Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.border.EtchedBorder; public class TryBorderLayout { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame aWindow = new JFrame("This is a Border Layout"); aWindow.setBounds(30, 30, 300, 300); // Size aWindow.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); BorderLayout border = new BorderLayout(); // Create a layout manager Container content = aWindow.getContentPane(); // Get the content pane content.setLayout(border); // Set the container layout mgr EtchedBorder edge = new EtchedBorder(EtchedBorder.RAISED); // Button border // Now add five JButton components and set their borders JButton button; content.add(button = new JButton("EAST"), BorderLayout.EAST); button.setBorder(edge); content.add(button = new JButton("WEST"), BorderLayout.WEST); button.setBorder(edge); content.add(button = new JButton("NORTH"), BorderLayout.NORTH); button.setBorder(edge); content.add(button = new JButton("SOUTH"), BorderLayout.SOUTH); button.setBorder(edge); content.add(button = new JButton("CENTER"), BorderLayout.CENTER); button.setBorder(edge); aWindow.setVisible(true); // Display the window } }