How to create a JButton with text on the button left and the icon separated from it on the button right

Question

Basically, I'm trying to make a button that has the text aligned to the left (so I'm using setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.LEFT)) and the image on the right border of the button, far from the text.

I already tried setHorizontalTextAlignment(SwingConstants.LEFT), but that just makes the text go relativity to the left of the icon, which is not exactly what I want, since I needed the icon to be secluded from it.

Also, I can't make any fixed spacing because it's a series of buttons with different texts with different sizes.

Answer 1

I can't make any fixed spacing because it's a series of buttons with different texts with different sizes.

You can dynamically change the spacing with code like:

JButton button = new JButton("Text on left:")
{
    @Override
    public void doLayout()
    {
        super.doLayout();

        int preferredWidth = getPreferredSize().width;
        int actualWidth = getSize().width;

        if (actualWidth != preferredWidth)
        {
            int gap = getIconTextGap() + actualWidth - preferredWidth;
            gap = Math.max(gap, UIManager.getInt("Button.iconTextGap"));
            setIconTextGap(gap);
        }
    }
};
button.setIcon( new ImageIcon("copy16.gif") );
button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.LEADING);