ColorChooser.java

import javax.swing.JColorChooser;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import java.awt.Color;
 
/**
 * A class to make working with a color chooser easier
 * for students. It uses a JColorChooser to let the user
 * pick a color and returns the chosen color object.
 * 
 * @author Barb Ericson ericson@cc.gatech.edu
 */
public class ColorChooser 
{
 
 /**
 * Method to let the user pick a color and return
 * the color object. 
 * @return the picked color or red if no color was picked
 */
 public static Color pickAColor()
 {
 Color color = Color.white;
 
 // create a JFrame to be the parent of the color chooser open dialog
 // if you don't do this then you may not see the dialog.
 JFrame frame = new JFrame();
 frame.setAlwaysOnTop(true);
 
 
 // use the color chooser to pick the color
 color = JColorChooser.showDialog(frame,"Pick a color",color);
 
 return color;
 }
 
 /** Main method for testing the ColorChooser */
 public static void main(String[] args)
 {
 Color pickedColor = ColorChooser.pickAColor();
 System.out.println(pickedColor);
 }
 
}