Java Utililty Methods Swing Look and Feel

List of utility methods to do Swing Look and Feel

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The list of methods to do Swing Look and Feel are organized into topic(s).

Method

voidsetLookAndFeel(Component comp, LookAndFeel lf)
set Look And Feel 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(lf);
    SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(comp);
} catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace(System.err);
voidsetLookAndFeel(final Class lookAndFeel)
Sets the entire L&F based on "simple" name. 
if (lookAndFeel == null) {
    setLookAndFeelByName(null);
} else {
    setLookAndFeelByName(lookAndFeel.getName());
voidsetLookAndFeel(String laf)
set Look And Feel 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(laf);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException
        | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
voidsetLookAndFeel(String lafName)
set Look And Feel 
for (LookAndFeelInfo laf : UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
    if (lafName.equals(laf.getName())) {
        UIManager.setLookAndFeel(laf.getClassName());
voidsetLookAndFeel(String look)
Sets look and feel. 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(look);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Class " + look + " is not found", e);
} catch (InstantiationException e) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Instantiation problem when setting look and feel", e);
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Security problem when setting look and feel", e);
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booleansetLookAndFeel(String lookAndFeelClass)
set Look And Feel 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(lookAndFeelClass);
    return true;
} catch (Throwable t) {
    System.err.println(t.getMessage());
    return false;
voidsetLookAndFeelByName(final String lookAndFeel)
Sets the entire L&F based on "simple" name. 
if (lookAndFeel == null) {
    try {
        UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    return;
String specified = lookAndFeel.toLowerCase(Locale.US).trim();
String current = UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getName().toLowerCase(Locale.US);
if (!specified.equals(current)) {
    try {
        for (UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
            String name = info.getName().toLowerCase(Locale.US);
            String className = info.getClassName().toLowerCase(Locale.US);
            if (specified.equals(name) || specified.equals(className)) {
                UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
                return;
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
new Exception("Could not load " + lookAndFeel + ", it was not available.").printStackTrace();
voidsetLookAndTheme(LookAndFeel laf, Object theme)
set Look And Theme 
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(laf);
voidsetMetalLAF()
Attempts to set the default look-and-feel to Metal. 
setLAF(METAL_LAF_CLASS);
voidsetMotifLookAndFeel()
set Motif Look And Feel 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifLookAndFeel");
} catch (Exception e) {
    System.out.println("Error setting Motif LAF: " + e);