Java tutorial
import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Insets; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; import javax.swing.SwingConstants; public class Main { public static void main(final String args[]) { ArrowButton button = new ArrowButton(SwingConstants.EAST, 1, 30); JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, button); button.doClick(); } } /** * A button which paints on it one or more scaled arrows in one of the cardinal * directions. * * @author Adrian BER */ class ArrowButton extends JButton { /** The cardinal direction of the arrow(s). */ private int direction; /** The number of arrows. */ private int arrowCount; /** The arrow size. */ private int arrowSize; public ArrowButton(int direction, int arrowCount, int arrowSize) { setMargin(new Insets(0, 2, 0, 2)); setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(2, 2, 2, 2)); this.direction = direction; this.arrowCount = arrowCount; this.arrowSize = arrowSize; } /** * Returns the cardinal direction of the arrow(s). * * @see #setDirection(int) */ public int getDirection() { return direction; } /** * Sets the cardinal direction of the arrow(s). * * @param direction * the direction of the arrow(s), can be SwingConstants.NORTH, * SwingConstants.SOUTH, SwingConstants.WEST or SwingConstants.EAST * @see #getDirection() */ public void setDirection(int direction) { this.direction = direction; } /** Returns the number of arrows. */ public int getArrowCount() { return arrowCount; } /** Sets the number of arrows. */ public void setArrowCount(int arrowCount) { this.arrowCount = arrowCount; } /** Returns the arrow size. */ public int getArrowSize() { return arrowSize; } /** Sets the arrow size. */ public void setArrowSize(int arrowSize) { this.arrowSize = arrowSize; } public Dimension getPreferredSize() { return getMinimumSize(); } public Dimension getMinimumSize() { return new Dimension( arrowSize * (direction == SwingConstants.EAST || direction == SwingConstants.WEST ? arrowCount : 3) + getBorder().getBorderInsets(this).left + getBorder().getBorderInsets(this).right, arrowSize * (direction == SwingConstants.NORTH || direction == SwingConstants.SOUTH ? arrowCount : 3) + getBorder().getBorderInsets(this).top + getBorder().getBorderInsets(this).bottom); } public Dimension getMaximumSize() { return getMinimumSize(); } protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) { // this will paint the background super.paintComponent(g); Color oldColor = g.getColor(); g.setColor(isEnabled() ? getForeground() : getForeground().brighter()); // paint the arrows int w = getSize().width; int h = getSize().height; for (int i = 0; i < arrowCount; i++) { paintArrow(g, (w - arrowSize * (direction == SwingConstants.EAST || direction == SwingConstants.WEST ? arrowCount : 1)) / 2 + arrowSize * (direction == SwingConstants.EAST || direction == SwingConstants.WEST ? i : 0), (h - arrowSize * (direction == SwingConstants.EAST || direction == SwingConstants.WEST ? 1 : arrowCount)) / 2 + arrowSize * (direction == SwingConstants.EAST || direction == SwingConstants.WEST ? 0 : i), g.getColor()); } g.setColor(oldColor); } private void paintArrow(Graphics g, int x, int y, Color highlight) { int mid, i, j; Color oldColor = g.getColor(); boolean isEnabled = isEnabled(); j = 0; arrowSize = Math.max(arrowSize, 2); mid = (arrowSize / 2) - 1; g.translate(x, y); switch (direction) { case NORTH: for (i = 0; i < arrowSize; i++) { g.drawLine(mid - i, i, mid + i, i); } if (!isEnabled) { g.setColor(highlight); g.drawLine(mid - i + 2, i, mid + i, i); } break; case SOUTH: if (!isEnabled) { g.translate(1, 1); g.setColor(highlight); for (i = arrowSize - 1; i >= 0; i--) { g.drawLine(mid - i, j, mid + i, j); j++; } g.translate(-1, -1); g.setColor(oldColor); } j = 0; for (i = arrowSize - 1; i >= 0; i--) { g.drawLine(mid - i, j, mid + i, j); j++; } break; case WEST: for (i = 0; i < arrowSize; i++) { g.drawLine(i, mid - i, i, mid + i); } if (!isEnabled) { g.setColor(highlight); g.drawLine(i, mid - i + 2, i, mid + i); } break; case EAST: if (!isEnabled) { g.translate(1, 1); g.setColor(highlight); for (i = arrowSize - 1; i >= 0; i--) { g.drawLine(j, mid - i, j, mid + i); j++; } g.translate(-1, -1); g.setColor(oldColor); } j = 0; for (i = arrowSize - 1; i >= 0; i--) { g.drawLine(j, mid - i, j, mid + i); j++; } break; } g.translate(-x, -y); g.setColor(oldColor); } }