Java/Swing JFC/TabbedPane

Add a tab with a label and icon at the end of all tabs

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.Icon; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   JButton component = new JButton("button");
   Icon icon = new ImageIcon("icon.gif");
   pane.addTab("label", icon, component);
 }

}

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Add a tab with a label at the end of all tabs

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   JButton component = new JButton("button");
   String label = "Tab Label";
   pane.addTab(label, component);
 }

}

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Add a tab with a label, icon, and tool tip at the end of all tabs

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   JButton component = new JButton("button");
   String tooltip = "Tool Tip Text";
   pane.addTab("label", new ImageIcon("icon.png"), component, tooltip);
 }

}

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Add a tab with a label taken from the name of the component

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   JButton component = new JButton("button");
   component.setName("Tab Label");
   pane.add(component);
 }

}

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A demonstration of the tab wrapping property of JTabbedPane

   <source lang="java">

/* Java Swing, 2nd Edition By Marc Loy, Robert Eckstein, Dave Wood, James Elliott, Brian Cole ISBN: 0-596-00408-7 Publisher: O"Reilly

• /

// TooManyTabs.java //A demonstration of the new tab wrapping property of JTabbedPane. // import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class TooManyTabs extends JFrame {

 public TooManyTabs() {
   super("Too Many Tabs Test");
   setSize(200, 200);
   setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   Container contents = getContentPane();
   JTabbedPane wrap = new JTabbedPane();
   JTabbedPane scroll = new JTabbedPane();
   scroll.setTabLayoutPolicy(JTabbedPane.SCROLL_TAB_LAYOUT);
   for (int i = 1; i < 24; i++) {
     String tab = "Tab #" + i;
     wrap.addTab(tab, new JLabel(tab));
     scroll.addTab(tab, new JLabel(tab));
   }
   JTabbedPane top = new JTabbedPane(JTabbedPane.RIGHT);
   top.addTab("Wrap Tabs", wrap);
   top.addTab("Scroll Tabs", scroll);
   contents.add(top);
   setVisible(true);
 }
 public static void main(String args[]) {
   new TooManyTabs();
 }

}

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A quick test of the JTabbedPane component

   <source lang="java">

/* Java Swing, 2nd Edition By Marc Loy, Robert Eckstein, Dave Wood, James Elliott, Brian Cole ISBN: 0-596-00408-7 Publisher: O"Reilly

• /

// SimpleTab.java //A quick test of the JTabbedPane component. // import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JCheckBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class SimpleTab extends JFrame {

 JTabbedPane jtp;
 public SimpleTab() {
   super("JTabbedPane");
   setSize(200, 200);
   Container contents = getContentPane();
   jtp = new JTabbedPane();
   jtp.addTab("Tab1", new JLabel("This is Tab One"));
   jtp.addTab("Tab2", new JButton("This is Tab Two"));
   jtp.addTab("Tab3", new JCheckBox("This is Tab Three"));
   contents.add(jtp);
   setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   setVisible(true);
 }
 public static void main(String args[]) {
   new SimpleTab();
 }

}

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Creating a JTabbedPane Container

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JPanel panel = new JPanel();
   int location = JTabbedPane.TOP; // or BOTTOM, LEFT, RIGHT
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   String label = "Tab Label";
   pane.addTab(label, panel);
 }

}

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Demonstrates the Tabbed Pane

   <source lang="java">

// : c14:TabbedPane1.java // Demonstrates the Tabbed Pane. // <applet code=TabbedPane1 width=350 height=200></applet> // From "Thinking in Java, 3rd ed." (c) Bruce Eckel 2002 // www.BruceEckel.ru. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt. import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.JApplet; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent; import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener; public class TabbedPane1 extends JApplet {

 private String[] flavors = { "Chocolate", "Strawberry",
     "Vanilla Fudge Swirl", "Mint Chip", "Mocha Almond Fudge",
     "Rum Raisin", "Praline Cream", "Mud Pie" };
 private JTabbedPane tabs = new JTabbedPane();
 private JTextField txt = new JTextField(20);
 public void init() {
   for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++)
     tabs.addTab(flavors[i], new JButton("Tabbed pane " + i));
   tabs.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
     public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
       txt.setText("Tab selected: " + tabs.getSelectedIndex());
     }
   });
   Container cp = getContentPane();
   cp.add(BorderLayout.SOUTH, txt);
   cp.add(tabs);
 }
 public static void main(String[] args) {
   run(new TabbedPane1(), 350, 200);
 }
 public static void run(JApplet applet, int width, int height) {
   JFrame frame = new JFrame();
   frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   frame.getContentPane().add(applet);
   frame.setSize(width, height);
   applet.init();
   applet.start();
   frame.setVisible(true);
 }

} ///:~

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Determining When the Selected Tab Changes in a JTabbedPane Container

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent; import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   pane.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
     public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent evt) {
       JTabbedPane pane = (JTabbedPane) evt.getSource();
       int sel = pane.getSelectedIndex();
       System.out.println(sel);
     }
   });
 }

}

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Enable Scrolling Tabs in a JTabbedPane Container

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   int rows = pane.getTabRunCount();
   int policy = pane.getTabLayoutPolicy(); // WRAP_TAB_LAYOUT
   pane.setTabLayoutPolicy(JTabbedPane.SCROLL_TAB_LAYOUT);
 }

}

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Enabling and Disabling a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   pane.addTab("Tab Label", new JButton("Button"));
   // Get index of the new tab
   int index = pane.getTabCount() - 1;
   // Determine whether the tab is enabled
   boolean enabled = pane.isEnabledAt(index);
   // Disable the tab
   pane.setEnabledAt(index, false);
 }

}

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Enabling the Selection of a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container Using a Keystroke

   <source lang="java">

import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   pane.addTab("Tab Label", new JButton("button"));
   int index = pane.getTabCount() - 1;
   int keycode = KeyEvent.VK_L;
   pane.setMnemonicAt(index, keycode);
 }

}

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Get the index of the first tab that matches an icon

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   ImageIcon icon = null;
   int index = pane.indexOfTab(icon);
 }

}

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Get the index of the tab by matching the child component

   <source lang="java">
   

import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   JButton component = new JButton("button");
   int index = pane.indexOfComponent(component);
   if (index < 0) {
     // The tab could not be found
   }
 }

}

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Getting and Setting the Selected Tab in a JTabbedPane Container

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   // Get the index of the currently selected tab
   int selIndex = pane.getSelectedIndex();
   // Select the last tab
   selIndex = pane.getTabCount() - 1;
   pane.setSelectedIndex(selIndex);
 }

}

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Getting the Tabs in a JTabbedPane Container

   <source lang="java">

import java.awt.ruponent; import javax.swing.Icon; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   int count = pane.getTabCount();
   for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
     String label = pane.getTitleAt(i);
     Icon icon = pane.getIconAt(i);
     String tooltip = pane.getToolTipTextAt(i);
     boolean enabled = pane.isEnabledAt(i);
     int keycode = pane.getMnemonicAt(i);
     Component comp = pane.getComponentAt(i);
   }
 }

}

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Insert a tab after the first tab

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   JButton component = new JButton("button");
   int index = 1;
   pane.insertTab("label", new ImageIcon("icon.png"), component, "tooltip", index);
 }

}

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JTabbedPane class for displaying and manipulating

   <source lang="java">

/* Java Swing, 2nd Edition By Marc Loy, Robert Eckstein, Dave Wood, James Elliott, Brian Cole ISBN: 0-596-00408-7 Publisher: O"Reilly

• /

// SysConfig.java //A demonstration of the JTabbedPane class for displaying and manipulating //configuration information. The BoxLayout class is used to layout the //first tab quickly. // import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.ruponent; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.event.ItemEvent; import java.awt.event.ItemListener; import javax.swing.Box; import javax.swing.BoxLayout; import javax.swing.JCheckBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; import javax.swing.JTextArea; public class SysConfig extends JFrame {

 JTabbedPane config = new JTabbedPane();
 public SysConfig() {
   super("JTabbedPane & BoxLayout Demonstration");
   setSize(500, 300);
   setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   JPanel configPane = new JPanel();
   configPane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(configPane, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
   JTextArea question = new JTextArea("Which of the following options\n"
       + "do you have installed?");
   // Ok, now configure the textarea to show up properly inside the box.
   // This is part of the "high art" of Swing...
   question.setEditable(false);
   question.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(300, 50));
   question.setAlignmentX(0.0f);
   question.setBackground(configPane.getBackground());
   JCheckBox audioCB = new JCheckBox("Sound Card", true);
   JCheckBox nicCB = new JCheckBox("Ethernet Card", true);
   JCheckBox tvCB = new JCheckBox("Video Out", false);
   configPane.add(Box.createVerticalGlue());
   configPane.add(question);
   configPane.add(audioCB);
   configPane.add(nicCB);
   configPane.add(tvCB);
   configPane.add(Box.createVerticalGlue());
   JLabel audioPane = new JLabel("Audio stuff");
   JLabel nicPane = new JLabel("Networking stuff");
   JLabel tvPane = new JLabel("Video stuff");
   JLabel helpPane = new JLabel("Help information");
   audioCB.addItemListener(new TabManager(audioPane));
   nicCB.addItemListener(new TabManager(nicPane));
   tvCB.addItemListener(new TabManager(tvPane));
   config.addTab("System", null, configPane, "Choose Installed Options");
   config.addTab("Audio", null, audioPane, "Audio system configuration");
   config.addTab("Networking", null, nicPane, "Networking configuration");
   config.addTab("Video", null, tvPane, "Video system configuration");
   config.addTab("Help", null, helpPane, "How Do I...");
   getContentPane().add(config, BorderLayout.CENTER);
 }
 class TabManager implements ItemListener {
   Component tab;
   public TabManager(Component tabToManage) {
     tab = tabToManage;
   }
   public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ie) {
     int index = config.indexOfComponent(tab);
     if (index != -1) {
       config.setEnabledAt(index,
           ie.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED);
     }
     SysConfig.this.repaint();
   }
 }
 public static void main(String args[]) {
   SysConfig sc = new SysConfig();
   sc.setVisible(true);
 }

}

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Laying Out a Screen with JTabbedPane

   <source lang="java">

import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class TabbedPaneTest {

 public static void main(String args[]) {
   JFrame frame = new JFrame("JTabbedPane");
   final Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane();
   JTabbedPane jtp = new JTabbedPane();
   contentPane.add(jtp, BorderLayout.CENTER);
   for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
     JButton button = new JButton("Card " + i);
     jtp.add("Btn " + i, button);
   }
   frame.setSize(300, 200);
   frame.show();
 }

}

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Moving a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container

   <source lang="java">

import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.ruponent; import javax.swing.Icon; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   int src = pane.getTabCount() - 1;
   int dst = 0;
   Component comp = pane.getComponentAt(src);
   String label = pane.getTitleAt(src);
   Icon icon = pane.getIconAt(src);
   Icon iconDis = pane.getDisabledIconAt(src);
   String tooltip = pane.getToolTipTextAt(src);
   boolean enabled = pane.isEnabledAt(src);
   int keycode = pane.getMnemonicAt(src);
   int mnemonicLoc = pane.getDisplayedMnemonicIndexAt(src);
   Color fg = pane.getForegroundAt(src);
   Color bg = pane.getBackgroundAt(src);
   pane.remove(src);
   pane.insertTab(label, icon, comp, tooltip, dst);
   pane.setDisabledIconAt(dst, iconDis);
   pane.setEnabledAt(dst, enabled);
   pane.setMnemonicAt(dst, keycode);
   pane.setDisplayedMnemonicIndexAt(dst, mnemonicLoc);
   pane.setForegroundAt(dst, fg);
   pane.setBackgroundAt(dst, bg);
 }

}

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Removing a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   JButton component = new JButton("button");
   // Remove the last tab
   pane.remove(pane.getTabCount() - 1);
   // Remove the tab with the specified child component
   pane.remove(component);
   // Remove all the tabs
   pane.removeAll();
 }

}

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Retrieve the index of a tab when needed

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   // Get the index of the first tab that matches a label
   String label = "Tab Label";
   int index = pane.indexOfTab(label);
 }

}

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Setting the Color of a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container

   <source lang="java">

import java.awt.Color; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   pane.setForeground(Color.YELLOW);
   pane.setBackground(Color.MAGENTA);
   String label = "Tab Label";
   pane.addTab(label, new JButton("Button"));
   int index = pane.getTabCount() - 1;
   pane.setForegroundAt(index, Color.ORANGE);
   pane.setBackgroundAt(index, Color.GREEN);
 }

}

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Setting the Location of the Tabs in a JTabbedPane Container

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   int loc = pane.getTabPlacement(); 
   int location = JTabbedPane.LEFT; // or TOP, BOTTOM, RIGHT
   pane = new JTabbedPane(location);
   pane.setTabPlacement(JTabbedPane.BOTTOM);
 }

}

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Setting the Size of the Divider in a JSplitPane Container

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JSplitPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JButton leftComponent = new JButton("left"); 
   JButton rightComponent= new JButton("right");
 
   JSplitPane pane = new JSplitPane(JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT, leftComponent, rightComponent);
   int size = pane.getDividerSize();
   size = 1;
   pane.setDividerSize(size);
 }

}

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Setting the Tool Tip for a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
   String label = "Tab Label";
   String tooltip = "Tool Tip Text";
   pane.addTab(label, null, new JButton("Button"), tooltip);
   int index = pane.getTabCount() - 1;
   tooltip = pane.getToolTipTextAt(index);
   tooltip = "New Tool Tip Text";
   pane.setToolTipTextAt(index, tooltip);
 }

}

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TabbedPane Demo

   <source lang="java">

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/*

* TabbedPaneDemo.java is a 1.4 example that requires one additional file:
* images/middle.gif.
*/

import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JComponent; import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.GridLayout; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; public class TabbedPaneDemo extends JPanel {

 public TabbedPaneDemo() {
   super(new GridLayout(1, 1));
   JTabbedPane tabbedPane = new JTabbedPane();
   ImageIcon icon = createImageIcon("images/middle.gif");
   JComponent panel1 = makeTextPanel("Panel #1");
   tabbedPane.addTab("Tab 1", icon, panel1, "Does nothing");
   tabbedPane.setMnemonicAt(0, KeyEvent.VK_1);
   JComponent panel2 = makeTextPanel("Panel #2");
   tabbedPane.addTab("Tab 2", icon, panel2, "Does twice as much nothing");
   tabbedPane.setMnemonicAt(1, KeyEvent.VK_2);
   JComponent panel3 = makeTextPanel("Panel #3");
   tabbedPane.addTab("Tab 3", icon, panel3, "Still does nothing");
   tabbedPane.setMnemonicAt(2, KeyEvent.VK_3);
   JComponent panel4 = makeTextPanel("Panel #4 (has a preferred size of 410 x 50).");
   panel4.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(410, 50));
   tabbedPane.addTab("Tab 4", icon, panel4, "Does nothing at all");
   tabbedPane.setMnemonicAt(3, KeyEvent.VK_4);
   //Add the tabbed pane to this panel.
   add(tabbedPane);
   //Uncomment the following line to use scrolling tabs.
   //tabbedPane.setTabLayoutPolicy(JTabbedPane.SCROLL_TAB_LAYOUT);
 }
 protected JComponent makeTextPanel(String text) {
   JPanel panel = new JPanel(false);
   JLabel filler = new JLabel(text);
   filler.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
   panel.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 1));
   panel.add(filler);
   return panel;
 }
 /** Returns an ImageIcon, or null if the path was invalid. */
 protected static ImageIcon createImageIcon(String path) {
   java.net.URL imgURL = TabbedPaneDemo.class.getResource(path);
   if (imgURL != null) {
     return new ImageIcon(imgURL);
   } 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-dispatching thread.
  */
 private static void createAndShowGUI() {
   //Make sure we have nice window decorations.
   JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
   //Create and set up the window.
   JFrame frame = new JFrame("TabbedPaneDemo");
   frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   //Create and set up the content pane.
   JComponent newContentPane = new TabbedPaneDemo();
   newContentPane.setOpaque(true); //content panes must be opaque
   frame.getContentPane().add(new TabbedPaneDemo(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
   //Display the window.
   frame.pack();
   frame.setVisible(true);
 }
 public static void main(String[] args) {
   //Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
   //creating and showing this application"s GUI.
   javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
     public void run() {
       createAndShowGUI();
     }
   });
 }

}

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TabbedPane Sample

   <source lang="java">

import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; public class TabSample {

 static void addIt(JTabbedPane tabbedPane, String text) {
   JLabel label = new JLabel(text);
   JButton button = new JButton(text);
   JPanel panel = new JPanel();
   panel.add(label);
   panel.add(button);
   tabbedPane.addTab(text, panel);
 }
 public static void main(String args[]) {
   JFrame f = new JFrame("JTabbedPane Sample");
   f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   Container content = f.getContentPane();
   JTabbedPane tabbedPane = new JTabbedPane();
   addIt(tabbedPane, "Tab One");
   addIt(tabbedPane, "Tab Two");
   addIt(tabbedPane, "Tab Three");
   addIt(tabbedPane, "Tab Four");
   addIt(tabbedPane, "Tab Five");
   content.add(tabbedPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
   f.setSize(300, 200);
   f.setVisible(true);
 }

}

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TabbedPane Sample 2

   <source lang="java">

/* Definitive Guide to Swing for Java 2, Second Edition By John Zukowski ISBN: 1-893115-78-X Publisher: APress

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import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.ruponent; import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Polygon; import javax.swing.Icon; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent; import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener; public class TabbedPaneSample {

 static Color colors[] = { Color.red, Color.orange, Color.yellow,
     Color.green, Color.blue, Color.magenta };
 static void add(JTabbedPane tabbedPane, String label) {
   int count = tabbedPane.getTabCount();
   JButton button = new JButton(label);
   button.setBackground(colors[count]);
   tabbedPane.addTab(label, new DiamondIcon(colors[count]), button, label);
 }
 public static void main(String args[]) {
   String title = (args.length == 0 ? "Tabbed Pane Sample" : args[0]);
   JFrame frame = new JFrame(title);
   frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   JTabbedPane tabbedPane = new JTabbedPane();
   String titles[] = { "General", "Security", "Content", "Connection",
       "Programs", "Advanced" };
   for (int i = 0, n = titles.length; i < n; i++) {
     add(tabbedPane, titles[i]);
   }
   ChangeListener changeListener = new ChangeListener() {
     public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent changeEvent) {
       JTabbedPane sourceTabbedPane = (JTabbedPane) changeEvent
           .getSource();
       int index = sourceTabbedPane.getSelectedIndex();
       System.out.println("Tab changed to: "
           + sourceTabbedPane.getTitleAt(index));
     }
   };
   tabbedPane.addChangeListener(changeListener);
   Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane();
   contentPane.add(tabbedPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
   frame.setSize(400, 150);
   frame.setVisible(true);
 }

} class DiamondIcon implements Icon {

 private Color color;
 private boolean selected;
 private int width;
 private int height;
 private Polygon poly;
 private static final int DEFAULT_WIDTH = 10;
 private static final int DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 10;
 public DiamondIcon(Color color) {
   this(color, true, DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
 }
 public DiamondIcon(Color color, boolean selected) {
   this(color, selected, DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
 }
 public DiamondIcon(Color color, boolean selected, int width, int height) {
   this.color = color;
   this.selected = selected;
   this.width = width;
   this.height = height;
   initPolygon();
 }
 private void initPolygon() {
   poly = new Polygon();
   int halfWidth = width / 2;
   int halfHeight = height / 2;
   poly.addPoint(0, halfHeight);
   poly.addPoint(halfWidth, 0);
   poly.addPoint(width, halfHeight);
   poly.addPoint(halfWidth, height);
 }
 public int getIconHeight() {
   return height;
 }
 public int getIconWidth() {
   return width;
 }
 public void paintIcon(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y) {
   g.setColor(color);
   g.translate(x, y);
   if (selected) {
     g.fillPolygon(poly);
   } else {
     g.drawPolygon(poly);
   }
   g.translate(-x, -y);
 }

}

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TabbedPane Test

   <source lang="java">

/**

* @version 1.00 1999-07-17
* @author Cay Horstmann
*/

import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import java.util.*; import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.event.*; public class SwingTabbedPaneTest {

  public static void main(String[] args)
  {  JFrame frame = new TabbedPaneFrame();
     frame.show();
  }

} class TabbedPaneFrame extends JFrame

  implements ChangeListener

{ public TabbedPaneFrame()

  {  setTitle("TabbedPaneTest");
     setSize(400, 300);
     addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
        {  public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
           {  System.exit(0);
           }
        } );
     tabbedPane = new JTabbedPane();
     tabbedPane.addChangeListener(this);
     /* we set the components to null and delay their
        loading until the tab is shown for the first time
     */
     ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon("yellow-ball.gif");
     tabbedPane.addTab("Mercury", icon, null);
     tabbedPane.addTab("Venus", icon, null);
     tabbedPane.addTab("Earth", icon, null);
     tabbedPane.addTab("Mars", icon, null);
     tabbedPane.addTab("Jupiter", icon, null);
     tabbedPane.addTab("Saturn", icon, null);
     tabbedPane.addTab("Uranus", icon, null);
     tabbedPane.addTab("Neptune", icon, null);
     tabbedPane.addTab("Pluto", icon, null);
     getContentPane().add(tabbedPane, "Center");
  }
  public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent event)
  {  JTabbedPane pane = (JTabbedPane)event.getSource();
     // check if this tab still has a null component
     if (pane.getSelectedComponent() == null)
     {  // set the component to the image icon
        int n = pane.getSelectedIndex();
        String title = pane.getTitleAt(n);
        ImageIcon planetIcon = new ImageIcon(title + ".gif");
        pane.setComponentAt(n, new JLabel(planetIcon));
        // indicate that this tab has been visited--just for fun
        pane.setIconAt(n, new ImageIcon("red-ball.gif"));
     }
  }
  private JTabbedPane tabbedPane;

}

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TabPane Demo

   <source lang="java">

import javax.swing.*; public class TabPaneDemo {

 protected JTabbedPane tabPane;
 public TabPaneDemo() {
   tabPane = new JTabbedPane();
   tabPane.add(new JLabel("One", JLabel.CENTER), "First");
   tabPane.add(new JLabel("Two", JLabel.CENTER), "Second");
 }
 public static void main(String[] a) {
   JFrame f = new JFrame("Tab Demo");
   f.getContentPane().add(new TabPaneDemo().tabPane);
   f.setSize(120, 100);
   f.setVisible(true);
 }

}

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