JSeparator
- A JSeparator is a horizontal or vertical line or an empty space that separates the components.
- A JSeparator class is used to draw a line to separate the components in a Layout.
- The easiest way to add a separator to a menu or toolbar is to call the addSeparator() method provided by the classes JMenu, JPopupMenu and JToolBar.
- The important methods of JSeparator class are setOrientation() and getOrientation().
Example
import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; public class JSeparatorTest extends JFrame { private JLabel label1, label2; public JSeparatorTest() { setTitle("JSeparator Test"); setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 1)); label1 = new JLabel("Above Separator"); add(label1); JSeparator sep = new JSeparator(); add(sep); // add a separator between two labels. label2 = new JLabel("Below Separator"); add(label2); setSize(375, 250); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setLocationRelativeTo(null); setVisible(true); } public static void main(String args[]) { new JSeparatorTest(); } }