Align JLabel to left or right on JPanel

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How do I move/align the Yellow colored JLabel in the JPanel to right AND other JLabel to the left?

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`JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); panel.add(yellowLabel, BorderLayout.LINE_END); panel.add(blueLabel, BorderLayout.LINE_START);` — Andrew Thompson, Jan 01 '19 at 18:35
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score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 01 '19 at 20:24

You use an appropriate layout manager.

One option is to use a panel with a horizontal BoxLayout:

Box panel = Box.createHorizontalBox();
panel.add( leftLabel );
panel.add( Box.createHorizontalGlue() );
panel.add( yellowLabel );

Another option is to use a panel with a BorderLayout:

JPanel panel = new JPanel( new BorderLayout() );
panel.add(leftLabel, BorderLayout.LINE_START);
panel.add(yellowLabel, BorderLayout.LINE_END);

Read the section from the Swing tutorial on Layout Mangers for more information and working examples.

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