Java aligning components in panels

Question

I am trying to add components to SOUTH of a BorderLayout I need it to look like this example.

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Answer 1

One way is to use a horizontal Box Layout on the panel. Then you can use glue to separate the groups of components:

JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.setLayout(...);
panel.add(textField);
panel.add(button);
panel.add(the glue here);
panel.add(label);

Read the section from the Swing tutorial on How to Use BoxLayout for more information on the glue and working examples.