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Foil 31 Basic AWT Component: Label

From Java Tutorial, July 1, 1996 CSC499(JSU) CPS406/606 -- Fall Semester 97. by Nancy J. McCracken,Geoffrey C. Fox
Labels for Foil 31
1 This is an area where text can be displayed in the window.
2 Create an instance of the Label class and add it to the window:
  • Label label1 = new Label ( "aligned left");
  • add (label1);
3 Another constructor allows a second argument which is an alignment: Label.LEFT, Label.CENTER, or Label.RIGHT
  • Label label2 = new Label ("aligned right", Label.RIGHT);
4 Method setText allows you to change the String in the Label, and getText() returns the current String
  • label2.setText("another message");
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