Java SWT Label Tutorial with Examples

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1- SWT Label

SWT Label is an UI Component that can displays text or image but can not display both simultaneously. To display both of them simultaneously, you can use CLabel, a subclass of the Label.

2- Label example

This is a simple example of Label displaying text. Label class sometimes is used to create Separators horizontally or vertically.

LabelDemo.java


package org.o7planning.swt.label;

import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.RowLayout;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;

public class LabelDemo {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

       Display display = new Display();

       Shell shell = new Shell(display);

       RowLayout layout = new RowLayout();
       layout.spacing = 20;
       shell.setLayout(layout);

       // Create a Label with Text
       Label label1 = new Label(shell, SWT.NONE);
       label1.setText("My Label");

       // Create a Label is Horizontal Separator
       Label hSeparator = new Label(shell, SWT.SEPARATOR | SWT.HORIZONTAL);

       // Create a Label is Vertical Separator
       Label vSeparator = new Label(shell, SWT.SEPARATOR | SWT.VERTICAL);

       shell.setText("SWT Label Demo");
       shell.setSize(450, 250);
       shell.open();

       while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
           if (!display.readAndDispatch())
               display.sleep();
       }
       display.dispose();
   }

}

3- Label with Icon

Note that the Label class can display Icon or Text, if you want to display both text & Icon, you should use CLabel class.

MyImageUtils.java


package org.o7planning.swt.utils;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;

import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;

public class MyImageUtils {

   
    // resourcePath: "/org/o7planning/swt/icon/java-32.png"
    public static Image getImage(Display display, String resourcePath) {
        InputStream input = null;
        try {
            // /org/o7planning/swt/icon/java-32.png
            input = MyImageUtils.class.getResourceAsStream(resourcePath);
            Image image = new Image(display, input);
            return image;
        } finally {
            closeQuietly(input);
        }
    }

    private static void closeQuietly(InputStream is) {
        try {
            if (is != null) {
                is.close();
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
        }
    }
   
}

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LabelIconDemo.java


package org.o7planning.swt.label;

import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.custom.CLabel;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.RowLayout;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
import org.o7planning.swt.utils.MyImageUtils;

public class LabelIconDemo {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Display display = new Display();

        Shell shell = new Shell(display);

        RowLayout layout = new RowLayout();
        layout.spacing = 20;
        shell.setLayout(layout);

        Image image  = MyImageUtils.getImage(display, "/org/o7planning/swt/icon/java-48.png");
        Image image2 = MyImageUtils.getImage(display, "/org/o7planning/swt/icon/java-32.png");

        // Create a Label with Text
        Label label1 = new Label(shell, SWT.NONE);
        label1.setText("Label with Text");
        
        // Create a Label with Icon
        Label label2 = new Label(shell, SWT.NONE);
        label2.setImage(image2);
        
        // Create a CLabel with Text & Icon
        CLabel cLabel = new CLabel(shell, SWT.NONE);

        cLabel.setImage(image);
        cLabel.setText("SWT CLabel");

        shell.setText("SWT Label Demo (o7planning.org)");
        shell.setSize(450, 250);
        shell.open();

        while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
            if (!display.readAndDispatch())
                display.sleep();
        }
        display.dispose();
    }

}

4- Label with Font and Color

See more SWT Font & Color:

Font

You can set font (Include Font name and size) for the Label through setFont method.


// Tạo một đối tượng Font mới
Font font = new Font(display, "Cambria", 22, SWT.ITALIC);

label.setFont(font);

Color

Using setForeground method to set the text color for the Label.


Color color = new Color(display, 0, 114, 135);

// Set fore color
label.setForeground(color);

View full example:

LabelFullDemo.java


package org.o7planning.swt.label;

import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Font;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.RowLayout;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;

public class LabelFontColorDemo {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Display display = new Display();

        Shell shell = new Shell(display);

        RowLayout layout = new RowLayout();
        layout.spacing = 20;
        shell.setLayout(layout);

        // ------ Label -----
        Label label = new Label(shell, SWT.NONE);

        label.setText("Label With Font and Color");

        label.setFont(new Font(display, "Cambria", 22, SWT.ITALIC));

        Color color = new Color(display, 0, 114, 135);
        // Set fore color
        label.setForeground(color);

        shell.setText("SWT Label Demo (o7planning.org)");
        shell.setSize(450, 250);
        shell.open();

        while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
            if (!display.readAndDispatch())
                display.sleep();
        }
        display.dispose();
    }

}

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