JTextField displayCells[] = new JTextField[9]; JButton solve = new JButton("Solve"); JButton solveSmarter = new JButton("Solve Smarter"); JFrame sudoku = new JFrame("Sudoku"); sudoku.setBounds(10,10,300,300); JButton clear = new JButton("Clear"); JPanel sudokuPanel = new JPanel(); for(int i = 0;i<8;i++){ sudokuPanel.add(displayCells[i]); }