Java Swing Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟JButton - Swing Button Class

∟Creating Image Buttons with javax.swing.JButton Class

This section provides a tutorial example on how to create an image button with the JButton class and the ImageIcon class.

You can also create a button with your own image. Here is a sample program:

/**
 * JButtonIcon.java
 * Copyright (c) 2002 by Dr. Herong Yang, http://www.herongyang.com/
 */
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class JButtonIcon {
   public static void main(String[] a) {
      JFrame f = new JFrame("My Icon Button");
      f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      JButton b = new JButton(new ImageIcon("java.gif"));
      f.getContentPane().add(b);
      f.pack();      
      f.setVisible(true);
   }
}

If you run this example, you will get:

Note: The ImageIcon class is used to create a button with an image.

Sample programs listed in this section have been tested with JDK 1.3.1, 1.4.1, 1.5.0, and 1.6.0.

Last update: 2009.

Table of Contents

 About This Java Swing Tutorial Book

 Introduction of Java Swing Package

 Graphics Environment of the Local System

 JFrame - Main Frame Class

 JLabel - Swing Label Class

►JButton - Swing Button Class

 Creating Buttons with javax.swing.JButton Class

►Creating Image Buttons with javax.swing.JButton Class

 Button Action Handler at the Component Level

 Button Action Handler at the Frame Level

 Mouse Click Handler at the Frame Level

 JRadioButton - Swing Radio Button Class

 JTextField - Swing Text Field Class

 Menu Bar, Menus, Menu Items and Listeners

 Creating Internal Frames inside the Main Frame

 Layout of Components in a Container

 LookAndFeel and UIManager

 Option Dialog Boxes

 JEditorPane - The Editor Pane Class

 References

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