JToggleButton : Java Glossary

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JToggleButton

the Swing equivalent of the AWT Checkbox. Checkbox uses getState and setState, where JToggleButton uses isSelected and setSelected. In Swing, you can use either JCheckBox, JRadioButton or JToggleButton.

Here is what it looks like:

JToggleButton screenshot

Each button in one JToggleButton.

JCheckBox uses a checkmark; JRadioButton uses a dot in a circle, and JToggleButton uses ordinary-looking buttons.

Here is how to use JToggleButton:

Learning More

Sun’s Javadoc on the JTogggleButton class : available:

on the web at java.sun.com
in the current JDK 1.6.0_11 or in the old JDK 1.5.0_17 on your local Windows J: drive.

Sun’s Javadoc on the ButtonGroup class : available:

on the web at java.sun.com
in the current JDK 1.6.0_11 or in the old JDK 1.5.0_17 on your local Windows J: drive.

AWT
ButtonGroup
Checkbox
JCheckBox
JRadioButton
Swing

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