Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent; import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener; public class TabSample { static void add(JTabbedPane tabbedPane, String label) { JButton button = new JButton(label); tabbedPane.addTab(label, button); } public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Tabbed Pane Sample"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JTabbedPane tabbedPane = new JTabbedPane(); String titles[] = { "General", "Security", "Content", "Connection", "Programs", "Advanced" }; for (int i = 0, n = titles.length; i < n; i++) { add(tabbedPane, titles[i]); } ChangeListener changeListener = new ChangeListener() { public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent changeEvent) { JTabbedPane sourceTabbedPane = (JTabbedPane) changeEvent.getSource(); int index = sourceTabbedPane.getSelectedIndex(); System.out.println("Tab changed to: " + sourceTabbedPane.getTitleAt(index)); } }; tabbedPane.addChangeListener(changeListener); frame.add(tabbedPane, BorderLayout.CENTER); frame.setSize(400, 150); frame.setVisible(true); } }