At first, we will create a slider and set it to snap to tick marks:JSlider slider = new JSlider(JSlider.HORIZONTAL, 0, 100, 40); slider.setMinorTickSpacing(10); slider.setMajorTickSpacing(20); slider.setPaintTicks(true); slider.setPaintLabels(true); slider.setSnapToTicks(true);After that, we will check whether the slider is currently snapping to tick marks. The result would be displayed in the TRUE/FALSE booleanslider.getSnapToTicks()Display the result in the Console as shown below:System.out.println("Snapping to tick marks? = "+slider.getSnapToTicks());The following is an example to determine whether the slider is currently snapping to tick marks:Examplepackage my; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Font; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JSlider; import javax.swing.WindowConstants; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String[] args) ... Read More

Set the following to FALSE to enable the display of hidden files −JFileChooser file = new JFileChooser(); file.setFileHidingEnabled(false);The following is an example to enable the display of hidden files in a JFileChooser −Examplepackage my; import javax.swing.JFileChooser; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String[] args) {       JFileChooser file = new JFileChooser();       file.setMultiSelectionEnabled(false);       file.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_AND_DIRECTORIES);       file.setFileHidingEnabled(false);       int res = file.showOpenDialog(null);       if (res == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {          java.io.File f = file.getSelectedFile();          System.err.println(f.getPath());       }   ... Read More

To customize the tooltip font, color and background, use UIManager.UIManager.put("ToolTip.background", Color.ORANGE); UIManager.put("ToolTip.foreground", Color.BLACK); UIManager.put("ToolTip.font", new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 14));Above, we have set the font with −Tooltip.fontWe have set the foreground and background color with the following above −ToolTip.foreground ToolTip.backgroundThe following is an example to customize tooltip −Examplepackage my; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment; import java.awt.GridLayout; import java.awt.Point; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPasswordField; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.SwingConstants; import javax.swing.UIManager; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {       JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);       JFrame frame = new JFrame("Register!");       JLabel label1, label2, ... Read More

To set the JSlider to be vertical, use the VERTICAL constant while creating the slider −JSlider slider = new JSlider(JSlider.VERTICAL, 0, 100, 60);Now, for the inverted slider i.e. moving from top-to-bottom −slider.setInverted(true);The following is an example to set the slider vertical and move top-to-bottom −Examplepackage my; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JSlider; import javax.swing.WindowConstants; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String[] args) {       JFrame frame = new JFrame("Frame with Slider");       JSlider slider = new JSlider(JSlider.VERTICAL, 0, 100, 60);       slider.setInverted(true);       slider.setMinorTickSpacing(5);       slider.setMajorTickSpacing(20);     ... Read More

Use the following constants for the JScrollBar to display the vertical and horizontal scrollbars always even if it is not required −scrollPane.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS); scrollPane.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);The following is an example to display the vertical and horizontal scrollbars always even if it is not required −Examplepackage my; import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Dimension; import javax.swing.Box; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String args[]) {       JFrame frame = new JFrame("Demo");       frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);       JButton button1 = new JButton("Questions and Answers");       JButton button2 = new JButton("Videos");       JButton ... Read More

Use the setHgap() method to set the horizontal gap between elements in a GridLayout. Let’s say we have a GridLaypout −GridLayout layout = new GridLayout(2, 4);Set the horizontal gap −layout.setHgap(25);The following is an example −Examplepackage my; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.GridLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextArea; import javax.swing.WindowConstants; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String[] args) {       JFrame frame = new JFrame("Sections");       JPanel panel = new JPanel();       panel.setBackground(Color.blue);       GridLayout layout = new GridLayout(2, 4);     ... Read More

To check whether a node is a root node or not, use the isRoot() method. This returns a boolean value. TRUE if the node is a root node, else FALSE is returned. For example, TRUE is returned since the following node is a root node −node.isRoot()Another example, FALSE is returned since the following node isn’t a root node −node2.isRoot()The following is an example to check whether a node is a root node or not −Examplepackage my; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTree; import javax.swing.tree.DefaultMutableTreeNode; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {       JFrame frame ... Read More

The matte border gives a “matte” look. Let’s say the following is our component −JLabel label; label = new JLabel("This has matte border!");Let us create a matte border with BorderFactory class. Here, we have given color YELLOW using the Color class −label.setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(3, 5, 10, 5, Color.YELLOW));The following is an example to create a Matte-look border −Examplepackage my; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Font; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {       JFrame frame = new JFrame("Demo");       JLabel label;       label = new JLabel("This ... Read More

The etched border gives an ‘etched’ look. Let’s say the following is our component −JLabel label; label = new JLabel("This has etched border with an 'etched' look!");Let us create an etched border with BorderFactory class −label.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder());The following is an example to create etched border for a component using BorderFactory class −Examplepackage my; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import java.awt.Font; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {       JFrame frame = new JFrame("Demo");       JLabel label;       label = new JLabel("This has etched border with an 'etched' look!"); ... Read More

To enable multiple selections in a JFileChooser dialog, use the setMultiSelectionEnabled() to be TRUE −JFileChooser file = new JFileChooser(); file.setMultiSelectionEnabled(true);The following is an example to enable multiple selections in a JFileChooser Dialog −Examplepackage my; import javax.swing.JFileChooser; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String[] args) {       JFileChooser file = new JFileChooser();       file.setMultiSelectionEnabled(true);       file.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_AND_DIRECTORIES);       file.setFileHidingEnabled(false);       if (file.showOpenDialog(null) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {          java.io.File f = file.getSelectedFile();          System.err.println(f.getPath());       }    } }Output