Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.awt.ComponentOrientation; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main { public static JPanel getPanelFlowLayoutHorizontal(int w, int h, int type) { JPanel panel = new JPanel(); FlowLayout layout = new FlowLayout(); layout.setAlignment(type); panel.setLayout(layout); panel.setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT); panel.setPreferredSize(getControlDimension(w, h)); panel.setMinimumSize(getControlDimension(w, h)); return panel; } public static Dimension getControlDimension(int w, int h) { return new Dimension(w, h); } }