Howto center an ImageIcon in a JPanel?

I'm loading some images using the ImageIcon api, but they appear at the top of the panel, how can I have them centered in the panel?
Here is the relevant code:
    label1 = new JLabel();
    label1.setIcon(image);
    panel.displayCard1Panel.add(label1);The displayCard1Panel is in the CENTER of a BorderLayout.
Thanks,
dsb5

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Try this
// not tested
myPicci.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);
myPicci.setVerticalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);Doesn't seem to work. I've tried
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    label2 = new JLabel();
    label1.setVerticalAlignment(SwingConstants.BOTTOM);
    label2.setIcon(image);
    panel.displayCard1Panel.add(label1);
    panel.displayCard2Panel.add(label2);to test but there is no change.

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can give code to draw image on Panel.
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JPanel panel = new JPanel()
     protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
          g.drawImage(icon.getImage(), 0, 0, null);
          super.paintComponent(g);
panel.setOpaque( false );

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