How to center the text displayed in a JList

Question

Hi,
The width of the JList display area is wider than the text displayed. I tried to center the text displayed to make it look nicer. I had tried using "setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT)" in my own ListCellRenderer class but did not work. Any idea how to center the text?
Fai.

Answer 1

Yes, I am using JLabels in my renderer and the following is the code:
public class MyCellRenderer extends JLabel implements ListCellRenderer {
     private static final Color HIGHLIGHT_COLOR = new Color(0, 0, 128);
     public MyCellRenderer() {
          setOpaque(true);
          setIconTextGap(12);
     public Component getListCellRendererComponent(
          JList list,
          Object value,
          int index,
          boolean isSelected,
          boolean cellHasFocus)
          String entry = (String)value;
          setText(entry);
          setFont(new Font("Ariel", Font.BOLD, 18));
          setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
          if(isSelected) {
               setBackground(HIGHLIGHT_COLOR);
               setForeground(Color.white);
          } else {
               setBackground(Color.white);
               setForeground(Color.black);
          return this;
Can you point out where to implement the centering logic?
Thanks,
Fai.