Java Utililty Methods Swing Look and Feel

List of utility methods to do Swing Look and Feel

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The list of methods to do Swing Look and Feel are organized into topic(s).

Method

LookAndFeelgetSystemLAF()
get System LAF 
if (SYSTEM_LAF == null) {
    try {
        SYSTEM_LAF = (LookAndFeel) Class.forName(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName(), true,
                Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()).newInstance();
        SYSTEM_LAF.initialize();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        throw new IllegalStateException("could not initialize " + UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName(),
                e);
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voidinitLookAndFeel()
init Look And Feel 
String key;
Object okey;
for (Enumeration e = UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults().keys(); e.hasMoreElements();) {
    okey = e.nextElement(); 
    key = okey.toString(); 
    if (key.endsWith(".font") || key.endsWith("Font")) {
        UIManager.put(okey, smallFont);
UIManager.put("ProgressBar.foreground", pastelBlue);
UIManager.put("ProgressBar.background", java.awt.Color.lightGray);
UIManager.put("Label.foreground", java.awt.Color.black);
voidinitLookAndFeel()
init Look And Feel 
String key;
for (Enumeration e = UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults().keys(); e.hasMoreElements();) {
    key = (String) e.nextElement();
    if (key.endsWith(".font") || key.endsWith("Font")) {
        UIManager.put(key, smallFont);
UIManager.put("ProgressBar.foreground", pastelBlue);
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voidinitLookAndFeel(final String className)
Initializes the look and feel and wraps exceptions into a runtime exception. 
if (SwingUtilities.isEventDispatchThread()) {
    initLookAndFeelIntern(className);
} else {
    try {
        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                initLookAndFeelIntern(className);
        });
    } catch (final Exception ex) {
        throw new RuntimeException(ex);
voidinitLookAndFeelIntern(final String className)
Initializes the look and feel and wraps exceptions into a runtime exception. 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(className);
} catch (final Exception e) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Error initializing the Look And Feel!", e);
voidinstallLookAndFeel()
Look and feel, helper for Schedule#start() and HospitalityMembers#start() . 
UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo[] lafInfo = UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels();
for (int i = 0; i < lafInfo.length; i++) {
    if (lafInfo[i].getName().equals("Windows")) {
        try {
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(lafInfo[i].getClassName());
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            e.printStackTrace(); 
        } catch (InstantiationException e) {
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booleanisAqua()
Tests if the look and feel is Aqua or a derivative (e.g. 
if (isQuaqua()) {
    return true;
Class<?> lafClass = UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getClass();
while (lafClass != null) {
    if ("com.apple.laf.AquaLookAndFeel".equals(lafClass.getName())) {
        return true;
    lafClass = lafClass.getSuperclass();
return false;
booleanisAquaLookAndFeel()
is Aqua Look And Feel 
return UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getID().equals("Aqua");
booleanisAquaLookAndFeel()
MacOS Look and feel test 
return System.getProperty("mrj.version") != null && UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName()
        .equals(UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getClass().getName());
booleanisAquaLookAndFeel()
Determines if current L&F is AquaLookAndFeel 
return UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getID().equals("Aqua");