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Java JLabel
The object of JLabel 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. It inherits JComponent class.

JLabel class declaration

Let's see the declaration for javax.swing.JLabel class.

public class JLabel extends JComponent implements SwingConstants, Accessible

Commonly used Constructors:

Constructor Description

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.

JLabel(String s, Icon i, int Creates a JLabel instance with the specified text,
horizontalAlignment) image, and horizontal alignment.

Commonly used Methods:

Methods Description

String getText() t 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 It sets the alignment of the label's contents

alignment) along the X axis.

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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.

Java JLabel Example

import javax.swing.*;

class LabelExample

public static void main(String args[])

JFrame f= new JFrame("Label Example");

JLabel l1,l2;

l1=new JLabel("First Label.");

l1.setBounds(50,50, 100,30);

l2=new JLabel("Second Label.");

l2.setBounds(50,100, 100,30);

f.add(l1); f.add(l2);

f.setSize(300,300);

f.setLayout(null);

f.setVisible(true);

Output: ⇧

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Java JLabel Example with ActionListener

import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

public class LabelExample extends Frame implements ActionListener{

JTextField tf; JLabel l; JButton b;

LabelExample(){

tf=new JTextField();

tf.setBounds(50,50, 150,20);

l=new JLabel();

l.setBounds(50,100, 250,20);

b=new JButton("Find IP");

b.setBounds(50,150,95,30);

b.addActionListener(this);

add(b);add(tf);add(l);

setSize(400,400);

setLayout(null);

setVisible(true);

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

try{

String host=tf.getText();

String ip=java.net.InetAddress.getByName(host).getHostAddress();

l.setText("IP of "+host+" is: "+ip);

}catch(Exception ex){System.out.println(ex);} ⇧
}

public static void main(String[] args) {

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new LabelExample();

}}

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