java - Overflow JLabel into Another JLabel -

let's have jlabel sized 20x20. let's add string "the quick brown fox jumps on lazy dog." sentence long jlabel, gets replaces .... there way overflow jlabel, first jlabel have "the quick brown fox" , second jlabel have "jumps on lazy dog."?

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jlabel lbl = new jlabel("the quick brown fox jumps on lazy dog."); lbl.setmaximumsize(new dimension(20, 20)); add(lbl) 

produces label says "...".

it easier answer if provided more information.

i'm assuming want 2 labels can placed side side, or in other layout. in case first label's text overflows, second label display remainder.

here's solution:

import java.awt.*; import java.awt.dimension; import java.awt.graphics; import java.awt.renderinghints; import java.awt.event.*; import java.awt.event.componentadapter; import java.awt.event.componentevent; import java.awt.event.windowadapter; import java.awt.event.windowevent; import java.lang.override; import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.jlabel; import javax.swing.jsplitpane; import javax.swing.swingutilities;  public class test extends jframe {      public test() {         super("test overflowing label");         setdefaultcloseoperation(windowconstants.exit_on_close);         setlocation(200, 200);         setsize(300, 200);         createui();     }      private void createui() {         jlabel label2 = new jlabel();         jlabel label1 = new overflowinglabel("text truncate since it's long ...", label2);          final jsplitpane splitpane = new jsplitpane(jsplitpane.horizontal_split, label1, label2);         splitpane.setdividersize(2);          addwindowlistener(new windowadapter() {             @override             public void windowopened(windowevent e) {                 splitpane.setdividerlocation(.5d);             }         });          setcontentpane(splitpane);     }      public static void main(string... args) {         swingutilities.invokelater(new runnable() {             @override             public void run() {                 test test = new test();                 test.setvisible(true);             }         });     }      private class overflowinglabel extends jlabel  {          private jlabel[] dependantlabels;          public overflowinglabel(string text, jlabel... dependantlabels) {             super(text);             this.dependantlabels = dependantlabels;              addcomponentlistener(new componentadapter() {                 @override                 public void componentshown(componentevent e) {                     overflowtext();                 }                  @override                 public void componentresized(componentevent e) {                     overflowtext();                 }             });         }          private void overflowtext() {             int index = getindextochoptext();              string text = gettext().substring(index);              (jlabel dependantlabel : dependantlabels)                 dependantlabel.settext(text);         }          private int getindextochoptext() {             dimension size = getsize();             fontmetrics metrics = getfontmetrics(getfont());             string text = gettext();              int index = 0;             int width = 0;              while ((index < text.length()) && (width < size.width)) {                 int charwidth = metrics.charwidth(text.charat(index));                  if ((width + charwidth) > size.width)                     break;                  index ++;                 width += charwidth;             }              return index;         }          @override         public dimension getminimumsize() {             dimension size = super.getminimumsize();             return new dimension(0, size.height);         }          @override         protected void paintcomponent(graphics g) {             graphics2d g2d = (graphics2d)g.create();             rectangle clip = g2d.getclipbounds();              g2d.setrenderinghint(renderinghints.key_text_antialiasing,                     renderinghints.value_text_antialias_lcd_hrgb);             g2d.setcolor(getbackground());             g2d.fillrect(clip.x, clip.y, clip.width, clip.height);             g2d.setcolor(getforeground());             g2d.setfont(getfont());              fontmetrics metrics = g2d.getfontmetrics();             int baseline = metrics.getascent() + metrics.getleading();              int index = getindextochoptext();              g2d.drawstring(gettext().substring(0, index), 0, (getheight() + baseline) / 2 - 1);              g2d.dispose();         }     } } 

here screen shots demonstrate behavior: