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

There's many ways to do this, depending on the layout manager(s) you use. I suggest you read the Laying Out Components Within a Container tutorial.

I believe the following will work, regardless of layout manager:

JLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER)