WindowUtil Class
- public class WindowUtil
extends Object
Utilities for placing and examining windows. This class should be used for placing and centering documents
it is able to handle adjustment and centering on multiple monitor systems.
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Hierarchy
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Object
WindowUtil
Methods from class java.lang.Object |
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WindowUtil
public WindowUtil()
centerOnScreen(Window, Point) Method
public static void centerOnScreen(Window
window,
Point
p)
Centers the given window on the screen that contains the point p.
Parameters
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window
- Window to center
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p
- The point to use for determining the screen, if this value is null, the default screen will be used
centerOnWindow(Window, Container) Method
public static void centerOnWindow(Window
window,
Container
parent)
Centers the given window on the screen within the parent container. This method will automatically adjust the
windows position so that it has at least 50 pixels on any side between it and the edge of the screen boundary.
The screen boundary is determined by calling WindowUtil.getScreenBounds(Rectangle)
using the root window of the
parent container as the rectangle.
Parameters
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window
- The window to center
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parent
- The container to center the window within/below
centerOnWindow(Window, Container, boolean) Method
public static void centerOnWindow(Window
window,
Container
parent,
boolean doNotCover)
Centers the given window on the screen within the parent container. This method will automatically adjust the
windows position so that it has at least 50 pixels on any side between it and the edge of the screen boundary.
The screen boundary is determined by calling WindowUtil.getScreenBounds(Rectangle)
using the root window of the
parent container as the rectangle. The doNotCover parameter is used to tell the method to position the window
BELOW the parent rather than centered vertically within the parent.
Parameters
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window
- The window to center
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parent
- The container to center the window within/below
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doNotCover
- Whether to center the window withing the parent or below the parent
getGCForPoint(Point) Method
public static GraphicsConfiguration
getGCForPoint(Point
p)
Returns the default graphics configurtaion for the screen that contains the point p,
or the nearest screen to the point.
Parameters
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p
- The point to find the graphics configuration for
Returns
- GraphicsConfiguration object containing or nearest to p. In the event of a tie,
for nearest, there is no specific algorithm to determine the winner.
Related Topics
GraphicsConfiguration
getScreenBounds(Rectangle) Method
public static Rectangle
getScreenBounds(Rectangle
r)
Returns a rectangle representing the boundaries of the screens containing the given rectangle.
if the rectangle doesn't span any screens, the bounds will simply be the bounds of the screen
containing the rectangle. If the rectangle spans screens, the bounds will be that union of all
screens that the given rectangle intersects.
Parameters
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r
- Rectangle to find the enclosing screen boundaries for
Returns
- Rectangle representing the screen boundaries relevant to the given rectangle