Swing JProgressBar with multiple JLabels below

Question

I have a problem concerning layouts in Swing. I have got a BorderLayout and want to add a JProgressBar with multiple JLabels below in the NORTH section of this layout all aligned horizontal next to each other.

It should look something like this: enter image description here

I already tried various layouts like for example GroupLayout but I couldn't get it to work.

or also a single GridBagLayout for both the bar and the labels. — Giulio Franco, Dec 09 '14 at 10:38
Why not simply [`JProgressBar.setString("Step 1/6");`](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/javax/swing/JProgressBar.html#setString-java.lang.String-)? Does a `%` value really make sense for a 6 step process? — Andrew Thompson, Dec 09 '14 at 10:49
@AndrewThompson You are right, but the drawn 6 steps were just an example. Could also be more. So I was asking in general. But thank you anyway. — LarsBauer, Dec 09 '14 at 18:08

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 09 '14 at 10:40

Consider using a second JPanel with a GridLayout...

setLayout(new BorderLayout());
add(new JProgressBar(), BorderLayout.NORTH);
JPanel panel = new GridLayout(1, 6);
panel.add(new JLabel("Step 1"));
panel.add(new JLabel("Step 2"));
panel.add(new JLabel("Step 3"));
panel.add(new JLabel("Step 4"));
panel.add(new JLabel("Step 5"));
panel.add(new JLabel("Step 6"));
add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);

As an example.

See How to Use GridLayout for more details

Swing JProgressBar with multiple JLabels below

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