JColorChooser – Java Swing – Example

In this tutorial, we are going to see an example of JColorChooser in Java Swing. JColorChooser class is used to create a dialog box that allows color selection so that the user can select any color. It inherits from JComponent class.

 
 

JColorChooser constructors class:

JColorChooser Constructors	Description
JColorChooser()	It is used to create a color selection panel with a white color initially.
JColorChooser(color init)	It is used to create a color selection panel with the initially specified color.

 

Commonly used methods:

• addChooserPanel(AbstractColorChooserPanel panel) : It is used to add a color selection panel to the color picker.
• Color showDialog(Component c, String title, Color initialColor) : It is used to display the color picker dialog box.

 
 

Example of JColorChooser in Java Swing:

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

public class ChooseColor extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
  Container container;

  ChooseColor()
  {
    container = getContentPane();
    container.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
    JButton btn = new JButton("Color");
    btn.addActionListener(this);
    container.add(btn);
  }

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
  {
    Color init = Color.BLUE;
    Color coleur = JColorChooser.showDialog(this,"Choose a color",init);
    container.setBackground(coleur);
  }
    
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    ChooseColor frame = new ChooseColor();
    frame.setSize(300,300);
    frame.setVisible(true);
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
  }
}

Output:

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