Java JComponent Container getWindowLocation(JComponent start)

Description

search of the hierarcy of components for an instance of a given class

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
start	- starting component
theClass	- required class

Return

possibly null component - null says no ancestor found

Declaration

public static Point getWindowLocation(JComponent start) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.*;

public class Main {
    /**/*from  ww  w.  j a va2s.  c  o m*/
     * search of the hierarcy of components for an instance of a given class
     *
     * @param start    - starting component
     * @param theClass - required class
     * @return possibly null component - null says no ancestor found
     */
    public static Point getWindowLocation(JComponent start) {
        Point loc = start.getLocation();
        Container parent = start.getParent();
        if (parent == null)
            return loc;
        if (parent instanceof JComponent) {
            Point ancestorLoc = getWindowLocation((JComponent) parent);
            return new Point(loc.x + ancestorLoc.x, loc.y + ancestorLoc.y);
        } else {
            return loc;
        }

    }
}

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