Swing: column-flow layout manager?

Question

I\'m looking for a LayoutManager that will allow me to show a set of components in a container (e.g. a JPanel), in columns, roughly as follows.

Answer 1

One other component that admits this kind of layout is JList, which includes a VERTICAL_WRAP that "Indicates a newspaper style layout with cells flowing vertically then horizontally." Depending on your needs, a suitable ListCellRenderer, mentioned here, may be suffice.