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ClockTest.java
A demonstration framework for the Timer driven ClockLabel class



Code:


import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class ClockTest extends JFrame {

  public ClockTest() {
    super("Timer Demo");
    setSize(300, 100);
    setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    ClockLabel clock = new ClockLabel();
    getContentPane().add(clock, BorderLayout.NORTH);
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    ClockTest ct = new ClockTest();
    ct.setVisible(true);
  }
}




ClockLabel.java
An extension of the JLabel class that listens to events from
a Timer object to update itself with the current date & time.




Code:

 
import java.util.Date;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class ClockLabel extends JLabel implements ActionListener {

  public ClockLabel() {
    super("" + new Date());
    Timer t = new Timer(1000, this);
    t.start();
  }

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
    setText((new Date()).toString());
  }
}




/*      Java Swing, Second Edition
 *      Tips and Tools for Killer GUIs
 *    By Marc Loy, Robert Eckstein, Dave Wood, James Elliott, Brian Cole
 *      Second Edition November 2002
 *      http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jswing2/
 */
 



References.

The list of classes which were used on this page you can find below. The links to Java API contain official SUN documentation about all used classes.

  java.awt.event.ActionListener

  java.util.Timer

  javax.swing.JFrame

  javax.swing.JLabel

  java.sql.Date

  java.awt.event.ActionEvent




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