Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * This file is part of WebLookAndFeel library. * * WebLookAndFeel library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * WebLookAndFeel library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with WebLookAndFeel library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Container; public class Main { /** * Returns first component placed in the specified container which is * instance of specified class type or null if none found. * * @param container * container to look for component in * @param componentClass * component class * @param <T> * component class type * @return first component placed in the specified container which is * instance of specified class type or null if none found */ public static <T extends Component> T getFirst(final Container container, final Class<T> componentClass) { return getFirst(container, componentClass, false); } /** * Returns first component placed in the specified container which is * instance of specified class type or null if none found. * * @param container * container to look for component in * @param componentClass * component class * @param recursive * whether to check all subcontainers or not * @param <T> * component class type * @return first component placed in the specified container which is * instance of specified class type or null if none found */ public static <T extends Component> T getFirst(final Container container, final Class<T> componentClass, final boolean recursive) { for (int i = 0; i < container.getComponentCount(); i++) { final Component component = container.getComponent(i); if (componentClass.isInstance(component)) { return (T) component; } if (recursive) { if (component instanceof Container) { final T first = getFirst((Container) component, componentClass, recursive); if (first != null) { return first; } } } } return null; } }