Java Swing Tutorial - Java Action SMALL_ICON

Syntax

Action.SMALL_ICON has the following syntax.

static final String SMALL_ICON

Example

In the following code shows how to use Action.SMALL_ICON field.

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

import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import javax.swing.Action;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalIconFactory;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] a) {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    Action action = new ShowAction();
    JButton button = new JButton(action);

    frame.add(button, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    frame.setSize(350, 150);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}

class ShowAction extends AbstractAction {
  public ShowAction() {
    super("About");
    putValue(Action.MNEMONIC_KEY, new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_A));
    putValue(Action.SMALL_ICON, MetalIconFactory.getFileChooserHomeFolderIcon());
  }

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) {
    System.out.println("About Swing");
  }
}