Class WindowUtils


  • public class WindowUtils
    extends java.lang.Object
    Utility methods for dealing with Windows.
    • Constructor Detail

      • WindowUtils

        public WindowUtils()
    • Method Detail

      • makeWindowNonOpaque

        public static void makeWindowNonOpaque​(java.awt.Window window)
        Try's to make the given Window non-opqaue (transparent) across platforms and JREs. This method is not guaranteed to succeed, and will fail silently if the given Window cannot be made non-opaque.

        This method is useful, for example, when creating a HUD style window that is semi-transparent, and thus doesn't want the window background to be drawn.

        Parameters:
        window - the Window to make non-opaque.
      • createAndInstallRepaintWindowFocusListener

        @Deprecated
        public static java.awt.event.WindowFocusListener createAndInstallRepaintWindowFocusListener​(java.awt.Window window)
        Deprecated.
        Creates and installs a WindowFocusListener on the given Window which calls the Window's repaint() method on focus state changes.
        Parameters:
        window - the Window to repaint on focus state changes.
        Returns:
        the listener installed.
      • isParentWindowFocused

        public static boolean isParentWindowFocused​(java.awt.Component component)
        true if the given Component's has a parent Window (i.e. it's not null) and that Window is currently active (focused).
        Parameters:
        component - the Component to check the parent Window's focus for.
        Returns:
        true if the given Component's parent Window is currently active.
      • installWeakWindowFocusListener

        public static void installWeakWindowFocusListener​(javax.swing.JComponent component,
                                                          java.awt.event.WindowFocusListener focusListener)
        Installs a WindowFocusListener on the given JComponent's parent Window. If the JComponent doesn't yet have a parent, then the listener will be installed when the component is added to a container.
        Parameters:
        component - the component who's parent frame to listen to focus changes on.
        focusListener - the WindowFocusListener to notify when focus changes.
      • installJComponentRepainterOnWindowFocusChanged

        public static void installJComponentRepainterOnWindowFocusChanged​(javax.swing.JComponent component)
        Installs a listener on the given JComponent's parent Window that repaints the given component when the parent window's focused state changes. If the given component does not have a parent at the time this method is called, then an ancestor listener will be installed that installs a window listener when the components parent changes.
        Parameters:
        component - the JComponent to add the repaint focus listener to.