How to show continuous time & date in Java

[NewBie]

I'd like to show time & date that adjust automatically as time passes by in
my apps's Status Bar just like in windows taskbar.

How to accomplish that in Java ?

Thanks

Setya

[Sciurus]

"NewBie" <jsetya@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>I'd like to show time & date that adjust automatically as time passes by
in
>my apps's Status Bar just like in windows taskbar.
>
>How to accomplish that in Java ?

Try this.

TimeFrame.java:

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class TimeFrame extends Frame {

TextField timeField = new TextField();
Button testButton = new Button();
TextField testField = new TextField();
FlowLayout flowLayout = new FlowLayout();
TimeThread ticker;

public TimeFrame(String title) {

super(title);
this.setSize(new Dimension(300, 200));
this.setTitle("Timer");
this.setLayout(flowLayout);
this.setBackground(SystemColor.control);

Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
setLocation((screenSize.width - getSize().width)/2, (screenSize.height
- getSize().height)/2);

timeField.setColumns(32);
timeField.setEnabled(false);

testField.setColumns(32);
testField.setEnabled(false);

testButton.setLabel("Test");
testButton.addActionListener(
new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
testField.setText(timeField.getText());
}
}
);

this.add(timeField, null);
this.add(testField, null);
this.add(testButton, null);

this.addWindowListener( new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
ticker.interrupt();
setVisible(false);
System.exit(0);
}
});

setVisible(true);

ticker = new TimeThread(this);
ticker.start();

}

public static void main(String[] args) {
TimeFrame myTimeFrame = new TimeFrame("Clock");
}

public void setTime(String time) {
timeField.setText(time);
}
}

TimeThread.java:

public class TimeThread extends Thread {

TimeFrame myTimeFrame;

TimeThread(TimeFrame myTimeFrame) {
this.myTimeFrame = myTimeFrame;
}

public void run() {
boolean needRun = true;
while (needRun) {
myTimeFrame.setTime(new java.util.Date().toString());
try {
sleep(950);
} catch (InterruptedException ie) {
needRun = false;
}
}
}
}

[Setya]

"Sciurus" <sciurus@mail.zalaszam.hu> wrote:
>
>"NewBie" <jsetya@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>I'd like to show time & date that adjust automatically as time passes by
>in
>>my apps's Status Bar just like in windows taskbar.
>>
>>How to accomplish that in Java ?
>
>Try this.
>
>TimeFrame.java:
>
>import java.awt.*;
>import java.awt.event.*;
>
>public class TimeFrame extends Frame {
>
> TextField timeField = new TextField();
> Button testButton = new Button();
> TextField testField = new TextField();
> FlowLayout flowLayout = new FlowLayout();
> TimeThread ticker;
>
> public TimeFrame(String title) {
>
> super(title);
> this.setSize(new Dimension(300, 200));
> this.setTitle("Timer");
> this.setLayout(flowLayout);
> this.setBackground(SystemColor.control);
>
> Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
> setLocation((screenSize.width - getSize().width)/2, (screenSize.height
>- getSize().height)/2);
>
> timeField.setColumns(32);
> timeField.setEnabled(false);
>
> testField.setColumns(32);
> testField.setEnabled(false);
>
> testButton.setLabel("Test");
> testButton.addActionListener(
> new ActionListener() {
> public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
> testField.setText(timeField.getText());
> }
> }
> );
>
> this.add(timeField, null);
> this.add(testField, null);
> this.add(testButton, null);
>
> this.addWindowListener( new WindowAdapter() {
> public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
> ticker.interrupt();
> setVisible(false);
> System.exit(0);
> }
> });
>
> setVisible(true);
>
> ticker = new TimeThread(this);
> ticker.start();
>
> }
>
> public static void main(String[] args) {
> TimeFrame myTimeFrame = new TimeFrame("Clock");
> }
>
> public void setTime(String time) {
> timeField.setText(time);
> }
>}
>
>TimeThread.java:
>
>public class TimeThread extends Thread {
>
> TimeFrame myTimeFrame;
>
> TimeThread(TimeFrame myTimeFrame) {
> this.myTimeFrame = myTimeFrame;
> }
>
> public void run() {
> boolean needRun = true;
> while (needRun) {
> myTimeFrame.setTime(new java.util.Date().toString());
> try {
> sleep(950);
> } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
> needRun = false;
> }
> }
> }
>}
>
Thanks a lot for the code

BTW, I also need help to find out the On/Off status of CAPSLOCK and NUMLOCK
key, so I can put that information in the status bar.

Do you know how ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Setya