Loading in System Tray

This sample code helps the developer to load the java swing application in into the System Tray

The Tray.dll file should be placed either in the application directory or the System32 folder 

import org.jdesktop.jdic.tray.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;


public class TrayClockSample implements ActionListener{

    SystemTray tray = SystemTray.getDefaultSystemTray();


 JDialog jfrTrayAuthor ;

    public TrayClockSample() {

        JPopupMenu menu;
        JMenuItem menuItemShow;
        JMenuItem menuItemAbout;
        JMenuItem menuItemDayLight;
        JMenuItem menuItemQuit;
        JMenuItem menuItemAuthor;
        JMenuItem menuItemUpdate;


        try {
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        menu = new JPopupMenu("A Menu");




  menuItemAuthor = new JMenuItem("Show Tray Sample");
        menuItemAuthor.addActionListener(this);
        menuItemAuthor.setActionCommand("Author");
  menu.add(menuItemAuthor);

        menu.addSeparator();
        menuItemQuit = new JMenuItem("Quit");
        menuItemQuit.addActionListener(this);
        menuItemQuit.setActionCommand("Quit");
        menu.add(menuItemQuit);







  jfrTrayAuthor = new  JDialog();
  jfrTrayAuthor.setTitle("Author ");
  TrayAuthor aa = new TrayAuthor();
  jfrTrayAuthor.getContentPane().add(aa);
  jfrTrayAuthor.setLocation(500,550);
  jfrTrayAuthor.setSize(450,150);





        ImageIcon i = new ImageIcon(TrayClockSample.class.getResource("images/clock.gif"));

        TrayIcon ti = new TrayIcon(i, "Tray sample", menu);

        ti.setIconAutoSize(true);
        ti.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                jfrTrayAuthor.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
        tray.addTrayIcon(ti);


    }


    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
  if ("Quit".equals(e.getActionCommand()))
             System.exit(0);


   else if("Author".equals(e.getActionCommand()))
   jfrTrayAuthor.setVisible(true);


    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new TrayClockSample();
    }

}