// Sample use of Label
import javax.awt.Color;
import javax.awt.Font;
import javax.awt.Label;

// ...

Label label = new Label( "hello", Label.RIGHT );
label.setBackground( Color.BLACK );
label.setForeground( Color.YELLOW );
label.setFont( new Font ( "Dialog", 15, Font.PLAIN ));
label.setText( "different text" );
// note the American spelling of center
label.setAlignment( Label.CENTER );