Interface RootPaneContainer
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- All Known Implementing Classes:
- JApplet, JDialog, JFrame, JInternalFrame, JWindow
public interface RootPaneContainerThis interface is implemented by components that have a single JRootPane child: JDialog, JFrame, JWindow, JApplet, JInternalFrame. The methods in this interface are just covers for the JRootPane properties, e.g.getContentPane()is generally implemented like this:public Container getContentPane() { return getRootPane().getContentPane(); }This interface serves as a marker for Swing GUI builders that need to treat components like JFrame, that contain a single JRootPane, specially. For example in a GUI builder, dropping a component on a RootPaneContainer would be interpreted asframe.getContentPane().add(child).As a convenience, the standard classes that implement this interface (such as
JFrame,JDialog,JWindow,JApplet, andJInternalFrame) have theiradd,remove, andsetLayoutmethods overridden, so that they delegate calls to the corresponding methods of theContentPane. For example, you can add a child component to a frame as follows:frame.add(child);
instead of:frame.getContentPane().add(child);
The behavior of the
addandsetLayoutmethods forJFrame,JDialog,JWindow,JAppletandJInternalFrameis controlled by therootPaneCheckingEnabledproperty. If this property is true (the default), then calls to these methods are forwarded to thecontentPane; if false, these methods operate directly on theRootPaneContainer. This property is only intended for subclasses, and is therefore protected.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description ContainergetContentPane()Returns the contentPane.ComponentgetGlassPane()Returns the glassPane.JLayeredPanegetLayeredPane()Returns the layeredPane.JRootPanegetRootPane()Return this component's single JRootPane child.voidsetContentPane(Container contentPane)The "contentPane" is the primary container for application specific components.voidsetGlassPane(Component glassPane)The glassPane is always the first child of the rootPane and the rootPanes layout manager ensures that it's always as big as the rootPane.voidsetLayeredPane(JLayeredPane layeredPane)A Container that manages the contentPane and in some cases a menu bar.
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Method Detail
getRootPane
JRootPane getRootPane()
Return this component's single JRootPane child. A conventional implementation of this interface will have all of the other methods indirect through this one. The rootPane has two children: the glassPane and the layeredPane.- Returns:
- this components single JRootPane child.
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JRootPane
setContentPane
void setContentPane(Container contentPane)
The "contentPane" is the primary container for application specific components. Applications should add children to the contentPane, set its layout manager, and so on.The contentPane may not be null.
Generally implemented with
getRootPane().setContentPane(contentPane);- Parameters:
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contentPane- the Container to use for the contents of this JRootPane - Throws:
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IllegalComponentStateException- (a runtime exception) if the content pane parameter is null - See Also:
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JRootPane.getContentPane(),getContentPane()
getContentPane
Container getContentPane()
Returns the contentPane.- Returns:
- the value of the contentPane property.
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setContentPane(java.awt.Container)
setLayeredPane
void setLayeredPane(JLayeredPane layeredPane)
A Container that manages the contentPane and in some cases a menu bar. The layeredPane can be used by descendants that want to add a child to the RootPaneContainer that isn't layout managed. For example an internal dialog or a drag and drop effect component.The layeredPane may not be null.
Generally implemented with
getRootPane().setLayeredPane(layeredPane);
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IllegalComponentStateException- (a runtime exception) if the layered pane parameter is null - See Also:
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getLayeredPane(),JRootPane.getLayeredPane()
getLayeredPane
JLayeredPane getLayeredPane()
Returns the layeredPane.- Returns:
- the value of the layeredPane property.
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setLayeredPane(javax.swing.JLayeredPane)
setGlassPane
void setGlassPane(Component glassPane)
The glassPane is always the first child of the rootPane and the rootPanes layout manager ensures that it's always as big as the rootPane. By default it's transparent and not visible. It can be used to temporarily grab all keyboard and mouse input by adding listeners and then making it visible. by default it's not visible.The glassPane may not be null.
Generally implemented with
getRootPane().setGlassPane(glassPane);
getGlassPane
Component getGlassPane()
Returns the glassPane.- Returns:
- the value of the glassPane property.
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setGlassPane(java.awt.Component)
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