Manually position JComponent inside JPanel

Question

I want to programmatically move my JLabel to a specific location inside my JPanel. I have tried setLocation(int x, int y), but it doesn't work. I am trying to not use any layout manager.

Answer 1

Here is a great tutorial on how to layout your components without using a layout manager.

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/layout/none.html

Creating a container without a layout manager involves the following steps.

1. Set the container's layout manager to null by calling setLayout(null).
2. Call the Component class's setbounds method for each of the container's children.
3. Call the Component class's repaint method.