JLabel is a class of java Swing . JLabel is used to display a short string or an image icon. JLabel can display text, image or both . JLabel is only a display of text or image and it cannot get focus . JLabel is inactive to input events such a mouse focus or keyboard focus. By default labels are vertically centered but the user can change the alignment of label.
Constructor of the class are :
- JLabel() : creates a blank label with no text or image in it.
- JLabel(String s) : creates a new label with the string specified.
- JLabel(Icon i) : creates a new label with a image on it.
- JLabel(String s, Icon i, int align) : creates a new label with a string, an image and a specified horizontal alignment
Commonly used methods of the class are :
- getIcon() : returns the image that the label displays
- setIcon(Icon i) : sets the icon that the label will display to image i
- getText() : returns the text that the label will display
- setText(String s) : sets the text that the label will display to string s
1. Program to create a blank label and add text to it.
Java
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
class text extends JFrame {
static JFrame f;
static JLabel l;
text()
{
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
f = new JFrame( "label" );
l = new JLabel();
l.setText( "label text" );
JPanel p = new JPanel();
p.add(l);
f.add(p);
f.setSize( 300 , 300 );
f.show();
}
}
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Output :
2. Program to create a new label using constructor – JLabel(String s)
Java
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
class text extends JFrame {
static JFrame f;
static JLabel l;
text()
{
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
f = new JFrame( "label" );
l = new JLabel( "new text " );
JPanel p = new JPanel();
p.add(l);
f.add(p);
f.setSize( 300 , 300 );
f.show();
}
}
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Output :
3. Program to create a label and add image to it .
Java
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
class text extends JFrame {
static JFrame f;
static JLabel l;
text()
{
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
f = new JFrame( "label" );
ImageIcon i = new ImageIcon( "f:/image.png" );
l = new JLabel(i);
JPanel p = new JPanel();
p.add(l);
f.add(p);
f.setSize( 500 , 500 );
f.show();
}
}
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Output :
4. Program to add a image and string to a label
Java
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
class text extends JFrame {
static JFrame f;
static JLabel l;
text()
{
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
f = new JFrame( "label" );
ImageIcon i = new ImageIcon( "f:/image.png" );
l = new JLabel( "new image text " , i, SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL);
JPanel p = new JPanel();
p.add(l);
f.add(p);
f.setSize( 600 , 500 );
f.show();
}
}
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Output :
Note : This programs might not run in an online compiler please use an offline IDE.
Last Updated :
15 Apr, 2021
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