Adding JLabel Component to flow layout by calling custom function is not working

[jagdeep gupta]

I am adding multiple labels and text boxes in one form display using swing. Because the height width and the inter-spaces are consistent so I am using common function to add Labels and Text box.

A function accepting 3 argument : element to be added and the type of it(JLabel or JTexField) and the labels corresponding to which the current label need to be positioned

 
         private void setCustomBounds(Object elemnt, String type, JLabel refLabel){
        JLabel lbl;
        JTextField txtField;
        int xField, yField; // variables for x and y Co-ordinate to set bounds , Height and Width will be used from the variable set above
 
        System.out.println("Setting the bounds for "+type);
 
        //set Bounds(x,y) for Label
        if (type.equalsIgnoreCase("label")){
            lbl=((JLabel)elemnt);
 
            System.out.println("Setting label bounds with referen to above label");
            xField=xAxis;
            yField=refLabel.getY()+height+gap;  // need to get the y-axis Co-ordinate for the referenCe Label 
                                            //and then add the height of that Component(beCause the values drawn in java are from top to bottom) 
                                            // and add the gap between two elements
               lbl.setBounds(xField, yField, width, height); // Setting the bounds for the Component
               lbl.setFont(lblFont); // Setting the font as desCribed above in the variable
               add(lbl);        //adding the Component to the layout
               //revalidate();
            //repaint();
 
        }
 
        //set Bounds(x,y) for TextFiled
        if(type.equalsIgnoreCase("txtBox")){
            txtField=((JTextField)elemnt);
 
            System.out.println("Setting TextField bounds with reference to beside label");
            xField = xAxis+width+gap;       // xAxis + width define the right x-axis Co-ordinate for the referenCe Label
            yField = refLabel.getY();       // as the left side Label will be on the same height so getY() will be enough
            txtField.setBounds(xField, yField, width, height);   // Setting the bounds for the Component
            add(txtField);   // add the Component to the Layout
 
        }        
 
 
    }
 

xAxis,yAxis,gap,height and width variable values has been defined privately

The 'setCustomBounds' function is being called from main function :

lbl_empid = new JLabel("Employee-ID");
       // lbl_empid.setBounds(xAxis, lbl_title.getHeight() + lbl_title.getY() + gap, width, height);
        //lbl_empid.setFont(lblFont);
        //add(lbl_empid)
 
         setCustomBounds(lbl_empid, "label", lbl_title);
 
 

lbl_title is a label positioned at the top for which bounds has been defined already .

using above code I am unable to add the label to the display.
However, if the label is added without calling function, it is getting added.