Java JLabel Size getLabelPreferredSize(JLabel label)

Description

Returns the preferred size for a label.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
label	The label.

Return

The preferred size.

Declaration

public static Dimension getLabelPreferredSize(JLabel label) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   w w w  . ja  va  2  s .c o  m
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Miquel Sas
 * 
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
 * version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
 * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see
 * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

import java.awt.Dimension;

import javax.swing.JLabel;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the preferred size for a label.
     * 
     * @param label The label.
     * @return The preferred size.
     */
    public static Dimension getLabelPreferredSize(JLabel label) {
        return getLabelPreferredSize(label, "Sample text");
    }

    /**
     * Returns the preferred size for a label.
     * 
     * @param label The label.
     * @param sampleText The sample text used to get the size.
     * @return The preferred size.
     */
    public static Dimension getLabelPreferredSize(JLabel label, String sampleText) {
        String text = label.getText();
        label.setText(sampleText);
        Dimension size = label.getPreferredSize();
        label.setText(text);
        return size;
    }
}

Related

1. adjustLabelSizes(List labels)
2. getPreferredLabelSize(JLabel c, int widthHint)
3. getPreferredSize(JLabel label)
4. makeSameSize(int alignment, JLabel... labels)
5. resizeLabel(JLabel label, Dimension newDim)