How to add JLabel to this?

Question

I was wondering how to add a JLabel to the bottom right corner of this JFrame? I am also fairly new to coding so I will be taking this as a learning experience.:)

public class MainQuestions  {

    public static void main (String args[]){
        JFrame frame=new JFrame();
        Object ARRAY[]={"French","English","Portugese","Spanish"};
        String answer=(String)JOptionPane.showInputDialog(frame, "What language  predominately spoken in Latin American countries?","World Geography Review", JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE, null, ARRAY, null);

        if(answer == null) {
            //System.exit(0);
        } else if(answer.equals("Spanish")) {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Correct!", "World Geography Review", JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE,null);
            //System.exit(0);
        } else {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Sorry, wrong answer.", "World Geography Review", JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE,null);
            //System.exit(0);
        }
    }   
}

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 15 '14 at 21:14

I made an example for you, using BorderLayout

public class Test {


    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI(); 
            }
        });
    }

    private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        JFrame f = new JFrame("Test label");
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
        JLabel label = new JLabel("Test");
        //this set component orientation to the right!
        label.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.TRAILING);
        f.add(label,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
        f.setLocationByPlatform(true);
        f.pack();
        f.setVisible(true);
    }
}

Output:

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For more information about swing start reading this tutorials

StreamingBits · Answer 2 · 2014-03-15T21:04:28.747

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Something like this should work. Ask me if you have problems :)

setLayout(new BorderLayout());
JPanel labelPanel = new JPanel();
labelPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.RIGHT));
JLabel bottomRtLabel = new JLabel("BOTTOM RIGHT LABEL");
labelPanel.add(bottomRtLabel);
frame.add(labelPanel,BorderLayout.SOUTH);

edited Mar 15 '14 at 21:04

answered Mar 15 '14 at 20:50

StreamingBits

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it said cannot use this in a static context – user2997369 Mar 15 '14 at 21:00
sorry, you cannot use this keyword in this context then. If you want more info. HERE http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11664522/why-cant-we-use-this-keyword-in-a-static-method – StreamingBits Mar 15 '14 at 21:05
I tried, no errors, but nothing showed? Sorry if i am being a complete noob on this. – user2997369 Mar 15 '14 at 21:12
try adding frame.setVisible(true); to the last line – StreamingBits Mar 15 '14 at 21:14

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 15 '14 at 20:54

here is some pretty small Example which should help you to understand this:

public class Example extends JFrame {

    public Example() {
        setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        add(new JButton("Button"), BorderLayout.PAGE_START);
        add(new JLabel("Label"), BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
        setSize(800, 600);
        setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new Example();
    }
}

How to add JLabel to this?

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