JButton AbstractButton
Change the shape of the JButton
Section titled “Change the shape of the JButton”
RoundButton
Create a JButton with any shape applied, such as a circle or a rounded rectangle.
Create a JButton in the form of an ImageIcon
Section titled “Create a JButton in the form of an ImageIcon”
RoundImageButton
Create a JButton using an arbitrary shape and an image with a transparent color set for that shape.
Right-align icon buttons in JToolBar
Section titled “Right-align icon buttons in JToolBar”
Add a JButton to a JTable cell and delete the row
Section titled “Add a JButton to a JTable cell and delete the row”
Displaying hyperlinks using JLabel, JButton, and JEditorPane
Section titled “Displaying hyperlinks using JLabel, JButton, and JEditorPane”
HyperlinkLabel
This code displays a hyperlink using a JLabel, JButton, and JEditorPane, and captures the event that occurs when each is clicked.
Change the text shift amount of the JButton
Section titled “Change the text shift amount of the JButton”
Using OverlayLayout
Section titled “Using OverlayLayout”
Place a JButton in the margin of the JTabbedPane
Section titled “Place a JButton in the margin of the JTabbedPane”
TabbedPaneWithButton
Create some padding in the tab area of the JTabbedPane, and then place a JButton there using OverlayLayout.
DefaultButton settings
Section titled “DefaultButton settings”
DefaultButton
It obtains its parent JRootPane and sets the default JButton that is launched when the Enter key is pressed to it.
Display JPopupMenu by long-pressing the button
Section titled “Display JPopupMenu by long-pressing the button”
PressAndHoldButton
Add a button to JToolBar that displays JPopupMenu when long-pressed and the selected menu when clicked.
Place a JButton in the EditorComponent of the JComboBox
Section titled “Place a JButton in the EditorComponent of the JComboBox”
ButtonInComboEditor
Place JButtons, JLabels, etc., into the EditorComponent of the JComboBox.
Drawing a JButton
Section titled “Drawing a JButton”
ButtonPainted
Change the JButton's settings and test how the content area, border, focus, and rollover states are rendered.
Place multiple JButtons in a JTable cell
Section titled “Place multiple JButtons in a JTable cell”
MultipleButtonsInTableCell
Place multiple clickable JButtons within the cells of a JTable.
Place a JButton inside a JList cell
Section titled “Place a JButton inside a JList cell”
Add a JButton to the JTableHeader
Section titled “Add a JButton to the JTableHeader”
ButtonInTableHeader
Add a JButton to the JTableHeader that displays a popup menu when clicked.
Make the JButton semi-transparent
Section titled “Make the JButton semi-transparent”
TranslucentButton
Create a JButton where everything except the button text is semi-transparent by setting a semi-transparent icon to a JButton with a transparent background.
Create a composite button by layering multiple JButtons using OverlayLayout
Section titled “Create a composite button by layering multiple JButtons using OverlayLayout”
CompoundButton
We create a composite button by placing four fan-shaped buttons and a circular button into a JPanel with an OverlayLayout applied.
Use a 9-part image for the JButton
Section titled “Use a 9-part image for the JButton”
NineSliceScalingButton
To ensure that the size of the corners and other parts of the JButton does not change when it is resized, we use an image divided into nine sections.
Place a JButton inside a JMenuItem
Section titled “Place a JButton inside a JMenuItem”
ButtonsInMenuItem
Place a JButton inside the JMenuItem to perform cut, copy, and paste operations.
Apply a blur effect to a component using ConvolveOp
Section titled “Apply a blur effect to a component using ConvolveOp”
Set a timer to repeat the action while the JButton is pressed with the mouse
Section titled “Set a timer to repeat the action while the JButton is pressed with the mouse”
AutoRepeatTimer
This sets up a timer that repeatedly executes a specified action while the JButton is pressed with the mouse.
Always display the underline for Mnemonics such as JMenuItem
Section titled “Always display the underline for Mnemonics such as JMenuItem”
ShowMnemonics
This setting ensures that the underline of the Mnemonic you've set for JMenuItem, JButton, etc., is always displayed when using WindowsLookAndFeel.
Resizing a component using LayoutManager
Section titled “Resizing a component using LayoutManager”
SizeLayoutManager
Use LayoutManager to change the size and position of components based on their state.
Configure the JButton so that the Action name is not used as its text
Section titled “Configure the JButton so that the Action name is not used as its text”
HideActionText
When you set an Action for a JButton, configure it so that the Action name is not used as the JButton's text.
Set a threshold to prevent consecutive clicks on a JButton
Section titled “Set a threshold to prevent consecutive clicks on a JButton”
MultiClickThreshhold
To prevent consecutive clicks on a JButton, set the click interval in milliseconds before a subsequent event can occur.
Test whether a key such as Shift is pressed when a JButton is clicked
Section titled “Test whether a key such as Shift is pressed when a JButton is clicked”
ActionEventModifiers
This tests whether a key such as Shift is pressed simultaneously when a JButton or JMenuItem is clicked.
Let’s compare the differences in behavior between ItemListener and ActionListener
Section titled “Let’s compare the differences in behavior between ItemListener and ActionListener”
ItemListenerActionListener
This test compares the behavior of ItemListener and ActionListener set in JComboBox, JCheckBox, etc.
The JButton’s hover effect is represented by a circular radial gradient
Section titled “The JButton’s hover effect is represented by a circular radial gradient”
RadialGradientButton
This will execute a circular radial gradient animation as a hover effect for the JButton.
Arrange JButtons in a keyboard-like layout using GridBagLayout
Section titled “Arrange JButtons in a keyboard-like layout using GridBagLayout”
Set the border color of the button placed in the JToolBar
Section titled “Set the border color of the button placed in the JToolBar”
ButtonToolBarBorder
This sets the border color of JToggleButtons and JButtons placed in the JToolBar.
Change the inner margin of focus drawing using dotted lines for JButtons and similar elements
Section titled “Change the inner margin of focus drawing using dotted lines for JButtons and similar elements”
FocusDashedRectGap
This modifies the inner margin of the focus rectangle drawn by a dotted line in a JButton that uses WindowsLookAndFeel or similar effects.
Set DefaultButton to the JButton that has focus
Section titled “Set DefaultButton to the JButton that has focus”
DefaultButtonFollowsFocus
This setting configures a JButton that is not the DefaultButton to behave as the DefaultButton when it has focus.
Change the background color of the JButton
Section titled “Change the background color of the JButton”
ButtonBackgroundColor
This tests how to change the background color of a JButton in a WindowsLookAndFeel environment.
Add a JButton to the JScrollPane that performs a scrollback to the top area
Section titled “Add a JButton to the JScrollPane that performs a scrollback to the top area”
ScrollBackToTopButton
A JLayer is set on the JScrollPane to draw a JButton, and when a click event is captured here, a scrollback to the top area is performed.
Changing the HTML text color when a JButton is disabled
Section titled “Changing the HTML text color when a JButton is disabled”
ButtonDisabledHtmlText
This overrides the default gray color of the HTML text when the JButton is disabled, using the original HTML text color with a semi-transparent finish.
Get the component that implements ItemSelectable from ItemListener
Section titled “Get the component that implements ItemSelectable from ItemListener”
ItemSelectableSelectedObjects
This test retrieves the source component that implements the ItemSelectable configured with the ItemListener, as well as the selected item, etc.
Use JButton as the cell renderer for JTableHeader
Section titled “Use JButton as the cell renderer for JTableHeader”
ButtonTableHeaderRenderer
A JButton is applied as the cell renderer to draw the column cells of the JTableHeader.
Create a tag input component that can be added with a JTextField, displayed with a JLabel, and deleted with a JButton
Section titled “Create a tag input component that can be added with a JTextField, displayed with a JLabel, and deleted with a JButton”
TagInputPanel
Create a tag input component that uses a JTextField to add tags, displays them with JLabels, and allows them to be deleted using JButtons.
Create an avatar group with a layout where the left and right JButtons overlap
Section titled “Create an avatar group with a layout where the left and right JButtons overlap”
Avatars
Set circular clipped icons on the JButtons, and create an avatar group where these overlap horizontally by default and expand horizontally on mouseover.
Laying out JButton in a honeycomb pattern
Section titled “Laying out JButton in a honeycomb pattern”
HoneycombHexagonLayout
Create a LayoutManager that sets the JButton shape to a regular hexagon and arranges them in a honeycomb pattern.
Create a split button that can be expanded and collapsed by setting a JLayer on a JButton
Section titled “Create a split button that can be expanded and collapsed by setting a JLayer on a JButton”
ExpandableSplitButton
Create a split button by setting a JLayer on a JButton that controls the start and end of the expand/collapse animation and assigns actions to each clicked area.