AlignX.java Source code

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import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;

import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class AlignX {

    private static Container makeIt(String labelChar, float alignment) {
        JPanel container = new JPanel();
        BoxLayout layout = new BoxLayout(container, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS);
        container.setLayout(layout);

        for (int i = 1; i < 6; i++) {
            String label = makeLabel(labelChar, i * 2);
            JButton button = new JButton(label);
            button.setAlignmentX(alignment);
            container.add(button);
        }
        return container;
    }

    private static String makeLabel(String s, int length) {
        StringBuffer buff = new StringBuffer(length);
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            buff.append(s);
        }
        return buff.toString();
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("X Alignment");
        Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane();

        Container panel1 = makeIt("R", Component.RIGHT_ALIGNMENT);
        Container panel2 = makeIt("C", Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
        Container panel3 = makeIt("L", Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);

        contentPane.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
        contentPane.add(panel1);
        contentPane.add(panel2);
        contentPane.add(panel3);

        frame.pack();
        frame.show();
    }
}