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Horizontal Alignment

By default, the text alignment is left-justified. public void setHorizontalAlignment(int alignment) method takes an argument of JTextField.LEFT, JTextField.CENTER, JTextField.RIGHT, JTextField.LEADING (the default), or JTextField.TRAILING. import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class LabelSampleHorizontalAlignment {   public static void main(String args[]) {     JFrame frame = new JFrame("Label Focus Example");     frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);     JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());     JLabel label = new JLabel("Name: ");     label.setDisplayedMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_N);     JTextField textField = new JTextField();     textField.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.CENTER) ;          label.setLabelFor(textField);     panel.add(label, BorderLayout.WEST);     panel.add(textField, BorderLayout.CENTER);     frame.add(panel, BorderLayout.NORTH);     frame.setSize(250, 150);     frame.setVisible(true);   } }