Is it possible to make slide Menus in Java Swing

Question

I am stuck trying to make the following kind of slide menu in Swing. enter image description here

I have searched entire web but I didn't find any tutorial or maybe I missed that. Can you please suggest a solution or a tutorial? I don't need code but just the components to use.

The image shows that.When we click on the middle dots it comes from the right. — Naveen, Nov 14 '13 at 13:59
The image shows a lot of things. I suppose a JSplitPane could be used. Dunno how well the sliding will work. — Kayaman, Nov 14 '13 at 14:01

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

This is very simple in Swing.

What you are looking for is a JSplitPane. You can start with it closed and it has arrows (or other symbols depending on your look and feel) that can be clicked on.

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/splitpane.html

Note: A slider is a very different component. (http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/slider.html)

Edit: Based on your comment it sounds like actually are looking for an animated opening of the slider (which is hard to tell from a static image).

In that case this question is a duplicate, look here: Animation for divider movement in JSplitPane

I have used that.It comes at once and goes away within a blink.Not smooth. — Naveen, Nov 14 '13 at 14:04

Is it possible to make slide Menus in Java Swing

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