Java SpringLayout set constraint
import javax.swing.JFrame; import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.SpringLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("SpringLayout2"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane(); // Set the content pane's layout to a SpringLayout SpringLayout springLayout = new SpringLayout(); contentPane.setLayout(springLayout); // Create two JButtons JButton b1 = new JButton("Button 1"); JButton b2 = new JButton("Little Bigger Button 2"); // Add two JButtons without using any constraints contentPane.add(b1); /* w w w . j a v a 2s .c o m*/ contentPane.add(b2); // Now add constraints to both JButtons // Set x for b1 as 10 springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, b1, 10, SpringLayout.WEST, contentPane); // Set y for b1 as 20 springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, b1, 20, SpringLayout.NORTH, contentPane); // Set x for b2 as 10 from the right edge of b1 springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, b2, 10, SpringLayout.EAST, b1); // Set y for b1 as 20 springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, b2, 20, SpringLayout.NORTH, contentPane); /* set height and width for the content pane as the bottom edge of b1 + 10 and right edge of b2 + 10. */ // Set the bottom edge of the content pane springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, contentPane, 10, SpringLayout.SOUTH, b1); // Set the right edge of the content pane springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, contentPane, 10, SpringLayout.EAST, b2); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }