How do I remove tabs from JTabbedPane?

By Wayan in Swing 1 Comment

To remove tabs from JTabbedPane we can use the following remove methods:

  • remove(int index) method to remove a tab at the specified index.
  • remove(Component component) method to remove a tab that has the specified child component.
  • removeAll() method to remove all tabs.
package org.kodejava.swing;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class TabbedPaneRemoveTab extends JPanel {
    public TabbedPaneRemoveTab() {
        initializeUI();
    }

    public static void showFrame() {
        JPanel panel = new TabbedPaneRemoveTab();
        panel.setOpaque(true);

        JFrame frame = new JFrame("JTabbedPane Demo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setContentPane(panel);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(TabbedPaneRemoveTab::showFrame);
    }

    private void initializeUI() {
        final JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane(JTabbedPane.LEFT);
        pane.addTab("A Tab", new JPanel());
        pane.addTab("B Tab", new JPanel());

        JPanel tabPanel = new JPanel();
        pane.addTab("C Tab", tabPanel);
        pane.addTab("D Tab", new JPanel());
        pane.addTab("E Tab", new JPanel());

        // Remove the last tab from JTabbedPane
        pane.remove(pane.getTabCount() - 1);

        // Remove tab that contains a tabPanel component which is
        // the C Tab.
        pane.remove(tabPanel);

        JButton button = new JButton("Remove All Tabs");
        button.addActionListener(e -> {
            // Remove all tabs from JTabbedPane
            pane.removeAll();
        });

        this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 200));
        this.add(pane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        this.add(button, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    }
}

The output of the code snippet above is:

Remove Tabs from JTabbedPane

How do I assign keyboard shortcut to JTabbedPane tabs?

By Wayan in Swing 0 Comment

To assign a keyboard shortcut for accessing JTabbedPane‘s tab you can use the setMnemonicAt(int tabIndex, int mnemonic) method of the JTabbedPane class. The tabIndex parameter is a zero-based value parameter which means that the first tab is at index number 0. For the mnenomic parameter you can use constants value defined in the java.awt.event.KeyEvent class.

Here is an example in action on how to assign keyboard shortcut to JTabbedPane‘s tabs. To access the tabs you can use the ALT + A, ALT + B, ALT + C and ALT + D keyboard combination.

package org.kodejava.swing;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;

public class TabbedPaneKeyboardShortcut extends JPanel {
    public TabbedPaneKeyboardShortcut() {
        initializeUI();
    }

    public static void showFrame() {
        JPanel panel = new TabbedPaneKeyboardShortcut();
        panel.setOpaque(true);

        JFrame frame = new JFrame("JTabbedPane Demo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setContentPane(panel);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(TabbedPaneKeyboardShortcut::showFrame);
    }

    private void initializeUI() {
        this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 200));

        JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
        pane.addTab("A Tab", new JPanel());
        pane.addTab("B Tab", new JPanel());
        pane.addTab("C Tab", new JPanel());
        pane.addTab("D Tab", new JPanel());

        pane.setMnemonicAt(0, KeyEvent.VK_A);
        pane.setMnemonicAt(1, KeyEvent.VK_B);
        pane.setMnemonicAt(2, KeyEvent.VK_C);
        pane.setMnemonicAt(3, KeyEvent.VK_D);

        this.add(pane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    }
}

The output of the code snippet above is:

JTabbedPane Tabs with Keyboard Shortcut

How do I assign tool tips for JTabbedPane tabs?

By Wayan in Swing 0 Comment

To set a tool tips for JTabbedPane‘s tabs you need to pass the tool tips when adding a new tab to the JTabbedPane. The addTab() method accept the following parameters: the tab’s title, image icon, a component that is going to be the content of the tabs and a string of tool tips information.

