Working with LookAndFeel import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class LookAndFeelDemo extends JFrame { private String strings[] = { "Metal", "Motif", "Windows" }; private UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo looks[]; private JRadioButton radio[]; private ButtonGroup group; private JButton button; private JLabel label; private JComboBox comboBox; public LookAndFeelDemo() { super( "Look and Feel Demo" ); Container c = getContentPane(); JPanel northPanel = new JPanel(); northPanel.setLayout( new GridLayout( 3, 1, 0, 5 ) ); label = new JLabel( "This is a Metal look-and-feel", SwingConstants.CENTER ); northPanel.add( label ); button = new JButton( "JButton" ); northPanel.add( button ); comboBox = new JComboBox( strings ); northPanel.add( comboBox ); c.add( northPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH ); JPanel southPanel = new JPanel(); radio = new JRadioButton[ strings.length ]; group = new ButtonGroup(); ItemHandler handler = new ItemHandler(); southPanel.setLayout( new GridLayout( 1, radio.length ) ); for ( int i = 0; i < radio.length; i++ ) { radio[ i ] = new JRadioButton( strings[ i ] ); radio[ i ].addItemListener( handler ); group.add( radio[ i ] ); southPanel.add( radio[ i ] ); } c.add( southPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH ); // get the installed look-and-feel information looks = UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels(); setSize( 300, 200 ); show(); radio[ 0 ].setSelected( true ); } private void changeTheLookAndFeel( int value ) { try { UIManager.setLookAndFeel( looks[ value ].getClassName() ); SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI( this ); } catch ( Exception e ) { e.printStackTrace(); } } public static void main( String args[] ) { LookAndFeelDemo dx = new LookAndFeelDemo(); dx.addWindowListener( new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing( WindowEvent e ) { System.exit( 0 ); } } ); } private class ItemHandler implements ItemListener { public void itemStateChanged( ItemEvent e ) { for ( int i = 0; i < radio.length; i++ ) if ( radio[ i ].isSelected() ) { label.setText( "This is a " + strings[ i ] + " look-and-feel" ); comboBox.setSelectedIndex( i ); changeTheLookAndFeel( i ); } } } }