auto abbreviating JLabel

Question

Hi all,

Anyone written a JLabel (extension/util/??) that automatically abbreviates the contents depending on it's preferred/visible size?

much appreciated.

Answer 1

Doesn't JLabel abbreviate text that can't fit by default?
This code displays only "The quick brown fox jum..." on my install:

public class Driver {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
     final JFrame frame = new JFrame("JLabel Test");
     frame.setSize(160,120);
     frame.getContentPane().add(
      new JLabel("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.") );
     frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}

Answer 2

For improved swing, before writing your own extensions, I recommend to check SwingLabs. In particular there is a cool JXLabel (although it's not clear what you want that the regular JLabel has not)