Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing.plaf.metal

Class MetalLookAndFeel

java.lang.Object
javax.swing.LookAndFeel
javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicLookAndFeel
javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
public class MetalLookAndFeel extends BasicLookAndFeel
The Java Look and Feel, otherwise known as Metal.

Each of the ComponentUIs provided by MetalLookAndFeel derives its behavior from the defaults table. Unless otherwise noted each of the ComponentUI implementations in this package document the set of defaults they use. Unless otherwise noted the defaults are installed at the time installUI is invoked, and follow the recommendations outlined in LookAndFeel for installing defaults.

MetalLookAndFeel derives it's color palette and fonts from MetalTheme. The default theme is OceanTheme. The theme can be changed using the setCurrentTheme method, refer to it for details on changing the theme. Prior to 1.5 the default theme was DefaultMetalTheme. The system property "swing.metalTheme" can be set to "steel" to indicate the default should be DefaultMetalTheme.

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.

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  • Constructor Details

    • MetalLookAndFeel

      public MetalLookAndFeel()
      Constructs a MetalLookAndFeel.

  • Method Details

    • getName

      public String getName()
      Returns the name of this look and feel. This returns "Metal".
      Specified by:
      getName in class LookAndFeel
      Returns:
      the name of this look and feel

    • getID

      public String getID()
      Returns an identifier for this look and feel. This returns "Metal".
      Specified by:
      getID in class LookAndFeel
      Returns:
      the identifier of this look and feel

    • getDescription

      public String getDescription()
      Returns a short description of this look and feel. This returns "The Java(tm) Look and Feel".
      Specified by:
      getDescription in class LookAndFeel
      Returns:
      a short description for the look and feel

    • isNativeLookAndFeel

      public boolean isNativeLookAndFeel()
      Returns false; MetalLookAndFeel is not a native look and feel.
      Specified by:
      isNativeLookAndFeel in class LookAndFeel
      Returns:
      false

    • isSupportedLookAndFeel

      public boolean isSupportedLookAndFeel()
      Returns true; MetalLookAndFeel can be run on any platform.
      Specified by:
      isSupportedLookAndFeel in class LookAndFeel
      Returns:
      true
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    • getSupportsWindowDecorations

      public boolean getSupportsWindowDecorations()
      Returns true; metal can provide Window decorations.
      Overrides:
      getSupportsWindowDecorations in class LookAndFeel
      Returns:
      true
      Since:
      1.4
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    • initClassDefaults

      protected void initClassDefaults(UIDefaults table)
      Populates table with mappings from uiClassID to the fully qualified name of the ui class. MetalLookAndFeel registers an entry for each of the classes in the package javax.swing.plaf.metal that are named MetalXXXUI. The string XXX is one of Swing's uiClassIDs. For the uiClassIDs that do not have a class in metal, the corresponding class in javax.swing.plaf.basic is used. For example, metal does not have a class named "MetalColorChooserUI", as such, javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicColorChooserUI is used.
      Overrides:
      initClassDefaults in class BasicLookAndFeel
      Parameters:
      table - the UIDefaults instance the entries are added to
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if table is null
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    • initSystemColorDefaults

      protected void initSystemColorDefaults(UIDefaults table)
      Populates table with system colors. The following values are added to table:
      Metal's system color mapping
      Key Value
      "desktop" theme.getDesktopColor()
      "activeCaption" theme.getWindowTitleBackground()
      "activeCaptionText" theme.getWindowTitleForeground()
      "activeCaptionBorder" theme.getPrimaryControlShadow()
      "inactiveCaption" theme.getWindowTitleInactiveBackground()
      "inactiveCaptionText" theme.getWindowTitleInactiveForeground()
      "inactiveCaptionBorder" theme.getControlShadow()
      "window" theme.getWindowBackground()
      "windowBorder" theme.getControl()
      "windowText" theme.getUserTextColor()
      "menu" theme.getMenuBackground()
      "menuText" theme.getMenuForeground()
      "text" theme.getWindowBackground()
      "textText" theme.getUserTextColor()
      "textHighlight" theme.getTextHighlightColor()
      "textHighlightText" theme.getHighlightedTextColor()
      "textInactiveText" theme.getInactiveSystemTextColor()
      "control" theme.getControl()
      "controlText" theme.getControlTextColor()
      "controlHighlight" theme.getControlHighlight()
      "controlLtHighlight" theme.getControlHighlight()
      "controlShadow" theme.getControlShadow()
      "controlDkShadow" theme.getControlDarkShadow()
      "scrollbar" theme.getControl()
      "info" theme.getPrimaryControl()
      "infoText" theme.getPrimaryControlInfo()
      The value theme corresponds to the current MetalTheme.
      Overrides:
      initSystemColorDefaults in class BasicLookAndFeel
      Parameters:
      table - the UIDefaults object the values are added to
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if table is null
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    • initComponentDefaults

