Not all attributes of a tag are listed as it is rather a huge task for one person to really write a full documentation for the Swing. Just the ones that I did something special are listed. For the rest, you may find the tag reference of SwiXml, another cool XML to Swing toolkit, helpful. As always, Java JDK is the best source of the information.
Basically, for a class, any functions (static or non-static) start with "set" prefix and only has one parameter can be used
as an attribute which does not have the "set" prefix and in lower case. For example, if you see a setSize(Dimension size)
function, then there is an attribute "size", and the value for the attribute should be a Dimension object. Similarly for any
public variables (static or non-static), there is a corresponding attribute name in lowercase. As always, check
the converters page for the available converters that can convert string to the corresponding
data type.
Notes:
- An internal tag should not be used directly.
- If a tag is inherited from a tag, then all attributes and adders are inherited from that tag. For example, textarea inherits textcomponent, which in turn inherts component. Then textarea has all the attributes and adders its ancestors textcomponent, and component have besides one it has, which has more prioity.
applet
Inherited from tag: window-constants
Class: JApplet
dialog
Inherited from tag: window-constants
Class: JDialog
| Attribute | Possible values | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ctor | id:name var:name |
If the constructor of the object is specified in the form of "id:name" or "var:name", then the object associated with the id or the variable is used to set the parent of the JDialog. |
| decorated | boolean | If value is "true", the dialog is built with a decorated frame. |
frame
Inherited from tag: window-constants
Class: JFrame
| Attribute | Possible values | Description |
|---|---|---|
| decorated | boolean | If value is "true", the dialog is built with a decorated frame. |
internalframe
Inherited from tag: window-constants
Class: JInternalFrame
window
Inherited from tag: window-constants
Class: JWindow
component
Inherited from tag: listeners
Class: JComponent
| Child | Description |
|---|---|
| Border | setBorder(Border border) is called. |
| LayoutManager | setLayout(LayoutManager mgr) is called. |
| Component | add(Component c) is called. |
menubar
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JMenuBar
popupmenu
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JPopupMenu
menu
Inherited from tag: abstractbutton
Class: JMenu
menuitem
Inherited from tag: abstractbutton
Class: JMenuItem
menusplit
This tag is a way to insert a menu separator into the parent menu or popupmenu objects. Another way is to use the separator tag.
checkboxmenuitem
Inherited from tag: abstractbutton
Class: JCheckBoxMenuItem
radiobuttonmenuitem
Inherited from tag: abstractbutton
Class: JRadioButtonMenuItem
separator
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JSeparator
toolbar
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JToolBar
toolbar-separator
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JToolBar.Separator
button
Inherited from tag: abstractbutton
Class: JButton
togglebutton
Inherited from tag: abstractbutton
Class: JToggleButton
radiobutton
Inherited from tag: abstractbutton
Class: JRadioButton
checkbox
Inherited from tag: abstractbutton
Class: JCheckBox
label
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JLabel
| Attribute | Possible values | Description |
|---|---|---|
| displayedmnemonic | integer | One of the value with "VK_" prefix in KeyEvent. This attribute is typically used in conjunction with "labelfor" attribute. |
| labelfor | Component | It can be either "id:idReference" or "var:variableReference". Ids/Variables declared after this label tag) can be used. |
textfield
Inherited from tag: textcomponent
Class: JTextField
formattedtextfield
Inherited from tag: textfield
Class: JFormattedTextField
passwordfield
Inherited from tag: textfield
Class: JPasswordField
textarea
Inherited from tag: textcomponent
Class: JTextArea
textpane
Inherited from tag: textcomponent
Class: JTextPane
editorpane
Inherited from tag: textcomponent
Class: JEditorPane
panel
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JPanel
desktoppane
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JDesktopPane
splitpane
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JSplitPane
scrollpane
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JScrollPane
| Child | Description |
|---|---|
| Component | setViewportView (Component c) is called. |
rootpane
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JRootPane
| Child | Description |
|---|---|
| menubar | setJMenuBar(JMenuBar menuBar) is called. |
| Container | setContentPane(Container contentPane) is called. |
tabbedpane
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JTabbedPane
tab
Helper: TabHelper
This tag is used to add a component to the parent tabbedpane element with specified title, icon, etc.
| Attribute | Possible values | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mnemonic | integer | One of the value with "VK_" prefix in KeyEvent |
| Child | Description |
|---|---|
| Component | The component is added to the tabbedpane using the attributes specified in the tab. |
filechooser
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JFileChooser
| Attribute | Possible values | Description |
|---|---|---|
| approvedbuttonmnemonic | integer | One of the value with "VK_" prefix in KeyEvent |
colorchooser
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JColorChooser
table
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JTable
defaulttablemodel
Class: DefaultTableModel
| Child | Description |
|---|---|
| Vector | addRow (Vector rowData) is called. |
| Map | The entries in the map are sorted by the key and then each entry are entered as a row into the model. |
tableheader
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JTableHeader
This tag does not create a JTableHeader object, but rather it takes the JTableHeader from the JTable parent object.
list
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JList
defaultlistmodel
Class: DefaultListModel
| Child | Description |
|---|---|
| Object | addElement(Object obj) is called. |
tree
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JTree
combobox
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JComboBox
| Child | Description |
|---|---|
| Object | addItem(Object obj) is called. |
defaultcomboboxmodel
Class: DefaultComboBoxModel
| Child | Description |
|---|---|
| Object | addElement(Object obj) is called. |
progressbar
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JProgressBar
scrollbar
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JScrollBar
slider
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JSlider
spinner
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JSpinner
tooltip
Inherited from tag: component
Class: JToolTip
uimanager
| Attribute | Possible values | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ctor | Object | UIManager.get(Object key) is called to retrieve the value. See UIManager. |
| systemlookandfeel | boolean | If the value is "true", UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName()) is called to install the system look&feel. |
| lookandfeel | String | UIManager.setLookAndFeel(String className) is called. |
listeners
internal
Basically this internal tag redirect the setting of listener attributes to functions that add listeners. For example, an attribute setting actionlistener="myActionListener" would become addActionListener (myActionListener), where myActionListener is the variable name. All listeners defined in JDK are included.
window-constants
internal
Inherited from tag: listeners
| Attribute | Possible values | Description |
|---|---|---|
| locationrelativeto | Component | If value is "true", the window is centered on the component after all internal components are setup and size specified. |
| packed | boolean | If value is "true", the size of the window is set to its preferred size after all internal components are setup. |
| Child | Description |
|---|---|
| menubar | setJMenuBar(JMenuBar menuBar) is called. |
| Container | setContentPane(Container contentPane) is called. |
abstractbutton
internal
Inherited from tag: component
| Attribute | Possible values | Description |
|---|---|---|
| action | String | The value should be the name of the variable which holds an Action object. |
| mnemonic | integer | One of the value with "VK_" prefix in KeyEvent |
textcomponent
internal
Inherited from tag: component
buttongroup
Class: ButtonGroup
| Child | Description |
|---|---|
| abstractbutton | add(AbstractButton button) is called. |
syncbuttonstate
Helper: SyncButtonStateHelper
| Child | Description |
|---|---|
| abstractbutton | Buttons in this element have synchronized states. |
