Spinner Model Controls - The Definitive Guide to Java Swing - page 503

SpinnerModel model2 = new SpinnerDateModel();
JSpinner spinner2 = new JSpinner(model2);
spinner2.addChangeListener(listener);
JLabel label2 = new JLabel("Dates/Date");
JPanel panel2 = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
panel2.add(label2, BorderLayout.WEST);
panel2.add(spinner2, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.add(panel2, BorderLayout.CENTER);

SpinnerModel model3 = new SpinnerNumberModel();
JSpinner spinner3 = new JSpinner(model3);
spinner3.addChangeListener(listener);
JLabel label3 = new JLabel("Numbers");
JPanel panel3 = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
panel3.add(label3, BorderLayout.WEST);
panel3.add(spinner3, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.add(panel3, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

frame.setSize(200, 90);
frame.setVisible (true);
}
};
EventQueue.invokeLater(runner);
}
}

Running this program demonstrates the use of this listener (of course, you'll find far more
meaningful ways to use a ChangeListener ).

Customizing a JSpinner Look and Feel
As with all Swing components, the JSpinner control has a different appearance under each of
the system-defined look and feel types, as shown in Figure 14-2. The component primarily
looks just like a text field; the difference is in the drawing of the arrows.

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Figure 14-2. JSpinner under different look and feel types

The set of 11 UIResource properties for a JSpinner is shown in Table 14-2. These are limited
to drawing the text field and the arrows.