public class

JProgressBar

extends JComponent
implements Accessible SwingConstants
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.awt.Component
     ↳ java.awt.Container
       ↳ javax.swing.JComponent
         ↳ javax.swing.JProgressBar

Class Overview

A component that visually displays the progress of some task. As the task progresses towards completion, the progress bar displays the task's percentage of completion. This percentage is typically represented visually by a rectangle which starts out empty and gradually becomes filled in as the task progresses. In addition, the progress bar can display a textual representation of this percentage.

JProgressBar uses a BoundedRangeModel as its data model, with the value property representing the "current" state of the task, and the minimum and maximum properties representing the beginning and end points, respectively.

To indicate that a task of unknown length is executing, you can put a progress bar into indeterminate mode. While the bar is in indeterminate mode, it animates constantly to show that work is occurring. As soon as you can determine the task's length and amount of progress, you should update the progress bar's value and switch it back to determinate mode.

Here is an example of creating a progress bar, where task is an object (representing some piece of work) which returns information about the progress of the task:

progressBar = new JProgressBar(0, task.getLengthOfTask());
progressBar.setValue(0);
progressBar.setStringPainted(true);
Here is an example of querying the current state of the task, and using the returned value to update the progress bar:
progressBar.setValue(task.getCurrent());
Here is an example of putting a progress bar into indeterminate mode, and then switching back to determinate mode once the length of the task is known:
progressBar = new JProgressBar();
...//when the task of (initially) unknown length begins:
progressBar.setIndeterminate(true);
...//do some work; get length of task...
progressBar.setMaximum(newLength);
progressBar.setValue(newValue);
progressBar.setIndeterminate(false);

For complete examples and further documentation see How to Monitor Progress, a section in The Java Tutorial.

Warning: Swing is not thread safe. For more information see Swing's Threading Policy.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeansTM has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

Summary

Nested Classes
class JProgressBar.AccessibleJProgressBar This class implements accessibility support for the JProgressBar class. 
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Inherited Constants
From class javax.swing.JComponent
From class java.awt.Component
From interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
From interface javax.swing.SwingConstants
Fields
protected ChangeEvent changeEvent Only one ChangeEvent is needed per instance since the event's only interesting property is the immutable source, which is the progress bar.
protected ChangeListener changeListener Listens for change events sent by the progress bar's model, redispatching them to change-event listeners registered upon this progress bar.
protected BoundedRangeModel model The object that holds the data for the progress bar.
protected int orientation Whether the progress bar is horizontal or vertical.
protected boolean paintBorder Whether to display a border around the progress bar.
protected boolean paintString Whether to display a string of text on the progress bar.
protected String progressString An optional string that can be displayed on the progress bar.
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Inherited Fields
From class javax.swing.JComponent
Public Constructors
JProgressBar()
Creates a horizontal progress bar that displays a border but no progress string.
JProgressBar(int orient)
Creates a progress bar with the specified orientation, which can be either SwingConstants.VERTICAL or SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL.
JProgressBar(int min, int max)
Creates a horizontal progress bar with the specified minimum and maximum.
JProgressBar(int orient, int min, int max)
Creates a progress bar using the specified orientation, minimum, and maximum.
JProgressBar(BoundedRangeModel newModel)
Creates a horizontal progress bar that uses the specified model to hold the progress bar's data.
Public Methods
void addChangeListener(ChangeListener l)
Adds the specified ChangeListener to the progress bar.
AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JProgressBar.
ChangeListener[] getChangeListeners()
Returns an array of all the ChangeListeners added to this progress bar with addChangeListener.
int getMaximum()
Returns the progress bar's maximum value from the BoundedRangeModel.
int getMinimum()
Returns the progress bar's minimum value from the BoundedRangeModel.
BoundedRangeModel getModel()
Returns the data model used by this progress bar.
int getOrientation()
Returns SwingConstants.VERTICAL or SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL, depending on the orientation of the progress bar.
double getPercentComplete()
Returns the percent complete for the progress bar.
String getString()
Returns a String representation of the current progress.
ProgressBarUI getUI()
Returns the look-and-feel object that renders this component.
String getUIClassID()
Returns the name of the look-and-feel class that renders this component.
int getValue()
Returns the progress bar's current value from the BoundedRangeModel.
boolean isBorderPainted()
Returns the borderPainted property.
boolean isIndeterminate()
Returns the value of the indeterminate property.
boolean isStringPainted()
Returns the value of the stringPainted property.
void removeChangeListener(ChangeListener l)
Removes a ChangeListener from the progress bar.
void setBorderPainted(boolean b)
Sets the borderPainted property, which is true if the progress bar should paint its border.
void setIndeterminate(boolean newValue)
Sets the indeterminate property of the progress bar, which determines whether the progress bar is in determinate or indeterminate mode.
void setMaximum(int n)
Sets the progress bar's maximum value (stored in the progress bar's data model) to n.
void setMinimum(int n)
Sets the progress bar's minimum value (stored in the progress bar's data model) to n.
void setModel(BoundedRangeModel newModel)
Sets the data model used by the JProgressBar.
void setOrientation(int newOrientation)
Sets the progress bar's orientation to newOrientation, which must be SwingConstants.VERTICAL or SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL.
void setString(String s)
Sets the value of the progress string.
void setStringPainted(boolean b)
Sets the value of the stringPainted property, which determines whether the progress bar should render a progress string.
void setUI(ProgressBarUI ui)
Sets the look-and-feel object that renders this component.
void setValue(int n)
Sets the progress bar's current value to n.
void updateUI()
Resets the UI property to a value from the current look and feel.
Protected Methods
ChangeListener createChangeListener()
Subclasses that want to handle change events from the model differently can override this to return an instance of a custom ChangeListener implementation.
void fireStateChanged()
Send a ChangeEvent, whose source is this JProgressBar, to all ChangeListeners that have registered interest in ChangeEvents.
void paintBorder(Graphics g)
Paints the progress bar's border if the borderPainted property is true.
String paramString()
Returns a string representation of this JProgressBar.
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Inherited Methods
From class javax.swing.JComponent
From class java.awt.Container
From class java.awt.Component
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.awt.MenuContainer
From interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
From interface javax.accessibility.Accessible

