Java tutorial
import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.GridLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class AlignmentSample { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Alignment Example"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Container content = frame.getContentPane(); content.setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 1)); JTextField textField = new JTextField("Left"); textField.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.LEFT); content.add(textField); textField = new JTextField("Center"); textField.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.CENTER); content.add(textField); textField = new JTextField("Right"); textField.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.RIGHT); content.add(textField); textField = new JTextField("Leading"); textField.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.LEADING); content.add(textField); textField = new JTextField("Trailing"); textField.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.TRAILING); content.add(textField); frame.pack(); frame.setSize(250, (int) frame.getSize().getHeight()); frame.setVisible(true); } }