How to change cursor icon in Java?

java icons runtime cursor
DYL picture DYL · Nov 25, 2010 · Viewed 69k times · Source

I would like to change the cursor icon to my customized 32x32 image when a Java application is executing. I looked and searched, those I found are just setting cursor on a JComponent. But I want the cursor changed to my specified icon wherever it goes moving, browsing, and click, as long as the Java application is still running, or you can say program runtime.

Thanks alot.

Answer

Mohamed Saligh picture Mohamed Saligh · Nov 25, 2010

Standard cursor image:

setCursor(Cursor.getDefaultCursor());

User defined Image:

Toolkit toolkit = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
Image image = toolkit.getImage("icons/handwriting.gif");
Cursor c = toolkit.createCustomCursor(image , new Point(mainPane.getX(), 
           mainPane.getY()), "img");
mainPane.setCursor (c);

You can download a zip containing sample source: HERE

Related questions

How do I add an image to a JButton

I am trying to add an image to a JButton and I'm not sure what I'm missing. When I run the following code the button looks exactly the same as if I had created it without any image attribute. Water.…

Read More
How to change JFrame icon

I have a JFrame that displays a Java icon on the title bar (left corner). I want to change that icon to my custom icon. How should I do it?

Read More
How do I change the default application icon in Java?

I'm using NetBeans, trying to change the familiar Java coffee cup icon to a png file that I have saved in a resources directory in the jar file. I've found many different web pages that claim they have a solution, …

Read More