Centering a JLabel in a JPanel

Question

I have a panel derived from JPanel. I have a custom control derived from JLabel. I am attempting to center this custom JLabel on my pa

Answer 1

BoxLayout is the way to go. If you set up a X_AXIS BoxLayout, try adding horizontal glues before and after the component:

panel.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
panel.add(label);
panel.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());