Java - How to change font/add border to only part of a JLabel

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In this instance die1 is an Integer that is derived from a calculation elsewhere. I want the value of die1 to be visually differentiated with a border and/or larger text/different color. Is there a way to do this that does not involve having 2 separate JLabels? Thank you.

firstJLabel.setText("Die 1: " + die1);

camickr · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-16 17:19:17Z

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Is there a way to do this that does not involve having 2 separate JLabels?

You can use HTML in a label:

firstJLabel.setText("<html><font color=\"red\">Die 1: </font>" + die1 + "</html>");

Or you could use a JTextPane and make it look like a label. It supports attributes:

JTextPane textPane = new JTextPane();
textPane.setBorder( null );
textPane.setOpaque( false );

SimpleAttributeSet green = new SimpleAttributeSet();
StyleConstants.setForeground(green, Color.GREEN);

//  Add some text

try
{
    StyledDocument doc = textPane.getStyledDocument();
    doc.insertString(0, die1, null);
    doc.insertString(0, "Die 1: ", green);
}
catch(Exception) {}

edited Mar 16, 2017 at 17:19

answered Mar 16, 2017 at 17:08

camickr

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