Java JTabbedPane class example

JTabbedPane

Java Swing Tutorial Explaining the JTabbedPane Component. A JTabbedPane contains a tab that can have a tool tip and a mnemonic, and it can display both text and an image.

The shape of a tab and the way in which the selected tab is displayed varies by Look and Feel.

JTabbedPane Source Code

import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JFrame; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class JTabbedPaneDemo extends JPanel { public JTabbedPaneDemo() { ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon("java-swing-tutorial.JPG"); JTabbedPane jtbExample = new JTabbedPane(); JPanel jplInnerPanel1 = createInnerPanel("Tab 1 Contains Tooltip and Icon"); jtbExample.addTab("One", icon, jplInnerPanel1, "Tab 1"); jtbExample.setSelectedIndex(0); JPanel jplInnerPanel2 = createInnerPanel("Tab 2 Contains Icon only"); jtbExample.addTab("Two", icon, jplInnerPanel2); JPanel jplInnerPanel3 = createInnerPanel("Tab 3 Contains Tooltip and Icon"); jtbExample.addTab("Three", icon, jplInnerPanel3, "Tab 3"); JPanel jplInnerPanel4 = createInnerPanel("Tab 4 Contains Text only"); jtbExample.addTab("Four", jplInnerPanel4); // Add the tabbed pane to this panel. setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 1)); add(jtbExample); } protected JPanel createInnerPanel(String text) { JPanel jplPanel = new JPanel(); JLabel jlbDisplay = new JLabel(text); jlbDisplay.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER); jplPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 1)); jplPanel.add(jlbDisplay); return jplPanel; } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("TabbedPane Source Demo"); frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) { System.exit(0); } }); frame.getContentPane().add(new JTabbedPaneDemo(), BorderLayout.CENTER); frame.setSize(400, 125); frame.setVisible(true); } }

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JTabbedPane question

When I use a JTabbedPane and want to listen to which tab is being clicked, which listerner should I use?

Answer: ChangeListener

Java JTabbedPane Hierarchy

javax.swing
Class JTabbedPane 
java.lang.Object
java.awt.Component
java.awt.Container
javax.swing.JComponent
javax.swing.JTabbedPane
All Implemented Interfaces: 
Accessible, ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable, SwingConstants

JTabbedPane Constructor

JTabbedPane()
Creates an empty TabbedPane with a default tab placement of JTabbedPane.TOP.

JTabbedPane(int tabPlacement)
Creates an empty TabbedPane with the specified tab placement of either: JTabbedPane.TOP, JTabbedPane.BOTTOM, JTabbedPane.LEFT, or JTabbedPane.RIGHT.

JTabbedPane(int tabPlacement, int tabLayoutPolicy)
Creates an empty TabbedPane with the specified tab placement and tab layout policy.