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Label with tooltip
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import java.awt.GridLayout;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
/*
* LabelDemo.java needs one other file: images/middle.gif
*/
public class LabelDemo extends JPanel {
public LabelDemo() {
super(new GridLayout(3, 1)); // 3 rows, 1 column
JLabel label1, label2, label3;
ImageIcon icon = createImageIcon("images/middle.gif",
"a pretty but meaningless splat");
// Create the first label.
label1 = new JLabel("Image and Text", icon, JLabel.CENTER);
// Set the position of its text, relative to its icon:
label1.setVerticalTextPosition(JLabel.BOTTOM);
label1.setHorizontalTextPosition(JLabel.CENTER);
// Create the other labels.
label2 = new JLabel("Text-Only Label");
label3 = new JLabel(icon);
// Create tool tips, for the heck of it.
label1.setToolTipText("A label containing both image and text");
label2.setToolTipText("A label containing only text");
label3.setToolTipText("A label containing only an image");
// Add the labels.
add(label1);
add(label2);
add(label3);
}
/** Returns an ImageIcon, or null if the path was invalid. */
protected static ImageIcon createImageIcon(String path, String description) {
java.net.URL imgURL = LabelDemo.class.getResource(path);
if (imgURL != null) {
return new ImageIcon(imgURL, description);
} else {
System.err.println("Couldn't find file: " + path);
return null;
}
}
/**
* Create the GUI and show it. For thread safety, this method should be
* invoked from the event dispatch thread.
*/
private static void createAndShowGUI() {
// Create and set up the window.
JFrame frame = new JFrame("LabelDemo");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
// Add content to the window.
frame.add(new LabelDemo());
// Display the window.
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Schedule a job for the event dispatch thread:
// creating and showing this application's GUI.
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
// Turn off metal's use of bold fonts
UIManager.put("swing.boldMetal", Boolean.FALSE);
createAndShowGUI();
}
});
}
}
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