Java Notes

BoxLayout alignment

Component alignment

Alignment is a property of the component, not the layout. but box layout will respect the . Generally you want all components in a box to have the same alignment (eg, left/top, center, or right/bottom). Set the X alignment for components in a vertical box and the Y alignment for components in a horizontal box.

  myComponent.setAlignmentX(align);  // For vertical layouts
  myComponent.setAlignmentY(align);  // For horizontal layouts

Where align is one of the following constants from the java.awt.Component class.

• Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT
• Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT - for both horizontal or vertical layouts.
• Component.RIGHT_ALIGNMENT
• Component.TOP_ALIGNMENT
• Component.BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT

Doesn't align subpanels?

I didn't have any luck setting the alignment of a subpanel I added to a BoxLayout, altho it worked for normal "components".