Class SwingUtil

    • Constructor Detail

      • SwingUtil

        public SwingUtil()
    • Method Detail

      • initInApplet

        @Deprecated
        public static void initInApplet()
        Deprecated.
        does nothing.
      • getCommandKeyStroke

        public static KeyStroke getCommandKeyStroke​(int key)
        Gets the command keystroke preferred on the current platform. Ctrl+key on Linux and Windows, Command+key on Mac.
        Parameters:
        key - the key
        Returns:
        keystroke for the specified key and meta (for Mac) or control (for other platforms)
      • createMenuItem

        public static JMenuItem createMenuItem​(ResourceBundle rc,
                                               String key,
                                               Class<?> what,
                                               boolean mnemo)
        Creates a menu item with a label specified as a resource. If the label string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.
        Parameters:
        rc - the resources
        key - name of the label resource
        what - menu item class
        mnemo - use mnemonic or not
        Returns:
        the menu
        Since:
        Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005
      • createMenuItem

        public static JMenuItem createMenuItem​(ResourceBundle rc,
                                               String key,
                                               boolean mnemo)
        Creates a menu with a label specified as a resource. If the label string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.
        Parameters:
        rc - the resources
        key - name of the label resource
        mnemo - set the mnemonic or not
        Returns:
        the menu item
        Since:
        Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005
      • createMenuItem

        public static JMenuItem createMenuItem​(ResourceBundle rc,
                                               String key)
        Creates a menu with a label specified as a resource. If the label string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.
        Parameters:
        rc - the resources
        key - name of the label resource
        Returns:
        the menu item
        Since:
        Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005
      • createMenu

        public static JMenu createMenu​(ResourceBundle rc,
                                       String key)
        Utility method to create a menu with a label specified as a resource. If the label string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.
        Parameters:
        rc - the resources
        key - name of the label resource
        Returns:
        the menu
      • createMenu

        public static JMenu createMenu​(ResourceBundle rc,
                                       String key,
                                       boolean mnemo)
        Creates a menu with a label specified as a resource. If the label string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.
        Parameters:
        rc - the resources
        key - name of the label resource
        mnemo - set the mnemonic or not
        Returns:
        the menu
        Since:
        Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005
      • initButton

        public static void initButton​(AbstractButton b,
                                      ResourceBundle rc,
                                      String key)
        Utility method to initialize a button from information in a resource. If the resource string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.
        Parameters:
        b - the button
        rc - the resources
        key - name of the resource
      • initButton

        public static void initButton​(AbstractButton b,
                                      ResourceBundle rc,
                                      String key,
                                      boolean mnemo)
        Utility method to initialize a button from information in a resource. If the resource string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.
        Parameters:
        b - the button
        rc - the resources
        key - name of the resource
        mnemo - set the mnemonic or not
      • initAction

        public static void initAction​(Action action,
                                      ResourceBundle rc,
                                      String key,
                                      KeyStroke accel)
        Initializes an action from information in a resource. If the resource string is of the form "'x'label", then x will be the mnemonic character and the actual label will be label.
        Parameters:
        action - the action
        rc - the resources
        key - name of the resource
        accel - the accelerator or null
      • initCtrlShortcutForMac

        @Deprecated
        public static void initCtrlShortcutForMac​(JMenuItem mi)
        Deprecated.
        does nothing.
      • decorateSubPanel

        public static void decorateSubPanel​(JPanel panel,
                                            String title)
        Creates border and title for a panel.
        Parameters:
        title - the panel title
        Since:
        Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005
      • createSubPanel

        public static JPanel createSubPanel​(String title)
        Creates a sub-panel with a title.
        Parameters:
        title - the panel title
        Returns:
        the panel
        Since:
        Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005
        See Also:
        decorateSubPanel(JPanel, String)
      • createTopLeftConstraints

        public static GridBagConstraints createTopLeftConstraints()
        Creates GridBagConstraints for the top left component.
        Returns:
        the constraints
        Since:
        Marvin 4.1, 11/10/2005
      • createMessagePane

        public static JEditorPane createMessagePane​(String text)
        Creates a message pane with HTML text content. HTML links are handled, referred pages are displayed in the default browser.
        Parameters:
        text - the content, may contain HTML links
        Returns:
        the message pane
      • setDefaultFont

        public static void setDefaultFont​(JEditorPane editorPane)
        Sets the SWING default font in the JEditorPane. This is necessary because originally the font is read from a style sheet. This method adds a CSS rule to force body tags to use the default label font instead of the value in javax.swing.text.html.default.css. Code is copied from: http://explodingpixels.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/make-jeditorpane-use-the-system-font/
        Parameters:
        editorPane - the JEditorPane
      • addHyperlinkListener

        public static void addHyperlinkListener​(JEditorPane editorPane)
        Adds HTML link handling to an editor pane. The referred content will be displayed in the default browser.
        Parameters:
        editorPane - the JEditorPane
      • invokeLater

        public static <T> FutureTask<T> invokeLater​(Callable<T> callable)
        Calls SwingUtilities.invokeLater() for a Callable by wrapping it into a FutureTask object. Written by Karl Schaefer. Source: http://weblogs.java.net/blog/kschaefe/archive/2010/11/15/returns-values-swingutilitiesinvoke
        Parameters:
        callable - the Callable object to be invoked on the event dispatch thread
        Returns:
        the wrapper FutureTask
      • invokeAndWait

        public static <T> T invokeAndWait​(Callable<T> callable)
                                   throws InterruptedException,
                                          InvocationTargetException
        Calls SwingUtilities.invokeLater() for a Callable by wrapping it into a FutureTask object, blocks until it is finished and returns the result (calling FutureTask.get()). Written by Karl Schaefer. Source: http://weblogs.java.net/blog/kschaefe/archive/2010/11/15/returns-values-swingutilitiesinvoke
        Parameters:
        callable - the Callable object to be invoked on the event dispatch thread
        Returns:
        the return value of the callable returned in FutureTask.get()
        Throws:
        InterruptedException
        InvocationTargetException