Thread: How to Use a JSlider - Java Swing

This example code shows you how to use a JSlider swing component.

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.FocusEvent;
import java.awt.event.FocusListener;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JSlider;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
 
 
public class Neo_2010_Slider extends JFrame
{
 
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
    private Container container ;
    private JSlider slider1 ;
    private JSlider slider2 ;
    private JLabel lbl1 ;
    private JLabel lbl2 ;
    private JPanel panel1 ;
    private JPanel panel2 ;
    private JTextField txt1 ;
    private JTextField txt2 ;
 
    public Neo_2010_Slider() {
        super("Demo Slider Sample");
        setAlwaysOnTop(true);
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setBackground(new Color(14555));
        setSize(new Dimension(400,400));
        setResizable(true);
        /****************************************************************/
        container = getContentPane();
        BorderLayout containerLayout = new BorderLayout();
        container.setLayout(containerLayout);
 
        /****************** Labels Properties ********************************/
        lbl1 = new JLabel("Slider 1");
        lbl2 = new JLabel("Slider 2");
 
        /****************** TextField Properties ********************************/
        txt1 = new JTextField(4);
        txt2 = new JTextField(4);
 
        /****************** Sliders Properties ***********************************/
        slider1 = new JSlider(JSlider.HORIZONTAL,0,1000,0);//direction , min , max , current
        slider1.setFont(new Font("Tahoma",Font.BOLD,12));
        slider1.setMajorTickSpacing(100);
        slider1.setMinorTickSpacing(25);
        slider1.setPaintLabels(true);
        slider1.setPaintTicks(true);
        slider1.setPaintTrack(true);
        slider1.setAutoscrolls(true);
        slider1.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500,500));
        slider2 = new JSlider(JSlider.VERTICAL,0,1000,500);//direction , min , max , current
        slider2.setFont(new Font("Tahoma",Font.BOLD,12));
        slider2.setMajorTickSpacing(100);
        slider2.setMinorTickSpacing(25);
        slider2.setPaintLabels(true);
        slider2.setPaintTicks(true);
        slider2.setPaintTrack(true);
        slider2.setAutoscrolls(true);
        /*************************** Controls Events ************************************/
        //When Changing Slider 1 Cursor...do this
        slider1.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
            @Override
            public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
                txt1.setText(String.valueOf(slider1.getValue()));
            }
        });
 
        //When Changing Slider 2 Cursor...do this
        slider2.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
            @Override
            public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
                txt2.setText(String.valueOf(slider2.getValue()));
            }
        });
 
        //When Press Enter After Change...do this
        txt1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {    
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                try
                {
                    slider1.setValue(Integer.parseInt(txt1.getText()));
                }
                catch(Exception ex)
                {
                    txt1.setText("ERROR");
                    txt1.setToolTipText("Set Value in Range between 0 - 1000 ") ;
                }
            }
        });
 
        txt2.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
 
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                try
                {
                    slider2.setValue(Integer.parseInt(txt2.getText()));
                }
                catch(Exception ex)
                {
                    txt2.setText("ERROR");
                    txt2.setToolTipText("Set Value in Range between 0 - 1000 ") ;
                }
            }
        });
 
        this.addFocusListener(new FocusListener() {
            @Override
            public void focusLost(FocusEvent e){
            }
 
            @Override
            public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) {
                txt1.setText(String.valueOf(slider1.getValue()));
                txt2.setText(String.valueOf(slider2.getValue()));
            }
        });
        /****************************************************************/
 
        panel1 = new JPanel();
        container.add(panel1, BorderLayout.WEST);
        panel1.add(lbl1);
        panel1.add(txt1);
        panel1.add(slider1);
 
        panel2 = new JPanel();
        container.add(panel2, BorderLayout.NORTH);
        panel2.add(lbl2);    
        panel2.add(txt2);
        panel2.add(slider2);
 
 
        setVisible(true);
    }
 
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        new Neo_2010_Slider();
    }
}

Thanks a lot for your comment...I'm just want to do what i have to do in this new and great forum

Nice one. I'm a student working on a color picker that has a implemented JSlider with RGB picks. I'd like to change the slider's layout by replacing the slider background, and slider with my images. Here an example:

 
        JLabel redLabel = new JLabel("Red: ");
        JLabel greenLabel = new JLabel("Green: ");
        JLabel blueLabel = new JLabel("Blue: ");
        GridLayout grid = new GridLayout(4, 1);
        FlowLayout right = new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.RIGHT);
        setLayout(grid);

If it's possible, of course. If you have ideas on what to add to the color picker, I'd love to challenge myself, and code more on it.

Example of what the slider looks like, and what details should be replaced with an image

It's bad form to resurrect an old and IMO singularly useless old dead thread (the tutorial linked form the JSlider API is far more comprehensive) and even worse form to hijack a thread with a new, different question.

Get your own thread and I may have some suggestions.

db