Getting the JFrame of a Component : SwingUtilities « Swing « Java Tutorial

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2. Swing
3. SwingUtilities

import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;

import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import javax.swing.Action;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
    // Create an action
    Action action = new AbstractAction("Action Label") {
      // This method is called when the action is triggered
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
        Component c = (Component) evt.getSource();

        // Get the frame
        Component frame = SwingUtilities.getRoot(c);

        // Hide the frame
        frame.setVisible(false);
      }
    };

  }
}