Java Utililty Methods Swing UIManager

List of utility methods to do Swing UIManager

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Method

JTabbedPanegetNestedTabbedPane(int orient, int top, int left, int bottom, int right)
Make a JTabbedPane without some of its border 
Insets oldInsets = UIManager.getInsets("TabbedPane.contentBorderInsets");
Insets insets = new Insets(top, left, bottom, right);
UIManager.put("TabbedPane.contentBorderInsets", insets);
JTabbedPane tabPane = new JTabbedPane(orient);
UIManager.put("TabbedPane.contentBorderInsets", oldInsets);
return tabPane;
StringgetNimbusClassName()
get Nimbus Class Name 
for (LookAndFeelInfo info : UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
    if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
        return info.getClassName();
return null;
IntegergetPropertyMaxGutterIconWidth(final String propertyPrefix)
get Property Max Gutter Icon Width 
return (Integer) UIManager.get(propertyPrefix + ".maxGutterIconWidth");
intgetRowHeight(java.awt.Component c)
Returns the row height (font height) of 'c' of the reference component if 'c' is null. 
java.awt.Font f = (c != null) ? c.getFont() : null;
if (f == null)
    f = getRefComp().getFont();
if (f == null)
    f = javax.swing.UIManager.getFont("Label.font");
return (c != null ? c : getRefComp()).getFontMetrics(f).getHeight();
JPanelgetSeparator()
Builds a separator panel 
JPanel sep = new JPanel() {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3543668010487797227L;
    public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
        int half = getWidth() / 2;
        g.setColor(UIManager.getColor("controlShadow"));
        g.drawLine(half, 0, half, getHeight());
};
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intgetStringWidth(final String aString)
Returns the string width for the default label font and string. 
return getStringWidth(UIManager.getFont("Label.font"), aString);
intgetSystemDefaultModifier()
gives default modifier of the current OS. 
if (!(UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getID().equals(METAL_LAF_ID))) {
    int mask = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getMenuShortcutKeyMask();
    if (mask == Event.META_MASK) {
        return KeyEvent.VK_META;
    } else if (mask == Event.ALT_MASK) {
        return KeyEvent.VK_ALT;
return KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL;
IcongetTitleBarIcon()
Obtains the title bar icon configured for this SOLA application based on the LAF theme. 
Icon result = UIManager.getIcon("solaTitleBarIcon");
if (result == null) {
    result = new ImageIcon();
return result;
ColorgetToolTipBackground()
Gets the sampleToolTip attribute of the TapUtils class 
return (Color) UIManager.get("ToolTip.background");
ColorgetToolTipBackground()
Returns the default background color to use for tool tip windows. 
Color c = UIManager.getColor("ToolTip.background");
boolean isNimbus = isNimbusLookAndFeel();
if (c == null || isNimbus) {
    c = UIManager.getColor("info"); 
    if (c == null || (isNimbus && isDerivedColor(c))) {
        c = SystemColor.info; 
if (c instanceof ColorUIResource) {
    c = new Color(c.getRGB());
return c;