JColorChooser.getSelectionModel() has the following syntax.
public ColorSelectionModel getSelectionModel()
In the following code shows how to use JColorChooser.getSelectionModel() method.
/*from w w w. j a v a2 s . c o m*/ import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Font; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.JColorChooser; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.colorchooser.ColorSelectionModel; import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent; import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener; public class Main { public static void main(String[] a) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("JColorChooser Popup"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); final JLabel label = new JLabel("www.java2s.com", JLabel.CENTER); label.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD | Font.ITALIC, 48)); frame.add(label, BorderLayout.SOUTH); final JColorChooser colorChooser = new JColorChooser(label.getBackground()); colorChooser.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Pick Color for java2s.com")); ColorSelectionModel model = colorChooser.getSelectionModel(); ChangeListener changeListener = new ChangeListener() { public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent changeEvent) { Color newForegroundColor = colorChooser.getColor(); label.setForeground(newForegroundColor); } }; model.addChangeListener(changeListener); frame.add(colorChooser, BorderLayout.CENTER); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }