Here you can find the source of pad(JComponent component, int w, int h)
public static void pad(JComponent component, int w, int h)
//package com.java2s; /*/*from ww w . ja va 2 s.c o m*/ * CS 106A * * This instructor-provided file contains utility functions related to GUIs. * * Author : Marty Stepp * Version: Tue 2014/06/05 * * This file and its contents are copyright (C) Stanford University and Marty Stepp, * licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. All rights reserved. */ import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; public class Main { public static void pad(JComponent component, int w, int h) { Dimension size = component.getPreferredSize(); size.width += w; size.height += h; component.setPreferredSize(size); } }