Here you can find the source of getParentFrameForCompomponent(Component comp)
public static Frame getParentFrameForCompomponent(Component comp)
//package com.java2s; /*/* ww w.j a v a2s. co m*/ * Copyright 2013 Simon Thiel * * This file is part of SitJar. * * SitJar is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * SitJar 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 Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License * along with SitJar. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt>. * */ import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Frame; import java.awt.Window; import javax.swing.SwingUtilities; public class Main { public static Frame getParentFrameForCompomponent(Component comp) { Window window = getParentWindowForComponent(comp); // or pass 'this' if you are inside the panel Frame parentFrame = null; if (window instanceof Frame) { parentFrame = (Frame) window; } return parentFrame; } public static Window getParentWindowForComponent(Component comp) { return SwingUtilities.windowForComponent(comp); } }