javax.swing

## Class JToggleButton

- java.lang.Object
- - java.awt.Component
  - - java.awt.Container
    - - javax.swing.JComponent
      - - javax.swing.AbstractButton
        - - javax.swing.JToggleButton

All Implemented Interfaces:
  ImageObserver, ItemSelectable, MenuContainer, Serializable, Accessible, SwingConstants

Direct Known Subclasses:
  JCheckBox, JRadioButton

    public class JToggleButton
    extends AbstractButton
    implements Accessible

An implementation of a two-state button. The `JRadioButton` and `JCheckBox` classes are subclasses of this class. For information on using them see How to Use Buttons, Check Boxes, and Radio Buttons, a section in The Java Tutorial.

Buttons can be configured, and to some degree controlled, by `Action`s. Using an `Action` with a button has many benefits beyond directly configuring a button. Refer to Swing Components Supporting `Action` for more details, and you can find more information in How to Use Actions, 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`.

See Also:
  `JRadioButton`, `JCheckBox`

### Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
`protected class` `JToggleButton.AccessibleJToggleButton` This class implements accessibility support for the `JToggleButton` class.
`static class` `JToggleButton.ToggleButtonModel` The ToggleButton model

### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractButton

`AbstractButton.AccessibleAbstractButton, AbstractButton.ButtonChangeListener`

### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

`JComponent.AccessibleJComponent`

### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

`Container.AccessibleAWTContainer`

### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

`Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy`

### Field Summary

### Fields inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractButton

`actionListener, BORDER_PAINTED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, changeEvent, changeListener, CONTENT_AREA_FILLED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, DISABLED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, DISABLED_SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, FOCUS_PAINTED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, HORIZONTAL_TEXT_POSITION_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, itemListener, MARGIN_CHANGED_PROPERTY, MNEMONIC_CHANGED_PROPERTY, model, MODEL_CHANGED_PROPERTY, PRESSED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_ENABLED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, TEXT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, VERTICAL_TEXT_POSITION_CHANGED_PROPERTY`

### Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

`accessibleContext, listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW`

### Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

`BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT`

### Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.SwingConstants

`BOTTOM, CENTER, EAST, HORIZONTAL, LEADING, LEFT, NEXT, NORTH, NORTH_EAST, NORTH_WEST, PREVIOUS, RIGHT, SOUTH, SOUTH_EAST, SOUTH_WEST, TOP, TRAILING, VERTICAL, WEST`

### Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

`ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`JToggleButton()` Creates an initially unselected toggle button without setting the text or image.
`JToggleButton(Action a)` Creates a toggle button where properties are taken from the Action supplied.
`JToggleButton(Icon icon)` Creates an initially unselected toggle button with the specified image but no text.
`JToggleButton(Icon icon, boolean selected)` Creates a toggle button with the specified image and selection state, but no text.
`JToggleButton(String text)` Creates an unselected toggle button with the specified text.
`JToggleButton(String text, boolean selected)` Creates a toggle button with the specified text and selection state.
`JToggleButton(String text, Icon icon)` Creates a toggle button that has the specified text and image, and that is initially unselected.
`JToggleButton(String text, Icon icon, boolean selected)` Creates a toggle button with the specified text, image, and selection state.

### Method Summary

Methods
`AccessibleContext` `getAccessibleContext()` Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JToggleButton.
`String` `getUIClassID()` Returns a string that specifies the name of the l&f class that renders this component.
`protected String` `paramString()` Returns a string representation of this JToggleButton.
`void` `updateUI()` Resets the UI property to a value from the current look and feel.

