Java Flow Layout (FlowLayout) - Example

        FlowLayout layout = new FlowLayout();
        final JPanel panel = new JPanel();
        panel.setLayout(layout);

package com.java.myapp;

import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class MyForm extends JFrame {
    
	/**
	 * Launch the application.
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
			public void run() {
				MyForm frame = new MyForm();
				frame.setVisible(true);
			}
		});
	}

	/**
	 * Create the frame.
	 */
	public MyForm() {
		setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		setBounds(100, 100, 457, 173);
		setTitle("ThaiCreate.Com GUI Tutorial");
		
		FlowLayout layout = new FlowLayout();
        final JPanel panel = new JPanel();
        panel.setLayout(layout);
        
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 1"));
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 2"));
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 3"));
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 4"));
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 5"));
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 6"));
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 7"));
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 8"));
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 9"));
        
        getContentPane().add(panel);

	}
	
}

package com.java.myapp;

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.ComponentOrientation;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;


public class MyForm extends JFrame {
    
	/**
	 * Launch the application.
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
			public void run() {
				MyForm frame = new MyForm();
				frame.setVisible(true);
			}
		});
	}

	/**
	 * Create the frame.
	 */
	public MyForm() {
		setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		setBounds(100, 100, 457, 173);
		setTitle("ThaiCreate.Com GUI Tutorial");
		
		FlowLayout flowlyt = new FlowLayout();
        final JPanel panel = new JPanel();
        panel.setLayout(flowlyt);
        
        flowlyt.setAlignment(FlowLayout.TRAILING);
        JPanel controls = new JPanel();
        controls.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
        
        
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 1"));
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 2"));
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 3"));
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 4"));
        panel.add(new JButton("Button 5"));
        
       
     
        // Left to Right
        JButton btnLeftToRight = new JButton("Left to Right");
        btnLeftToRight.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
        		panel.setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT);
        		panel.validate();
        		panel.repaint();
        	}
        });
        controls.add(btnLeftToRight);
        
        // Right to Left
        JButton btnRightToLeft = new JButton("Right to Left");
        btnRightToLeft.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
        		panel.setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation.RIGHT_TO_LEFT);
        		panel.validate();
        		panel.repaint();
        	}
        });
        controls.add(btnRightToLeft);
        
        getContentPane().add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        getContentPane().add(controls, BorderLayout.SOUTH); ;


	}
	
}