Java tutorial
import java.awt.GridLayout; import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter; import java.awt.event.MouseEvent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.border.BevelBorder; import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder; public class BevelExample extends JPanel { BevelBorder bevel; EmptyBorder empty; JLabel label[] = new JLabel[4]; public BevelExample() { super(true); setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 4)); bevel = new BevelBorder(BevelBorder.RAISED); empty = new EmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5); label[0] = new JLabel("Home"); label[1] = new JLabel("Back"); label[2] = new JLabel("Forward"); label[3] = new JLabel("Stop"); for (int i = 0; i < label.length; i++) { label[i].setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER); label[i].addMouseListener(new RolloverListener()); label[i].setBorder(empty); add(label[i]); } } public static void main(String s[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Bevel Border"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setSize(400, 100); frame.setContentPane(new BevelExample()); frame.setVisible(true); } // Inner class to respond to mouse events for the "rollover" effect class RolloverListener extends MouseAdapter { public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) { ((JLabel) e.getComponent()).setBorder(bevel); repaint(); } public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) { ((JLabel) e.getComponent()).setBorder(empty); repaint(); } public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) { String text = ((JLabel) e.getComponent()).getText(); System.out.println("You clicked " + text + "!"); } } }