Set JSlider tick color

Complete source code below will show you, how to set JSlider tick color. I have tried to find method in JSlider class to set JSlider tick color...but, i can't find it. So i tried to create UI Delegate only for SliderUI that change JSlider tick color. You can try to compile both source code below. Make sure both java file below locate at the same location. JSlider's tick color is set in MyNewMetalSliderUI.java.You can try to change it's color follow what color that you want base on RGB value. After you compile SetJSliderTickColor.java and MyNewMetalSliderUI.java, you try execute SetJSliderTickColor.java. This is because, main method contain in this file.Oooo...before i forget, it's only handle horizontal slider. If you want to make it can use for vertical slider, you can try overwrite method paintMajorTickForVertSlider(Graphics g, Rectangle tickBounds, int y) and paintMinorTickForVertSlider(Graphics g, Rectangle tickBounds, int y) in MetalSliderUI class. You can review it in Java SE API for MetalSliderUI class.

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COMPLETE SOURCE CODE FOR : MyNewMetalSliderUI.java
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import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.*;

import javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource;

import javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalSliderUI;

import javax.swing.plaf.ComponentUI;

public class MyNewMetalSliderUI extends MetalSliderUI
{
// Create our own slider UI
public static ComponentUI createUI(JComponent c )
{
 return new MyNewMetalSliderUI();
}

//*******************HORIZONTAL MAJOR TICK*******************
public void paintMajorTickForHorizSlider(Graphics g, Rectangle tickBounds, int x)
{
 int coordinateX=x;

 if(slider.getOrientation()==JSlider.HORIZONTAL)
 {
  //Create color using RGB value(RED=255,GREEN=0,BLUE=0)
  //You can use Color picker above to get RGB value for color that you want
  Color majorTickColor=new Color(255,0,0);
 
  //Set color that will use to draw MAJOR TICK using created color
  g.setColor(majorTickColor);
 
  //Draw MAJOR TICK
  g.drawLine(coordinateX,0,coordinateX,tickBounds.height);
 }
}
//*******************HORIZONTAL MAJOR TICK*******************

//*******************HORIZONTAL MINOR TICK*******************
public void paintMinorTickForHorizSlider(Graphics g, Rectangle tickBounds, int x)
{
 int coordinateX=x;

 if(slider.getOrientation()==JSlider.HORIZONTAL)
 {
  //Create color using RGB value(RED=12,GREEN=255,BLUE=0)
  //You can use Color picker above to get RGB value for color that you want
  Color majorTickColor=new Color(12,255,0);
 
  //Set color that will use to draw MINOR TICK using created color
  g.setColor(majorTickColor);
 
  //Draw MINOR TICK
  g.drawLine(coordinateX,0,coordinateX,tickBounds.height/2);
 }
}
//*******************HORIZONTAL MINOR TICK*******************
}

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COMPLETE SOURCE CODE FOR : SetJSliderTickColor.java
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import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.*;

public class SetJSliderTickColor
{
public SetJSliderTickColor()
{
 //Create slider using JSlider
 JSlider mySlider=new JSlider();

 //Set major tick spacing to 10
 mySlider.setMajorTickSpacing(10);

 //Set minor tick spacing to 1
 mySlider.setMinorTickSpacing(1);

 //Make slider's numbers visible
 mySlider.setPaintLabels(true);

 //Make slider's ticks visible
 mySlider.setPaintTicks(true);

 //Create a window using JFrame with title ( Set JSlider tick color )
 JFrame frame=new JFrame("Set JSlider tick color");

 //Set JFrame layout to FlowLayout
 frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());

 //Add created JSlider into JFrame
 frame.add(mySlider);

 //Set JFrame's default close operation
 frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

 //Set JFrame size
 frame.setSize(500,300);

 //Set JFrame locate at center of screen
 frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);

 //Make JFrame visible
 frame.setVisible(true);
}

public static void main(String[]args)
{
 /***********Set our own UI Delegate for Slider*************/
 UIManager uim=new UIManager();

 //MyNewMetalSliderUI contain settings that use to change tick color
 uim.put("SliderUI","MyNewMetalSliderUI");
 /***********Set our own UI Delegate for Slider*************/

 SetJSliderTickColor sjstc=new SetJSliderTickColor();
}
}

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JSlider label

Source code below will show you, how to set major and minor tick for a JSlider and make the label visible on JSlider.

