Java Box create horizontal glue
import javax.swing.Box; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("FlowLayout Nesting"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Box hBox = Box.createHorizontalBox(); hBox.add(new JButton("First")); hBox.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue()); hBox.add(new JButton("Last")); // Add JPanel to the content pane frame.getContentPane().add(hBox); frame.pack();//from w ww .j a v a2s .co m frame.setVisible(true); } }