Example
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class CustomFrame extends JFrame {
private static CustomFrame statFrame;
public CustomFrame(String labelText) {
setSize(500, 500);
//See link below for more info on FlowLayout
this.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
JLabel label = new JLabel(labelText);
add(label);
//Tells the JFrame what to do when it's closed
//In this case, we're saying to "Dispose" on remove all resources
//associated with the frame on close
this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
}
public void addLabel(String labelText) {
JLabel label = new JLabel(labelText);
add(label);
this.validate();
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
//All Swing actions should be run on the Event Dispatch Thread (EDT)
//Calling SwingUtilities.invokeLater makes sure that happens.
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
CustomFrame frame = new CustomFrame("Hello Jungle");
//This is simply being done so it can be accessed later
statFrame = frame;
frame.setVisible(true);
});
try {
Thread.sleep(5000);
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
//Handle error
}
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> statFrame.addLabel("Oh, hello world too."));
}
}
For more information on FlowLayout here.