      protected void initComponentDefaults(UIDefaults table)
      Populates table with the defaults for metal.
      Overrides:
      initComponentDefaults in class BasicLookAndFeel
      Parameters:
      table - the UIDefaults to add the values to
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if table is null

    • createDefaultTheme

      protected void createDefaultTheme()
      Ensures the current MetalTheme is non-null. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme.
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    • getDefaults

      public UIDefaults getDefaults()
      Returns the look and feel defaults. This invokes, in order, createDefaultTheme(), super.getDefaults() and getCurrentTheme().addCustomEntriesToTable(table).

      While this method is public, it should only be invoked by the UIManager when the look and feel is set as the current look and feel and after initialize has been invoked.

      Overrides:
      getDefaults in class BasicLookAndFeel
      Returns:
      the look and feel defaults
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    • provideErrorFeedback

      public void provideErrorFeedback(Component component)
      Invoked when the user attempts an invalid operation, such as pasting into an uneditable JTextField that has focus. The default implementation beeps. Subclasses that wish different behavior should override this and provide the additional feedback.
      Overrides:
      provideErrorFeedback in class LookAndFeel
      Parameters:
      component - the Component the error occurred in, may be null indicating the error condition is not directly associated with a Component
      Since:
      1.4

    • setCurrentTheme

      public static void setCurrentTheme(MetalTheme theme)
      Set the theme used by MetalLookAndFeel.

      After the theme is set, MetalLookAndFeel needs to be re-installed and the uis need to be recreated. The following shows how to do this: 

         MetalLookAndFeel.setCurrentTheme(theme);

   // re-install the Metal Look and Feel
   UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new MetalLookAndFeel());

   // Update the ComponentUIs for all Components. This
   // needs to be invoked for all windows.
   SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(rootComponent);
      If this is not done the results are undefined.
      Parameters:
      theme - the theme to use
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if theme is null
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    • getCurrentTheme

      public static MetalTheme getCurrentTheme()
      Return the theme currently being used by MetalLookAndFeel. If the current theme is null, the default theme is created.
      Returns:
      the current theme
      Since:
      1.5
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    • getDisabledIcon

      public Icon getDisabledIcon(JComponent component, Icon icon)
      Returns an Icon with a disabled appearance. This method is used to generate a disabled Icon when one has not been specified. For example, if you create a JButton and only specify an Icon via setIcon this method will be called to generate the disabled Icon. If null is passed as icon this method returns null.

      Some look and feels might not render the disabled Icon, in which case they will ignore this.

      Overrides:
      getDisabledIcon in class LookAndFeel
      Parameters:
      component - JComponent that will display the Icon, may be null
      icon - Icon to generate disable icon from.
      Returns:
      Disabled icon, or null if a suitable Icon can not be generated.
      Since:
      1.5

    • getDisabledSelectedIcon

      public Icon getDisabledSelectedIcon(JComponent component, Icon icon)
      Returns an Icon for use by disabled components that are also selected. This method is used to generate an Icon for components that are in both the disabled and selected states but do not have a specific Icon for this state. For example, if you create a JButton and only specify an Icon via setIcon this method will be called to generate the disabled and selected Icon. If null is passed as icon this method returns null.

