package coreservlets; import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; /** A few utilities that simplify using windows in Swing. *

* Taken from Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages * from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press, * http://www.coreservlets.com/. * © 2000 Marty Hall; may be freely used or adapted. */ public class WindowUtilities { /** Tell system to use native look and feel, as in previous * releases. Metal (Java) LAF is the default otherwise. */ public static void setNativeLookAndFeel() { try { UIManager.setLookAndFeel (UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName()); } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println("Error setting native LAF: " + e); } } public static void setJavaLookAndFeel() { try { UIManager.setLookAndFeel (UIManager.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName()); } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println("Error setting Java LAF: " + e); } } public static void setMotifLookAndFeel() { try { UIManager.setLookAndFeel ("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifLookAndFeel"); } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println("Error setting Motif LAF: " + e); } } /** A simplified way to see a JPanel or other Container. * Pops up a JFrame with specified Container * as the content pane. */ public static JFrame openInJFrame(Container content, int width, int height, String title, Color bgColor) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(title); frame.setBackground(bgColor); content.setBackground(bgColor); frame.setSize(width, height); frame.setContentPane(content); frame.addWindowListener(new ExitListener()); frame.setVisible(true); return(frame); } /** Uses Color.white as the background color. */ public static JFrame openInJFrame(Container content, int width, int height, String title) { return(openInJFrame(content, width, height, title, Color.white)); } /** Uses Color.white as the background color, and the * name of the Container's class as the JFrame title. */ public static JFrame openInJFrame(Container content, int width, int height) { return(openInJFrame(content, width, height, content.getClass().getName(), Color.white)); } }