPanel = new JPanel();
      inputNumberPanel.add(new JLabel(" Number1"));
      inputNumberPanel.add(number1Field);
      inputNumberPanel.add(new JLabel(" Number2"));
      inputNumberPanel.add(number2Field);
 
      // set up panel to display result
      JPanel resultPanel = new JPanel();
      resultPanel.add(new JLabel("Sum: "));
      resultPanel.add(sumField);
 
      // set up panel to display result
	  JPanel resultPanel2 = new JPanel();
	  resultPanel2.add(new JLabel("Subtract: "));
      resultPanel2.add(subField);
 
 
 
      // add components to content pane
	  getContentPane().add(inputNumberPanel, "Center");
	  getContentPane().add(resultPanel, "South");
	  getContentPane().add(resultPanel2, "East");
 
 
 
      // set up a panel for the button and place the button in a panel
      JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
      buttonPanel.add(calcButton);
 
      // set up a panel for the button and place the button in a panel
	  JPanel buttonPanel2 = new JPanel();
      buttonPanel2.add(subButton);
 
 
 
      // stack up these two panels in another panel
      JPanel southPanel = new JPanel();
      southPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(2, 1));
      southPanel.add(resultPanel);
      southPanel.add(buttonPanel);
 
	  // stack up these two panels in another panel
	  JPanel eastPanel = new JPanel();
	  eastPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(3, 3));
	  eastPanel.add(resultPanel2);
      eastPanel.add(buttonPanel2);
 
 
 
      getContentPane().add(southPanel, "South");
	  getContentPane().add(eastPanel, "East");
 
 
      setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      pack();
      show();
   }
 
 
 
   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
   {  	String command = event.getActionCommand();
	   // get user input from input textfields
 
         int num1 = Integer.parseInt(number1Field.getText().trim());
         int num2 = Integer.parseInt(number2Field.getText().trim());
 
         // compute average and display in result field
 
         int sum;
         int subtract;
 
 
         if (command.equals("Add"))
         {
		    sum = num1 + num2;
		    sumField.setText("" + sum);
   		 }
		 else if (command.equals("Subtract"))
		 {
		    subtract = num1 - num2;
		    subField.setText("" + subtract);
   		 }
 
 
 
 
 
 
         // set result in textfield resultField
 
 
   }
 
 
   public static void main(String args[])
   {
   		new TextFieldTest("Test of Text Fields");
   }
}

 
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import javax.swing.*;

public class TextFieldTest extends JFrame implements ActionListener{

	private JTextField number1Field;  // used in both constructor and actionPerformed
	private JTextField number2Field;
	private JLabel resultLabel;

	public TextFieldTest(String title)	{
		super(title);

		JPanel inputPanel = new JPanel();
     
		// Set up text field for number 1
		number1Field = new JTextField(4);

		// Set up text field for number 2
		number2Field = new JTextField(4);

		inputPanel.add(new JLabel(" Number1"));
		inputPanel.add(number1Field);
		inputPanel.add(new JLabel(" Number2"));
		inputPanel.add(number2Field);
		
		// set up a button that will add number 1 and number 2 and add a listener
		JButton calcButton = new JButton("Add");
		calcButton.addActionListener(this);
		calcButton.setActionCommand("Add");

		// set up a button that will add number 1 and number 2 and add a listener
		JButton subButton = new JButton("Subtract");
		subButton.addActionListener(this);
		subButton.setActionCommand("Subtract");
		JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
		buttonPanel.add(calcButton);
		buttonPanel.add(subButton);

		JPanel resultPanel = new JPanel();
		resultLabel = new JLabel("");
		resultPanel.add(new JLabel("Result: "));
		resultPanel.add(resultLabel);
		
		// add components to content pane
		getContentPane().add(inputPanel, "North");
		getContentPane().add(buttonPanel, "Center");
		getContentPane().add(resultPanel, "South");
		pack();
		show();
	}



	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {  
		String command = event.getActionCommand();
		int num1 = toInteger(number1Field.getText().trim());
		int num2 = toInteger(number2Field.getText().trim());

		if (command.compareTo("Add") == 0){
			
			resultLabel.setText(String.valueOf(num1 + num2));
		}else if (command.compareTo("Subtract") == 0){
			resultLabel.setText(String.valueOf(num1 - num2));
		}
	}


	private int toInteger(String s){
		int n = -1;
		try{
			n = Integer.parseInt(s);
		}catch(NumberFormatException nfe){
			System.err.println("NumberFormatException: " + nfe.getMessage());
		}
		return n;
	}
	
	public static void main(String args[])  {
		new TextFieldTest("Test of Text Fields");
	}

}
 

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import javax.swing.*;

public class TextFieldTest extends JFrame implements ActionListener{

	private JTextField number1Field;  // used in both constructor and actionPerformed
	private JTextField number2Field;
	private JLabel resultLabel;

	public TextFieldTest(String title)	{
		super(title);

		JPanel inputPanel = new JPanel();
     
		// Set up text field for number 1
		number1Field = new JTextField(4);

		// Set up text field for number 2
		number2Field = new JTextField(4);

		inputPanel.add(new JLabel(" Number1"));
		inputPanel.add(number1Field);
		inputPanel.add(new JLabel(" Number2"));
		inputPanel.add(number2Field);
		
		// set up a button that will add number 1 and number 2 and add a listener
		JButton calcButton = new JButton("Add");
		calcButton.addActionListener(this);
		calcButton.setActionCommand("Add");
		JPanel addPanel = new JPanel();
		addPanel.add(calcButton);
		
		// set up a button that will add number 1 and number 2 and add a listener
		JButton subButton = new JButton("Subtract");
		subButton.addActionListener(this);
		subButton.setActionCommand("Subtract");
		JPanel subtractPanel = new JPanel();
		subtractPanel.add(subButton);
		
		JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
		buttonPanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
		buttonPanel.add(subtractPanel,"West");
		buttonPanel.add(addPanel,"East");
		
		

		JPanel resultPanel = new JPanel();
		resultLabel = new JLabel("");
		resultPanel.add(new JLabel("Result: "));
		resultPanel.add(resultLabel);
		
		// add components to content pane
		getContentPane().add(inputPanel, "North");
		getContentPane().add(resultPanel, "Center");
		getContentPane().add(buttonPanel, "South");
		pack();
		show();
	}



	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {  
		String command = event.getActionCommand();
		int num1 = toInteger(number1Field.getText().trim());
		int num2 = toInteger(number2Field.getText().trim());

		if (command.compareTo("Add") == 0){
			
			resultLabel.setText(String.valueOf(num1 + num2));
		}else if (command.compareTo("Subtract") == 0){
			resultLabel.setText(String.valueOf(num1 - num2));
		}
	}


	private int toInteger(String s){
		int n = -1;
		try{
			n = Integer.parseInt(s);
		}catch(NumberFormatException nfe){
			System.err.println("NumberFormatException: " + nfe.getMessage());
		}
		return n;
	}
	
	public static void main(String args[])  {
		new TextFieldTest("Test of Text Fields");
	}

}

No its not.

I created an addPanel and a subtractPanel and added them to a new panel with its own layout so the addPanel and  subtractPanel are side by side and at the bottom just as you asked.

If this is still not it, perhaps you could be more specific?

Anyway, if you want to solve your problem, I suggest you create JPanel components to hold the desired sub components with the type layout you need, and then add the JPanels to parent panels or the getContentPane() panel in your JFrame.

You can do it!! Don't give up. There are lots of ways to do this kind of thing.

Best wishes,
Charles