Java tutorial
import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.SwingConstants; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { JButton button = new JButton(); // Place text over center of icon; they both occupy the same space button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER); button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER); // Place text above icon button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.TOP); button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER); // Place text below icon button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.BOTTOM); button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER); // Place text to the left of icon, vertically centered button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER); button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.LEFT); // Place text to the left of icon and align their tops button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.TOP); button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.LEFT); // Place text to the left of icon and align their bottoms button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.BOTTOM); button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.LEFT); // Place text to the right of icon, vertically centered button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER); button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.RIGHT); // Place text to the right of icon and align their tops button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.TOP); button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.RIGHT); // Place text to the right of icon and align their bottoms button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.BOTTOM); button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.RIGHT); } }