Java Child Window: Netbeans

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I have two JFrames (mainFrame.java & child.java) designed in NetBeans editor. I want to call second JFrame from the first frame as a child window. How can I call it?

I want to call child.java after clicking a button in mainFrame.java @LewsTherin . — Pankaj Kumar Thapa, Sep 26 '12 at 05:26

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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don't use two JFrames, the best suggestion why not, or e.i. is answer by @Andrew Thompson
have look at JDialog
to check JDialog(Dialog owner, boolean modal) or ModalityTypes

edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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answered Sep 25 '12 at 12:09

mKorbel

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 27 '12 at 08:09

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Make the object of the first frame and then call it in the second frame.

firstframe fm = new firstframe();
fm.setVisible(true);

edited Sep 27 '12 at 08:09

Chathuranga Chandrasekara

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answered Sep 27 '12 at 07:56

Pavas Srivastava

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 13 '17 at 04:43

If I understand correctly you would like to have a main Window with child/children window inside of it. If this is so, check out the below code.

Screen Shot:

import javax.swing.JDesktopPane;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
/**
 * Sample demonstrates using JInternalFrame as a child window of a main
 * JFrame window  TicTacToe class extends JInternalFrame.
 * @author Kirk
 *
*/
public class BoardBuilder extends JFrame {

    private TicTacToe board;
    JDesktopPane desktopPane = new JDesktopPane();

    public BoardBuilder() {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
           public void run() {
               board = new TicTacToe("TicToc Toe", true);
               board.setSize(250, 250);
               board.setClosable(true);
               board.setIconifiable(true);
               board.setDefaultCloseOperation(TicTacToe.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
               if (!board.isVisible())
                   board.setVisible(true);

               desktopPane.add(board);
               add(desktopPane);
           }
       });

   }

   public static void main(String[] args) {
       BoardBuilder builderBoard = new BoardBuilder();
       builderBoard.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
       builderBoard.setSize(640, 480);
       builderBoard.setVisible(true);

    }

   }

to call the child window place this code block in a button Click event Listener

SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
               public void run() {
               board = new TicTacToe("TicToc Toe", true);
               board.setSize(250, 250);
               board.setClosable(true);
               board.setIconifiable(true);
               board.setDefaultCloseOperation(TicTacToe.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
               if (!board.isVisible())
                   board.setVisible(true);

               desktopPane.add(board);
               add(desktopPane);
           }
       });

For future info check out this link docs.oracle-InternalFrames

Java Child Window: Netbeans

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