### Methods inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractButton

`actionPropertyChanged, addActionListener, addChangeListener, addImpl, addItemListener, checkHorizontalKey, checkVerticalKey, configurePropertiesFromAction, createActionListener, createActionPropertyChangeListener, createChangeListener, createItemListener, doClick, doClick, fireActionPerformed, fireItemStateChanged, fireStateChanged, getAction, getActionCommand, getActionListeners, getChangeListeners, getDisabledIcon, getDisabledSelectedIcon, getDisplayedMnemonicIndex, getHideActionText, getHorizontalAlignment, getHorizontalTextPosition, getIcon, getIconTextGap, getItemListeners, getLabel, getMargin, getMnemonic, getModel, getMultiClickThreshhold, getPressedIcon, getRolloverIcon, getRolloverSelectedIcon, getSelectedIcon, getSelectedObjects, getText, getUI, getVerticalAlignment, getVerticalTextPosition, imageUpdate, init, isBorderPainted, isContentAreaFilled, isFocusPainted, isRolloverEnabled, isSelected, paintBorder, removeActionListener, removeChangeListener, removeItemListener, removeNotify, setAction, setActionCommand, setBorderPainted, setContentAreaFilled, setDisabledIcon, setDisabledSelectedIcon, setDisplayedMnemonicIndex, setEnabled, setFocusPainted, setHideActionText, setHorizontalAlignment, setHorizontalTextPosition, setIcon, setIconTextGap, setLabel, setLayout, setMargin, setMnemonic, setMnemonic, setModel, setMultiClickThreshhold, setPressedIcon, setRolloverEnabled, setRolloverIcon, setRolloverSelectedIcon, setSelected, setSelectedIcon, setText, setUI, setVerticalAlignment, setVerticalTextPosition`

### Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

`addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingForPrint, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update`

### Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

`add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree`

### Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

`action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusUpCycle`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

### Constructor Detail

#### JToggleButton

    public JToggleButton()

Creates an initially unselected toggle button without setting the text or image.

#### JToggleButton

    public JToggleButton(Icon icon)

Creates an initially unselected toggle button with the specified image but no text.

Parameters:
  `icon` - the image that the button should display

#### JToggleButton

    public JToggleButton(Icon icon,
                 boolean selected)

Creates a toggle button with the specified image and selection state, but no text.

Parameters:
  `icon` - the image that the button should display
  `selected` - if true, the button is initially selected; otherwise, the button is initially unselected

#### JToggleButton

    public JToggleButton(String text)

Creates an unselected toggle button with the specified text.

Parameters:
  `text` - the string displayed on the toggle button

#### JToggleButton

    public JToggleButton(String text,
                 boolean selected)

Creates a toggle button with the specified text and selection state.

Parameters:
  `text` - the string displayed on the toggle button
  `selected` - if true, the button is initially selected; otherwise, the button is initially unselected

#### JToggleButton

    public JToggleButton(Action a)

Creates a toggle button where properties are taken from the Action supplied.

Since:
  1.3

#### JToggleButton

    public JToggleButton(String text,
                 Icon icon)

Creates a toggle button that has the specified text and image, and that is initially unselected.

Parameters:
  `text` - the string displayed on the button
  `icon` - the image that the button should display

#### JToggleButton

    public JToggleButton(String text,
                 Icon icon,
                 boolean selected)

Creates a toggle button with the specified text, image, and selection state.

Parameters:
  `text` - the text of the toggle button
  `icon` - the image that the button should display
  `selected` - if true, the button is initially selected; otherwise, the button is initially unselected

### Method Detail

#### updateUI

    public void updateUI()

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

Overrides:
  `updateUI` in class `AbstractButton`
See Also:
  `JComponent.updateUI()`

#### getUIClassID

    public String getUIClassID()

Returns a string that specifies the name of the l&f class that renders this component.

Overrides:
  `getUIClassID` in class `JComponent`
Returns:
  String "ToggleButtonUI"
See Also:
  `JComponent.getUIClassID()`, `UIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)`

#### paramString

    protected String paramString()

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

Overrides:
  `paramString` in class `AbstractButton`
Returns:
  a string representation of this JToggleButton.

#### getAccessibleContext

    public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()

Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JToggleButton. For toggle buttons, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJToggleButton. A new AccessibleJToggleButton instance is created if necessary.

Specified by:
  `getAccessibleContext` in interface `Accessible`
Overrides:
  `getAccessibleContext` in class `JComponent`
Returns:
  an AccessibleJToggleButton that serves as the AccessibleContext of this JToggleButton

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