Swing Examples - Flow Layout

The class FlowLayout arranges the components in a left-to-right flow. Following example showcases the use of FlowLayout.

Example - Usage of Flow Layout in Swing Application

SwingTester.java

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class SwingTester {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      createWindow();
   }

   private static void createWindow() {    
      JFrame frame = new JFrame("Swing Tester");
      frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      createUI(frame);
      frame.setSize(560, 200);      
      frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);  
      frame.setVisible(true);
   }

   private static void createUI(final JFrame frame){  
      JPanel panel = new JPanel();
      FlowLayout layout = new FlowLayout();
      
      panel.setLayout(layout);        
      panel.add(new JButton("Button 1"));
      panel.add(new JButton("Button 2")); 
      panel.add(new JButton("Button 3")); 
      panel.add(new JButton("Button 4")); 
      panel.add(new JButton("Button 5"));    
      frame.getContentPane().add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);    
   }
}

Output

Compile and Run the program and verify the output −