The Java Developers Almanac 1.4


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e838. Enabling the Selection of a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container Using a Keystroke

Setting a mnemonic on a tab allows the tab to be selected with a keystroke. For example, if the mnemonic for a tab were the key L, then typing ALT-L (on Windows) would select the tab.
    // Create a tabbed pane
    JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
    
    // Add a tab
    pane.addTab("Tab Label", component);
    
    // Get index of the new tab
    int index = pane.getTabCount()-1;
    
    // Set the mnemonic; on some look and feels, the L in the label will be underlined
    int keycode = KeyEvent.VK_L;
    pane.setMnemonicAt(index, keycode);

 Related Examples
e828. Creating a JTabbedPane Container
e829. Getting and Setting the Selected Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e830. Adding a Tab to a JTabbedPane Container
e831. Removing a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e832. Moving a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e833. Getting the Tabs in a JTabbedPane Container
e834. Setting the Location of the Tabs in a JTabbedPane Container
e835. Enabling and Disabling a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e836. Setting the Tool Tip for a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e837. Setting the Color of a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e839. Enable Scrolling Tabs in a JTabbedPane Container
e840. Determining When the Selected Tab Changes in a JTabbedPane Container

See also: Actions    JButton    JCheckBox    JComboBox    JDesktop and JInternalFrame    JFrame, JWindow, JDialog    JLabel    JList    JProgressBar    JRadioButton    JScrollPane    JSlider    JSpinner    JSplitPane    JToolBar    Keystrokes and Input Maps    Layout    Look and Feel    Menus    Progress Monitor    The Screen    Tool Tips    UI Default Values   


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