add controls vertically instead of horizontally using flow layout

Question

I am adding checkboxes on JPanel in FlowLayout the checkboxes are being added horizontally   I want to add checkboxes vertically on the Panel  What is the possible solution

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As I stated in comment i would use a box layout for this    JPanel panel   new JPanel    panel setLayout new BoxLayout      JButton button   new JButton  Button1    button setAlignmentX Component CENTER ALIGNMENT   panel add button    button   new JButton  Button2    button setAlignmentX Component CENTER ALIGNMENT   panel add button    button   new JButton  Button3    button setAlignmentX Component CENTER ALIGNMENT   panel add button    add panel

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I used a BoxLayout and set its second parameter as BoxLayout Y AXIS and it worked for me   panel setLayout new BoxLayout panel  BoxLayout Y AXIS

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JPanel testPanel   new JPanel    testPanel setLayout new BoxLayout testPanel  BoxLayout Y AXIS      add variables here and add them to testPanel         e g enter code here          testPanel add nameLabel           testPanel add textName      testPanel setVisible true

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I hope what you are trying to achieve is like this  For this please use Box layout   package com kcing kailas sample client   import javax swing BoxLayout  import javax swing JCheckBox  import javax swing JFrame  import javax swing JPanel  import javax swing SwingUtilities  import javax swing UIManager  import javax swing WindowConstants   public class Testing extends JFrame        private JPanel jContentPane   null       public Testing             super            initialize               private void initialize             this setSize 300  200           this setContentPane getJContentPane             this setTitle  JFrame               private JPanel getJContentPane             if  jContentPane    null                jContentPane   new JPanel                jContentPane setLayout null                JPanel panel   new JPanel                 panel setBounds 61  11  81  140               panel setLayout new BoxLayout panel  BoxLayout Y AXIS                jContentPane add panel                JCheckBox c1   new JCheckBox  Check1                panel add c1               c1   new JCheckBox  Check2                panel add c1               c1   new JCheckBox  Check3                panel add c1               c1   new JCheckBox  Check4                panel add c1                     return jContentPane             public static void main String   args  throws Exception           Testing frame   new Testing            frame setVisible true           frame setDefaultCloseOperation WindowConstants DISPOSE ON CLOSE

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