Changing Font for JLabels

Question

Hello, I have created a small test program using a JComboBox. The purpose of this program is to change a JLabel to a certain font, based on the font that the user chooses from the JComboBox. My main concern is actually changing to font and I have no clue how to do this.
The following is the code for this test program:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class FontTest implements ActionListener{
     JFrame frame;
     JPanel contentPane;
     JComboBox font;
     JLabel fontPrompt, word;
     public FontTest(){
          frame = new JFrame("Font Styles");
          frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          contentPane = new JPanel();
          contentPane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(contentPane, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));
          contentPane.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10));
          fontPrompt = new JLabel("Select a font: ");
          fontPrompt.setAlignmentX(JLabel.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);
          contentPane.add(fontPrompt);
          String[] names = {"Times New Roman", "Ariel"}; //any font names that are available
          font = new JComboBox(names);
          font.setAlignmentX(JComboBox.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);
          font.setSelectedIndex(0);
          font.addActionListener(this);
          contentPane.add(font);
          word = new JLabel("font styles");
          word.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(20, 0, 0, 0));
          contentPane.add(word);
          frame.setContentPane(contentPane);
          frame.pack();
          frame.setVisible(true);
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event){
          JComboBox comboBox = (JComboBox)event.getSource();
          String fontWord = (String)comboBox.getSelectedItem();
          if(fontWord == "Times New Roman"){//if any of these choices in the JComboBox are clicked,
                                                  //I would like the JLabel "font styles" to change font.                              
          else if(fontWord == "Ariel"){
     private static void runGUI(){
          JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
          FontTest display = new FontTest();
     public static void main(String[] args){
          javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
               public void run(){
                    runGUI();
}It would be great if you guys could help me. Any font style is alright.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi,
Build a Font object and call setFont on the JLabel.
Hope that help,
Jack