Java tutorial
import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.GridBagConstraints; import java.awt.GridBagLayout; import java.awt.Insets; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { final JFrame frame = new JFrame(Main.class.getSimpleName()); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel btmPanel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout()); GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc.weighty = 1.0; gbc.weightx = 1.0; gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL; gbc.insets = new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5); gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.NORTH; JButton comp = new JButton("Panel-1"); btmPanel.add(comp, gbc); JButton comp2 = new JButton("Panel-2"); btmPanel.add(comp2, gbc); JButton comp3 = new JButton("Panel-3"); comp3.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(comp.getPreferredSize().width, comp.getPreferredSize().height + 10)); btmPanel.add(comp3, gbc); frame.add(btmPanel); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }