Experiment No - 8
Design a basic AWT/Swing-based GUI application for a temperature
monitoring dashboard
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.Random;
public class TemperatureDashboard extends JFrame {
private JLabel temperatureLabel;
private JButton startButton;
private JButton stopButton;
private Timer timer; // Swing Timer to update temperature every second
private Random random = new Random();
public TemperatureDashboard() {
setTitle("Temperature Monitoring Dashboard");
setSize(400, 200);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setLocationRelativeTo(null); // Center window
// Setup layout
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
// Temperature display label
temperatureLabel = new JLabel("Temperature: -- °C", SwingConstants.CENTER);
temperatureLabel.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 30));
temperatureLabel.setOpaque(true);
temperatureLabel.setBackground(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
temperatureLabel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 100));
add(temperatureLabel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
// Panel for buttons
JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
startButton = new JButton("Start");
stopButton = new JButton("Stop");
stopButton.setEnabled(false); // Initially disabled
buttonPanel.add(startButton);
buttonPanel.add(stopButton);
add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
// Timer setup (updates temperature every 1000 ms)
timer = new Timer(1000, new ActionListener() {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
double temp = 15 + random.nextDouble() * 20; // Simulate 15°C to 35°C
temperatureLabel.setText(String.format("Temperature: %.2f °C", temp));
updateTemperatureColor(temp);
}
});
// Button actions
startButton.addActionListener(e -> {
timer.start();
startButton.setEnabled(false);
stopButton.setEnabled(true);
});
stopButton.addActionListener(e -> {
timer.stop();
startButton.setEnabled(true);
stopButton.setEnabled(false);
temperatureLabel.setText("Temperature: -- °C");
temperatureLabel.setBackground(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
});
}
private void updateTemperatureColor(double temp) {
// Change background color based on temperature range
if (temp < 20) {
temperatureLabel.setBackground(Color.CYAN);
} else if (temp < 30) {
temperatureLabel.setBackground(Color.GREEN);
} else {
temperatureLabel.setBackground(Color.RED);
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Run GUI in Event Dispatch Thread
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
TemperatureDashboard dashboard = new TemperatureDashboard();
dashboard.setVisible(true);
});
}
}
What you'll see:
● A window with a big temperature label.
● Press Start to begin simulated temperature updates every second.
● Background color changes:
○ Cyan for cool (<20°C)
○ Green for moderate (20-30°C)
○ Red for hot (>30°C)
● Press Stop to pause and reset.
