Chess UI Code Posted... Problems setting the background of JLabel.

Question

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
class chess
     JLabel l[];
     JPanel p;
     public chess()
          l = new JLabel[65];
          p= new JPanel();
          p.setLayout(new GridLayout(8,8));
          p.setBorder(new MatteBorder(2,2,2,2,Color.black));
          for(int i = 1; i<=64; i++)
               l[i] = new JLabel(""+i);
               p.add(l);
          JFrame f = new JFrame ("Hello");
          f.getContentPane().add(p);
          f.setSize(500,500);
          f.setVisible(true);
     public static void main(String args[])
          new chess();
hello, i have created an array of JLabel and i wannt to set the background of JLabel white n black.. But when i write this statement it does not work..though it shud.
          if (i%2==0)
               l.setBackground(Color.black);
          else
               l[i].setBackground(Color.white);
where i am going wrong n wht is the way to do this...

Answer 1

can u tell wht shud i use in the if else block coz... the output is not wht i was expecting....u nd 2 chng clr wn lb @ % 8