We would like to know how to leave space between controls inside FlowLayout.
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.ComponentOrientation; import java.awt.FlowLayout; //from ww w . j a va 2 s .co m import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main { static int verticalGap = 50; static int horizontalGap = 30; static int width = 800; static int height = 800; public static void main(String[] args) { FlowLayout layout = new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEADING, horizontalGap, verticalGap); JButton button = new JButton("Discard"); JLabel[] panels = new JLabel[5]; JFrame frame = new JFrame("Poker"); frame.setSize(width, height); frame.setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT); JPanel deckPanel = new JPanel(layout); for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { panels[i] = new JLabel("" + i); deckPanel.add(panels[i]); } frame.getContentPane().add(deckPanel); JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER)); buttonPanel.add(button); frame.getContentPane().add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }