Java programming part 67 GUI : Adding Tool tips to components

Published: 23 May 2012
on channel: Redemptie

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Java Programming tutorial, GUI, Graphical User Interface. this tutorial is teaching You how to add a Tool Tips to your application Components and containers.

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.*;
public class UserFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener{
static String name = "charles";
static JMenuItem print;
UserFrame(){
setTitle("UsersFrame");
setSize(600,550);

}

public static void main(String[] args){

UserFrame f = new UserFrame();
JMenuBar bar = new JMenuBar();
bar.setToolTipText("this is the manu bar please use this carefully");
JToolBar tb = new JToolBar();
tb.setToolTipText("This is a too bar");
JButton jb11 = new JButton("tb11");
jb11.setToolTipText("this button has a tool tip, please read!");
JButton jb12 = new JButton("tb12");
JButton jb13 = new JButton("tb13");
JButton jb14 = new JButton("tb14");
JButton jb15 = new JButton("tb15");
JButton jb16 = new JButton("tb16");
JButton jb17 = new JButton("tb17");
JMenu fileMenu = new JMenu("File");
JMenu editMenu = new JMenu("Edit");
print = new JMenuItem("print name");
JMenuItem print2 = new JMenuItem("print nothen");
print.addActionListener(f);
fileMenu.add(print);
fileMenu.add(print2);
bar.add(fileMenu);
bar.add(editMenu);
f.setJMenuBar(bar);

JPanel pan1 = new JPanel();
pan1.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
pan1.setBackground(Color.GREEN);
JPanel pan2 = new JPanel();
pan2.setBackground(Color.ORANGE);
JPanel pan3 = new JPanel();
pan3.setBackground(Color.RED);
JPanel pan4 = new JPanel();
pan4.setBackground(Color.magenta);
JPanel pan5 = new JPanel();
pan5.setBackground(Color.BLUE);
JPanel pan6 = new JPanel();
pan6.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
pan6.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
JButton jb = new JButton("Hello");
jb.setToolTipText("Hello Button");
jb.addActionListener(f);
JButton jb6 = new JButton("WEST added");
JButton jb7 = new JButton("EAST added");
JLabel lb = new JLabel(" label for panel, this is showing the paneel");
lb.setToolTipText("this is the label");
JLabel lb2 = new JLabel(" East");
pan6.add(lb,BorderLayout.NORTH);
pan6.add(lb2,BorderLayout.EAST);
pan6.setToolTipText("this is panel 6");
jb.setSize(50, 50);
pan1.add(jb,BorderLayout.NORTH);
pan1.setToolTipText("this is panel 1");
pan1.add(pan6,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
JButton jb2 = new JButton("there");
jb2.addActionListener(f);
jb.setSize(50, 50);
pan2.add(jb2);
pan2.add(jb7);
JButton jb3 = new JButton("North");
jb.setSize(50, 50);
pan3.add(jb3);
JButton jb4 = new JButton("South");
jb.setSize(50, 50);
pan4.add(jb4);
JButton jb5 = new JButton("Center");
jb.setSize(50, 50);
pan5.add(jb5);
tb.add(jb11);
tb.add(jb12);
tb.add(jb13);
tb.add(jb14);
tb.add(jb15);
tb.add(jb16);
tb.add(jb17);
f.add(tb,BorderLayout.NORTH);
f.add(pan1,BorderLayout.WEST);
f.add(pan2,BorderLayout.EAST);
//f.add(pan3,BorderLayout.NORTH);
f.add(pan4,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
f.add(pan5,BorderLayout.CENTER);
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.setVisible(true);
}

@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
JMenuItem item = (JMenuItem) e.getSource();
if("Hello"==e.getActionCommand()){
System.out.println("you clicked the hello button");
}
if("there"==e.getActionCommand()){
System.out.println("you clicked the there button");
}
if(item==print){
System.out.println("Charles");
}

}

}

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