Java JColorChooser

The JColorChooser class is used to create a color chooser dialog box so that user can select any color. It inherits JComponent class.

JColorChooser class declaration

Let's see the declaration for javax.swing.JColorChooser class.

Commonly used Constructors:

Constructor	Description
JColorChooser()	It is used to create a color chooser panel with white color initially.
JColorChooser(color initialcolor)	It is used to create a color chooser panel with the specified color initially.

Commonly used Methods:

Method	Description
void addChooserPanel(AbstractColorChooserPanel panel)	It is used to add a color chooser panel to the color chooser.
static Color showDialog(Component c, String title, Color initialColor)	It is used to show the color chooser dialog box.

Java JColorChooser Example

import java.awt.event.*;  
import java.awt.*;  
import javax.swing.*;   
public class ColorChooserExample extends JFrame implements ActionListener {  
JButton b;  
Container c;  
ColorChooserExample(){  
    c=getContentPane();  
    c.setLayout(new FlowLayout());       
    b=new JButton("color");  
    b.addActionListener(this);       
    c.add(b);  
}  
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {  
Color initialcolor=Color.RED;  
Color color=JColorChooser.showDialog(this,"Select a color",initialcolor);  
c.setBackground(color);  
}  
  
public static void main(String[] args) {  
    ColorChooserExample ch=new ColorChooserExample();  
    ch.setSize(400,400);  
    ch.setVisible(true);  
    ch.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);  
}  
}  

Output:

Java JColorChooser Example with ActionListener

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class ColorChooserExample extends JFrame implements ActionListener{
JFrame f;
JButton b;
JTextArea ta;
ColorChooserExample(){
	f=new JFrame("Color Chooser Example.");
	b=new JButton("Pad Color");
	b.setBounds(200,250,100,30);
	ta=new JTextArea();
	ta.setBounds(10,10,300,200);
	b.addActionListener(this);
	f.add(b);f.add(ta);
	f.setLayout(null);
	f.setSize(400,400);
	f.setVisible(true);
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
	Color c=JColorChooser.showDialog(this,"Choose",Color.CYAN);
	ta.setBackground(c);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
	new ColorChooserExample();
}
}	

Output: