JSlider : Java Glossary

JSlider

A Swing JComponent that lets the user drag a thumbtab horizontally or vertically to continuously change a numeric value. For example, a JSlider can be used to control magnification continuously. You can redraw as the slider moves. I used it on in one app to control the speed of an animation.

It does not have a built-in indicator of the value. It will label the slider with tick marks and calibrations. You have no control over the Font or Color of the calibrations. If you try too big a range on too short a slider, you get gibberish since the calibrations overlap. They work for both negative and positive values.

Here is how you use it:

Learning More

Sun’s Javadoc on JSlider class : available:

on the web at java.sun.com
in the current JDK 1.6.0_17 or in the old JDK 1.5.0_22 on your local Windows J: drive.

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