Code:
JTabbedPane paneItem = new JTabbedPane();
JLabel iconInTab = new JLabel(new ImageIcon("myImage.png"));
iconInTab.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100,80));
paneItem.addTab(null,new JPanel());
paneItem.setTabComponentAt(0,iconInTab);
I've also try this using html but it did not work either:
paneItem.addTab("<html><p><p><p></html>",new ImageIcon("myImage.png"),new JPanel())
Solution:
paneItem.setUI(new BasicTabbedPaneUI());
Also with some features:
paneItem.setTabPlacement(JTabbedPane.TOP);
paneItem.setTabLayoutPolicy(JTabbedPane.WRAP_TAB_LAYOUT);
paneItem.setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT);
