We would like to know how to center Positioning in GroupLayout.
//from ww w .j a va 2s . c o m import static javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.CENTER; import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.GroupLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { Container pane = getContentPane(); GroupLayout gl = new GroupLayout(pane); pane.setLayout(gl); JLabel avLbl = new JLabel("Available"); JLabel tagsLbl = new JLabel("Tags"); JLabel selLbl = new JLabel("Selected"); JButton newBtn = new JButton("New"); JButton moveBtn = new JButton(">>"); JButton remBtn = new JButton("Remove"); JList leftList = new JList(); JScrollPane spleft = new JScrollPane(leftList); JList rightList = new JList(); JScrollPane spright = new JScrollPane(rightList); gl.setAutoCreateGaps(true); gl.setAutoCreateContainerGaps(true); gl.setHorizontalGroup(gl .createParallelGroup(CENTER) .addComponent(tagsLbl) .addGroup( gl.createSequentialGroup() .addGroup( gl.createParallelGroup(CENTER).addComponent(avLbl) .addComponent(spleft, 100, 200, Short.MAX_VALUE) .addComponent(newBtn)) .addComponent(moveBtn) .addGroup( gl.createParallelGroup(CENTER).addComponent(selLbl) .addComponent(spright, 100, 200, Short.MAX_VALUE) .addComponent(remBtn)))); gl.setVerticalGroup(gl .createSequentialGroup() .addComponent(tagsLbl) .addGroup( gl.createParallelGroup(CENTER) .addGroup( gl.createSequentialGroup().addComponent(avLbl) .addComponent(spleft, 100, 250, Short.MAX_VALUE) .addComponent(newBtn)) .addComponent(moveBtn) .addGroup( gl.createSequentialGroup().addComponent(selLbl) .addComponent(spright, 100, 250, Short.MAX_VALUE) .addComponent(remBtn)))); pack(); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); } public static void main(String[] args) { Main ex = new Main(); ex.setVisible(true); } }