Put JButton in bottom right

Question

I need to put a button in the bottom right of an otherwise empty JPanel

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 |                      | Click Me! ||
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How do I do that? It should be easy right? I would like to find the correct layout manager rather than using a sequence of nested panels.

JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.setLayout(new SomeKindOfLayoutManagerThatDoesThis());
panel.add(new JButton("Click Me!"), SETTINGS);

Could be useful - [How to put component in bottom-right corner with GridBagLayout](http://stackoverflow.com/q/7905731/1048330) — tenorsax, Jun 23 '12 at 00:48
Is it the only component in the container? For a non-resizable container it could be achieved using an `EmptyBorder` on the button. — Andrew Thompson, Jun 23 '12 at 06:06

score 27 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 03 '13 at 02:51

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I would suggest using the Border Layout manager with Flow Layout.

something like:

this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
buttonPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.RIGHT));
JButton clickmeButton = new JButton("Click Me");
buttonPanel.add(clickmeButton);
this.add(buttonPanel,BorderLayout.SOUTH);

edited Apr 03 '13 at 02:51

reesjones

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answered Jun 23 '12 at 00:58

henry bemis

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I used this in the end, with a little modification :) – Lucas Jun 23 '12 at 01:14
+1, Please see this [example](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10741506/jbutton-positioning-issues/10742228#10742228) too :-) – nIcE cOw Jun 23 '12 at 01:59
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Why was it so hard to find this answer? I've been googling and SO-ing for 1/2 hour, this is all I wanted. – Mike G Dec 16 '12 at 18:46
@mikeTheLiar: sorry to hear that. glad you ultimately found what you were looking for though. there's no guarantee, but for java-specific issues, there are a lot of knowledgeable people at http://www.coderanch.com/forums. it's another place you might also try. – henry bemis Feb 08 '13 at 18:56

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 23 '12 at 00:44

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You can use a combination of BoxLayout and size/alignment hints to achieve this.

answered Jun 23 '12 at 00:44

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