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COMPLETE SOURCE CODE FOR : JSliderLabel.java
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import javax.swing.JSlider;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

import java.awt.FlowLayout;

public class JSliderLabel
{
public static void main(String[]args)
{
 //Create a slider using JSlider
 //Maximum value = 100
 //Minimum value = 0
 //Initial value = 50
 JSlider slider=new JSlider();

 //Set minor tick spacing to 1
 slider.setMinorTickSpacing(1);

 //Set major tick spacing to 10
 slider.setMajorTickSpacing(10);

 //Enable label on JSlider
 slider.setPaintLabels(true);

 //Create a window using JFrame with title ( JSlider label )
 JFrame frame=new JFrame("JSlider label");

 //Set JFrame layout to FlowLayout
 frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());

 //Add created slider into JFrame
 frame.add(slider);

 //Set default close operation for JFrame
 frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

 //Set JFrame size to :
 //WIDTH : 400 pixels
 //HEIGHT : 200 pixels
 frame.setSize(400,200);

 //Make JFrame visible. So, we can see it.
 frame.setVisible(true);
}
}

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JSlider tick

Source code below will show you, how to set major and minor tick for a JSlider and make the tick visible on JSlider.

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COMPLETE SOURCE CODE FOR : JSliderTick.java
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import javax.swing.JSlider;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

import java.awt.FlowLayout;

public class JSliderTick
{
public static void main(String[]args)
{
 //Create a slider using JSlider
 //Maximum value = 100
 //Minimum value = 0
 //Initial value = 50
 JSlider slider=new JSlider();

 //Set minor tick spacing to 1
 slider.setMinorTickSpacing(1);

 //Set major tick spacing to 10
 slider.setMajorTickSpacing(10);

 //Enable tick on JSlider
 slider.setPaintTicks(true);

 //Create a window using JFrame with title ( JSlider tick )
 JFrame frame=new JFrame("JSlider tick");

 //Set JFrame layout to FlowLayout
 frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());

 //Add created slider into JFrame
 frame.add(slider);

 //Set default close operation for JFrame
 frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

 //Set JFrame size to :
 //WIDTH : 400 pixels
 //HEIGHT : 200 pixels
 frame.setSize(400,200);

 //Make JFrame visible. So, we can see it.
 frame.setVisible(true);
}
}

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Create slider using JSlider

Source code below will show you, how to create slider in java using JSlider class.

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COMPLETE SOURCE CODE FOR : CreateSliderUsingJSlider.java
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import javax.swing.JSlider;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

import java.awt.FlowLayout;

public class CreateSliderUsingJSlider
{
public static void main(String[]args)
{
//Create a slider using JSlider
JSlider slider=new JSlider();

//Create a window using JFrame with title ( Create slider using JSlider )
JFrame frame=new JFrame("Create slider using JSlider");

//Set JFrame layout to FlowLayout
frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());

//Add created slider into JFrame
frame.add(slider);

//Set default close operation for JFrame
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

//Set JFrame size to :
//WIDTH : 400 pixels
//HEIGHT : 200 pixels
frame.setSize(400,200);

//Make JFrame visible. So, we can see it.
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}

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Add JSlider into JFrame

Source code below will show you, how to create horizontal slider in java using JSlider class, and after that add the slider into a JFrame.

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COMPLETE SOURCE CODE FOR : AddJSliderIntoJFrame.java
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import javax.swing.JSlider;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

import java.awt.FlowLayout;

public class AddJSliderIntoJFrame
{
public static void main(String[]args)
{
//Create a slider from JSlider class
JSlider slider=new JSlider();

//spacing between major tick
slider.setMajorTickSpacing(10);

//spacing between minor tick
slider.setMinorTickSpacing(1);

//make slider integer value visible
slider.setPaintLabels(true);

//make slider tick visible
slider.setPaintTicks(true);

//Create a JFrame with title ( Put slider into JFrame )
JFrame frame=new JFrame("Put slider into JFrame");

//set layout manager for JFrame
frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());

//Add JSlider into JFrame
frame.add(slider);

//Set default close operation for JFrame
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

//Set JFrame size
frame.setSize(400,100);

//Make JFrame visible. So we can see it.
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}

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