C-screen is a text-base UI on java console, you can now easily design your console program using c-screen with the help of several components.

download here: https://github.com/soybean15/CScreen/releases

Update as of August 4 2022, 1:20pm

Since Box-window is not working on default on some OS, I added a method where you can choose between normal character and box-window character

Normal Characters:

    //normal character
    Screen screen = new Screen(20,40,true);
    //screen.useBoxSet();
    screen.addTitle("Sample Screen",Position.START);
    screen.display();
    
    /*
    sample output
    +--------------------------------------+
    |Sample Screen                         |
    |+------------------------------------+|
    */

Box-Window Characters:

    //box-window character
    Screen screen = new Screen(20,40,true);
    screen.useBoxSet();
    screen.addTitle("Sample Screen",Position.START);
    screen.display();
    
    /*
    sample output
    ╭┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈╮
    │Sample Screen                         │
    │╭┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈╮│

    */

C-Screen features:

1. Screen: a framelike interface where you can put multiple components.

Sample code:

        
        
        Screen screen = new Screen(20,40,true);
        screen.addTitle("Sample Screen",Position.START);
        screen.display();
        
        
        /*the 3 parameters on the constructor are the following:
        -width - width of screen
        -height - height of screen
        -hasBorder - add inner border if true
        */

Sample output:

2. Box: a rectangular component you can Put inside the Screen.

Sample code:

      Screen screen = new Screen(20,40,true);
      screen.addTitle("Sample Screen",Position.START);     

      Box box = new Box(3,3);
      box.setHeight(5);
      box.setWidth(30);
      
      //place component inside the screen
      box.place(screen);
      
      //display screen
      screen.display();
      

Sample output:

3.TextBox: A box component with String inside

Sample code:

        
      Screen screen = new Screen(20,40,true);
      screen.addTitle("Sample Screen",Position.START);


      TextBox textBox = new TextBox(3,3);
      textBox.setText("Sample text");
      textBox.setHeight(5);
      textBox.setWidth(30);

      //place component inside the screen
      textBox.place(screen);

      //display screen
      screen.display();
      

Sample output:

4. Label : String you can put inside the screen.

Sample code:

      Screen screen = new Screen(20,40,true);
      screen.addTitle("Sample Screen",Position.START);


      Label label = new Label(3,3);
      label.setText("Sample Label");

      //place component inside the screen
      label.place(screen);

      //display screen
      screen.display();
      

Sample output:

5. Button: Buttonlike component which is good to have if you have multiple option in your code.

Sample code:

      Screen screen = new Screen(20,40,true);
      screen.addTitle("Sample Screen",Position.START);


      Button button1 = new Button(3,3);
      button1.setText("Button1");
      //place component inside the screen
      button1.place(screen);
      
      Button button2 = new Button(6,3, "Button2");
      //place component inside the screen
      button2.place(screen);

      //display screen
      screen.display();
      

Sample output:

6. CList: component to help your list looks more neat

Sample code:

      String[] list1 = {"Banana", "Apple", "Potato", "Orange"};

      CList cList1 = new CList(list1, 30);
      cList1.setTitle("Fruits",Position.CENTER);
      cList1.display();


      String[] list2 = {"Apple Button jeans boots with a fur", "Apple", "Potato", "Orange"};
      CList cList2 = new CList(list2, 0);
      cList2.setTitle("Fruits",Position.START);
      cList2.display();

Sample output:

7. CTable: easiest way to output your data on console, just pass your 2d array and you got yourself a neat and instant table.

Sample code:

          String[][] arr = {{"Marilyn Monroe", "21", "March", "1993"},
                  {"Robert De Niro", "22", "August", "1945"},
                  {"Malcolm X", "23", "June", "1944"},
                  {"Mohammad Ali", "24", "March", "1970"}
          };


          CTable table = new CTable(null,arr);
          table.display();


          String[] header = {"Name", "Id", "Month", "Year"};

          CTable table2 = new CTable(header,arr);
          table2.hasSeparator(true);
          table2.setAlignment(Position.CENTER);
          table2.display();

Sample output:

Update table without calling the constructor

Sample code

         String[][] menu = {
                {"f011", "Fries", "10", "70.00"},
                {"b212", "Burger", "10", "30.00"},
                {"sp01", "Spagetti", "30", "60.00"},
                {"fc11", "Fried Chicken", "10", "110.00"},
                {"s930", "Sundae", "10", "30.00"},
                {"s930", "Sundae", "10", "30.00"},
        };
        System.out.println("View Menu:");

        String[] header = {"Id", "Product Name", "Quantity", "Price"};

        CTable table = new CTable(header, menu);
        table.useBoxSet();
        table.setAlignment(Position.CENTER);
        table.hasSeparator(true);
        table.display();

        String[][] menu2 = {
                {"f011", "Fries", "10", "70.00"},
                {"b212", "Burger", "10", "30.00"},
        };
        //uupdate or pass a new 2d array
        table.update(menu2);
        table.display();

Sample output:

Hope you like it..enjoy.