Box.createHorizontalStrut(int width) has the following syntax.
public static Component createHorizontalStrut(int width)
In the following code shows how to use Box.createHorizontalStrut(int width) method.
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Component; //from www . java 2 s .c om import javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext; import javax.swing.Box; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; 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()); Component rowTwo = Box.createHorizontalStrut(2); f.add(rowOne, BorderLayout.NORTH); f.add(rowTwo, BorderLayout.SOUTH); f.setSize(300, 200); f.setVisible(true); } }