Java by API/javax.swing/BoxLayout

BoxLayout.X_AXIS

   <source lang="java">

import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.ruponent; import javax.swing.BoxLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] a) {
   JFrame frame = new JFrame("Alignment Example");
   frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   String labels[] = { "--", "----", "--------", "------------" };
   JPanel container = new JPanel();
   BoxLayout layout = new BoxLayout(container, BoxLayout.X_AXIS);
   container.setLayout(layout);
   for (int i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
     JButton button = new JButton(labels[i]);
     button.setAlignmentX(Component.TOP_ALIGNMENT);
     container.add(button);
   }
   frame.add(container, BorderLayout.CENTER);
   frame.setSize(300, 200);
   frame.setVisible(true);
 }

}

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BoxLayout.Y_AXIS

   <source lang="java">

import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.BoxLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] a) {
   JFrame frame = new JFrame("Alignment Example");
   frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   String labels[] = { "--", "----", "--------", "------------" };
   JPanel container = new JPanel();
   BoxLayout layout = new BoxLayout(container, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS);
   container.setLayout(layout);
   for (int i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
     JButton button = new JButton(labels[i]);
     container.add(button);
   }
   frame.add(container, BorderLayout.CENTER);
   frame.setSize(300, 200);
   frame.setVisible(true);
 }

}

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new BoxLayout(Container target, int axis)

   <source lang="java">

import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.BoxLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] a) {
   JFrame frame = new JFrame("Alignment Example");
   frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   String labels[] = { "--", "----", "--------", "------------" };
   JPanel container = new JPanel();
   BoxLayout layout = new BoxLayout(container, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS);
   container.setLayout(layout);
   for (int i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
     JButton button = new JButton(labels[i]);
     container.add(button);
   }
   frame.add(container, BorderLayout.CENTER);
   frame.setSize(300, 200);
   frame.setVisible(true);
 }

}

      </source>