Java Utililty Methods JLabel Create

JPanel createCenteredLabel(JLabel label)
create Centered Label

return createLineBoxPanel(Box.createHorizontalGlue(), label, Box.createHorizontalGlue());

JPanel createFormPanel(JLabel label, JComponent component)
create Form Panel

JPanel p = new JPanel();
p.setLayout(new BorderLayout(4, 4));
label.setLabelFor(component);
p.add(label, BorderLayout.WEST);
p.add(component, BorderLayout.CENTER);
return p;

JLabel createJLabel(Container c, String caption, int x, int y)
This method makes it easy (and also neat) creating a JLabel and adding it to its container class.

FontMetrics fm = c.getFontMetrics(c.getFont());
JLabel lbl = new JLabel(caption);
lbl.setBounds(x, y, fm.stringWidth(caption) + 20, 20);
c.add(lbl);
return lbl;

JLabel createJLabel(final String text, final Font font, final Color color)
Creates a label with a specific font and color.

final JLabel result = new JLabel(text);
result.setFont(font);
result.setForeground(color);
return result;

JLabel createJLabel(String mlabel)
Create a JLabel but make the font plain instead of super ugly BOLD

JLabel l = new JLabel(mlabel, SwingConstants.LEFT);
setFontType(l, Font.PLAIN);
return l;

JLabel createJLabel(String text, Font font)
Creates a label with a specific font.

JLabel result = new JLabel(text);
result.setFont(font);
return result;

JLabel createJLabel(String text, Font font)
Creates a label with a specific font.

JLabel result = new JLabel(text);
result.setFont(font);
return result;

JLabel createLabel(String name, int x, int y, int width, int height, Font font)
create Label

JLabel label = new JLabel(name);
label.setBounds(x, y, width, height);
if (font != null) {
 label.setFont(font);
return label;

JLabel createLabel(String text, Font f)
create Label

JLabel newLab = new JLabel(text);
newLab.setBackground(BG_COLOR);
newLab.setFont(f);
newLab.setForeground(DARK_GREEN_COLOR);
return newLab;

JLabel createLabel(String text, Font f, Color c, int position)
create Label

JLabel newLab = new JLabel(text, position);
newLab.setBackground(BG_COLOR);
newLab.setFont(f);
newLab.setForeground(c);
return newLab;