import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Color; public class Layout1 { /** * Create the GUI and show it. For thread safety, * this method should be invoked from the * event-dispatching thread. */ private static void createAndShowGUI() { //Make sure we have nice window decorations. JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true); //Create and set up the window. JFrame frame = new JFrame("Layout1"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); //Add the innards. JPanel p = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); p.add(createComponent("Component 1"), BorderLayout.CENTER); frame.setContentPane(p); //Display the window. frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } private static JComponent createComponent(String s) { JLabel l = new JLabel(s); l.setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(5,5,5,5, Color.DARK_GRAY)); l.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER); return l; } public static void main(String[] args) { //Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread: //creating and showing this application's GUI. javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() { public void run() { createAndShowGUI(); } }); } }