Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.GridBagConstraints; import java.awt.GridBagLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main extends JFrame { public static void main(String arg[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); JPanel gb = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout()); JLabel content = new JLabel("Some text"); GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.NORTH; gbc.weighty = 1; gb.add(content, gbc); // gbc is containing the GridBagConstraints frame.add(gb, BorderLayout.CENTER); frame.setVisible(true); } }