Have images in a JListTag(s): Swing
This snippet uses these 2 images
![](../images/gumby.gif)
![](../images/gumby2.gif)
import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import java.util.*; public class JListWithImages extends JList { public JListWithImages() { setCellRenderer(new CustomCellRenderer()); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); JPanel panel = new JPanel(); Vector vector = new Vector(); panel.setForeground(Color.black); panel.setBackground(Color.white); // first line JPanel jp1 = new JPanel(); jp1.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon("gumby.gif"))); jp1.add(new JLabel("A line for Gumby")); jp1.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon("gumby2.gif"))); // second line JPanel jp2 = new JPanel(); jp2.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon("gumby.gif"))); jp2.add(new JLabel("Another line for Gumby")); jp2.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon("gumby2.gif"))); vector.addElement(jp1); vector.addElement(jp2); JListWithImages jlwi = new JListWithImages(); jlwi.setListData(vector); panel.add(jlwi); frame.getContentPane().add(panel); frame.setSize(300,300); frame.setVisible(true); } class CustomCellRenderer implements ListCellRenderer { public Component getListCellRendererComponent (JList list, Object value, int index, boolean isSelected,boolean cellHasFocus) { Component component = (Component)value; component.setBackground (isSelected ? Color.black : Color.white); component.setForeground (isSelected ? Color.white : Color.black); return component; } } }
The above How-to use the default layout, so each line line in the JList are centered. The version below is showing each line left justified instead.
import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.border.*; import java.awt.*; import java.util.*; public class JListWithImages extends JList { public JListWithImages() { setCellRenderer(new CustomCellRenderer()); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); JPanel panel = new JPanel(); Vector vector = new Vector(); panel.setForeground(Color.black); panel.setBackground(Color.white); // first line JPanel jp1 = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT)); // NEW jp1.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon("gumby.gif"))); jp1.add(new JLabel("A line for Gumby")); jp1.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon("gumby2.gif"))); // second line JPanel jp2 = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT)); // NEW jp2.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon("gumby.gif"))); jp2.add(new JLabel("Another line for Gumby")); jp2.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon("gumby2.gif"))); vector.addElement(jp1); vector.addElement(jp2); JListWithImages jlwi = new JListWithImages(); jlwi.setListData(vector); jlwi.setBorder(new LineBorder(Color.black)); panel.add(jlwi); frame.getContentPane().add(panel); frame.setSize(300,300); frame.setVisible(true); } class CustomCellRenderer implements ListCellRenderer { public Component getListCellRendererComponent (JList list, Object value, int index, boolean isSelected,boolean cellHasFocus) { Component component = (Component)value; component.setBackground (isSelected ? Color.black : Color.white); component.setForeground (isSelected ? Color.white : Color.black); return component; } } }