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Selecting different looks and feels
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// : c14:LookAndFeel.java
// Selecting different looks & feels.
// From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JList;
import javax.swing.JRadioButton;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
public class LookAndFeel extends JFrame {
private String[] choices = { "eeny", "meeny", "Minnie", "Mickey", "Moe",
"Larry", "Curly" };
private Component[] samples = { new JButton("JButton"),
new JTextField("JTextField"), new JLabel("JLabel"),
new JCheckBox("JCheckBox"), new JRadioButton("Radio"),
new JComboBox(choices), new JList(choices), };
public LookAndFeel() {
super("Look And Feel");
Container cp = getContentPane();
cp.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
for (int i = 0; i < samples.length; i++)
cp.add(samples[i]);
}
private static void usageError() {
System.out.println("Usage:LookAndFeel [cross|system|motif]");
System.exit(1);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
if (args.length == 0)
usageError();
if (args[0].equals("cross")) {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager
.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
} else if (args[0].equals("system")) {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager
.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
} else if (args[0].equals("motif")) {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java."
+ "swing.plaf.motif.MotifLookAndFeel");
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
} else
usageError();
// Note the look & feel must be set before
// any components are created.
run(new LookAndFeel(), 300, 200);
}
public static void run(JFrame frame, int width, int height) {
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setSize(width, height);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
} ///:~
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