Java Utililty Methods JFrame

List of utility methods to do JFrame

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Method

intaskSave(JFrame frame)
ask Save 
return JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(frame, SAVE_QUESTION_MESSAGE, SAVE_QUESTION_TITLE,
        JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION, JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE, null, null, JOptionPane.YES_OPTION);
voidattachAccelerator(Action action, JFrame frame)
attach Accelerator 
KeyStroke stroke = (KeyStroke) action.getValue(Action.ACCELERATOR_KEY);
String name = (String) action.getValue(Action.NAME);
JComponent component = (JComponent) frame.getContentPane();
component.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(stroke, name);
component.getActionMap().put(name, action);
addStrokeToName(action);
voidbtnMnemonicAndToolTip(JFrame frame, JButton a, JButton b, JButton c, JButton e, JButton h, JButton i, JButton l, JButton m, JButton o, JButton p, JButton s, JButton t, JButton enter, JButton altEnter)
btn Mnemonic And Tool Tip 
a.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_A);
b.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_B);
c.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_C);
e.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_E);
h.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_H);
i.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_I);
l.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_L);
m.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_M);
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JButtonbuildButton(String btnName, JFrame frame, int x, int y, int w, int h)
build Button 
JButton btn = new JButton(btnName);
btn.setLayout(null);
btn.setBorderPainted(true);
frame.add(btn);
btn.setLocation(x, y);
btn.setSize(w, h);
btn.setForeground(Color.RED);
btn.setOpaque(true);
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JLabelbuildLabel(JFrame frame, String txt, int x, int y, int w, int h)
build Label 
JLabel lbl = new JLabel();
lbl.setText(txt);
lbl.setBounds(x, y, w, h);
lbl.setForeground(Color.yellow);
lbl.setFont(new Font("Canadra", Font.BOLD, 22));
frame.add(lbl);
return lbl;
JTextFieldbuildTxtField(JFrame frame, int x, int y, int w, int h)
build Txt Field 
JTextField txt = new JTextField();
txt.setLayout(null);
txt.setBounds(x, y, w, h);
txt.setFont(new Font("Calibri", Font.BOLD, 20));
txt.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
txt.setBackground(Color.yellow);
txt.setOpaque(true);
txt.setLayout(null);
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PointcalcLocation(JFrame main, JDialog dialog)
calc Location 
int mainWidth = main.getWidth();
int mainX = main.getX();
int dialogWidth = dialog.getWidth();
int x;
if ((mainX + mainWidth + dialogWidth) > SCREEN_WIDTH) {
    x = mainX - dialogWidth - 50;
} else {
    x = mainX + mainWidth + 50;
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intcalculateMaxMenuItems(JFrame window)
calculate Max Menu Items 
UIDefaults def = UIManager.getDefaults();
Font itemFont = def.getFont("MenuItem.font");
Font barFont = def.getFont("MenuBar.font");
int itemHeight = 16;
int barHeight = 24;
FontMetrics fm = itemFont == null ? null : window.getFontMetrics(itemFont);
if (fm != null) {
    itemHeight = fm.getHeight();
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intcalculateMaxMenuItems(JFrame window)
calculate Max Menu Items 
UIDefaults def = UIManager.getDefaults();
Font itemFont = def.getFont("MenuItem.font");
Font barFont = def.getFont("MenuBar.font");
int itemHeight = 16;
int barHeight = 24;
FontMetrics fm = window.getFontMetrics(itemFont);
if (fm != null) {
    itemHeight = fm.getHeight();
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voidcentre(JFrame frame)
centre 
Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
Dimension size = frame.getSize();
screenSize.height = screenSize.height / 2;
screenSize.width = screenSize.width / 2;
size.height = size.height / 2;
size.width = size.width / 2;
int y = screenSize.height - size.height;
int x = screenSize.width - size.width;
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