Java tutorial
import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.GridBagConstraints; import java.awt.GridBagLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class GridBagLayoutFill { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Container pane = f.getContentPane(); pane.setLayout(new GridBagLayout()); GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc.gridx = 0; gbc.gridy = GridBagConstraints.RELATIVE; pane.add(new JButton("This button's preferred width " + "is large because its text is long"), gbc); pane.add(new JButton("Small centered button"), gbc); gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL; pane.add(new JButton("Expands to fill column width"), gbc); f.setSize(400, 300); f.setVisible(true); } }