      Some look and feels might not render the disabled and selected Icon, in which case they will ignore this.

      Overrides:
      getDisabledSelectedIcon in class LookAndFeel
      Parameters:
      component - JComponent that will display the Icon, may be null
      icon - Icon to generate disabled and selected icon from.
      Returns:
      Disabled and Selected icon, or null if a suitable Icon can not be generated.
      Since:
      1.5

    • getControlTextFont

      public static FontUIResource getControlTextFont()
      Returns the control text font of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getControlTextColor().
      Returns:
      the control text font
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    • getSystemTextFont

      public static FontUIResource getSystemTextFont()
      Returns the system text font of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getSystemTextFont().
      Returns:
      the system text font
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    • getUserTextFont

      public static FontUIResource getUserTextFont()
      Returns the user text font of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getUserTextFont().
      Returns:
      the user text font
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    • getMenuTextFont

      public static FontUIResource getMenuTextFont()
      Returns the menu text font of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getMenuTextFont().
      Returns:
      the menu text font
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    • getWindowTitleFont

      public static FontUIResource getWindowTitleFont()
      Returns the window title font of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getWindowTitleFont().
      Returns:
      the window title font
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    • getSubTextFont

      public static FontUIResource getSubTextFont()
      Returns the sub-text font of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getSubTextFont().
      Returns:
      the sub-text font
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    • getDesktopColor

      public static ColorUIResource getDesktopColor()
      Returns the desktop color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getDesktopColor().
      Returns:
      the desktop color
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    • getFocusColor

      public static ColorUIResource getFocusColor()
      Returns the focus color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getFocusColor().
      Returns:
      the focus color
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    • getWhite

      public static ColorUIResource getWhite()
      Returns the white color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getWhite().
      Returns:
      the white color
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    • getBlack

      public static ColorUIResource getBlack()
      Returns the black color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getBlack().
      Returns:
      the black color
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    • getControl

      public static ColorUIResource getControl()
      Returns the control color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getControl().
      Returns:
      the control color
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    • getControlShadow

      public static ColorUIResource getControlShadow()
      Returns the control shadow color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getControlShadow().
      Returns:
      the control shadow color
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    • getControlDarkShadow

      public static ColorUIResource getControlDarkShadow()
      Returns the control dark shadow color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getControlDarkShadow().
      Returns:
      the control dark shadow color
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    • getControlInfo

      public static ColorUIResource getControlInfo()
      Returns the control info color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getControlInfo().
      Returns:
      the control info color
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    • getControlHighlight

      public static ColorUIResource getControlHighlight()
      Returns the control highlight color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getControlHighlight().
      Returns:
      the control highlight color
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    • getControlDisabled

      public static ColorUIResource getControlDisabled()
      Returns the control disabled color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getControlDisabled().
      Returns:
      the control disabled color
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    • getPrimaryControl

      public static ColorUIResource getPrimaryControl()
      Returns the primary control color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getPrimaryControl().
      Returns:
      the primary control color
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    • getPrimaryControlShadow

      public static ColorUIResource getPrimaryControlShadow()
      Returns the primary control shadow color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getPrimaryControlShadow().
      Returns:
      the primary control shadow color
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    • getPrimaryControlDarkShadow

      public static ColorUIResource getPrimaryControlDarkShadow()
      Returns the primary control dark shadow color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getPrimaryControlDarkShadow().
      Returns:
      the primary control dark shadow color
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    • getPrimaryControlInfo

      public static ColorUIResource getPrimaryControlInfo()
      Returns the primary control info color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getPrimaryControlInfo().
      Returns:
      the primary control info color
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    • getPrimaryControlHighlight

      public static ColorUIResource getPrimaryControlHighlight()
      Returns the primary control highlight color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getPrimaryControlHighlight().
      Returns:
      the primary control highlight color
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    • getSystemTextColor

      public static ColorUIResource getSystemTextColor()
      Returns the system text color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getSystemTextColor().
      Returns:
      the system text color
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    • getControlTextColor

