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Class java.awt.Window

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.awt.Component
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           +----java.awt.Container
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                   +----java.awt.Window

public class Window

extends Container

super class of:

Dialog, Frame

Windows are capable of generating the following window events: WindowOpened, WindowClosed.

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

WindowEvent, addWindowListener, BorderLayout

Window(Frame)

Constructs a new invisible window.

addNotify()

Creates the Window's peer.

addWindowListener(WindowListener)

Adds the specified window listener to receive window events from this window.

dispose()

Disposes of this window.

getFocusOwner()

Returns the child component of this Window which has focus if and only if this Window is active.

getLocale()

Gets the Locale object that is associated with this window, if the locale has been set.

getToolkit()

Returns the toolkit of this frame.

getWarningString()

Gets the warning string that is displayed with this window.

isShowing()

Checks if this Window is showing on screen.

pack()

Causes subcomponents of this window to be laid out at their preferred size.

postEvent(Event)

Deprecated.

processEvent(AWTEvent)

Processes events on this window.

processWindowEvent(WindowEvent)

Processes window events occurring on this window by dispatching them to any registered WindowListener objects.

removeWindowListener(WindowListener)

Removes the specified window listener so that it no longer receives window events from this window.

show()

Shows this window, and brings it to the front.

toBack()

Sends this window to the back.

toFront()

Brings this window to the front.

 public Window(Frame parent)

Constructs a new invisible window.

The window is not initially visible. Call the show method to cause the window to become visible.

Parameters:

parent - the main application frame.

See Also:

show, setSize

 public void addNotify()

Creates the Window's peer. The peer allows us to modify the appearance of the Window without changing its functionality.

Overrides:

addNotify in class Container

 public void pack()

Causes subcomponents of this window to be laid out at their preferred size.

 public void show()

Shows this window, and brings it to the front.

If this window is not yet visible, show makes it visible. If this window is already visible, then this method brings it to the front.

Overrides:

show in class Component

See Also:

toFront, setVisible

 public void dispose()

Disposes of this window. This method must be called to release the resources that are used for the window.

 public void toFront()

Brings this window to the front. Places this window at the top of the stacking order and shows it in front of any other windows.

See Also:

toBack

 public void toBack()

Sends this window to the back. Places this window at the bottom of the stacking order and makes the corresponding adjustment to other visible windows.

See Also:

toFront

 public Toolkit getToolkit()

Returns the toolkit of this frame.

Returns:

the toolkit of this window.

Overrides:

getToolkit in class Component

See Also:

Toolkit, getDefaultToolkit, getToolkit

 public final String getWarningString()

Gets the warning string that is displayed with this window. If this window is insecure, the warning string is displayed somewhere in the visible area of the window. A window is insecure if there is a security manager, and the security manager's checkTopLevelWindow method returns false when this window is passed to it as an argument.

If the window is secure, then getWarningString returns null. If the window is insecure, this methods checks for the system property awt.appletWarning and returns the string value of that property.

Returns:

the warning string for this window.

See Also:

checkTopLevelWindow

 public Locale getLocale()

Gets the Locale object that is associated with this window, if the locale has been set. If no locale has been set, then the default locale is returned.

Returns:

the locale that is set for this window.

Overrides:

getLocale in class Component

See Also:

Locale

 public synchronized void addWindowListener(WindowListener l)

Adds the specified window listener to receive window events from this window.

Parameters:

l - the window listener

 public synchronized void removeWindowListener(WindowListener l)

Removes the specified window listener so that it no longer receives window events from this window.

Parameters:

l - the window listener

 protected void processEvent(AWTEvent e)

Processes events on this window. If the event is an WindowEvent, it invokes the processWindowEvent method, else it invokes its superclass's processEvent.

Parameters:

e - the event

Overrides:

processEvent in class Container

 protected void processWindowEvent(WindowEvent e)

Processes window events occurring on this window by dispatching them to any registered WindowListener objects. NOTE: This method will not be called unless window events are enabled for this component; this happens when one of the following occurs: a) A WindowListener object is registered via addWindowListener() b) Window events are enabled via enableEvents()

Parameters:

e - the window event

See Also:

enableEvents

 public Component getFocusOwner()

Returns the child component of this Window which has focus if and only if this Window is active.

Returns:

the component with focus, or null if no children have focus assigned to them.

 public boolean postEvent(Event e)

Note: postEvent() is deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1 replaced by dispatchEvent(AWTEvent).

Overrides:

postEvent in class Component

 public boolean isShowing()

Checks if this Window is showing on screen.

Overrides:

isShowing in class Component

See Also:

setVisible

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