When you hover your mouse to the JTabbedPane‘s tabs the tool tips will be shown on the screen. Here is an example how you can can add tool tips the JTabbedPane‘s tabs.

package org.kodejava.swing;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.Objects;

public class TabbedPaneToolTips extends JPanel {
    public TabbedPaneToolTips() {
        initializeUI();
    }

    public static void showFrame() {
        JPanel panel = new TabbedPaneToolTips();
        panel.setOpaque(true);

        JFrame frame = new JFrame("JTabbedPane Demo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setContentPane(panel);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(TabbedPaneToolTips::showFrame);
    }

    private void initializeUI() {
        this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 200));

        JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
        ImageIcon tab1Icon = new ImageIcon(Objects.requireNonNull(
                this.getClass().getResource("/images/test-pass-icon.png")));
        ImageIcon tab2Icon = new ImageIcon(Objects.requireNonNull(
                this.getClass().getResource("/images/test-fail-icon.png")));
        ImageIcon tab3Icon = new ImageIcon(Objects.requireNonNull(
                this.getClass().getResource("/images/test-error-icon.png")));

        JPanel content1 = new JPanel();
        JPanel content2 = new JPanel();
        JPanel content3 = new JPanel();

        // Add tabs to the JTabbedPane. The last parameter in the
        // add tab method is the tool tips for the tabs.
        pane.addTab("Success", tab1Icon, content1, "Success Test Cases");
        pane.addTab("Fail", tab2Icon, content2, "Fail Test Cases");
        pane.addTab("Error", tab3Icon, content3, "Error Test Cases");

        this.add(pane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    }
}

The result of the code snippet above is:

JTabbedPane Tabs’ Tool Tips Demo

How do I disable or enable tabs in JTabbedPane?

By Wayan in Swing 0 Comment

To enable or disable tabs in JTabbedPane you can use the JTabbedPane‘s setEnableAt(int index, boolean enable) method. The index is zero based, this means that the first tab is at index number 0. The enable parameter when set to true will enable the tab while setting to false will disable the tab.

package org.kodejava.swing;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class TabbedPaneEnableDisableTab extends JPanel {
    public TabbedPaneEnableDisableTab() {
        initializeUI();
    }

    public static void showFrame() {
        JPanel panel = new TabbedPaneEnableDisableTab();
        panel.setOpaque(true);

        JFrame frame = new JFrame("JTabbedPane Demo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setContentPane(panel);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(TabbedPaneEnableDisableTab::showFrame);
    }

    private void initializeUI() {
        JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
        pane.addTab("Tabs A", new JPanel());
        pane.addTab("Tabs B", new JPanel());
        pane.addTab("Tabs C", new JPanel());
        pane.addTab("Tabs D", new JPanel());

        // Disable the first tab
        pane.setEnabledAt(0, false);

        // Disable the last tab, the pane.getTabCount() return the
        // number of tabs in the JTabbedPane. Because the index
        // start at 0 we need to subtract the count by 1.
        pane.setEnabledAt(pane.getTabCount() - 1, false);

        this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 200));
        this.add(pane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    }
}

Below is the screenshot result of the code snippet above:

Enable or Disable Tabs in JTabbedPane

How do I set the colors of JTabbedPane tabs?

By Wayan in Swing 0 Comment

The example below demonstrates how to change the color of the tabs in JTabbedPane component. The JTabbedPane‘s methods that you can use the change foreground and background color are:

  • setForeground(Color color) for changing the foreground color of all tabs.
  • setBackground(Color color) for changing the background color of all tabs.
  • setForegroundAt(int index, Color color) for changing foreground color for a tab at defined index.
  • setBackgroundAt(int index, Color color) for changing the background color of a tab at a defined index.
package org.kodejava.swing;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class TabbedPaneTabColor extends JPanel {
    public TabbedPaneTabColor() {
        initializeUI();
    }

    public static void showFrame() {
        JPanel panel = new TabbedPaneTabColor();
        panel.setOpaque(true);

        JFrame frame = new JFrame("JTabbedPane Demo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setContentPane(panel);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(TabbedPaneTabColor::showFrame);
    }

    private void initializeUI() {
        this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 200));

        JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
        pane.addTab("A Tab", new JPanel());
        pane.addTab("B Tab", new JPanel());
        pane.addTab("C Tab", new JPanel());
        pane.addTab("D Tab", new JPanel());

        // Set all tabs foreground color to black.
        pane.setForeground(Color.BLACK);

        // Set different background color for all tabs in
        // JTabbedPane. The color from the first to the last
        // tab will be red, green yellow and orange.
        pane.setBackgroundAt(0, Color.RED);
        pane.setBackgroundAt(1, Color.GREEN);
        pane.setBackgroundAt(2, Color.YELLOW);
        pane.setBackgroundAt(3, Color.ORANGE);

        this.add(pane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    }
}

The image below shows the result of the code snippet above:

JTabbedPane Tabs Color Demo