The way of creating a calendar for multiple years and creating a digital clock by using Java JFrame has been shown in this tutorial. Follow the following steps to create the project.
Steps:
1. Create a Java project named CalendarAndDigitalClock.
2. Import the following Java module that will be required for the project.
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.*;
3. Declare the following static variables inside the class for creating the Calendar and Timer.
static JLabel lblMonth, lblYear, lbltest;
static JButton btnPrev, btnNext;
static JTable tblCalendar;
static JComboBox cmbYear;
static JFrame frmMain;
static Container pane;
static DefaultTableModel mtblCalendar;
static JScrollPane stblCalendar;
static JPanel pnlCalendar;
static int realYear, realMonth, realDay, currentYear, currentMonth;
4. Add the following code to the main method of the class.
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
}
catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
System.out.println("Error occurred.");
}
//Define the frame
frmMain = new JFrame ("Calendar with Digital Clock");
frmMain.setSize(350, 500);
//Define the pane
pane = frmMain.getContentPane();
pane.setLayout(null);
frmMain.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
//Create controls for the calendar
lblMonth = new JLabel ("January");
lblYear = new JLabel ("Change year:");
cmbYear = new JComboBox();
btnPrev = new JButton ("<");
btnNext = new JButton (">");
mtblCalendar = new DefaultTableModel(){@Override
public boolean isCellEditable(int rowIndex, int mColIndex){return false;}};
tblCalendar = new JTable(mtblCalendar);
stblCalendar = new JScrollPane(tblCalendar);
pnlCalendar = new JPanel(null);
pnlCalendar.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Calendar"));
//Register action listeners
btnPrev.addActionListener(new btnPrev_Action());
btnNext.addActionListener(new btnNext_Action());
cmbYear.addActionListener(new cmbYear_Action());
//Add controls to pane
pane.add(pnlCalendar);
pnlCalendar.add(lblMonth);
pnlCalendar.add(lblYear);
pnlCalendar.add(cmbYear);
pnlCalendar.add(btnPrev);
pnlCalendar.add(btnNext);
pnlCalendar.add(stblCalendar);
//Set bounds
pnlCalendar.setBounds(0, 0, 320, 335);
lblMonth.setBounds(160-lblMonth.getPreferredSize().width/2, 25, 100, 25);
lblYear.setBounds(10, 305, 80, 20);
cmbYear.setBounds(230, 305, 80, 20);
btnPrev.setBounds(10, 25, 50, 25);
btnNext.setBounds(260, 25, 50, 25);
stblCalendar.setBounds(10, 50, 300, 250);
//Make the frame unresizable
frmMain.setResizable(false);
//Read the real day, month and year
GregorianCalendar cal = new GregorianCalendar(); //Create calendar
realDay = cal.get(GregorianCalendar.DAY_OF_MONTH); //Get day
realMonth = cal.get(GregorianCalendar.MONTH); //Get month
realYear = cal.get(GregorianCalendar.YEAR); //Get year
currentMonth = realMonth; //Match month and year
currentYear = realYear;
//Create an array of days
String[] headers = {"Sat", "Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri"}; //All headers
for (int i=0; i<7; i++){
mtblCalendar.addColumn(headers[i]);
}
//Set background
tblCalendar.getParent().setBackground(tblCalendar.getBackground());
//Make the calendar header unchangable
tblCalendar.getTableHeader().setResizingAllowed(false);
tblCalendar.getTableHeader().setReorderingAllowed(false);
//Set the cell selection
tblCalendar.setColumnSelectionAllowed(true);
tblCalendar.setRowSelectionAllowed(true);
tblCalendar.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION);
//Set the row and column count
tblCalendar.setRowHeight(38);
mtblCalendar.setColumnCount(7);
mtblCalendar.setRowCount(6);
//Add the year values in the list
for (int i=realYear-100; i<=realYear+100; i++){
cmbYear.addItem(String.valueOf(i));
}
//Refresh the calendar
refreshCalendar (realMonth, realYear); //Refresh calendar
ClockLabel timeLable = new ClockLabel("time");
timeLable.setBounds(0, 360, 360,50);
frmMain.add(timeLable);
frmMain.setVisible(true);
5. Add the following method to the class for refreshing the calendar value.
public static void refreshCalendar(int month, int year){
//Create array of months
String[] months = {"January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"};
int nod, som; //Number Of Days, Start Of Month
//Enable or disable the buttons
btnPrev.setEnabled(true);
btnNext.setEnabled(true);
if (month == 0 && year <= realYear-10){btnPrev.setEnabled(false);} //Too early
if (month == 11 && year >= realYear+100){btnNext.setEnabled(false);} //Too late
lblMonth.setText(months[month]); //Refresh the month label (at the top)
lblMonth.setBounds(160-lblMonth.getPreferredSize().width/2, 25, 180, 25); //Re-align label with calendar
cmbYear.setSelectedItem(String.valueOf(year)); //Select the correct year in the combo box
//Clear table
for (int i=0; i<6; i++){
for (int j=0; j<7; j++){
mtblCalendar.setValueAt(null, i, j);
}
}
//Read the first day of month and number of days
GregorianCalendar cal = new GregorianCalendar(year, month, 1);
nod = cal.getActualMaximum(GregorianCalendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
som = cal.get(GregorianCalendar.DAY_OF_WEEK);
//Display the calendar
for (int i=1; i<=nod; i++){
int row = (i+som-2)/7;
int column = (i+som-2)%7;
mtblCalendar.setValueAt(i, row, column);
}
//Add renderers
tblCalendar.setDefaultRenderer(tblCalendar.getColumnClass(0), new tblCalendarRenderer());
}
6. Add the following static classes inside the main class that will require displaying the calendar.
//Define class for rendering the calendar
static class tblCalendarRenderer extends DefaultTableCellRenderer{
@Override
public Component getTableCellRendererComponent (JTable table, Object value, boolean selected, boolean focused, int row, int column){
super.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, value, selected, focused, row, column);
//Check the weekend date
if (column == 6){
setBackground(new Color(255, 0, 0));
}
else{
setBackground(new Color(255, 255, 255));
}
//Set color for the current date
if (value != null){
if (Integer.parseInt(value.toString()) == realDay && currentMonth == realMonth && currentYear == realYear){ //Today
setBackground(new Color(83, 230, 29));
}
}
setBorder(null);
setForeground(Color.black);
return this;
}
}
static class btnPrev_Action implements ActionListener{
@Override
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e){
if (currentMonth == 0){ //Back one year
currentMonth = 11;
currentYear -= 1;
}
else{ //Back one month
currentMonth -= 1;
}
refreshCalendar(currentMonth, currentYear);
}
}
static class btnNext_Action implements ActionListener{
@Override
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e){
if (currentMonth == 11){ //Foward one year
currentMonth = 0;
currentYear += 1;
}
else{ //Foward one month
currentMonth += 1;
}
refreshCalendar(currentMonth, currentYear);
}
}
static class cmbYear_Action implements ActionListener{
@Override
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e){
if (cmbYear.getSelectedItem() != null){
String b = cmbYear.getSelectedItem().toString();
currentYear = Integer.parseInt(b);
refreshCalendar(currentMonth, currentYear);
}
}
}
7. Add the following class to display the digital clock.
//Define class for reading current time
class ClockLabel extends JLabel implements ActionListener {
String type;
SimpleDateFormat sdf;
public ClockLabel(String type) {
this.type = type;
setForeground(Color.cyan);
switch (type) {
case "date" -> {
sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(" MMMM dd yyyy");
setFont(new Font("sans-serif", Font.PLAIN, 12));
setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.LEFT);
}
case "time" -> {
sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm:ss a");
setFont(new Font("sans-serif", Font.PLAIN, 40));
setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);
}
default -> sdf = new SimpleDateFormat();
}
javax.swing.Timer t = new javax.swing.Timer(1000, this);
t.start();
}
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
Date d = new Date();
setText(sdf.format(d));
}
}
8. Now, Run the project.
