How do I make a "hyperlink" in a JFrame?

Question

I have a JFrame with JLabels and JButtons.
If you click on a JButton (or a JLabel) I would like to open a new window (or IE) with a certain website.
How shall I write?

Answer 1

This example uses a button:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.io.IOException;
public class MainFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
private JButton button1;
private String url;
public MainFrame(String url) {
super("Test");
this.url = url;
setBounds(50,50,50,50);
button1 = new JButton("Click Here");
button1.addActionListener(this);
getContentPane().add(button1);
setVisible(true);
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
try {
JFrame jf = new JFrame("Another Test");
jf.setBounds(0,0,800,600);
JEditorPane jep = new JEditorPane(url);
jep.setEditable(false);
jf.getContentPane().add(jep);
jf.setVisible(true);
catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex);
public static void main(String[] args) {
MainFrame mf = new MainFrame(args[0]);
Just call like this: java MainFrame http://java.sun.com (or any address, but you must include the protocol)
If you connect to the internet through a proxy, this will throw an exception, so you'll need to set your system properties with the proxy server address.
Hope this helps