Changing code to Drawings

Question

I am having problems coverting the code below so instead of entering the date and month and clicking update calendar there are arrows at the top so it looks like this:
< (year) >
< (month) >
and then the calendar below. The user should be able to click on the arrows and move the calendar foward/backwards through the months and years. I am having a hard time trying to figure out how to draw triangles and add them to the applet with actionlisteners. I appreciate any help I can get.
import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.Date;
public class Calendar extends Applet
static final int YTOP = 80; // y-size of margin above calendar box
static final int YHEADER = 30; // y-size of horz strip with day names
static final int NCELLX = 7; // number of cells across
static final int CELLSIZE = 40; // size of each square cell
static final int MARGIN = 8; // margin from number to cell top, right
static final int FEBRUARY = 1; // special month during leap years
// Data entry controls at top.
Label yearLabel = new Label("Year:");
TextField yearTextField = new TextField("1996", 5);
Label monthLabel = new Label("Month:");
Choice monthChoice = new Choice();
Button newCalButton = new Button("New Calendar");
// Date object to get current month and year.
Date now = new Date();
// Font for controls at top.
Font smallArialFont = new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 15);
// Font for for month/year caption above calendar.
Font largeArialFont = new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 25);
String days[] = {"S", "M", "T", "W",
"T", "F", "S"}; //Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat
String months[] = {"January", "February", "March", "April",
"May", "June", "July", "August", "September",
"October", "November", "December"};
int DaysInMonth[] = {31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31};
// Month and year entered by user.
int userMonth;
int userYear;
public void init()
USE: Get current month and year, initialize controls.
NOTE: Called automatically when applet starts.
setBackground(Color.white);
// Init month and year to current values.
userMonth = now.getMonth();
userYear = now.getYear() + 1900;
// "Year:" label.
yearLabel.setFont(smallArialFont);
add(yearLabel);
// Text field to get year from user.
yearTextField.setFont(smallArialFont);
yearTextField.setText(String.valueOf(userYear));
add(yearTextField);
// "Month:" label.
monthLabel.setFont(smallArialFont);
add(monthLabel);
// Combo box to get month from user: add months, set default to now.
monthChoice.setFont(smallArialFont);
for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++)
monthChoice.addItem(months);
monthChoice.select(userMonth);
add(monthChoice);
// "New calendar" button.
newCalButton.setFont(smallArialFont);
add(newCalButton);
} // init
public void paint(Graphics g)
USE: Draw calendar using globals userMonth and userYear.
NOTE: Called automatically whenever surface needs to be redrawn;
also when user clicks 'New Calendar' button, triggering repaint.
FontMetrics fm; /* to get font info */
int fontAscent; /* character height */
int dayPos; /* y-position of day strings */
int xSize, ySize; /* size of calendar body (cell table) */
int numRows; /* number of rows in cell table (4, 5, 6) */
int xNum, yNum; /* number position at top right of cells */
int numDays; /* number of days in month */
String dayStr; /* day of the week as a string */
int marg; /* margin of month string baseline from cell table */
String caption; /* month string at top center */
// Get font info for number string positioning (default small font).
fm = g.getFontMetrics();
fontAscent = fm.getAscent();
dayPos = YTOP + (YHEADER + fontAscent) / 2;
// Get x-size of calendar body (cell table).
xSize = NCELLX * CELLSIZE;
// Header rectangle across top for day names.
g.drawRect(0, YTOP, xSize, YHEADER);
// Put days at top of each column, centered.
for (int i = 0; i < NCELLX; i++)
g.drawString(days[i], (CELLSIZE-fm.stringWidth(days[i]))/2 + i*CELLSIZE,
dayPos);
// Get number of calendar rows needed for this month.
numRows = NumberRowsNeeded(userYear, userMonth);
// Vertical lines of cell table.
ySize = numRows * CELLSIZE;
for (int i = 0; i <= xSize; i += CELLSIZE)
g.drawLine(i, YTOP + YHEADER, i, YTOP + YHEADER + ySize);
// Horizontal lines of cell table.
for (int i = 0, j = YTOP + YHEADER; i <= numRows; i++, j += CELLSIZE)
g.drawLine(0, j, xSize, j);
// Init number positions (upper right of cell).
xNum = (CalcFirstOfMonth(userYear, userMonth) + 1) * CELLSIZE - MARGIN;
yNum = YTOP + YHEADER + MARGIN + fontAscent;
// Get number of days in month, adding one if February of leap year.
numDays = DaysInMonth[userMonth] +
((IsLeapYear(userYear) && (userMonth == FEBRUARY)) ? 1 : 0);
// Show numbers at top right of each cell, right justified.
for (int day = 1; day <= numDays; day++)
dayStr = String.valueOf(day);
g.drawString(dayStr, xNum - fm.stringWidth(dayStr), yNum);
xNum += CELLSIZE;
// If xNum to right of calendar, 'new line'.
if (xNum > xSize)
xNum = CELLSIZE - MARGIN;
yNum += CELLSIZE;
} // if
} // for
// Set large font for month/year caption.
g.setFont(largeArialFont);
// Get font info for string positioning (large font now current).
fm = g.getFontMetrics();
// Set margin for y-positioning of caption.
marg = 2 * fm.getDescent();
// Set caption to month string and center at top.
caption = months[userMonth] + " " + String.valueOf(userYear);
g.drawString(caption, (xSize-fm.stringWidth(caption))/2, YTOP - marg);
} // paint
public boolean action(Event e, Object o)
USE: Update month and year globals, paint when user clicks button.
int userYearInt;
if (e.target instanceof Button)
if ("New Calendar".equals((String)o))
// Get month from combo box (Choice control).
userMonth = monthChoice.getSelectedIndex();
// Get year from TextField, update userYear only if year ok.
userYearInt = Integer.parseInt(yearTextField.getText(), 10);
if (userYearInt > 1581)
userYear = userYearInt;
// Call paint() to draw new calendar.
repaint();
return true;
} // inner if
} // outer if
return false;
} // action
int NumberRowsNeeded(int year, int month)
USE: Calculates number of rows needed for calendar.
IN: year = given year after 1582 (start of the Gregorian calendar).
month = 0 for January, 1 for February, etc.
OUT: Number of rows: 5 or 6, except for a 28 day February with
the first of the month on Sunday, requiring only four rows.
int firstDay; /* day of week for first day of month */
int numCells; /* number of cells needed by the month */
/* Start at 1582, when modern calendar starts. */
if (year < 1582) return (-1);
/* Catch month out of range. */
if ((month < 0) || (month > 11)) return (-1);
/* Get first day of month. */
firstDay = CalcFirstOfMonth(year, month);
/* Non leap year February with 1st on Sunday: 4 rows. */
if ((month == FEBRUARY) && (firstDay == 0) && !IsLeapYear(year))
return (4);
/* Number of cells needed = blanks on 1st row + days in month. */
numCells = firstDay + DaysInMonth[month];
/* One more cell needed for the Feb 29th in leap year. */
if ((month == FEBRUARY) && (IsLeapYear(year))) numCells++;
/* 35 cells or less is 5 rows; more is 6. */
return ((numCells <= 35) ? 5 : 6);
} // NumberRowsNeeded
int CalcFirstOfMonth(int year, int month)
USE: Calculates day of the week the first day of the month falls on.
IN: year = given year after 1582 (start of the Gregorian calendar).
month = 0 for January, 1 for February, etc.
OUT: First day of month: 0 = Sunday, 1 = Monday, etc.
int firstDay; /* day of week for Jan 1, then first day of month */
int i; /* to traverse months before given month */
/* Start at 1582, when modern calendar starts. */
if (year < 1582) return (-1);
/* Catch month out of range. */
if ((month < 0) || (month > 11)) return (-1);
/* Get day of week for Jan 1 of given year. */
firstDay = CalcJanuaryFirst(year);
/* Increase firstDay by days in year before given month to get first day
* of month.
for (i = 0; i < month; i++)
firstDay += DaysInMonth[i];
/* Increase by one if month after February and leap year. */
if ((month > FEBRUARY) && IsLeapYear(year)) firstDay++;
/* Convert to day of the week and return. */
return (firstDay % 7);
} // CalcFirstOfMonth
boolean IsLeapYear(int year)
USE: Determines if given year is a leap year.
IN: year = given year after 1582 (start of the Gregorian calendar).
OUT: TRUE if given year is leap year, FALSE if not.
NOTE: Formulas capture definition of leap years; cf CalcLeapYears().
/* If multiple of 100, leap year iff multiple of 400. */
if ((year % 100) == 0) return((year % 400) == 0);
/* Otherwise leap year iff multiple of 4. */
return ((year % 4) == 0);
} // IsLeapYear
int CalcJanuaryFirst(int year)
USE: Calculate day of the week on which January 1 falls for given year.
IN: year = given year after 1582 (start of the Gregorian calendar).
OUT: Day of week for January 1: 0 = Sunday, 1 = Monday, etc.
NOTE: Formula starts with a 5, since January 1, 1582 was a Friday; then
advances the day of the week by one for every year, adding the
number of leap years intervening, because those years Jan 1
advanced by two days. Calculate mod 7 to get the day of the week.
/* Start at 1582, when modern calendar starts. */
if (year < 1582) return (-1);
/* Start Fri 01-01-1582; advance a day for each year, 2 for leap yrs. */
return ((5 + (year - 1582) + CalcLeapYears(year)) % 7);
} // CalcJanuaryFirst
int CalcLeapYears(int year)
USE: Calculate number of leap years since 1582.
IN: year = given year after 1582 (start of the Gregorian calendar).
OUT: number of leap years since the given year, -1 if year < 1582
NOTE: Count doesn't include the given year if it is a leap year.
In the Gregorian calendar, used since 1582, every fourth year
is a leap year, except for years that are a multiple of a
hundred, but not a multiple of 400, which are no longer leap
years. Years that are a multiple of 400 are still leap years:
1700, 1800, 1990 were not leap years, but 2000 will be.
int leapYears; /* number of leap years to return */
int hundreds; /* number of years multiple of a hundred */
int fourHundreds; /* number of years multiple of four hundred */
/* Start at 1582, when modern calendar starts. */
if (year < 1582) return (-1);
/* Calculate number of years in interval that are a multiple of 4. */
leapYears = (year - 1581) / 4;
/* Calculate number of years in interval that are a multiple of 100;
* subtract, since they are not leap years.
hundreds = (year - 1501) / 100;
leapYears -= hundreds;
/* Calculate number of years in interval that are a multiple of 400;
* add back in, since they are still leap years.
fourHundreds = (year - 1201) / 400;
leapYears += fourHundreds;
return (leapYears);
} // CalcLeapYears
} // class Calendar

Answer 1

If you post code, please post only the relevant parts and use the code tags to maintain the formatting.
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/
My hint is to use JLabels and JButtons in a panel. One panel like:
B L B
B L B
for navigation and one panel like
L L L L L L L
L L L L L L L
L L L L L L L
L L L L L L L
L L L L L L L
to show the calendar. Set the label's texts to whatever you need.