I have a JLayeredPane. I have added two panels to it, and different components on each panel.

Now, when I add a pane at a higher level, I expected the lower panel components not to show up. They don't. But if I take the mouse to the place where those components were added, their tooltips show up, and for combo boxes, if I click at the exact place where they are supposidly present, the drop down shows up, I can make a selection and enter the value.

Any suggestions on how to solve it??