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POMigLayout - Need help on how to use the dock parameters (or need an alternative)
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copied!<p>I just started using MigLayout for SWING in Java and I'm really liking it so far. The only thing, though, is that the dock parameters don't seem to work the way I thought they worked and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.</p> <p>The problem is: I'm trying to add a JButton inside a JPanel and docking it to the right side using <i>panel.add(button, "east");</i>. While it actually makes it the rightmost component, it still only takes the same space as it would in a flowLayout. What I'd like it to do is stick to the right side of the panel.</p> <p>Here's some compilable code that recreates the problem:</p> <pre><code>public class MigLayoutTest extends JFrame { public MigLayoutTest() { setSize(500,500); JPanel panel = new JPanel(new MigLayout()); panel.setBackground(Color.YELLOW); setContentPane(panel); panel.setSize(500,500); panel.add(new JButton("Dock east"), "east"); panel.add(new JButton("No dock")); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new MigLayoutTest(); frame.setVisible(true); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); } } </code></pre> <p>Here's what the output looks like: <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ImKSq.png" alt="MigLayoutTest result"></p> <p>And here's where I'd want the "dock east" button: <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/gocza.png" alt="MigLayoutTest expected result"></p> <p>If I'm using the parameters wrong, I'd like it if someone could tell me how I'm supposed to make my button dock to the right side of the panel.</p> <p>Thanks!</p>

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