Invokes the given Runnable in the AWT event dispatching thread, not necessarily right away. - Java Swing

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Invokes the given Runnable in the AWT event dispatching thread, not necessarily right away.

Demo Code

/*/*w w  w  .j  av a  2s. c  o m*/
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//package com.java2s;
import javax.swing.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Invokes the given Runnable in the AWT event dispatching thread, not
     * necessarily right away. This method may be called from any thread,
     * including the event dispatching thread itself.
     * @see SwingUtilities#invokeLater(Runnable)
     * @param runnable the Runnable to be executed.
     */
    public static void invokeLater(Runnable runnable) {
        if (SwingUtilities.isEventDispatchThread()) {
            runnable.run();
        } else {
            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(runnable);
        }
    }
}

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