Is it possible to have a different font colors on one JLabel inside in the JList?

java swing intellij-idea listcellrenderer
papski picture papski · Sep 8, 2011 · Viewed 7.6k times · Source

I have a list of words in my Jlist and beside of every words are their definitions. I want that the font of the words are having a different colors than their definition. My question is that, Is it possible to have a two different colors in one Jlist?

Do I have to use ListCellRenderer?

Thanks...

Answer

Yasin Okumuş picture Yasin Okumuş · Sep 8, 2011

I think you may use "<html>" style. It might look some odd but if you start your text (String value) by "<html>" (not capital letter HTML), you will be able to use html codes on your labels.

As an example;

new JLabel("<html><font color=red>RED</font> - <font color=navy>Navy</font></html>");

Similar for JList.

Related questions

What GUI libraries are the JetBrains using?

Background I am somewhat new to Java and am enjoying using IntelliJ IDE developed by the JetBrains team. I have downloaded the source for the Community Edition, and I am trying to work out what GUI libraries they are using …

Read More
How can I get a Look & Feel like Intellij Idea in a Swing application?

As a popular IDE for Java application, Intellij IDEA's look and feel is very beautiful in my opinion. How did it do that? And how can I get a look and feel like Intellij IDEA in my Swing app?

Read More
File Chooser display with a button click. Java Swing

I have a Java assignment in which I need to build a program for exchanging information between students. I am using IntelliJ IDEA and a plugin called JFormDesigner for designing the GUI. I want do display a file chooser when …

Read More