// The text is left-justified and vertically centered

    JLabel label = new JLabel("Text Label");

    // The text is horizontally and vertically centered

    label = new JLabel("Text Label", JLabel.CENTER);

    // The text is right-justified and vertically centered

    label = new JLabel("Text Label", JLabel.RIGHT);

    // The text is left-justified and top-aligned

    label = new JLabel("Text Label", JLabel.LEFT);

    label.setVerticalAlignment(JLabel.TOP);

    // The text is right-justified and top-aligned

    label = new JLabel("Text Label", JLabel.RIGHT);

    label.setVerticalAlignment(JLabel.TOP);

    // The text is left-justified and bottom-aligned

    label = new JLabel("Text Label", JLabel.LEFT);

    label.setVerticalAlignment(JLabel.BOTTOM);

    // The text is right-justified and bottom-aligned

    label = new JLabel("Text Label", JLabel.RIGHT);

    label.setVerticalAlignment(JLabel.BOTTOM);