Java Utililty Methods Swing Cursor

List of utility methods to do Swing Cursor

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Description

The list of methods to do Swing Cursor are organized into topic(s).

Method

CursorcreateCursor(URL url, Point hotSpot, String name)
create Cursor 
return createCursor(new ImageIcon(url), hotSpot, name);
voidsetCursor(JComponent comp, Cursor cur)
Sets the mouse cursor for a component 
comp.setCursor(cur);
Component parent = comp.getParent();
while (parent != null) {
    parent = parent.getParent();
    if (parent != null)
        parent.setCursor(cur);
voidsetCursorBusy(JComponent component)
Set cursor to busy and disable application input. 
JDialog dialog = findContainingDialog(component);
if (dialog != null) {
    setCursorBusy(dialog);
} else {
    JFrame frame = findContainingFrame(component);
    if (frame != null) {
        setCursorBusy(frame);
voidsetCursorDefault(Container cont)
Sets the cursor to default. 
if (cont == null) {
    System.err.println(
            "setCursorDefault(Container cont): Container argument cannot be null. Will return and do nothing.");
    return;
Component glasspane = null;
if (cont instanceof RootPaneContainer) {
    glasspane = ((RootPaneContainer) cont).getGlassPane();
...
voidsetWaitCursor(final Component c, final boolean wait)
Toggles the cursor for the given component and all child components between the wait cursor and the normal one. 
setCursor(c, wait ? Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.WAIT_CURSOR) : null);
voidsetWaitCursor(JComponent comp)
Sets the wait mouse cursor for this component 
setCursor(comp, new Cursor(Cursor.WAIT_CURSOR));
voidshowCursor(final Cursor cursor, final Component caller, final boolean includeParent, boolean immediate)
show Cursor 
if (caller == null)
    return;
Runnable r = () -> {
    caller.setCursor(cursor);
    if (includeParent) {
        final Window w = getWindowAncestor(caller);
        if (w != null) {
            w.setCursor(cursor);
...
voidshowCursor(final Cursor cursor, final Component caller, final boolean includeParent, boolean immediate)
show Cursor 
if (caller == null)
    return;
Runnable r = new Runnable() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        caller.setCursor(cursor);
        if (includeParent) {
            final Window w = getWindowAncestor(caller);
...
voidshowDefaultCursor()
Sets cursor for specified component to normal cursor 
_root.getGlassPane().setCursor(Cursor.getDefaultCursor());
_root.getGlassPane().removeMouseListener(_mouseAdapter);
_root.getGlassPane().setVisible(false);
voidshowDefaultCursorOnWindow(Component caller)
show Default Cursor On Window 
showDefaultCursor(caller, true);