Execute the given runnable code dedicated to Swing using the Event Dispatcher Thread (EDT) - Java Swing

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Execute the given runnable code dedicated to Swing using the Event Dispatcher Thread (EDT)

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//package com.java2s;

import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;

public class Main {
    /**//from  ww  w  .  j a  va2  s . com
     * Execute the given runnable code dedicated to Swing using the Event Dispatcher Thread (EDT)
     * @param runnable runnable code dedicated to Swing
     */
    public static void invokeEDT(final Runnable runnable) {
        if (isEDT()) {
            // current Thread is EDT, simply execute runnable:
            runnable.run();
        } else {
            invokeLaterEDT(runnable);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the current thread is the Event Dispatcher Thread (EDT)
     *
     * @return true if the current thread is the Event Dispatcher Thread (EDT)
     */
    public static boolean isEDT() {
        return SwingUtilities.isEventDispatchThread();
    }

    /**
     * Execute LATER the given runnable code dedicated to Swing using the Event Dispatcher Thread (EDT)
     * @param runnable runnable code dedicated to Swing
     */
    public static void invokeLaterEDT(final Runnable runnable) {
        // current Thread is NOT EDT, simply invoke later runnable using EDT:
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(runnable);
    }
}

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