Java tutorial
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints; import java.awt.GridBagLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class GridBagConstraintsSimplePanel extends JPanel { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.getContentPane().add(new GridBagConstraintsSimplePanel()); f.setSize(400, 300); f.setVisible(true); } public GridBagConstraintsSimplePanel() { super(); GridBagConstraints constraints = new GridBagConstraints(); GridBagLayout layout = new GridBagLayout(); setLayout(layout); constraints.anchor = GridBagConstraints.WEST; constraints.gridy = 0; JLabel label = new JLabel("First name:"); add(label, constraints); JTextField tf = new JTextField(8); add(tf, constraints); label = new JLabel("Last name:"); add(label, constraints); tf = new JTextField(8); add(tf, constraints); constraints.gridy = 1; label = new JLabel("Address:"); add(label, constraints); tf = new JTextField(10); add(tf, constraints); } }