How To Design a Form With Panels Using Java NetBeans
In a Previous Java Design Tutorial We Created a Beautiful Java Login and Register Form .
And In this Java Tutorial we will see How To Create a Simple JFrame Design With JPanels and JLabels In Java NetBeans .
And In this Java Tutorial we will see How To Create a Simple JFrame Design With JPanels and JLabels In Java NetBeans .
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Project Source Code:
package javatutorials;
import java.awt.Color;
/**
* @author 1BestCsharp.blogspot.com
**/
public class Design_Form_With_JPanels extends javax.swing.JFrame {
/**
* Creates new form Design_Form_With_JPanels
*/
// get jpanels background colors
Color pTopColor;
Color pCenterColor;
Color pLeftColor;
Color pRightColor;
public Design_Form_With_JPanels() {
initComponents();
// set colors
pTopColor = jPanel_top.getBackground();
pCenterColor = jPanel_center.getBackground();
pLeftColor = jPanel_left.getBackground();
pRightColor = jPanel_right.getBackground();
}
/**
* This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.
* WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is always
* regenerated by the Form Editor.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
private void initComponents() {
jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jPanel_top = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jLabel_top = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jPanel_center = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jLabel_center = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jPanel_left = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jLabel_left = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jPanel_right = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jLabel_right = new javax.swing.JLabel();
setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
jPanel1.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
jPanel_top.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(46, 204, 113));
jPanel_top.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseEntered(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_topMouseEntered(evt);
}
public void mouseExited(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_topMouseExited(evt);
}
});
jLabel_top.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Arial", 0, 24)); // NOI18N
jLabel_top.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
jLabel_top.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.CENTER);
jLabel_top.setText("TOP");
javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel_topLayout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel_top);
jPanel_top.setLayout(jPanel_topLayout);
jPanel_topLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
jPanel_topLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jLabel_top, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
);
jPanel_topLayout.setVerticalGroup(
jPanel_topLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel_topLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(42, 42, 42)
.addComponent(jLabel_top)
.addContainerGap(46, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
jPanel_center.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(234, 181, 67));
jPanel_center.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseEntered(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_centerMouseEntered(evt);
}
public void mouseExited(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_centerMouseExited(evt);
}
});
jLabel_center.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Arial", 0, 24)); // NOI18N
jLabel_center.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
jLabel_center.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.CENTER);
jLabel_center.setText("CENTER");
javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel_centerLayout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel_center);
jPanel_center.setLayout(jPanel_centerLayout);
jPanel_centerLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
jPanel_centerLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jLabel_center, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
);
jPanel_centerLayout.setVerticalGroup(
jPanel_centerLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel_centerLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(42, 42, 42)
.addComponent(jLabel_center)
.addContainerGap(46, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
jPanel_left.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(130, 88, 159));
jPanel_left.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseEntered(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_leftMouseEntered(evt);
}
public void mouseExited(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_leftMouseExited(evt);
}
});
jLabel_left.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Arial", 0, 24)); // NOI18N
jLabel_left.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
jLabel_left.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.CENTER);
jLabel_left.setText("LEFT");
javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel_leftLayout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel_left);
jPanel_left.setLayout(jPanel_leftLayout);
jPanel_leftLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
jPanel_leftLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jLabel_left, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 253, Short.MAX_VALUE)
);
jPanel_leftLayout.setVerticalGroup(
jPanel_leftLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel_leftLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(41, 41, 41)
.addComponent(jLabel_left)
.addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
jPanel_right.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(194, 54, 22));
jPanel_right.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseEntered(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_rightMouseEntered(evt);
}
public void mouseExited(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_rightMouseExited(evt);
}
});
jLabel_right.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Arial", 0, 24)); // NOI18N
jLabel_right.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
jLabel_right.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.CENTER);
jLabel_right.setText("RIGHT");
javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel_rightLayout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel_right);
jPanel_right.setLayout(jPanel_rightLayout);
jPanel_rightLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
jPanel_rightLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jLabel_right, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 269, Short.MAX_VALUE)
);
jPanel_rightLayout.setVerticalGroup(
jPanel_rightLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel_rightLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(41, 41, 41)
.addComponent(jLabel_right)
.addContainerGap(44, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jPanel_top, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addComponent(jPanel_center, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addComponent(jPanel_left, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
.addComponent(jPanel_right, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addComponent(jPanel_top, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
.addComponent(jPanel_center, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jPanel_left, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addComponent(jPanel_right, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
);
javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
layout.setHorizontalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
);
layout.setVerticalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
);
pack();
}// </editor-fold>
private void jPanel_topMouseEntered(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_top.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
jLabel_top.setForeground(pTopColor);
}
private void jPanel_topMouseExited(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_top.setBackground(pTopColor);
jLabel_top.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
}
private void jPanel_centerMouseEntered(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_center.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
jLabel_center.setForeground(pCenterColor);
}
private void jPanel_centerMouseExited(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_center.setBackground(pCenterColor);
jLabel_center.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
}
private void jPanel_leftMouseEntered(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_left.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
jLabel_left.setForeground(pLeftColor);
}
private void jPanel_leftMouseExited(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_left.setBackground(pLeftColor);
jLabel_left.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
}
private void jPanel_rightMouseEntered(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_right.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
jLabel_right.setForeground(pRightColor);
}
private void jPanel_rightMouseExited(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jPanel_right.setBackground(pRightColor);
jLabel_right.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
}
/**
* @param args the command line arguments
*/
public static void main(String args[]) {
/* Set the Nimbus look and feel */
//<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
/* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the default look and feel.
* For details see http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html
*/
try {
for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
break;
}
}
} catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Design_Form_With_JPanels.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
} catch (InstantiationException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Design_Form_With_JPanels.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
} catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Design_Form_With_JPanels.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
} catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Design_Form_With_JPanels.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
//</editor-fold>
/* Create and display the form */
java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
new Design_Form_With_JPanels().setVisible(true);
}
});
}
// Variables declaration - do not modify
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel_center;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel_left;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel_right;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel_top;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel_center;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel_left;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel_right;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel_top;
// End of variables declaration
}
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