JInternalFrame

Java Swing Tutorial Explaining the JInternalFrame class. A JInternalFrame is confined to a visible area of a container it is placed in. JInternalFrame a top level swing component that has a contentpane.

• It can be iconified -- in this case the icon remains in the main application container.
• It can be maximized -- Frame consumes the main application
• It can be closed using standard popup window controls
• It can be layered

 

JInternalFrame Source Code

import javax.swing.JInternalFrame;
import javax.swing.JDesktopPane;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class JInternalFrameDemo extends JFrame {
    JDesktopPane jdpDesktop;
    static int openFrameCount = 0;

    public JInternalFrameDemo() {
        super("JInternalFrame Usage Demo");

        //Make the main window positioned as 50 pixels from each edge of the screen.
        int inset = 50;
        Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
        setBounds(inset, inset, screenSize.width - inset*2, screenSize.height-inset*2);

        //Add a Window Exit Listener
        addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
            public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
                System.exit(0);
            }
        });

        //Create and Set up the GUI.
        jdpDesktop = new JDesktopPane();

	 //A specialized layered pane to be used with JInternalFrames
        createFrame(); //Create first window
        setContentPane(jdpDesktop);
        setJMenuBar(createMenuBar());

        //Make dragging faster by setting drag mode to Outline
        jdpDesktop.putClientProperty("JDesktopPane.dragMode", "outline");
    }

    protected JMenuBar createMenuBar() {
        JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();

        JMenu menu = new JMenu("Frame");
        menu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_N);
        JMenuItem menuItem = new JMenuItem("New IFrame");
        menuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_N);
        menuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                createFrame();
            }
        });
        menu.add(menuItem);
        menuBar.add(menu);

        return menuBar;
    }

    protected void createFrame() {
        MyInternalFrame frame = new MyInternalFrame();
        frame.setVisible(true); 
//      Every JInternalFrame must be added to content pane using JDesktopPane
        jdpDesktop.add(frame);		
        try {
            frame.setSelected(true);
        } catch (java.beans.PropertyVetoException e) {}
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JInternalFrameDemo frame = new JInternalFrameDemo();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
    
    class MyInternalFrame extends JInternalFrame {
        
        static final int xPosition = 30, yPosition = 30;

        public MyInternalFrame() {
            super("IFrame #" + (++openFrameCount), 
                  true, //resizable
                  true, //closable
                  true, //maximizable
                  true);//iconifiable

            setSize(300,300);

            //Set the window's location.
            setLocation(xPosition*openFrameCount, yPosition*openFrameCount);
        }
    }
}

Output

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