Centering a JLabel on a JPanel

Question

I\'m using the NetBeans GUI builder to handle my layout (I\'m terrible with LayoutManagers) and am trying to place a simple JLabel so that it is always centered (horizontall

Answer 1

Even with BoxLayout you can achieve that:

JPanel listPane = new JPanel();
listPane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(listPane, BoxLayout.X_AXIS ));

JLabel label = new JLabel();
listPane.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
listPane.add(label);
listPane.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());

mKorbel's solution is perfect for your goal. Anyway I always like to suggest BoxLayout because it's very flexible.