Question

I have panel that is using group layout to organize some label. I want to keep this panel center of the screen when re sized. If i put the panel inside a another panel using flow layout i can keep the labels centered horizontally but not vertically. Which layout manager will allow me to keep the panel centered in the middle of the screen?

I also tried border layout and placed it in the center but it resizes to the window size.

Answer 1

Try using a GridBagLayout and adding the panel with an empty GridBagConstrants object.
For example:

public static void main(String[] args) {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
    JPanel panel = new JPanel();
    panel.add(new JLabel("This is a label"));
    panel.setBorder(new LineBorder(Color.BLACK)); // make it easy to see
    frame.add(panel, new GridBagConstraints());
    frame.setSize(400, 400);
    frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    frame.setVisible(true);
}