Create layered pane for JFrame

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import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import javax.accessibility.*;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

/*//from   w w w.j ava2s .co  m
 * LayeredPaneDemo2.java requires
 * images/dukeWaveRed.gif.
 */
public class LayeredPaneDemo2 extends JPanel implements ActionListener,
        MouseMotionListener {
    private String[] layerStrings = { "Yellow (0)", "Magenta (1)",
            "Cyan (2)", "Red (3)", "Green (4)", "Blue (5)" };
    private Color[] layerColors = { Color.yellow, Color.magenta,
            Color.cyan, Color.red, Color.green, Color.blue };

    private JLayeredPane layeredPane;
    private JLabel dukeLabel;
    private JCheckBox onTop;
    private JComboBox layerList;

    //Action commands
    private static String ON_TOP_COMMAND = "ontop";
    private static String LAYER_COMMAND = "layer";

    public LayeredPaneDemo2() {
        setLayout(new BoxLayout(this, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));

        //Create and load the duke icon.
        final ImageIcon icon = createImageIcon("images/dukeWaveRed.gif");

        //Create and set up the layered pane.
        layeredPane = new JLayeredPane();
        layeredPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 310));
        layeredPane.setBorder(BorderFactory
                .createTitledBorder("Move the Mouse to Move Duke"));
        layeredPane.addMouseMotionListener(this);

        //Add several labels to the layered pane.
        layeredPane.setLayout(new GridLayout(2, 3));
        for (int i = 0; i < layerStrings.length; i++) {
            JLabel label = createColoredLabel(layerStrings[i],
                    layerColors[i]);
            layeredPane.add(label, new Integer(i));
        }

        //Create and add the Duke label to the layered pane.
        dukeLabel = new JLabel(icon);
        if (icon == null) {
            System.err
                    .println("Duke icon not found; using black rectangle instead.");
            dukeLabel.setOpaque(true);
            dukeLabel.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
        }
        layeredPane.add(dukeLabel, new Integer(2), 0);

        //Add control pane and layered pane to this JPanel.
        add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(0, 10)));
        add(createControlPanel());
        add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(0, 10)));
        add(layeredPane);
    }

    /** Returns an ImageIcon, or null if the path was invalid. */
    protected static ImageIcon createImageIcon(String path) {
        java.net.URL imgURL = LayeredPaneDemo2.class.getResource(path);
        if (imgURL != null) {
            return new ImageIcon(imgURL);
        } else {
            System.err.println("Couldn't find file: " + path);
            return null;
        }
    }

    //Create and set up a colored label.
    private JLabel createColoredLabel(String text, Color color) {
        JLabel label = new JLabel(text);
        label.setVerticalAlignment(JLabel.TOP);
        label.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
        label.setOpaque(true);
        label.setBackground(color);
        label.setForeground(Color.black);
        label.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));
        label.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(140, 140));
        return label;
    }

    //Create the control pane for the top of the frame.
    private JPanel createControlPanel() {
        onTop = new JCheckBox("Top Position in Layer");
        onTop.setSelected(true);
        onTop.setActionCommand(ON_TOP_COMMAND);
        onTop.addActionListener(this);

        layerList = new JComboBox(layerStrings);
        layerList.setSelectedIndex(2); //cyan layer
        layerList.setActionCommand(LAYER_COMMAND);
        layerList.addActionListener(this);

        JPanel controls = new JPanel();
        controls.add(layerList);
        controls.add(onTop);
        controls.setBorder(BorderFactory
                .createTitledBorder("Choose Duke's Layer and Position"));
        return controls;
    }

    //Make Duke follow the cursor.
    public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {
        dukeLabel.setLocation(e.getX() - dukeLabel.getWidth() / 2, e.getY()
                - dukeLabel.getHeight() / 2);
    }

    public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
    } //do nothing

    //Handle user interaction with the check box and combo box.
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        String cmd = e.getActionCommand();

        if (ON_TOP_COMMAND.equals(cmd)) {
            if (onTop.isSelected())
                layeredPane.moveToFront(dukeLabel);
            else
                layeredPane.moveToBack(dukeLabel);

        } else if (LAYER_COMMAND.equals(cmd)) {
            int position = onTop.isSelected() ? 0 : 1;
            layeredPane.setLayer(dukeLabel, layerList.getSelectedIndex(),
                    position);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Create the GUI and show it.  For thread safety,
     * this method should be invoked from the
     * event-dispatching thread.
     */
    private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        //Create and set up the window.
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("LayeredPaneDemo2");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        //Create and set up the content pane.
        JComponent newContentPane = new LayeredPaneDemo2();
        newContentPane.setOpaque(true); //content panes must be opaque
        frame.setContentPane(newContentPane);

        //Display the window.
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
        //creating and showing this application's GUI.
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
            }
        });
    }
}

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Create layered pane for JFrame - Java Swing

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