Box.createHorizontalBox() has the following syntax.
public static Box createHorizontalBox()
In the following code shows how to use Box.createHorizontalBox() method.
import java.awt.BorderLayout; //from w w w .j ava2 s.c o m import javax.swing.Box; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPasswordField; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Box rowOne = Box.createHorizontalBox(); rowOne.add(new JLabel("Username")); rowOne.add(new JTextField()); Box rowTwo = Box.createHorizontalBox(); rowTwo.add(new JLabel("Password")); rowTwo.add(new JPasswordField()); f.add(rowOne, BorderLayout.NORTH); f.add(rowTwo, BorderLayout.SOUTH); f.setSize(300, 200); f.setVisible(true); } }