//creating a new JFrame

	JFrame frame = new JFrame("Test frame");

	//bunch of frame stuff

	frame.setSize(500,500);
	frame.setVisible(true);
	frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
	//adding panel to the frame
	JPanel panel = new JPanel;
	frame.getContentPane().add(panel);
	panel.setLayout(new GridLayout(0,5);
	panel.setVisible(true);

//rough button code..
		JButton[5] buttons = new JButton[5];
//for loop for making buttons.. (does this even work?, i dont think my action in the for loop is right..)

int[5] buttonNames = {"1","2","3","4","5"};

	for(i=0; i<=buttons.length; i++){
		JButton button[i] = new JButton(names[i])
}


//new action listener
	ActionListener listener = new ActionListener() {

	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

	JButton source = e.getSource();

	if(source.getText().equals("button text"){
		//stuff to be done
}
}
}

//adding the listener to buttons
for(i=0; i<=buttons.length; i++){
	buttons[i].addActionListener(listener)
}

//making a grid bag layout to put buttons in
GridBagContraints c = new GridBagContraints();

for(i=0; i<=buttons.length; i++){
	panel.add(buttons[i], c)
}