This exhaustive example illustrates JToggleButton in Swing. This example covers all core methods of the javax.swing.JToggleButton class. The kegiatan looks lengthy but it's easy if you go through.
Also see how to add ChangeListener for JToggleButton
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;
class JToggleButtonExample extends JFrame
{
JToggleButton t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8;
ImageIcon i1,i2,i3,i4,i5,i6,i7;
public JToggleButtonExample()
{
// Create and show the GUI
createAndShowGUI();
}
private void createAndShowGUI()
{
// Set frame properties
setTitle("JToggleButton Demo");
setLayout(new FlowLayout());
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
// Create some image icons
i1=new ImageIcon("camera.png");
i2=new ImageIcon("music.png");
i3=new ImageIcon("safari.png");
i4=new ImageIcon("message.png");
i5=new ImageIcon("music1.png");
i6=new ImageIcon("music2.png");
i7=new ImageIcon("music3.png");
// Created using
// default constructor
// Comes with no text, icon
// and is not selected
t1=new JToggleButton();
// Created using
// Second constructor
// Takes javax.swing.Action
// object
t2=new JToggleButton(new DefaultEditorKit.BeepAction());
// Third constructor
// Takes javax.swing.Icon
t3=new JToggleButton(i1);
// Fourth constructor
// takes icon and boolean
// representing whether the
// toggle button should be
// selected
// This icon acts as every icon
// i.e. it is the same on rollover,
// selected and rollover selected
t4=new JToggleButton(i2,true);
// Fifth constructor
// takes String text on toggle button
t5=new JToggleButton("Toggle Button 5");
// Sixth constructor
// takes String text with boolean selected
t6=new JToggleButton("Toggle Button 6",true);
// Seventh constructor
// Takes String text with icon
t7=new JToggleButton("Toggle Button 7",i3);
// Eighth constructor
// Takes String text with icon and
// boolean selected
t8=new JToggleButton("Toggle Button 8",i4,true);
// Set some background
t1.setBackground(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
// Set some foreground
t1.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
// Set some action command
t1.setActionCommand("JToggleButton t1");
// Set some text to t1,t2
t1.setText("Toggle Button 1");
t2.setText("Toggle Button 2");
// Set some cursor for t2
t2.setCursor(new Cursor(Cursor.HAND_CURSOR));
// Set roll over icon for t4
t4.setRolloverIcon(i5);
// Set content area filled false
// Just see the effect
t4.setContentAreaFilled(false);
// Remove the border around t4
t4.setBorderPainted(false);
// Remove the thin line around
// the icon (here)
// This line is a focus indication.
// Remove that indication.
t4.setFocusPainted(false);
// Set some roll over selected icon
// This icon comes when the toggle button
// is selected and then mouse is hovered on it
t4.setRolloverSelectedIcon(i6);
// Now set some custom selected icon
t4.setSelectedIcon(i7);
// Set roll over disabled for t3
// When roll over is disabled
// the roll over icon is never seen
t3.setRolloverEnabled(false);
// Disable t8
t8.setEnabled(false);
// Set disabled selected icon
// This icon appears when the
// JFrame is opened, because
// t8 is selected by this time
t8.setDisabledSelectedIcon(i6);
// Now set disabled icon
// The icon cannot be seen
// because once after the
// toggle button is disabled
// selection cannot be changed
// i.e. all the events are blocked
// they are not generated
t8.setDisabledIcon(i6);
// Set icon text gap
// The default gap between
// icon and text is 4
t7.setIconTextGap(10);
// This sets the position of text
// TOP/BOTTOM/CENTER
// This is with respect to the icon
// SwingConstants.TOP=1;
// SwingConstants.BOTTOM=3;
// SwingConstants.CENTER=0;
// Default value is 0 (CENTER)
t7.setVerticalTextPosition(3);
// Set horizontal text position
// RIGHT/LEFT/CENTER/LEADING/TRAILING
// TRALIING is the default
t7.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER);
// When focus, border painted,
// content area filled is set to false
// then t7 looks pretty much like a desktop icon!
t7.setFocusPainted(false);
t7.setBorderPainted(false);
t7.setContentAreaFilled(false);
// Print whether t4 is selected
System.out.println("t4 is selected? "+t4.isSelected());
// Print focus painted, border painted, content
// area filled
System.out.println("Focus painted for t4? "+t4.isFocusPainted());
System.out.println("Border painted for t4? "+t4.isBorderPainted());
System.out.println("Content area filled for t4? "+t4.isContentAreaFilled());
// Add all JToggleButtons
add(t1);
add(t2);
add(t3);
add(t4);
add(t5);
add(t6);
add(t7);
add(t8);
setSize(700,550);
setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String args[])
{
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
public void run()
{
new JToggleButtonExample();
}
});
}
}
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