[Q#2592207][A#2592258] How to improve look and feel of JAVA swing GUI?

https://stackoverflow.com/q/2592207

I am working on a project that uses Java Swing. The default look and feel of the Java Swing GUI is very boring. Is there any way I can use a better look and feel? Something like on web pages…

Answer

https://stackoverflow.com/a/2592258

You can set the look and feel to reflect the platform: If this is not nice enough for you, take a look at SWT for Eclipse.

APIzation

try { 
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

package com.stackoverflow.api;

import javax.swing.UIManager;

public class Human2592258 {

  public static void setPlatformLookAndFeel() {
    try {
      UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

package com.stackoverflow.api;

import javax.swing.UIManager;

/**
 * How to improve look and feel of JAVA swing GUI?
 *
 * @author APIzator
 * @see <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/2592258">https://stackoverflow.com/a/2592258</a>
 */
public class APIzator2592258 {

  public static void improveLook() throws Exception {
    try {
      UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}