Java tutorial
import java.awt.AlphaComposite; import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Frame; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.Menu; import java.awt.MenuBar; import java.awt.MenuItem; import java.awt.SplashScreen; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; public class JDK6SplashTest extends Frame { static void renderSplashFrame(Graphics2D g, int frame) { final String[] comps = { "foo", "bar", "baz" }; g.setComposite(AlphaComposite.Clear); g.fillRect(130, 250, 280, 40); g.setPaintMode(); g.setColor(Color.BLACK); g.drawString("Loading " + comps[(frame / 5) % 3] + "...", 130, 260); g.fillRect(130, 270, (frame * 10) % 280, 20); } public JDK6SplashTest() { super("SplashScreen demo"); setSize(500, 300); setLayout(new BorderLayout()); Menu m1 = new Menu("File"); MenuItem mi1 = new MenuItem("Exit"); m1.add(mi1); mi1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { System.exit(0); } }); MenuBar mb = new MenuBar(); setMenuBar(mb); mb.add(m1); final SplashScreen splash = SplashScreen.getSplashScreen(); if (splash == null) { System.out.println("SplashScreen.getSplashScreen() returned null"); return; } Graphics2D g = (Graphics2D) splash.createGraphics(); if (g == null) { System.out.println("g is null"); return; } for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) { renderSplashFrame(g, i); splash.update(); try { Thread.sleep(200); } catch (InterruptedException e) { } } splash.close(); setVisible(true); toFront(); } public static void main(String args[]) { JDK6SplashTest test = new JDK6SplashTest(); } }