Invokes the given Runnable in the AWT event dispatching thread, and waits for it to finish. - Java Swing

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Invokes the given Runnable in the AWT event dispatching thread, and waits for it to finish.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Invokes the given Runnable in the AWT event dispatching thread,
     * and waits for it to finish. This method may be called from any thread,
     * including the event dispatching thread itself.
     * @see SwingUtilities#invokeAndWait(Runnable)
     * @param runnable the Runnable to be executed.
     */
    public static void invokeAndWait(Runnable runnable)
            throws InterruptedException, InvocationTargetException {
        try {
            if (SwingUtilities.isEventDispatchThread()) {
                runnable.run();
            } else {
                SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(runnable);
            }
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            // Ignore any exceptions.
        }
    }
}

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