java - GridBagLayout aligning labels -

i have been messing around gridbaglayout , having little bit of trouble. first trying labels start in upper left accomplished with:

    jpanel right = new jpanel(new gridbaglayout());     right.setpreferredsize(new dimension(333,600));      gridbagconstraints gbc = new gridbagconstraints();     gbc.anchor = gridbagconstraints.northwest;      jlabel testlabel = new jlabel();     testlabel.settext("test");     gbc.gridx = 0;     gbc.gridy = 0;     gbc.weighty = 1;     gbc.weightx = 1;     right.add(testlabel, gbc); 

now want add label directly under one:

    jlabel test2label = new jlabel();     test2label.settext("test2");     gbc.gridx = 0;     gbc.gridy = 1;     gbc.weighty = 1;     gbc.weightx = 1;     right.add(test2label, gbc); 

instead of putting directly under first 1 places halfway down panel. because of weighty , weightx think, if change these not place labels in upper left. how can make work? sorry if unclear english not best language let me know if need me clarify. -thanks

if understood correctly, following code should answer. weightx , weighty decide how distribute free space in component child components - bigger value, more space (read more here: weightx , weighty in java gridbaglayout) if left components value zero, centred.

so in case, best solution giving whole left space second component.

gridbagconstraints gbc = new gridbagconstraints(); gbc.anchor = gridbagconstraints.northwest;  jlabel testlabel = new jlabel(); testlabel.settext("test"); gbc.gridx = 0; gbc.gridy = 0; gbc.weighty = 0; gbc.weightx = 0; right.add(testlabel, gbc);  jlabel test2label = new jlabel(); test2label.settext("test2"); gbc.gridx = 0; gbc.gridy = 1; gbc.weighty = 1; gbc.weightx = 1; right.add(test2label, gbc);