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Pretty alternative to JProgressBar?

I have a process which takes several seconds to load, and I want to create an animation in Java Swing until it finishes loading.

I’d like to avoid using a typical ProgressBar and use a nice modern infinite progress like this one

I’m aware of similar questions but this is strictly Java Swing related.
Is there any library or example for this?

Answer 1

I’d recommend using the glasspane for this type of activity. The steps involved are:

• Create a JComponent with BorderLayout. Add a JLabel to the CENTER which includes the animated .gif icon of your choice.
• (Optional) Override the paint(Graphics) method to make your GUI appear greyed out (or whited out). To achieve this you need to draw a filled rectangle the size of the component, filling the rectangle with a semi-transparent Color.
• Add the component as the glasspane of your application’s root frame.