Java JFrame toFrontHack(JFrame theParent, JFrame theFrame)

Description

Moves a frame in front of another frame

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
theParent	JFrame the parent, or reference frame
theFrame	JFrame the frame to move in front

Declaration

public static void toFrontHack(JFrame theParent, JFrame theFrame) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
// The MIT License

import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Frame;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class Main {
    /**/*from   ww  w.  ja  v a 2s . co m*/
     * Moves a frame in front of another frame
     * @param theParent JFrame the parent, or reference frame
     * @param theFrame JFrame the frame to move in front
     */
    public static void toFrontHack(JFrame theParent, JFrame theFrame) {
        if (theFrame.getState() == Frame.ICONIFIED) {
            theFrame.setState(Frame.NORMAL);
        } else {
            // save position
            Point origPos = theFrame.getLocation();

            Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
            // move off the visible screen
            theFrame.setLocation(screenSize.width + theParent.getWidth(),
                    screenSize.height + theParent.getHeight());
            theFrame.setState(Frame.ICONIFIED);
            theFrame.setState(Frame.NORMAL);
            // return to original position
            theFrame.setLocation(origPos);
        }
        // repaint since damage repair is not consistant
        theParent.repaint();
        theFrame.repaint();
    }
}

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