      public static ColorUIResource getControlTextColor()
      Returns the control text color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getControlTextColor().
      Returns:
      the control text color
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    • getInactiveControlTextColor

      public static ColorUIResource getInactiveControlTextColor()
      Returns the inactive control text color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getInactiveControlTextColor().
      Returns:
      the inactive control text color
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    • getInactiveSystemTextColor

      public static ColorUIResource getInactiveSystemTextColor()
      Returns the inactive system text color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getInactiveSystemTextColor().
      Returns:
      the inactive system text color
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    • getUserTextColor

      public static ColorUIResource getUserTextColor()
      Returns the user text color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getUserTextColor().
      Returns:
      the user text color
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    • getTextHighlightColor

      public static ColorUIResource getTextHighlightColor()
      Returns the text highlight color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getTextHighlightColor().
      Returns:
      the text highlight color
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    • getHighlightedTextColor

      public static ColorUIResource getHighlightedTextColor()
      Returns the highlighted text color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getHighlightedTextColor().
      Returns:
      the highlighted text color
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    • getWindowBackground

      public static ColorUIResource getWindowBackground()
      Returns the window background color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getWindowBackground().
      Returns:
      the window background color
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    • getWindowTitleBackground

      public static ColorUIResource getWindowTitleBackground()
      Returns the window title background color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getWindowTitleBackground().
      Returns:
      the window title background color
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    • getWindowTitleForeground

      public static ColorUIResource getWindowTitleForeground()
      Returns the window title foreground color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getWindowTitleForeground().
      Returns:
      the window title foreground color
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    • getWindowTitleInactiveBackground

      public static ColorUIResource getWindowTitleInactiveBackground()
      Returns the window title inactive background color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getWindowTitleInactiveBackground().
      Returns:
      the window title inactive background color
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    • getWindowTitleInactiveForeground

      public static ColorUIResource getWindowTitleInactiveForeground()
      Returns the window title inactive foreground color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getWindowTitleInactiveForeground().
      Returns:
      the window title inactive foreground color
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    • getMenuBackground

      public static ColorUIResource getMenuBackground()
      Returns the menu background color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getMenuBackground().
      Returns:
      the menu background color
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    • getMenuForeground

      public static ColorUIResource getMenuForeground()
      Returns the menu foreground color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getMenuForeground().
      Returns:
      the menu foreground color
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    • getMenuSelectedBackground

      public static ColorUIResource getMenuSelectedBackground()
      Returns the menu selected background color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getMenuSelectedBackground().
      Returns:
      the menu selected background color
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    • getMenuSelectedForeground

      public static ColorUIResource getMenuSelectedForeground()
      Returns the menu selected foreground color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getMenuSelectedForeground().
      Returns:
      the menu selected foreground color
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    • getMenuDisabledForeground

      public static ColorUIResource getMenuDisabledForeground()
      Returns the menu disabled foreground color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getMenuDisabledForeground().
      Returns:
      the menu disabled foreground color
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    • getSeparatorBackground

      public static ColorUIResource getSeparatorBackground()
      Returns the separator background color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getSeparatorBackground().
      Returns:
      the separator background color
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    • getSeparatorForeground

      public static ColorUIResource getSeparatorForeground()
      Returns the separator foreground color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getSeparatorForeground().
      Returns:
      the separator foreground color
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    • getAcceleratorForeground

      public static ColorUIResource getAcceleratorForeground()
      Returns the accelerator foreground color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getAcceleratorForeground().
      Returns:
      the separator accelerator foreground color
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    • getAcceleratorSelectedForeground

      public static ColorUIResource getAcceleratorSelectedForeground()
      Returns the accelerator selected foreground color of the current theme. This is a cover method for getCurrentTheme().getAcceleratorSelectedForeground().
      Returns:
      the accelerator selected foreground color
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    • getLayoutStyle

      public LayoutStyle getLayoutStyle()
      Returns a LayoutStyle implementing the Java look and feel design guidelines.
      Overrides:
      getLayoutStyle in class LookAndFeel
      Returns:
      LayoutStyle implementing the Java look and feel design guidelines
      Since:
      1.6
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