Java Utililty Methods JFrame

List of utility methods to do JFrame

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Description

The list of methods to do JFrame are organized into topic(s).

Method

voidrefreshShape(final JFrame frame)
refresh Shape 
if (frame != null) {
    if ("Mac OS X".equals(System.getProperty("os.name"))) {
        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) frame.getGraphics();
        Composite oldComposite = g2.getComposite();
        g2.setComposite(AlphaComposite.Clear);
        g2.fillRect(0, 0, frame.getWidth(), frame.getHeight());
        g2.setComposite(oldComposite);
        frame.paint(g2);
...
voidregisterCloseAction(final JFrame dialog, KeyStroke keyStroke)
Registers a keystroke to close the given dialog. 
ActionListener escListener = new ActionListener() {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        dialog.dispose();
};
dialog.getRootPane().registerKeyboardAction(escListener, keyStroke, JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW);
voidregisterMenuShortcut(String uniqueActionName, Action action, int keyCode, JFrame frame)
Adds a menu shortcut (or accelerator) to the input map. 
JRootPane rootPane = frame.getRootPane();
InputMap inputMap = rootPane.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW);
ActionMap actionMap = rootPane.getActionMap();
int ctrlKey = java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getMenuShortcutKeyMask();
inputMap.put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(keyCode, ctrlKey), uniqueActionName);
actionMap.put(uniqueActionName, action);
voidrenderDialog(JFrame theframe, String szMessage, int noffsetx, int noffsety)
Calls renderDialog with Help in the title window for a JFrame 
renderDialog(theframe, szMessage, noffsetx, noffsety, "Help");
voidreplaceGlassPane(JFrame frame, Component newGlassPane)
replace Glass Pane 
Component oldGlassPane = frame.getGlassPane();
if (oldGlassPane != null)
    oldGlassPane.setVisible(false);
if (newGlassPane != null) {
    frame.setGlassPane(newGlassPane);
    newGlassPane.setVisible(true);
voidrestoreFrame(Class pClass, final JFrame pFrame, String pFrameId)
restore Frame 
Preferences prefs = Preferences.userNodeForPackage(pClass);
final String locPrefId = pFrameId + ".location";
final String szPrefId = pFrameId + ".size";
String defLoc = "0:0";
String defSz = "500:500";
String[] locStr = prefs.get(locPrefId, defLoc).split(":");
String[] szStr = prefs.get(szPrefId, defSz).split(":");
final int szWidth = Integer.parseInt(szStr[0]);
...
voidrestoreFrame(JFrame frame)
restore Frame 
try {
    frame.setExtendedState(JFrame.NORMAL);
} catch (IllegalComponentStateException e) {
voidrightShiftDialog(JDialog dialog, JFrame parent)
right Shift Dialog 
Point p = parent.getLocationOnScreen();
p.x += parent.getWidth();
p.y += ((parent.getHeight() - dialog.getHeight()) / 2);
if (p.y <= 0)
    p.y = 20;
if (p.x <= 0)
    p.x = 20;
dialog.setLocation(p);
...
voidrun(JFrame frame, int width, int height)
run 
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setSize(width, height);
frame.setVisible(true);
voidsaveFrame(Class pClass, JFrame pFrame, String pFrameId)
save Frame 
Preferences prefs = Preferences.userNodeForPackage(pClass);
final String locPrefId = pFrameId + ".location";
final String szPrefId = pFrameId + ".size";
String location = pFrame.getLocation().x + ":" + pFrame.getLocation().y;
String size = pFrame.getSize().width + ":" + pFrame.getSize().height;
prefs.put(locPrefId, location);
prefs.put(szPrefId, size);