The jmathtex library provides a set of java classes for displaying (complex) mathematical formulas as part of a java application. some use cases are:
* displaying text with embedded formulas (in an editor pane, a javahelp
page, ...)
* make a combo box which provides the user with a choice between various
formulas.
* have a slider with ticks that display their values not as decimal numbers,
but as exact values, e.g., fractions, square roots or any combination of
these.
* display the formula together with the graph of a function.
the library uses the typesetting algorithms of the well-known tex and latex systems and therefore displays formulas in a very professional looking way. formulas are java-objects that can be built from scratch (by combining smaller formulas in several ways) and from latex strings. there is also limited support for mathml.