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I am sure this question has been asked before, but I could not find the answer. I am seeking for a Date Picker GUI component which I can drag and drop from Netbeans IDE. I found the below.
http://toedter.com/software/ - This is not free for commercial use.
http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/658/jdatechooser-1-2 - This has issues, the dates are invisible.
So anyone know whether there is a free for commercial use Date Picker component for Java, which we can drag and drop from Netbeans?
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The date picker lets the user select the Date through an easy interface that pops up with a Calendar. The user can navigate through the Calendar and select a date. It contains an editable date picker, a date field, a multiple month calendar and a month component. You can select any date from the Date Picker.
In Java Swing, there are a number of components like a scroll bar, button, text field, text area, checkbox, radio button, etc. All these components together, form a GUI that offers a rich set of functionalities and also allows high-level customization.
Swing in Java is a lightweight GUI toolkit which has a wide variety of widgets for building optimized window based applications. It is a part of the JFC( Java Foundation Classes). It is build on top of the AWT API and entirely written in java. It is platform independent unlike AWT and has lightweight components.
Swing is a newer way of making a GUI. All objects in Swing are derived from AWT, and most objects in Swing start with the letter J. Hint: Oracle has developed JavaFX to replace both Swing and AWT. Since Java SE 7, update 6 it is bundled with Java SE.
Netbeans will allow you to drag any component that extends from JComponent, so long as the class is within the project's classpath.
Once the jar file has been linked to your project, you should be able to expand the jar contents (under the libraries node) and drag the class onto the form.
I do this for my own custom components (.java files) all the time.
If this seems cumbersome, you can also add the components to the Swing component palette.
In the palette, expand your category (make sure you selected it within the "Palette Manager") and you should all the components
A, general, free to use component library is the SwingLabs, SwingX library, so long as you don't try and sell it, you should be able to use freely, you also get access to the source code, so if you want to add featrues, you should also be able to. I would suggest that if you do, you should notify them and offer what changes you can, so the community can benefit.
The JXDatePicker is highly customisable, but you'll need to get your hands dirty with some code to be the best features...
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