import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.border.*; import javax.accessibility.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class LayeredPaneDemo extends JFrame { private String[] layerStrings = { "Yellow (0)", "Magenta (1)", "Cyan (2)", "Red (3)", "Green (4)" }; private Color[] layerColors = { Color.yellow, Color.magenta, Color.cyan, Color.red, Color.green }; private JLayeredPane layeredPane; private JLabel dukeLabel; public LayeredPaneDemo() { super("LayeredPaneDemo"); //Create and load the duke icon. final ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon("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(new MouseMotionAdapter() { final int XFUDGE = 40; final int YFUDGE = 57; public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) { dukeLabel.setLocation(e.getX()-XFUDGE, e.getY()-YFUDGE); } public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) { dukeLabel.setLocation(e.getX()-XFUDGE, e.getY()-YFUDGE); } }); //This is the origin of the first label added. Point origin = new Point(10, 20); //This is the offset for computing the origin for the next label. int offset = 35; //Add several overlapping, colored labels to the layered pane //using absolute positioning/sizing. for (int i = 0; i < layerStrings.length; i++) { JLabel label = createColoredLabel(layerStrings[i], layerColors[i], origin); layeredPane.add(label, new Integer(i)); origin.x += offset; origin.y += offset; } //Create and add the Duke label to the layered pane. dukeLabel = new JLabel(icon); dukeLabel.setBounds(15, 225, icon.getIconWidth(), icon.getIconHeight()); layeredPane.add(dukeLabel, new Integer(2), 0); //Add control pane and layered pane to frame. Container contentPane = getContentPane(); contentPane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(contentPane, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS)); contentPane.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(0, 10))); contentPane.add(createControlPanel()); contentPane.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(0, 10))); contentPane.add(layeredPane); } //Create and set up a colored label. private JLabel createColoredLabel(String text, Color color, Point origin) { 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.setBounds(origin.x, origin.y, 140, 140); return label; } //Create the control pane for the top of the frame. private JPanel createControlPanel() { final JCheckBox onTop = new JCheckBox("Top Position in Layer"); onTop.setSelected(true); onTop.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { if (onTop.isSelected()) layeredPane.moveToFront(dukeLabel); else layeredPane.moveToBack(dukeLabel); } }); final JComboBox layerList = new JComboBox(layerStrings); layerList.setSelectedIndex(2); //Cyan layer layerList.addActionListener(new ActionListener () { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { int position = onTop.isSelected() ? 0 : 1; layeredPane.setLayer(dukeLabel, layerList.getSelectedIndex(), position); } }); JPanel controls = new JPanel(); controls.add(layerList); controls.add(onTop); controls.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder( "Choose Duke's Layer and Position")); return controls; } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new LayeredPaneDemo(); frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) { System.exit(0); } }); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }