How do I align a 'Help' JMenu component to the right side of the JMenuBar?

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How do I align a 'Help' JMenu component to the right side of the JMenuBar?

JMenuBar has a method called setHelpMenu but you'll get a runtime error when you try to use it. A workaround is to use Box.createHorizontalGlue to create the necessary empty space between the last left-aligned menu and the help menu. For more information about BoxLayout and its static methods, check out the link below.

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Author of answer: Joris Van den Bogaert

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