Substance API

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API method

public static boolean setSkin(String skinClassName)

Description

Sets the specified skin.

Parameters:

  • skinClassName - Skin class name (full qualified).

Returns:

  • true if the specified skin has been set successfully, false otherwise.

See also


Sample code

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.*;

import org.jvnet.substance.SubstanceLookAndFeel;

/**
 * Test application that shows the use of the
 {@link SubstanceLookAndFeel#setSkin(String)} API.
 
 @author Kirill Grouchnikov
 @see SubstanceLookAndFeel#setSkin(String)
 */
public class SetSkin_ClassName extends JFrame {
  /**
   * Creates the main frame for <code>this</code> sample.
   */
  public SetSkin_ClassName() {
    super("Set skin");

    this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());

    JPanel controls = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.RIGHT));
    final JButton changeSkin = new JButton("Change skin");
    changeSkin.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
          public void run() {
            changeSkin.setEnabled(false);
            // set new skin by class name
            SubstanceLookAndFeel
                .setSkin("org.jvnet.substance.skin.BusinessSkin");
            repaint();
          }
        });
      }
    });
    controls.add(changeSkin);

    this.add(controls, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

    this.setSize(400200);
    this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
  }

  /**
   * The main method for <code>this</code> sample. The arguments are
   * ignored.
   
   @param args
   *            Ignored.
   @throws Exception
   *             If some exception occured. Note that there is no special
   *             treatment of exception conditions in <code>this</code>
   *             sample code.
   */
  public static void main(String[] argsthrows Exception {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new SubstanceLookAndFeel());
    JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
    JDialog.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
      public void run() {
        new SetSkin_ClassName().setVisible(true);
      }
    });
  }
}

The screenshot below shows application frame under default settings:

The screenshot below shows the result of calling this API with org.jvnet.substance.skin.BusinessSkin: