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• One could specify the location of a Component by specific x and y coordinates. The Component class contains the method setLocation(int width, int height):

• Button myButton = new Button (“Click”);
  
  add(myButton); // adds to whatever ‘this’ container is
  myButton.setLocation(25, 75);

Layout Managers -- Motivation

Click

75 pixels down

25 pixels over

NOTE:

Origin 0,0

at top left

Note: Button’s

x and y coordinate

starts from top left

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