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);
 }
}

Output

Download JTabbedPane Source Code

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.