add space between JFrame and JPanel

Question

how I can add space between JFrame and a JPanel inserts into this JFrame? I would insert space in the way that the elements inside the JPanel didn't appear too near at the JFrame

Answer 1

Set the JPanel's border with an EmptyBorder with appropriate parameters.

i.e.,

// caveat: code not tested
myPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10)); 

If the JPanel already has a border, then you can either use a compound border or wrap the JPanel in another JPanel, say using BorderLayout and in the BorderLayout.CENTER position, and give the wrapper JPanel an empty border.