// from http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/mini/example-1dot3/SwingApplication.java import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class SwingApplication { private static String labelPrefix = "Number of button clicks: "; private int numClicks = 0; public Component createComponents() { final JLabel label = new JLabel(labelPrefix + "0 "); JButton button = new JButton("I'm a Swing button!"); button.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_I); button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { numClicks++; label.setText(labelPrefix + numClicks); } }); label.setLabelFor(button); /* * An easy way to put space between a top-level container * and its contents is to put the contents in a JPanel * that has an "empty" border. */ JPanel pane = new JPanel(); pane.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder( 30, //top 30, //left 10, //bottom 30) //right ); pane.setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 1)); pane.add(button); pane.add(label); return pane; } public static void main(String[] args) { try { UIManager.setLookAndFeel( UIManager.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName()); } catch (Exception e) {} //Create the top-level container and add contents to it. JFrame frame = new JFrame("SwingApplication"); SwingApplication app = new SwingApplication(); Component contents = app.createComponents(); frame.getContentPane().add(contents, BorderLayout.CENTER); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }