Java tutorial
/* Definitive Guide to Swing for Java 2, Second Edition By John Zukowski ISBN: 1-893115-78-X Publisher: APress */ import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JSlider; public class TickSliders { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame f = new JFrame("Tick Slider"); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); // No Ticks JSlider jSliderOne = new JSlider(); // Major Tick 25 - Minor 5 JSlider jSliderTwo = new JSlider(); jSliderTwo.setMinorTickSpacing(5); jSliderTwo.setMajorTickSpacing(25); jSliderTwo.setPaintTicks(true); jSliderTwo.setSnapToTicks(true); // Major Tick 25 - Minor 6 JSlider jSliderThree = new JSlider(JSlider.VERTICAL); jSliderThree.setMinorTickSpacing(6); jSliderThree.setMajorTickSpacing(25); jSliderThree.setPaintTicks(true); JSlider jSliderFour = new JSlider(JSlider.VERTICAL); // Major Tick 25 - Minor 1 jSliderFour.setMinorTickSpacing(1); jSliderFour.setMajorTickSpacing(25); jSliderFour.setPaintTicks(true); Container c = f.getContentPane(); c.add(jSliderOne, BorderLayout.NORTH); c.add(jSliderTwo, BorderLayout.SOUTH); c.add(jSliderThree, BorderLayout.WEST); c.add(jSliderFour, BorderLayout.EAST); f.setSize(300, 200); f.setVisible(true); } }