Here you can find the source of getDeepestEmptyComponentAt(JComponent parent, Point location)
private static Component getDeepestEmptyComponentAt(JComponent parent, Point location)
//package com.java2s; /*// w ww . java 2 s. c o m * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Point; import java.awt.Rectangle; import javax.swing.JComponent; public class Main { public static final int EMPTY_COMPONENT_SIZE = 5; private static Component getDeepestEmptyComponentAt(JComponent parent, Point location) { int size = parent.getComponentCount(); for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) { Component child = parent.getComponent(i); if (child.isShowing()) { if (child.getWidth() < EMPTY_COMPONENT_SIZE || child.getHeight() < EMPTY_COMPONENT_SIZE) { Point childLocation = child.getLocationOnScreen(); Rectangle bounds = new Rectangle(); bounds.x = childLocation.x; bounds.y = childLocation.y; bounds.width = child.getWidth(); bounds.height = child.getHeight(); bounds.grow(child.getWidth() < EMPTY_COMPONENT_SIZE ? EMPTY_COMPONENT_SIZE : 0, child.getHeight() < EMPTY_COMPONENT_SIZE ? EMPTY_COMPONENT_SIZE : 0); if (bounds.contains(location)) { return child; } } if (child instanceof JComponent) { Component result = getDeepestEmptyComponentAt((JComponent) child, location); if (result != null) { return result; } } } } return null; } }