Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.GridLayout; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.Box; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class StrutSample { public static void main(String args[]) { Box horizontalBox; JPanel panel; JFrame frame = new JFrame("Horizontal Strut"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane(); contentPane.setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 1)); horizontalBox = Box.createHorizontalBox(); horizontalBox.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(10)); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Left")); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Middle")); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Right")); panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); panel.add(horizontalBox); panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Beginning Strut")); contentPane.add(panel); horizontalBox = Box.createHorizontalBox(); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Left")); horizontalBox.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(10)); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Middle")); horizontalBox.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(25)); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Right")); panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); panel.add(horizontalBox); panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("2 Middle Struts")); contentPane.add(panel); horizontalBox = Box.createHorizontalBox(); horizontalBox.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(25)); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Left")); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Middle")); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Right")); horizontalBox.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(10)); panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); panel.add(horizontalBox); panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Beginning/End Struts")); contentPane.add(panel); horizontalBox = Box.createHorizontalBox(); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Left")); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Middle")); horizontalBox.add(new JButton("Right")); panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); horizontalBox.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(10)); panel.add(horizontalBox); panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("End Strut")); contentPane.add(panel); frame.setSize(300, 300); frame.setVisible(true); } }