Componant Array, Netbeans, Design View

I'm a java nubbins.

I've been struggling to find the equivalent of implementing a UserControl Array like in VB6.

Can this be done from within netbeans GUI design or is it something I have to implement through code?

I've not been able to find an answer searching online, but I suspect I'm just short of the proper search keywords. For some reason I'm unable to search this forum, firefox hangs.

The bigger picture: for my first java app I want to display some data I generate from user input. I thought the best way to display it would be using an array of 9 JPanels each with three JTextFields.

Can anyone point me in the right direction, search keywords are perhaps all i need.

Edit: Played a bit more today, and I think I'm on the right track, I think I need to set up an array which references each of the component class instances.