Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing

Class JInternalFrame.JDesktopIcon

All Implemented Interfaces:
ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable, Accessible
Enclosing class:
JInternalFrame

public static class JInternalFrame.JDesktopIcon extends JComponent implements Accessible
This component represents an iconified version of a JInternalFrame. This API should NOT BE USED by Swing applications, as it will go away in future versions of Swing as its functionality is moved into JInternalFrame. This class is public only so that UI objects can display a desktop icon. If an application wants to display a desktop icon, it should create a JInternalFrame instance and iconify it.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

  • Constructor Details

    • JDesktopIcon

      public JDesktopIcon(JInternalFrame f)
      Creates an icon for an internal frame.
      Parameters:
      f - the JInternalFrame for which the icon is created
  • Method Details

    • getUI

      public DesktopIconUI getUI()
      Returns the look-and-feel object that renders this component.
      Overrides:
      getUI in class JComponent
      Returns:
      the DesktopIconUI object that renders this component
    • setUI

      public void setUI(DesktopIconUI ui)
      Sets the look-and-feel object that renders this component.
      Parameters:
      ui - the DesktopIconUI look-and-feel object
      See Also:
    • getInternalFrame

      public JInternalFrame getInternalFrame()
      Returns the JInternalFrame that this DesktopIcon is associated with.
      Returns:
      the JInternalFrame with which this icon is associated
    • setInternalFrame

      public void setInternalFrame(JInternalFrame f)
      Sets the JInternalFrame with which this DesktopIcon is associated.
      Parameters:
      f - the JInternalFrame with which this icon is associated
    • getDesktopPane

      public JDesktopPane getDesktopPane()
      Convenience method to ask the icon for the Desktop object it belongs to.
      Returns:
      the JDesktopPane that contains this icon's internal frame, or null if none found
    • updateUI

      public void updateUI()
      Notification from the UIManager that the look and feel has changed. Replaces the current UI object with the latest version from the UIManager.
      Overrides:
      updateUI in class JComponent
      See Also:
    • getUIClassID

      public String getUIClassID()
      Returns the name of the look-and-feel class that renders this component.
      Overrides:
      getUIClassID in class JComponent
      Returns:
      the string "DesktopIconUI"
      See Also:
    • getAccessibleContext

      public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
      Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JDesktopIcon. For desktop icons, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJDesktopIcon. A new AccessibleJDesktopIcon instance is created if necessary.
      Specified by:
      getAccessibleContext in interface Accessible
      Overrides:
      getAccessibleContext in class Component
      Returns:
      an AccessibleJDesktopIcon that serves as the AccessibleContext of this JDesktopIcon