JLabel.getHorizontalAlignment() has the following syntax.
public int getHorizontalAlignment()
In the following code shows how to use JLabel.getHorizontalAlignment() method.
/*w ww . ja v a2s. c om*/ import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JPasswordField; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main { public static void main(final String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel userPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); JLabel userLabel = new JLabel("Username: "); userLabel.setDisplayedMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_U); JTextField userTextField = new JTextField(); userLabel.setLabelFor(userTextField); userPanel.add(userLabel, BorderLayout.WEST); userPanel.add(userTextField, BorderLayout.CENTER); System.out.println(userLabel.getHorizontalAlignment()); JPanel passPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); JLabel passLabel = new JLabel("Password: "); passLabel.setDisplayedMnemonic('p'); JPasswordField passTextField = new JPasswordField(); passLabel.setLabelFor(passTextField); passPanel.add(passLabel, BorderLayout.WEST); passPanel.add(passTextField, BorderLayout.CENTER); JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); panel.add(userPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH); panel.add(passPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH); frame.add(panel, BorderLayout.NORTH); frame.setSize(250, 150); frame.setVisible(true); } }