LabelFocusSample: setLabelFor
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class LabelFocusSample { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Label Focus Example"); Container content = frame.getContentPane(); JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); JLabel label = new JLabel("Name: "); label.setDisplayedMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_N); JTextField textField = new JTextField(); label.setLabelFor(textField); panel.add(label, BorderLayout.WEST); panel.add(textField, BorderLayout.CENTER); content.add(panel, BorderLayout.NORTH); content.add(new JButton("Somewhere Else"), BorderLayout.SOUTH); frame.setSize(250, 150); frame.setVisible(true); } }