Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("BorderLayout Test"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Container container = frame.getContentPane(); // Add a button to each of the five areas of the BorderLayout container.add(new JButton("North"), BorderLayout.NORTH); container.add(new JButton("South"), BorderLayout.SOUTH); container.add(new JButton("East"), BorderLayout.EAST); container.add(new JButton("West"), BorderLayout.WEST); container.add(new JButton("Center"), BorderLayout.CENTER); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }