Default action button icons in Java

Question

Is there a set of default action icons available in the Swing application framework?

For instance, instead of making a button that says "Save," I'd like the standard picture of a floppy disk without having to specify an image myself. For "Open", I'd like the standard picture of a file folder. It would be great if these adapted to the look and feel, but I'd take Swing defaults.

I'm thinking of something like:

new JButton(new ImageIcon(DEFAULT_OPEN_ICON));

I have found lots of resources about changing the look and feel, but nothing about icons either built into Java or dug out of the native system.

Answer 1

The javax.swing.UIManager#getIcon method provides access to several default system icons. The trick is knowing what String to provide. Here are a some examples:

UIManager.getIcon("FileView.directoryIcon");
UIManager.getIcon("FileView.fileIcon");
UIManager.getIcon("FileView.computerIcon");
UIManager.getIcon("FileView.hardDriveIcon");
UIManager.getIcon("FileView.floppyDriveIcon");

UIManager.getIcon("FileChooser.newFolderIcon");
UIManager.getIcon("FileChooser.upFolderIcon");
UIManager.getIcon("FileChooser.homeFolderIcon");
UIManager.getIcon("FileChooser.detailsViewIcon");
UIManager.getIcon("FileChooser.listViewIcon");

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Answer 2

Java Look and Feel Graphics Repository has a few icons you might be able to use.

Answer 3

FileSystemView has some useful platform-dependent icons; FileBrowser is an example.

Addendum: The result depends on the platform and the parameter that is passed to getSystemIcon(). You might also search among the UIManager Defaults by value type Icon for a given Look & Feel. I'd also browse various open source icon sets. Because not all meanings are obvious, be sure to apply a tooltip and use familiar grouping.

Answer 4

No built in icons in the Java SDK, but they should be easy enough to find:

The Java™ Tutorials: How to Use Icons

Google Image search: "jquery ui button icons"