import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class TestSwing01 extends JPanel { private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L; private static final String LABEL_TEXT = "favorite"; private JLabel label = null; public TestSwing01() { // create component this.label = new JLabel(LABEL_TEXT); setLayout(new BorderLayout()); add(this.label, BorderLayout.WEST); } }