Java Utililty Methods Swing UIManager

List of utility methods to do Swing UIManager

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

Method

voidsetSystemUi()
set System Ui 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
voidsetTheme()
set Theme 
final Color color = new Color(85, 142, 119);
final Color colorBackground = new Color(247, 247, 247);
Image error_dialog_icon = new ImageIcon("/images/error_dialog.png").getImage();
UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults().put("nimbusOrange", color);
UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults().put("control", colorBackground);
UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults().put("OptionPane.errorIcon", error_dialog_icon);
UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults().put("OptionPane.background", colorBackground);
UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults().put("Panel.background", new Color(245, 245, 245));
...
voidsetupComponent(JComponent comp)
setup Component 
comp.setOpaque(false);
if (comp instanceof JButton) {
    comp.putClientProperty("JButton.buttonType", "textured");
if (comp instanceof JComboBox) {
    comp.putClientProperty("JComboBox.isPopDown", Boolean.TRUE);
if (comp instanceof JTextArea) {
...
voidsetupUI()
Set up the user interface. 
try {
    final String classname = UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName();
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(classname);
} catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
final UIDefaults defaults = UIManager.getDefaults();
defaults.put("PopupMenu.border", new BorderUIResource.EtchedBorderUIResource(EtchedBorder.RAISED,
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booleanshouldUpdateStyle(PropertyChangeEvent event)
Returns true if the Style should be updated in response to the specified PropertyChangeEvent. 
String eName = event.getPropertyName();
if ("name" == eName) {
    return true;
} else if ("componentOrientation" == eName) {
    return true;
} else if ("ancestor" == eName && event.getNewValue() != null) {
    LookAndFeel laf = UIManager.getLookAndFeel();
    return (laf instanceof SynthLookAndFeel
...
StringshowDirSelect()
show Dir Select 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (Exception e) {
JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
chooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
int returnVal = chooser.showOpenDialog(null);
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
...
PopupshowToolTip(Component contents, int x, int y, final int dismissDelay, int initialDelay)
show Tool Tip 
final Popup popup = PopupFactory.getSharedInstance().getPopup(null, contents, x, y);
final Timer timer = new Timer(initialDelay, new ActionListener() {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        Timer hideTimer = new Timer(dismissDelay, new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                popup.hide();
        });
        hideTimer.setRepeats(false);
        popup.show();
        hideTimer.start();
});
timer.setRepeats(false);
timer.start();
return popup;
voidsystemLF()
system LF 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
} catch (InstantiationException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
...
voidtraceSubstanceApiUsage(Component comp, String message)
trace Substance Api Usage 
Window w = SwingUtilities.getWindowAncestor(comp);
String wTitle = null;
if (w instanceof Frame) {
    wTitle = ((Frame) w).getTitle();
if (w instanceof Dialog) {
    wTitle = ((Dialog) w).getTitle();
throw new IllegalArgumentException(message + " [component " + comp.getClass().getSimpleName()
        + " in window " + w.getClass().getSimpleName() + ":'" + wTitle + "' under "
        + UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getName() + "]");
voiduseLNF()
use LNF 
try {
    javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.birosoft.liquid.LiquidLookAndFeel");
} catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();