Fields

protected ChangeEvent changeEvent

Only one ChangeEvent is needed per instance since the event's only interesting property is the immutable source, which is the progress bar. The event is lazily created the first time that an event notification is fired.

protected ChangeListener changeListener

Listens for change events sent by the progress bar's model, redispatching them to change-event listeners registered upon this progress bar.

protected BoundedRangeModel model

The object that holds the data for the progress bar.

protected int orientation

Whether the progress bar is horizontal or vertical. The default is HORIZONTAL.

protected boolean paintBorder

Whether to display a border around the progress bar. The default is true.

protected boolean paintString

Whether to display a string of text on the progress bar. The default is false. Setting this to true causes a textual display of the progress to be rendered on the progress bar. If the progressString is null, the percentage of completion is displayed on the progress bar. Otherwise, the progressString is rendered on the progress bar.

protected String progressString

An optional string that can be displayed on the progress bar. The default is null. Setting this to a non-null value does not imply that the string will be displayed. To display the string, paintString must be true.

Public Constructors

public JProgressBar ()

Creates a horizontal progress bar that displays a border but no progress string. The initial and minimum values are 0, and the maximum is 100.

public JProgressBar (int orient)

Creates a progress bar with the specified orientation, which can be either SwingConstants.VERTICAL or SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL. By default, a border is painted but a progress string is not. The initial and minimum values are 0, and the maximum is 100.

Parameters
orient the desired orientation of the progress bar
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if orient is an illegal value

public JProgressBar (int min, int max)

Creates a horizontal progress bar with the specified minimum and maximum. Sets the initial value of the progress bar to the specified minimum. By default, a border is painted but a progress string is not.

The BoundedRangeModel that holds the progress bar's data handles any issues that may arise from improperly setting the minimum, initial, and maximum values on the progress bar. See the BoundedRangeModel documentation for details.

Parameters
min the minimum value of the progress bar
max the maximum value of the progress bar

public JProgressBar (int orient, int min, int max)

Creates a progress bar using the specified orientation, minimum, and maximum. By default, a border is painted but a progress string is not. Sets the initial value of the progress bar to the specified minimum.

The BoundedRangeModel that holds the progress bar's data handles any issues that may arise from improperly setting the minimum, initial, and maximum values on the progress bar. See the BoundedRangeModel documentation for details.

Parameters
orient the desired orientation of the progress bar
min the minimum value of the progress bar
max the maximum value of the progress bar
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if orient is an illegal value

public JProgressBar (BoundedRangeModel newModel)

Creates a horizontal progress bar that uses the specified model to hold the progress bar's data. By default, a border is painted but a progress string is not.

Parameters
newModel the data model for the progress bar

Public Methods

public void addChangeListener (ChangeListener l)

Adds the specified ChangeListener to the progress bar.

Parameters
l the ChangeListener to add

public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext ()

Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JProgressBar. For progress bars, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJProgressBar. A new AccessibleJProgressBar instance is created if necessary.

Returns
  • an AccessibleJProgressBar that serves as the AccessibleContext of this JProgressBar

public ChangeListener[] getChangeListeners ()

Returns an array of all the ChangeListeners added to this progress bar with addChangeListener.

Returns
  • all of the ChangeListeners added or an empty array if no listeners have been added

public int getMaximum ()

Returns the progress bar's maximum value from the BoundedRangeModel.

Returns
  • the progress bar's maximum value

public int getMinimum ()

Returns the progress bar's minimum value from the BoundedRangeModel.

Returns
  • the progress bar's minimum value

public BoundedRangeModel getModel ()

Returns the data model used by this progress bar.

Returns
  • the BoundedRangeModel currently in use

public int getOrientation ()

Returns SwingConstants.VERTICAL or SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL, depending on the orientation of the progress bar. The default orientation is SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL.

Returns
  • HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL

public double getPercentComplete ()

Returns the percent complete for the progress bar. Note that this number is between 0.0 and 1.0.

Returns
  • the percent complete for this progress bar

public String getString ()

Returns a String representation of the current progress. By default, this returns a simple percentage String based on the value returned from getPercentComplete. An example would be the "42%". You can change this by calling setString.

Returns
  • the value of the progress string, or a simple percentage string if the progress string is null

public ProgressBarUI getUI ()

Returns the look-and-feel object that renders this component.

Returns
  • the ProgressBarUI object that renders this component

public String getUIClassID ()

Returns the name of the look-and-feel class that renders this component.

Returns
  • the string "ProgressBarUI"

public int getValue ()

Returns the progress bar's current value from the BoundedRangeModel. The value is always between the minimum and maximum values, inclusive.

Returns
  • the current value of the progress bar

public boolean isBorderPainted ()

Returns the borderPainted property.

Returns
  • the value of the borderPainted property

public boolean isIndeterminate ()

Returns the value of the indeterminate property.

Returns
  • the value of the indeterminate property

public boolean isStringPainted ()

Returns the value of the stringPainted property.

Returns
  • the value of the stringPainted property

public void removeChangeListener (ChangeListener l)

Removes a ChangeListener from the progress bar.

Parameters
l the ChangeListener to remove

public void setBorderPainted (boolean b)

Sets the borderPainted property, which is true if the progress bar should paint its border. The default value for this property is true. Some look and feels might not implement painted borders; they will ignore this property.

Parameters
b true if the progress bar should paint its border; otherwise, false

public void setIndeterminate (boolean newValue)

Sets the indeterminate property of the progress bar, which determines whether the progress bar is in determinate or indeterminate mode. An indeterminate progress bar continuously displays animation indicating that an operation of unknown length is occurring. By default, this property is false. Some look and feels might not support indeterminate progress bars; they will ignore this property.

See How to Monitor Progress for examples of using indeterminate progress bars.

Parameters
newValue true if the progress bar should change to indeterminate mode; false if it should revert to normal.

public void setMaximum (int n)

Sets the progress bar's maximum value (stored in the progress bar's data model) to n.

The underlying BoundedRangeModel handles any mathematical issues arising from assigning faulty values. See the BoundedRangeModel documentation for details.

If the maximum value is different from the previous maximum, all change listeners are notified.

Parameters
n the new maximum

public void setMinimum (int n)

Sets the progress bar's minimum value (stored in the progress bar's data model) to n.

The data model (a BoundedRangeModel instance) handles any mathematical issues arising from assigning faulty values. See the BoundedRangeModel documentation for details.

If the minimum value is different from the previous minimum, all change listeners are notified.

Parameters
n the new minimum

public void setModel (BoundedRangeModel newModel)

Sets the data model used by the JProgressBar. Note that the BoundedRangeModel's extent is not used, and is set to 0.

Parameters
newModel the BoundedRangeModel to use

public void setOrientation (int newOrientation)

Sets the progress bar's orientation to newOrientation, which must be SwingConstants.VERTICAL or SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL. The default orientation is SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL.

Parameters
newOrientation HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if newOrientation is an illegal value
See Also

public void setString (String s)

Sets the value of the progress string. By default, this string is null, implying the built-in behavior of using a simple percent string. If you have provided a custom progress string and want to revert to the built-in behavior, set the string back to null.

The progress string is painted only if the isStringPainted method returns true.

Parameters
s the value of the progress string

public void setStringPainted (boolean b)

Sets the value of the stringPainted property, which determines whether the progress bar should render a progress string. The default is false, meaning no string is painted. Some look and feels might not support progress strings or might support them only when the progress bar is in determinate mode.

Parameters
b true if the progress bar should render a string

public void setUI (ProgressBarUI ui)

Sets the look-and-feel object that renders this component.

Parameters
ui a ProgressBarUI object

public void setValue (int n)

Sets the progress bar's current value to n. This method forwards the new value to the model.

The data model (an instance of BoundedRangeModel) handles any mathematical issues arising from assigning faulty values. See the BoundedRangeModel documentation for details.

If the new value is different from the previous value, all change listeners are notified.

Parameters
n the new value

public void updateUI ()

Resets the UI property to a value from the current look and feel.

See Also

Protected Methods

protected ChangeListener createChangeListener ()

Subclasses that want to handle change events from the model differently can override this to return an instance of a custom ChangeListener implementation. The default ChangeListener simply calls the fireStateChanged method to forward ChangeEvents to the ChangeListeners that have been added directly to the progress bar.

protected void fireStateChanged ()

Send a ChangeEvent, whose source is this JProgressBar, to all ChangeListeners that have registered interest in ChangeEvents. This method is called each time a ChangeEvent is received from the model.

The event instance is created if necessary, and stored in changeEvent.

protected void paintBorder (Graphics g)

Paints the progress bar's border if the borderPainted property is true.

Parameters
g the Graphics context within which to paint the border

protected String paramString ()

Returns a string representation of this JProgressBar. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes. The content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

Returns
  • a string representation of this JProgressBar