Java tutorial
import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.GridBagLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter; import java.awt.event.WindowEvent; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JColorChooser; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class ColorChooserDemo extends JFrame { public ColorChooserDemo() { super(); createUI(); setVisible(true); } protected void createUI() { setSize(400, 400); getContentPane().setLayout(new GridBagLayout()); JButton colorButton = new JButton("Choose a color..."); getContentPane().add(colorButton); colorButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) { Color c = JColorChooser.showDialog(ColorChooserDemo.this, "Choose a color...", getBackground()); if (c != null) getContentPane().setBackground(c); } }); addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing(WindowEvent we) { System.exit(0); } }); } public static void main(String[] args) { new ColorChooserDemo(); } }