Java Window getVisibleWindowByName(String name)

Description

Searches for a visible window with the supplied name.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
name	the name of the window to look for

Return

the first visible window with the supplied name, or null if none

Declaration

public static JFrame getVisibleWindowByName(String name) 

Method Source Code

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import java.awt.Frame;

import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Searches for a visible window with the supplied name.
     * 
     * @param name
     *            the name of the window to look for
     * @return the first visible window with the supplied name, or {@code null}
     *         if none
     */
    public static JFrame getVisibleWindowByName(String name) {
        JFrame result = null;

        if (name != null) {
            Frame[] windows = JFrame.getFrames();
            for (Frame window : windows) {
                if (window instanceof JFrame && window.isVisible() && name.equals(window.getName())) {
                    result = (JFrame) window;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }

        return result;
    }
}

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