JCheckBox(String text) constructor from JCheckBox has the following syntax.
public JCheckBox(String text)
In the following code shows how to use JCheckBox.JCheckBox(String text) constructor.
//from w w w . j av a 2 s . com import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.GridLayout; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JCheckBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.border.Border; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { String title = (args.length == 0 ? "CheckBox Sample" : args[0]); JFrame frame = new JFrame(title); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(0, 1)); Border border = BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Pizza Toppings"); panel.setBorder(border); JCheckBox check = new JCheckBox("Anchovies"); panel.add(check); check = new JCheckBox("Garlic"); panel.add(check); check = new JCheckBox("Onions"); panel.add(check); check = new JCheckBox("Pepperoni"); panel.add(check); check = new JCheckBox("Spinach"); panel.add(check); JButton button = new JButton("Submit"); Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane(); contentPane.add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER); contentPane.add(button, BorderLayout.SOUTH); frame.setSize(300, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } }