Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

Hi all,

I have a problem with a JScrollPane and a JPanel:
- If I fill the panel with 100 buttons, the scroll position is at the top
- If in the same panel I fill with 100 JTextAreas, the scroll position is at the bottom

package testing.scrollablePanel;

import java.awt.Dimension;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;

import org.jdesktop.swingx.VerticalLayout;

public class TestScrollablePanel {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
			@Override
			public void run() {
				JPanel panel = new JPanel(new VerticalLayout());
				
				for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
					// panel.add(new JButton("Hello there my friend"));
					panel.add(new JTextArea("Hello there my friend"));
				}
				
				JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(panel);

				JFrame frame = new JFrame();
				frame.getContentPane().add(scrollPane);
				frame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 300));
				frame.pack();
				frame.setVisible(true);
			}
		});
	}
}

Now, how can I make the JTextArea behave as the JButton (i.e. leave the scroll to the top?

Thanks in advance