Java Code

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class JTabbedSwitch extends JApplet implements ActionListener
{
   JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane( );
   JButton prev2 = new JButton( "Back" ), prev3 = new JButton( "Back" );
   JButton next1 = new JButton( "Next" ),  next2 = new JButton( "Next" );

   public void init( )
   {	// add listeners
	prev2.addActionListener( this );
	prev3.addActionListener( this );
	next1.addActionListener( this );
	next2.addActionListener( this );

	// first pane : no previous tab, has next tab
	JPanel panel1 = new JPanel( new FlowLayout() );
	JLabel label1 = new JLabel( "Here is some fine text " );
	panel1.add(label1);
	panel1.add( next1 );
   	pane.add( "one", panel1 );

	// second pane : has previous tab, has next tab
	JPanel panel2 = new JPanel( new FlowLayout( ) );
	JLabel label2 = new JLabel( "Whhoooooeeeee!" );
	panel2.add( prev2 );
	panel2.add(label2);
	panel2.add( next2 );
   	pane.add( "two", panel2 );
	
	// third pane : has previous tab, no next tab
	JPanel panel3 = new JPanel( new FlowLayout( ) );
	JLabel label3 = new JLabel( "yeaoswers!" );
	panel3.add( prev3 );
	panel3.add(label3);
   	pane.add( "three", panel3 );

	add( pane );	// add to applet
   }
   /** handle events on the buttons, switching the current tab  */
   public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent ae ) 
   {
	Object obj = ae.getSource( );  		// get the object that caused the event
			// determine which tab index is currently selected in JTabbedPane
	int tabindex = pane.getSelectedIndex( );
			// check which object caused the event - either previous button
	if ( obj == prev2 || obj == prev3 )
		pane.setSelectedIndex( tabindex-1 );  	// go back one tab
			// check if the event was caused by a next button
	else if ( obj == next1 || obj == next2 )
		pane.setSelectedIndex( tabindex+1 );  // go forward one tab
   }
}