Java Utililty Methods JButton Settings

List of utility methods to do JButton Settings

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Description

The list of methods to do JButton Settings are organized into topic(s).

Method

InsetsgetDefaultFatButtonMargin()
get Default Fat Button Margin 
if (isGTKLaF()) {
    return new Insets(0, 2, 0, 2);
return new Insets(2, 4, 2, 4);
intgetHudControlShadowSize(AbstractButton button)
Gets the number of pixels that a HUD style widget's shadow takes up. 
return 2;
IcongetIcon(AbstractButton b)
Returns the current icon for the specified button. 
Icon icon = b.getIcon();
if (icon == null)
    return null;
ButtonModel model = b.getModel();
Icon tmpIcon = null;
if (icon != null) {
    if (!model.isEnabled()) {
        if (model.isSelected()) {
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ListgetListenedButtonsFor(Container c)
get Listened Buttons For 
List<JButton> filter = null;
List<JButton> result = new ArrayList<JButton>();
searchFor(c, JButton.class, filter = new ArrayList<JButton>(), null);
for (JButton button : filter) {
    if (button.getActionListeners().length > 0) {
        result.add(button);
return result;
JButtongetMonospaceButton(final String text, final int size)
Returns a JButton with monospaced text. 
Font font = new Font(Font.MONOSPACED, Font.PLAIN, size);
JButton button = new JButton(text);
button.setFont(font);
return button;
DimensiongetPreferredButtonSize(AbstractButton b, int textIconGap)
Determines the preferred width and height of an AbstractButton, given the gap between the button’s text and icon. 
Rectangle contentRect;
Rectangle viewRect;
Rectangle iconRect = new Rectangle();
Rectangle textRect = new Rectangle();
Insets insets = b.getInsets();
Insets margin = b.getMargin();
viewRect = new Rectangle(0, 0,  Integer.MAX_VALUE,  Integer.MAX_VALUE);
SwingUtilities.layoutCompoundLabel(b, 
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DimensiongetPreferredButtonSize(AbstractButton b, int textIconGap)
get Preferred Button Size 
if (b.getComponentCount() > 0) {
    return null;
Icon icon = (Icon) b.getIcon();
String text = b.getText();
Font font = b.getFont();
FontMetrics fm = b.getFontMetrics(font);
Rectangle iconR = new Rectangle();
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ImageIcongetPressedButtonIcon(int x, int y)
get Pressed Button Icon 
if (PressedButton == null) {
    PressedButton = new ImageIcon(IMAGE_FOLDER + PRESSED_BUTTON_IMAGE);
return prepareImage(PressedButton, x, y);
BordergetRadioButtonBorder(int fontSize, boolean ltr)
Returns the border for radio buttons under the specified font size. 
Border checkBoxBorder = getCheckBoxBorder(fontSize, ltr);
Insets checkBoxInsets = checkBoxBorder.getBorderInsets(null);
return new BorderUIResource.EmptyBorderUIResource(checkBoxInsets.top, checkBoxInsets.left - (ltr ? 0 : 2),
        checkBoxInsets.bottom, checkBoxInsets.right - (ltr ? 2 : 0));
AbstractButtongetSelectedButton(ButtonGroup group)
get Selected Button 
Enumeration<AbstractButton> buttons = group.getElements();
while (buttons.hasMoreElements()) {
    AbstractButton button = buttons.nextElement();
    if (button.isSelected()) {
        return button;
return null;
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