/**
* "Fixates" the preferred width of the given label to the given text.
*
* @param aLabel the label to fixate, cannot be <code>null</code>;
* @param aMinimalText the text to use as minimal width indicator.
*/
public static final void fixLabelWidth(final JLabel aLabel, final String aMinimalText) {
final FontMetrics fm = aLabel.getFontMetrics(aLabel.getFont());
final int height = fm.getHeight();
aLabel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(fm.stringWidth(aMinimalText), height));
}
/**
* Creates a JLabel which text is right aligned.
*
* @param aText the text of the JLabel to create, may be <code>null</code>.
* @return a JLabel instance, never <code>null</code>.
*/
public static final JLabel createRightAlignedLabel(final String aText) {
final JLabel label = new JLabel(aText);
label.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.RIGHT);
return label;
}