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import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;

/**
 * @author Romain Guy
 */
public class SwingThreading extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
  private JLabel counter;

  private int tickCounter = 0;

  private static SwingThreading edt;

  public SwingThreading() {
    super("Swing Threading");

    JButton freezer = new JButton("Increment");
    freezer.addActionListener(this);

    counter = new JLabel("0");

    add(freezer, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    add(counter, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

    pack();
    setLocationRelativeTo(null);

    setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
  }

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    incrementLabel();
  }

  private void incrementLabel() {
    tickCounter++;
    Runnable code = new Runnable() {
      public void run() {
        counter.setText(String.valueOf(tickCounter));
      }
    };

    if (SwingUtilities.isEventDispatchThread()) {
      code.run();
    } else {
      SwingUtilities.invokeLater(code);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String... args) {
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
      public void run() {
        edt = new SwingThreading();
        edt.setVisible(true);

        new Thread(new Runnable() {
          public void run() {
            while (true) {
              try {
                Thread.sleep(300);
              } catch (InterruptedException e) {
              }
              edt.incrementLabel();
            }
          }
        }).start();
      }
    });
  }
}
 

   
    
  








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