Java JTextField get/set horizontal text alignment
import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { super("JButton"); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setLayout(new FlowLayout()); JLabel nameLabel = new JLabel("Name:"); JTextField name = new JTextField(20); name.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.RIGHT); int horizontalAlignment = name.getHorizontalAlignment(); switch (horizontalAlignment) { case JTextField.LEFT: name.setText("Left"); break;/*from w w w.j a v a 2 s. c om*/ case JTextField.RIGHT: name.setText("Right"); break; case JTextField.CENTER: name.setText("Center"); break; case JTextField.LEADING: name.setText("Leading"); break; case JTextField.TRAILING: name.setText("Trailing"); break; } getContentPane().add(nameLabel); getContentPane().add(name); } public static void main(String[] args) { Main frame = new Main(); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }