import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; /** * @version 1.33 2007-06-12 * @author Cay Horstmann */ public class CheckBoxTest { public static void main(String[] args) { EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() { public void run() { CheckBoxFrame frame = new CheckBoxFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setVisible(true); } }); } } /** * A frame with a sample text label and check boxes for selecting font attributes. */ class CheckBoxFrame extends JFrame { public CheckBoxFrame() { setTitle("CheckBoxTest"); setSize(DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT); // add the sample text label label = new JLabel("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."); label.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.PLAIN, FONTSIZE)); add(label, BorderLayout.CENTER); // this listener sets the font attribute of // the label to the check box state ActionListener listener = new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) { int mode = 0; if (bold.isSelected()) mode += Font.BOLD; if (italic.isSelected()) mode += Font.ITALIC; label.setFont(new Font("Serif", mode, FONTSIZE)); } }; // add the check boxes JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel(); bold = new JCheckBox("Bold"); bold.addActionListener(listener); buttonPanel.add(bold); italic = new JCheckBox("Italic"); italic.addActionListener(listener); buttonPanel.add(italic); add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH); } public static final int DEFAULT_WIDTH = 300; public static final int DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 200; private JLabel label; private JCheckBox bold; private JCheckBox italic; private static final int FONTSIZE = 12; }