Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main extends JFrame { public static void main(String args[]) { Main t = new Main(); JPanel mainPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); JLabel l = new JLabel("hello world"); l.setOpaque(true); l.setBackground(Color.RED); JPanel extraPanel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout()); l.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 100)); extraPanel.setBackground(Color.GREEN); extraPanel.add(l); mainPanel.add(extraPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER); t.setContentPane(mainPanel); t.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); t.setSize(400, 200); t.setVisible(true); } }