We would like to know how to change tab name for JTabbedPane.
import java.awt.BorderLayout; //ww w .j ava 2 s.c o m import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JMenuItem; import javax.swing.JPopupMenu; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; import javax.swing.WindowConstants; import javax.swing.event.PopupMenuEvent; import javax.swing.event.PopupMenuListener; public class Main extends JFrame { JLabel jLabel1 = new JLabel("jLabel1"); JLabel jLabel2 = new JLabel("jLabel2"); JMenuItem jMenuItem1 = new JMenuItem("jMenuItem1"); JPopupMenu jPopupMenu1 = new JPopupMenu(); JTabbedPane jTabbedPane1 = new JTabbedPane(); public Main() { setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setSize(400, 300); jPopupMenu1.add(jMenuItem1); jTabbedPane1.addTab(null, jLabel1); jTabbedPane1.addTab(null, jLabel2); getContentPane().add(jTabbedPane1, BorderLayout.CENTER); int tabCount = jTabbedPane1.getTabCount(); for (int i = 0; i < tabCount; i++) { JLabel jLabel = new JLabel("Testing the tab" + (i + 1)); jTabbedPane1.setTabComponentAt(i, jLabel); jLabel.setName(String.valueOf(i)); jLabel.setComponentPopupMenu(jPopupMenu1); } jPopupMenu1.addPopupMenuListener(new PopupMenuListener() { @Override public void popupMenuCanceled(final PopupMenuEvent evt) { } @Override public void popupMenuWillBecomeInvisible(final PopupMenuEvent evt) { } @Override public void popupMenuWillBecomeVisible(final PopupMenuEvent evt) { JPopupMenu source = (JPopupMenu) evt.getSource(); JLabel invoker = (JLabel) source.getInvoker(); JLabel component = (JLabel) jTabbedPane1.getComponentAt(Integer .parseInt(invoker.getName())); jMenuItem1.setText(invoker.getText() + ": " + component.getText()); } }); } public static void main(final String args[]) { new Main().setVisible(true); } }