Java Swing: JLabel

JLabel

The object of ______ class is a component for placing text in a container. It is used to display a single line of read only text. The text can be changed by an application but a user cannot edit it directly.

JComponent

JLabel inherits ______ class.

public class JLabel extends JComponent implements SwingConstants, Accessible

JLabel class declaration

JLabel()
JLabel(String s)
JLabel(Icon i)
JLabel(String s, Icon i, int horizontalAlignment)

Commonly used Constructors in JLabel:

JLabel()

Creates a JLabel instance with no image and with an empty string for the title.

JLabel(String s)

Creates a JLabel instance with the specified text.

JLabel(Icon i)

Creates a JLabel instance with the specified image/icon.

JLabel(String s, Icon i, int horizontalAlignment)

Creates a JLabel instance with the specified text, image, and horizontal alignment.

String getText()
void setText(String text)
void setHorizontalAlignment(int alignment)
Icon getIcon()
int getHorizontalAlignment()

Commonly used Methods in JLabel:

String getText()

It returns the text string that a label displays.

void setText(String text)

It defines the single line of text this component will display.

void setHorizontalAlignment(int alignment)

It sets the alignment of the label's contents along the X axis.

Icon getIcon()

It returns the graphic image that the label displays.

int getHorizontalAlignment()

It returns the alignment of the label's contents along the X axis.