Java Utililty Methods JFrame Parent

File[] AllPlatformGetFile(String dialogTitle, File locationIn, final String fileExtension, FileFilter nonMacFileFilter, boolean allowMultipleSelect, JLayeredPane parentFrame)
All Platform Get File

File location = locationIn;
if (location == null) {
 location = new File("default location");
File[] returnFile = new File[] { null };
JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser(location);
fc.setDialogType(JFileChooser.OPEN_DIALOG);
fc.addChoosableFileFilter(nonMacFileFilter);
...

File AllPlatformSaveAs(Frame parentFrame, String dialogTitle, String directory, final String fileExtension, String fractionFileName, FileFilter nonMacFileFilter)
All Platform Save As

File selectedFile;
if (false) {
 FileDialog fd = new FileDialog(parentFrame, dialogTitle, FileDialog.SAVE);
 fd.setDirectory(directory);
 fd.setFilenameFilter(new FilenameFilter() {
 public boolean accept(File file, String string) {
 return string.toLowerCase().endsWith(fileExtension);
 });
 fd.setFile(fractionFileName);
 fd.setAlwaysOnTop(true);
 fd.setVisible(true);
 if (fd.getFile() != null) {
 selectedFile = new File(fd.getDirectory() + File.separator + fd.getFile());
 } else {
 selectedFile = null;
} else {
 JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
 fc.setSelectedFile(new File(directory + File.separator + fractionFileName));
 fc.setFileFilter(nonMacFileFilter);
 fc.setDialogTitle(dialogTitle);
 int result = fc.showSaveDialog(new Frame());
 if (result == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
 selectedFile = fc.getSelectedFile();
 int response = 0;
 if (selectedFile.exists()) {
 response = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null,
 new String[] { "The file exists.", "Do you want to replace it?" }, "U-Pb Redux Warning",
 JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION, JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
 if (response == JOptionPane.NO_OPTION) {
 selectedFile = null;
 } else {
 selectedFile = null;
return selectedFile;

File AllPlatformSaveAs(Frame parentFrame, String dialogTitle, String directory, final String fileExtension, String fractionFileName, FileFilter nonMacFileFilter)
All Platform Save As

File selectedFile;
JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
fc.setSelectedFile(new File(directory + File.separator + fractionFileName));
fc.setFileFilter(nonMacFileFilter);
fc.setDialogTitle(dialogTitle);
int result = fc.showSaveDialog(new Frame());
if (result == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
 selectedFile = fc.getSelectedFile();
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Frame buildParentFrame(Object inp)
build Parent Frame

if (inp == null)
 return null;
if (inp instanceof Frame)
 return (Frame) inp;
if (inp instanceof Component) {
 Component root = SwingUtilities.getRoot((Component) inp);
 if (root != inp)
 return buildParentFrame(root);
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void centreOverFrame(JInternalFrame win, JInternalFrame parent)
Centre the internal frame win over the internal frame parent.

Rectangle parentBounds = parent.getBounds();
Dimension windowSize = win.getSize();
int x = (parentBounds.width - windowSize.width) / 2;
int y = (parentBounds.height - windowSize.height) / 2;
x = Math.max(0, x + parentBounds.x);
y = Math.max(0, y + parentBounds.y);
win.setLocation(x, y);

void closeFrameWhenEscapePressed(final JRootPane panel, final ActionListener actListener)
close Frame When Escape Pressed

@SuppressWarnings("serial")
Action escAction = new AbstractAction(ESCAPE_ACTION_NAME) {
 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
 actListener.actionPerformed(evt);
};
escAction.putValue(Action.ACTION_COMMAND_KEY, ESCAPE_ACTION_NAME);
KeyStroke escKeyStroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE, 0, false);
...

JDialog createExceptionDialog(Frame parent, String title, Throwable error)
create Exception Dialog

ByteArrayOutputStream messageStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(messageStream);
error.printStackTrace(out);
out.close();
JTextField errorMsg = new JTextField(error.toString());
JTextArea errorText = new JTextArea(messageStream.toString());
JScrollPane textPane = new JScrollPane(errorText);
errorText.setEditable(false);
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JDialog createProgressDialog(Frame parentFrame, String title, JProgressBar progressBar)
Creates the progress dialog.

JDialog dialog = new JDialog(parentFrame, true);
dialog.setContentPane(progressBar);
dialog.setTitle(title);
char c = '\u012C';
byte byte0 = 50;
int x = (parentFrame.getX() + parentFrame.getWidth() / 2) - 150;
int y = (parentFrame.getY() + parentFrame.getHeight() / 2) - 25;
dialog.setBounds(x, y, 300, 50);
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void enableAllComponents(final boolean enable, final Frame parent)
Enables/Disables all the components of a Frame based on the input.

if (null != parent) {
 Component[] components = parent.getComponents();
 if (null == components) {
 return;
 if (components.length <= 0) {
 return;
 for (Component component : components) {
 if (null != component) {
 component.setEnabled(enable);

void enableAllComponentsExcept(final boolean enable, final Frame parent, final Component... components)
Enables/Disables all the components of a Frame except the specified components based on the input.

if (null != parent) {
 Component[] allComponents = parent.getComponents();
 if (null == allComponents) {
 return;
 if (allComponents.length <= 0) {
 return;
 for (Component component : allComponents) {
 if (null != component && components != null) {
 if (contains(component, components)) {
 continue;
 component.setEnabled(enable);