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.