swingutil.java

Massively Multiplayer Space Trading and Combat game. This is an online strategy game, not a 3D space

/*
 * SwingUtil.java
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2000 Jason M. Hanley
 * Released under the GNU General Public License (GPL)
 * See license.txt for additional information.
 *
 * Created on July 27, 2000, 1:10 AM
 */
 
package fate.ui;

import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

/** 
 * General Swing utility class.
 *
 * @author  [e-mail]
 * @version 0.1.0
 */
public class SwingUtil extends Object {

  /** Creates new SwingUtil */
  public SwingUtil() {
  }
  
  public static void centerWindow( java.awt.Window win )
  {
    Dimension winSize = win.getSize();
    Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();

    int newX, newY;

    newX = (screenSize.width / 2) - (winSize.width / 2);
    newY = (screenSize.height / 2) - (winSize.height / 2);

    win.setLocation( newX, newY );    
  }

  /** Creates a new button, adds it to component and returns it */
  public static JButton addButton( Container component, String title,
      char hotKey, String actionCommand, ActionListener listener ) {
    JButton button = new JButton( title );
    button.setMnemonic( hotKey );
    button.setActionCommand( actionCommand );
    button.addActionListener( listener );
    button.setAlignmentX( Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT );
    button.setOpaque( false );
    component.add( button );
    return button;
  }
  
  /** Creates a new text field, adds it to component and returns it */
  public static JTextField addTextField( Container component, String title, int length ) {
    JTextField textField = new JTextField( length );
    return addField( component, title, textField );
  }

  /** Creates a new text field, adds it to component and returns it */
  public static JPasswordField addPasswordField( Container component, String title, int length ) {
    JPasswordField textField = new JPasswordField( length );
    return (JPasswordField)addField( component, title, textField );
  }

  /** Creates a new text field, adds it to component and returns it */
  public static JTextField addField( Container component, String title, JTextField textField ) {
    JPanel panel = new JPanel();
    panel.setOpaque( false );
    JLabel label = new JLabel( title + ":" );
    label.setOpaque( false );
    label.setForeground( Color.black );
    panel.add( label );
    panel.add( Box.createHorizontalGlue() );
//    label.setAlignmentX( Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT );
    panel.add( textField );
//    textField.setAlignmentX( Component.RIGHT_ALIGNMENT );
//    panel.setAlignmentX( Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT );
    component.add( panel );
    return textField;
  }
}