Thread: Aligning labels

Hi,
I am new to using GUI, and am trying to make a simple display box. However i ran into a problem. I don't know how to align the labels or buttons in the box. So now all the labels and buttons are centred and on the same line. How do align them to the left an on separate lines?

/**
 * A class that displays the weather
 * 
 * @author Joel Potts
 * @version 1
 * @last modified 22 september 2011
 */
 
import java.awt.*;  //Imports files needed for Dialog Windows
import javax.swing.*;   // Imports predefinded windows
 
public class WeatherDisplay 
{
    public static void main (String args[])
    {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame( "Heres Whats Happening In Your Neck of the Woods"); // Sets title for display window
    JLabel daysofWeek = new JLabel("Sunday  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday  Saturday ", JLabel.CENTER ); // Label for days of the week
    JLabel temperature = new JLabel("78   79      79        77         78       73      72", JLabel.LEFT);   // Makes labelfor the temperatures
    frame.getContentPane().add(daysofWeek);
    frame.getContentPane().add(temperature);
    frame.setSize (400, 70);
    Container content = frame.getContentPane();
    content.setBackground (Color.red);
    content.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
    content.add(new JButton("Nothing Happens If You Click Me"));
    frame.setVisible (true);
 
    }
}

Hi,
This wasnt all that helpful... Do you have anything for real noobs (like me ). Most of that went over my head... sorry...

Yes i was looking at the BoxLayout, but i didnt understand how to use it...

Hey, I tried it, but it didnt work. Is this all i need to do, or do i need to make a JFrame aswell?

Hey,
I found a decent tutorial (Complete Java GUI Tutorial - Beginner to Expert! by Donny Nadolny). I went through the whole thing to get a firmer understanding about all the components in GUI, but i ran into a problem... again it was with the layouts.
My code is:

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
 
public class LessonOne {
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		GridLayout myLayout = new GridLayout(2, 3);
		setLayout(myLayout);
		JFrame frame = new JFrame( "Hello World");
		frame.setSize(100,100);
		TextField txtName = new TextField(10);
		Panel myPanel = new Panel();
		JLabel label = new JLabel ("Hello World");
		myPanel.add(label);
		myPanel.add(txtName);
		frame.getContentPane().add(myPanel);
		frame.setVisible(true);
 
	}
 
}

however it says that setLayout is undefined. Is there something else i need to import for this to work?
Thankyou, Joel

Does it make much of a difference on which one i use? I can still mix them to get the extra layouts and all that right?
Thankyou, by the way for being patient enough to help me