Java tutorial
import javax.swing.AbstractButton; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.Icon; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; public class ButtonDemo extends JPanel implements ActionListener { protected JButton b1, b2, b3; public ButtonDemo() { Icon middleButtonIcon = new SquareIcon(); b1 = new JButton("Disable middle button"); b1.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); b1.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.LEADING); b1.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_D); b1.setActionCommand("disable"); b2 = new JButton("Middle button", middleButtonIcon); b2.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.BOTTOM); b2.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); b2.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_M); b3 = new JButton("Enable middle button"); //Use the default text position of CENTER, TRAILING (RIGHT). b3.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_E); b3.setActionCommand("enable"); b3.setEnabled(false); //Listen for actions on buttons 1 and 3. b1.addActionListener(this); b3.addActionListener(this); b1.setToolTipText("Click this button to disable the middle button."); b2.setToolTipText("This middle button does nothing when you click it."); b3.setToolTipText("Click this button to enable the middle button."); //Add Components to this container, using the default FlowLayout. add(b1); add(b2); add(b3); } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { if ("disable".equals(e.getActionCommand())) { b2.setEnabled(false); b1.setEnabled(false); b3.setEnabled(true); } else { b2.setEnabled(true); b1.setEnabled(true); b3.setEnabled(false); } } private static void createAndShowGUI() { JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true); JFrame frame = new JFrame("ButtonDemo"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); ButtonDemo newContentPane = new ButtonDemo(); newContentPane.setOpaque(true); //content panes must be opaque frame.setContentPane(newContentPane); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } public static void main(String[] args) { createAndShowGUI(); } class SquareIcon implements Icon { private static final int SIZE = 10; public void paintIcon(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y) { if (c.isEnabled()) { g.setColor(Color.RED); } else { g.setColor(Color.GRAY); } g.fillRect(x, y, SIZE, SIZE); } public int getIconWidth() { return SIZE; } public int getIconHeight() { return SIZE; } } }