Image in a label

Question

hi, i have an image in a label and i need that;
when the mouse pass over the image of the label, this image change in another image, only when the mouse is over the image
how can i get this?
thanks

Answer 1

hi,
you need to use a mouselistener on the label.
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
class LabelTest extends JFrame {
     JLabel label = new JLabel(new ImageIcon("add.gif"));
     public static void main(String args[]) {
          LabelTest lt = new LabelTest();
          lt.display();
     void display() {
          label.addMouseListener(new mouseListen());
          getContentPane().add(label);
          setSize(100,100);
          setVisible(true);
     class mouseListen extends MouseAdapter {
          public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {
               label.setIcon(new ImageIcon("bordercolor.gif"));
          public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
               label.setIcon(new ImageIcon("add.gif"));
}Just replace the image names with yours, it's not pretty but i hope it helps. when the mouse is placed over the label the mouseEntered method is invoked, use that to replace the image on the label, and when the mouse leaves the label the mouseExited it invoked use that to go back to the old image.