LabelBasedUIComponent.java

package com.javamarcher.window;

import java.awt.Component;

import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

/**
 * Abstract base class for label based components.
 * This class cann be derived to add some other custom
 * java UI components which should be displayed with a label. 
 */
public abstract class LabelBasedUIComponent {
	protected final JPanel container = new JPanel();
	
	public LabelBasedUIComponent(String label) {
		addComponentToContainer(makeLabel(label));
	}
	
	protected void addComponentToContainer(Component c) {
		container.add(c);
	}
	
	private JLabel makeLabel(String label) {
		return new JLabel(label);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Returns the fully composed component which
	 * contains the slider with a label. 
	 */
	public Component getComponent() {
		return container;
	}
}