// This code example is created for educational purpose // by Thorsten Thormaehlen (contact: www.thormae.de). // It is distributed without any warranty. import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; class MyGui extends JFrame{ public void createGUI() { setTitle("HelloGUI"); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setSize(320, 240); String[] labels = {"Firstname: ", "Lastname: ", "Student ID: ", "Enrolled since: "}; Container contentPane = getContentPane(); contentPane.setLayout(new SpringLayout()); for (int i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) { JLabel label = new JLabel(labels[i], JLabel.TRAILING); contentPane.add(label); JTextField textField = new JTextField(10); label.setLabelFor(textField); contentPane.add(textField); } SpringUtilities.makeCompactGrid(contentPane, labels.length, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5); pack(); // dense packing setVisible(true); } } public class MySpringLayout { public static void main(String[] args) { javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() { public void run() { MyGui myGUI = new MyGui(); myGUI.createGUI(); } }); } }