Spring layouts do their job by defining relationships between the edges of components.
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import java.awt.Container;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.SpringLayout;
public class SpringDemo1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("SpringDemo1");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
// Set up the content pane.
Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane();
SpringLayout layout = new SpringLayout();
contentPane.setLayout(layout);
contentPane.add(new JLabel("Label: "));
contentPane.add(new JTextField("Text field", 15));
// Display the window.
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}