public   class  MyChildPanel  extends  JPanel {
     private  JLabel jLabel1 =  new  JLabel();

     public  MyChildPanel() {
         try  {
            jbInit();
        }  catch  (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

     private   void  jbInit()  throws  Exception {
         this .setLayout(  null  );
         this .setSize( new  Dimension( 518 ,  46 ));
        jLabel1.setText("THIS IS A TITLE !!!");
        jLabel1.setBounds( new  Rectangle( 120 ,  10 ,  110 ,  20 ));
         this .add(jLabel1,  null );
    }
}

 public   class  TestPanel  extends  JPanel {

     private  GridBagLayout myLayout =  new  GridBagLayout();

     public  TestPanel() {
             try  {
            jbInit();
        }  catch  (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }//end of procedure


     private   void  jbInit()  throws  Exception {

         this .setLayout(myLayout); // НЕ РАБОТАЕТ!
         this .setLayout( null ); // А С ЭТОЙ СТРОКОЙ РАБОТАЕТ!

         this .setSize( new  Dimension( 700 ,  600 ));
         this .setMinimumSize( new  Dimension( 200 ,  300 ));
        
        //hinzufŸgen der Komponenten ins Panel
         this .setPreferredSize( new  Dimension( 700 ,  600 ));
         this .setToolTipText("null");
        GridBagConstraints constraints =  new  GridBagConstraints();
        
        //wie bewirkt eine Verbreiterung des Fensters?
        constraints.weightx =  0 . 5 ; 
        constraints.weighty =  0 . 5 ;
        
        //wie die Komponente sich erstreckt?
        //bei REMAINDER: volle Breite; RELATIVE: ?
        constraints.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
        constraints.gridheight = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
        
        //wie viele Zeilen in Hohe fuer die Komponente?
        constraints.gridheight =  1 ;
        JPanel title =  new  MyChildPanel();//new GoalsViewTitlePanel();
         this .add (title, constraints);
        
  //      JLabel header = new JLabel("THIS IS A TITLE!"); // ЭТО ТОЖЕ РАБОТАЕТ
 //       constraints.insets = new Insets(0,5,0,5);
  //      this.add (header, constraints);
        
    }//end of procedure
    
}//end of class