DragLabel.java Source code

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import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseListener;

import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.TransferHandler;

public class DragLabel {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Drag Label");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        JLabel label = new JLabel("Hello, World");
        label.setTransferHandler(new TransferHandler("foreground"));
        MouseListener listener = new MouseAdapter() {
            public void mousePressed(MouseEvent me) {
                JComponent comp = (JComponent) me.getSource();
                TransferHandler handler = comp.getTransferHandler();
                handler.exportAsDrag(comp, me, TransferHandler.COPY);
            }
        };
        label.addMouseListener(listener);
        frame.add(label, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

        JTextField text = new JTextField();
        frame.add(text, BorderLayout.NORTH);

        frame.setSize(300, 150);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}