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Client property name | SubstanceLookAndFeel.USE_THEMED_DEFAULT_ICONS

Description | Client property name for specifying that a icons on buttons and toggle buttons should match the color of the current theme when they are in default state. The button is in default state when it's not pressed, not selected, not armed and not rolled over. The value should be an instance of `Boolean`. By default, all buttons show regular (full-color original) icons. The value can be set on the specific button or globally on `UIManager`.

See also |

- setUseConstantThemesOnDialogs API.

Sample code | `import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.*;
import org.jvnet.substance.SubstanceLookAndFeel;
import org.jvnet.substance.skin.SubstanceRavenGraphiteGlassLookAndFeel;
/**
* Test application that shows the use of the
* {@link SubstanceLookAndFeel#USE_THEMED_DEFAULT_ICONS} client property.
*
* @author Kirill Grouchnikov
* @see SubstanceLookAndFeel#USE_THEMED_DEFAULT_ICONS
*/
public class UseThemedDefaultIcons extends JFrame {
/**
* Creates the main frame for <code>this</code> sample.
*/
public UseThemedDefaultIcons() {
super("Use themed default icons");
this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
final JPanel panel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
panel.add(new JButton("cut", new ImageIcon(UseThemedDefaultIcons.class
.getResource("/org/jvnet/lafwidget/text/edit-cut.png"))));
panel.add(new JButton("copy", new ImageIcon(UseThemedDefaultIcons.class
.getResource("/org/jvnet/lafwidget/text/edit-copy.png"))));
panel
.add(new JButton(
"paste",
new ImageIcon(
UseThemedDefaultIcons.class
.getResource("/org/jvnet/lafwidget/text/edit-paste.png"))));
this.add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
JPanel controls = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.RIGHT));
final JCheckBox useThemedIcons = new JCheckBox("use themed icons");
useThemedIcons.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
// based on the checkbox selection status, set the
// property
UIManager.put(
SubstanceLookAndFeel.USE_THEMED_DEFAULT_ICONS,
useThemedIcons.isSelected() ? Boolean.TRUE
: null);
UseThemedDefaultIcons.this.repaint();
}
});
}
});
controls.add(useThemedIcons);
this.add(controls, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
this.setSize(400, 200);
this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}
/**
* The main method for <code>this</code> sample. The arguments are
* ignored.
*
* @param args
* Ignored.
* @throws Exception
* If some exception occured. Note that there is no special
* treatment of exception conditions in <code>this</code>
* sample code.
*/
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new SubstanceRavenGraphiteGlassLookAndFeel());
JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
new UseThemedDefaultIcons().setVisible(true);
}
});
}
}`

The screenshot below shows a frame with three buttons when this property is not set:

The screenshot below the same frame when this property is set to `Boolean.TRUE`. Note how the button icons are painted in the theme colors:

The screenshot below the same frame when this property is set to `Boolean.TRUE` and the mouse is hovering over the first button. Note how the icon of this button is painted in the original colors, while the other button icons are painted in the theme colors: