This is a tutorial in which we will going to create a program that will have a built-in arrow button in Java.

So, now let's start this tutorial!

1. Open JCreator or NetBeans and make a java program with a file name of arrowButton.java.

2. Import the following packages:

1. import
   
   java.awt.*
   
   ;
   
   //used to access the FlowLayout class
   
2. import
   
   javax.swing.*
   
   ;
   
   //used to access the JFrame class
   
3. import
   
   javax.swing.plaf.basic.*
   
   ;
   
   //used to access the BasicArrowButton class
   

We will use the BasicArrowButton class of the javax.swing.plaf package to have the arrow buttons.

3. Initialize your variable in your Main, variable frame for JFrame only.

1. JFrame
   
   frame =
   
   new
   
   JFrame
   
   (
   
   "Arrow Button Sample"
   
   )
   
   ;
   

4. To add the built-in arrow to the frame, we will use the getContentPane.add method then instantiate the BasicArrowButton class and the position of the arrows that you want.

1. frame.getContentPane
   
   (
   
   )
   
   .add
   
   (
   
   new
   
   BasicArrowButton
   
   (
   
   BasicArrowButton
   
   .NORTH
   
   )
   
   )
   
   ;
   
2. frame.getContentPane
   
   (
   
   )
   
   .add
   
   (
   
   new
   
   BasicArrowButton
   
   (
   
   BasicArrowButton
   
   .SOUTH
   
   )
   
   )
   
   ;
   
3. frame.getContentPane
   
   (
   
   )
   
   .add
   
   (
   
   new
   
   BasicArrowButton
   
   (
   
   BasicArrowButton
   
   .WEST
   
   )
   
   )
   
   ;
   
4. frame.getContentPane
   
   (
   
   )
   
   .add
   
   (
   
   new
   
   BasicArrowButton
   
   (
   
   BasicArrowButton
   
   .EAST
   
   )
   
   )
   
   ;
   

As you have seen the code above, we have created four buttons with different position, the North, South, West, and East position, respectively.

5. Now, have the frame set to a FlowLayout as the layout manager. Lastly, set visibility, close operation of the frame, and pack the frame. Have this code below:

1. frame.getContentPane
   
   (
   
   )
   
   .setLayout
   
   (
   
   new
   
   FlowLayout
   
   (
   
   )
   
   )
   
   ;
   
2. frame.pack
   
   (
   
   )
   
   ;
   
3. frame.setDefaultCloseOperation
   
   (
   
   JFrame
   
   .EXIT_ON_CLOSE
   
   )
   
   ;
   
4. frame.setVisible
   
   (
   
   true
   
   )
   
   ;
   

Output:


Here's the full code of this tutorial:

1. import
   
   java.awt.*
   
   ;
   
   //used to access the FlowLayout class
   
2. import
   
   javax.swing.*
   
   ;
   
   //used to access the JFrame class
   
3. import
   
   javax.swing.plaf.basic.*
   
   ;
   
   //used to access the BasicArrowButton class
   
4. 
   
5. public
   
   class
   
   arrowButton{
   
6. public
   
   static
   
   void
   
   main(
   
   String
   
   args[
   
   ]
   
   )
   
   {
   
7. JFrame
   
   frame =
   
   new
   
   JFrame
   
   (
   
   "Arrow Button Sample"
   
   )
   
   ;
   
8. 
   
9. frame.getContentPane
   
   (
   
   )
   
   .add
   
   (
   
   new
   
   BasicArrowButton
   
   (
   
   BasicArrowButton
   
   .NORTH
   
   )
   
   )
   
   ;
   
10. frame.getContentPane
    
    (
    
    )
    
    .add
    
    (
    
    new
    
    BasicArrowButton
    
    (
    
    BasicArrowButton
    
    .SOUTH
    
    )
    
    )
    
    ;
    
11. frame.getContentPane
    
    (
    
    )
    
    .add
    
    (
    
    new
    
    BasicArrowButton
    
    (
    
    BasicArrowButton
    
    .WEST
    
    )
    
    )
    
    ;
    
12. frame.getContentPane
    
    (
    
    )
    
    .add
    
    (
    
    new
    
    BasicArrowButton
    
    (
    
    BasicArrowButton
    
    .EAST
    
    )
    
    )
    
    ;
    
13. 
    
14. frame.getContentPane
    
    (
    
    )
    
    .setLayout
    
    (
    
    new
    
    FlowLayout
    
    (
    
    )
    
    )
    
    ;
    
15. frame.pack
    
    (
    
    )
    
    ;
    
16. frame.setDefaultCloseOperation
    
    (
    
    JFrame
    
    .EXIT_ON_CLOSE
    
    )
    
    ;
    
17. frame.setVisible
    
    (
    
    true
    
    )
    
    ;
    
18. }
    
19. 
    
20. }
    

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