Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JDialog; import javax.swing.Timer; public class Main { /** * Creates an animation to fade the dialog opacity from 0 to 1, wait at 1 * and then fade to 0. Default initial time of 50 ms, increment size of 0.05 * and display time of 10000 ms. * * @param dialog the dialog to display */ public static void fadeInAndOut(final JDialog dialog) { fadeInAndOut(dialog, 50, 0.05f, 10000); } /** * Creates an animation to fade the dialog opacity from 0 to 1, wait at 1 * and then fade to 0 and dispose. * * @param dialog the dialog to display * @param delay the delay in ms before starting and between each change * @param incrementSize the increment size * @param displayTime the time in ms the dialog is fully visible */ public static void fadeInAndOut(final JDialog dialog, final int delay, final float incrementSize, final int displayTime) { final Timer timer = new Timer(delay, null); timer.setRepeats(true); timer.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { private float opacity = 0; private boolean displayed = false; @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { if (!displayed) { opacity += incrementSize; dialog.setOpacity(Math.min(opacity, 1)); // requires java 1.7 if (opacity >= 1) { timer.setDelay(displayTime); displayed = true; } } else { timer.setDelay(delay); opacity -= incrementSize; dialog.setOpacity(Math.max(opacity, 0)); // requires java 1.7 if (opacity < 0) { timer.stop(); dialog.dispose(); } } } }); dialog.setOpacity(0); // requires java 1.7 timer.start(); dialog.setVisible(true); } }