com.sdm.quasar.client.swing.common.util
Class GUIUtilities

java.lang.Object
  com.sdm.quasar.client.swing.common.util.GUIUtilities

public class GUIUtilities

extends java.lang.Object

This class contains useful functionality concerning Swing in form of static methods.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Bernd Olleck, sd&m AG

Constructor Summary

GUIUtilities()

Method Summary

static void	centerWindow(java.awt.Window window, java.awt.Component parentComponent) Centers a given Window to the given parent component.
static java.awt.Window	findFrame() Returns a frame that may be used as a parent for modal dialogs.
static java.awt.Window	getWindow(java.awt.Component component) Returns the Window of the given Component or null, if the Component is not contained inside a Window.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GUIUtilities

public GUIUtilities()

Method Detail

findFrame

public static java.awt.Window findFrame()

Returns a frame that may be used as a parent for modal dialogs.

Note: Usually you know which frame or dialog is responsible for you and you should use that dialog as a parent if you display a modal dialog.

Tries to find a frame that is showing. If that fails it returns any existing frame. If no frame exists, it returns null.

Returns:

a window if possible, otherwise null

centerWindow

public static void centerWindow(java.awt.Window window,
                                java.awt.Component parentComponent)

Centers a given Window to the given parent component.

Parameters:

window - the Window to center

parentComponent - the Component in the window to center against or null to center to the screen

getWindow

public static java.awt.Window getWindow(java.awt.Component component)

Returns the Window of the given Component or null, if the Component is not contained inside a Window.

Parameters:

component - the Component to locate

Returns:

the Window of the given Component or null, if the Component is not contained inside a Window.