Moving the Icon in a JButton Component
There are two methods for controlling the position of the text
relative to the icon – – setVerticalTextPosition() and
setHorizontalTextPosition(). There are three settings for each
axis, which allows for a total of nine positions.
To control the gap between the text and icon, see
Setting the Gap Size Between the Label and Icon in a JButton Component.
Note: Not all placements are possible. For example, it is not
possible to place the text above the icon with their left edges
aligned. The nine possible placements are demonstrated below.
// To create a button with an icon, see Adding an Icon to a JButton Component
// Place text over center of icon; they both occupy the same space
button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER);
button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER);
// Place text above icon
button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.TOP);
button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER);
// Place text below icon
button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.BOTTOM);
button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER);
// Place text to the left of icon, vertically centered
button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER);
button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.LEFT);
// Place text to the left of icon and align their tops
button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.TOP);
button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.LEFT);
// Place text to the left of icon and align their bottoms
button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.BOTTOM);
button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.LEFT);
// Place text to the right of icon, vertically centered
button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER);
button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.RIGHT);
// Place text to the right of icon and align their tops
button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.TOP);
button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.RIGHT);
// Place text to the right of icon and align their bottoms
button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.BOTTOM);
button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.RIGHT);
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