setbounds method in Swing is used to set the position and the size of a component.
setBounds(int x-coordinate, int y-coordinate, int width, int height)
Example:
Setting the button size and position
public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Java Swing - lautturi"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setSize(500, 300); frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null); frame.setLayout(null); JButton button1 = new JButton("button1"); button1.setBounds(50,100,80,40); frame.add(button1); frame.setVisible(true); }