BoxLayout Sample
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.Box; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class BoxLayoutSample { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame verticalFrame = new JFrame("Vertical"); verticalFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Box verticalBox = Box.createVerticalBox(); verticalBox.add(new JLabel("Top")); verticalBox.add(new JTextField("Middle")); verticalBox.add(new JButton("Bottom")); verticalFrame.getContentPane().add(verticalBox, BorderLayout.CENTER); verticalFrame.setSize(150, 150); verticalFrame.setVisible(true); JFrame horizontalFrame = new JFrame("Horizontal"); Box horizontalBox = Box.createHorizontalBox(); horizontalBox.add(new JLabel("Left")); horizontalBox.add(new JTextField("Middle")); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Right")); horizontalFrame.getContentPane() .add(horizontalBox, BorderLayout.CENTER); horizontalFrame.setSize(150, 150); horizontalFrame.setVisible(true); } }