BorderLayout.NORTH has the following syntax.
public static final String NORTH
In the following code shows how to use BorderLayout.NORTH field.
import java.awt.BorderLayout; /*w ww . ja v a 2s . co m*/ import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JToggleButton; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame f = new JFrame("JToggleButton Sample"); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.add(new JToggleButton("North"), BorderLayout.NORTH); f.add(new JToggleButton("East"), BorderLayout.EAST); f.add(new JToggleButton("West"), BorderLayout.WEST); f.add(new JToggleButton("Center"), BorderLayout.CENTER); f.add(new JToggleButton("South"), BorderLayout.SOUTH); f.setSize(300, 200); f.setVisible(true); } }