Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.Point; import java.awt.Toolkit; import java.awt.Window; import javax.swing.JDialog; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main { static public void centerOnParent(final Window child, final boolean absolute) { child.pack(); boolean useChildsOwner = child.getOwner() != null ? ((child.getOwner() instanceof JFrame) || (child.getOwner() instanceof JDialog)) : false; final Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize(); final Dimension parentSize = useChildsOwner ? child.getOwner().getSize() : screenSize; final Point parentLocationOnScreen = useChildsOwner ? child.getOwner().getLocationOnScreen() : new Point(0, 0); final Dimension childSize = child.getSize(); childSize.width = Math.min(childSize.width, screenSize.width); childSize.height = Math.min(childSize.height, screenSize.height); child.setSize(childSize); int x; int y; if ((child.getOwner() != null) && child.getOwner().isShowing()) { x = (parentSize.width - childSize.width) / 2; y = (parentSize.height - childSize.height) / 2; x += parentLocationOnScreen.x; y += parentLocationOnScreen.y; } else { x = (screenSize.width - childSize.width) / 2; y = (screenSize.height - childSize.height) / 2; } if (!absolute) { x /= 2; y /= 2; } child.setLocation(x, y); } }