How to change the color of the progress bar and string

Question

Is their anyway to change the color of the progress bar and the string which shows the progress of the bar. The current color of the bar is purple and i would like it to be red or blue so that it stands out against the background of the JFrame i am using. I dont want to change the color of the JFrame
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class ProgressEx {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        UIManager.put("ProgressBar.background", Color.WHITE);
        UIManager.put("ProgressBar.foreground", Color.BLACK);
        UIManager.put("ProgressBar.selectionBackground", Color.YELLOW);
        UIManager.put("ProgressBar.selectionForeground", Color.RED);
        UIManager.put("ProgressBar.shadow", Color.GREEN);
        UIManager.put("ProgressBar.highlight", Color.BLUE);
        JFrame f = new JFrame("Test");
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        JProgressBar pb1 = new JProgressBar();
        pb1.setStringPainted(true);
        pb1.setValue(50);
        JProgressBar pb2 = new JProgressBar();
        pb2.setIndeterminate(true);
        Container cp = f.getContentPane();
        cp.add(pb1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
        cp.add(pb2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
        f.pack();
        f.setVisible(true);
}