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

booleanmatchLnf(LookAndFeel lookAndFeel, UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo lookAndFeelInfo)
Do the supplied l&f object and l&f info object refer to the same l&f? 
return lookAndFeel.getClass().getName().equals(lookAndFeelInfo.getClassName());
voidmetalLookAndFeel()
metal Look And Feel 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel("javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel");
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Fix This"); 
} catch (InstantiationException e) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Fix This"); 
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Fix This"); 
...
booleannativeLook()
native Look 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
    return true;
} catch (Exception ex) {
    return false;
voidprintInstalledLookAndFeel()
Prints the installed look and feel. 
final LookAndFeelInfo[] look = UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels();
for (final LookAndFeelInfo lookAndFeelInfo : look) {
    System.out.println(lookAndFeelInfo.getClassName());
voidprintInstalledPLAFs()
print Installed PLA Fs 
UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo plaf[] = UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels();
for (int i = 0, n = plaf.length; i < n; i++) {
    System.out.println("Name: " + plaf[i].getName());
    System.out.println("  Class name: " + plaf[i].getClassName());
voidsetBestLookAndFeelAvailable()
set Best Look And Feel Available 
String system_lf = UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName().toLowerCase();
if (system_lf.contains("metal")) {
    try {
        UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.nimbus.NimbusLookAndFeel");
    } catch (Exception e) {
} else {
    try {
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booleansetCoolLookAndFeel()
Tries to set the NimbusLookAndFeel or (if Nibus is not available) the OS like LookAndFeel 
return (setNimbusLookAndFeel() || setSystemLookAndFeel());
voidsetDefaultLookAndFeel()
Set the system default look and feel. 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (Exception e) {
voidsetDefaultLookandfeel()
Calls UIManager#setLookAndFeel(javax.swing.LookAndFeel) with UIManager#getSystemLookAndFeelClassName() 
try {
    setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
voidsetJavaLookAndFeel()
set Java Look And Feel 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (Exception e) {
    System.out.println("Error setting Java LAF: " + e);