How can I set distance between elements ordered vertically?

Question

I have code like that:

    JPanel myPanel = new JPanel();
    myPanel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(myPanel, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));

    JButton button = new JButton(         


        

Answer 1

You may want to consider GridLayout instead of BoxLayout, it has attributes Hgap and Vgap that let you specify a constant seperation between components.

GridLayout layout = new GridLayout(2, 1);
layout.setVgap(10);
myPanel.setLayout(layout);
myPanel.add(button);
myPanel.add(label);