JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.4.0

java.awt
Class Frame

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--java.awt.Component
        |
        +--java.awt.Container
              |
              +--java.awt.Window
                    |
                    +--java.awt.Frame
All Implemented Interfaces:
Accessible, ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
JFrame

public class Frame
extends Window
implements MenuContainer

A Frame is a top-level window with a title and a border.

The size of the frame includes any area designated for the border. The dimensions of the border area may be obtained using the getInsets method, however, since these dimensions are platform-dependent, a valid insets value cannot be obtained until the frame is made displayable by either calling pack or show. Since the border area is included in the overall size of the frame, the border effectively obscures a portion of the frame, constraining the area available for rendering and/or displaying subcomponents to the rectangle which has an upper-left corner location of (insets.left, insets.top), and has a size of width - (insets.left + insets.right) by height - (insets.top + insets.bottom).

The default layout for a frame is BorderLayout.

A frame may have its native decorations (i.e. Frame and Titlebar) turned off with setUndecorated. This can only be done while the frame is not displayable.

In a multi-screen environment, you can create a Frame on a different screen device by constructing the Frame with Frame(GraphicsConfiguration) or Frame(String title, GraphicsConfiguration). The GraphicsConfiguration object is one of the GraphicsConfiguration objects of the target screen device.

In a virtual device multi-screen environment in which the desktop area could span multiple physical screen devices, the bounds of all configurations are relative to the virtual-coordinate system. The origin of the virtual-coordinate system is at the upper left-hand corner of the primary physical screen. Depending on the location of the primary screen in the virtual device, negative coordinates are possible, as shown in the following figure.

In such an environment, when calling setLocation, you must pass a virtual coordinate to this method. Similarly, calling getLocationOnScreen on a Frame returns virtual device coordinates. Call the getBounds method of a GraphicsConfiguration to find its origin in the virtual coordinate system.

The following code sets the location of the Frame at (10, 10) relative to the origin of the physical screen of the corresponding GraphicsConfiguration. If the bounds of the GraphicsConfiguration is not taken into account, the Frame location would be set at (10, 10) relative to the virtual-coordinate system and would appear on the primary physical screen, which might be different from the physical screen of the specified GraphicsConfiguration.

      Frame f = new Frame(GraphicsConfiguration gc);
      Rectangle bounds = gc.getBounds();
      f.setLocation(10 + bounds.x, 10 + bounds.y);
 

Frames are capable of generating the following types of WindowEvents:

Since:
JDK1.0
See Also:
WindowEvent, Window.addWindowListener(java.awt.event.WindowListener), Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
protected  class Frame.AccessibleAWTFrame
          This class implements accessibility support for the Frame class.
 
Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Window
 
Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Container
 
Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Component
Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy
 
Field Summary
static int CROSSHAIR_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.CROSSHAIR_CURSOR.
static int DEFAULT_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.DEFAULT_CURSOR.
static int E_RESIZE_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.E_RESIZE_CURSOR.
static int HAND_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.HAND_CURSOR.
static int ICONIFIED
          This state bit indicates that frame is iconified.
static int MAXIMIZED_BOTH
          This state bit mask indicates that frame is fully maximized (that is both horizontally and vertically).
static int MAXIMIZED_HORIZ
          This state bit indicates that frame is maximized in the horizontal direction.
static int MAXIMIZED_VERT
          This state bit indicates that frame is maximized in the vertical direction.
static int MOVE_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.MOVE_CURSOR.
static int N_RESIZE_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.N_RESIZE_CURSOR.
static int NE_RESIZE_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.NE_RESIZE_CURSOR.
static int NORMAL
          Frame is in the "normal" state.
static int NW_RESIZE_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.NW_RESIZE_CURSOR.
static int S_RESIZE_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.S_RESIZE_CURSOR.
static int SE_RESIZE_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.SE_RESIZE_CURSOR.
static int SW_RESIZE_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.SW_RESIZE_CURSOR.
static int TEXT_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.TEXT_CURSOR.
static int W_RESIZE_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.W_RESIZE_CURSOR.
static int WAIT_CURSOR
          Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.WAIT_CURSOR.
 
Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component
BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT
 
Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH
 
Constructor Summary
Frame()
          Constructs a new instance of Frame that is initially invisible.
Frame(GraphicsConfiguration gc)
          Create a Frame with the specified GraphicsConfiguration of a screen device.
Frame(String title)
          Constructs a new, initially invisible Frame object with the specified title.
Frame(String title, GraphicsConfiguration gc)
          Constructs a new, initially invisible Frame object with the specified title and a GraphicsConfiguration.
 
Method Summary
 void addNotify()
          Makes this Frame displayable by connecting it to a native screen resource.
protected  void finalize()
          We have to remove the (hard) reference to weakThis in the Vector, otherwise the WeakReference instance will never get garbage collected.
 AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
          Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this Frame.
 int getCursorType()
          Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by Component.getCursor().
 int getExtendedState()
          Gets the state of this frame.
static Frame[] getFrames()
          Returns an array containing all Frames created by the application.
 Image getIconImage()
          Gets the image to be displayed in the minimized icon for this frame.
 Rectangle getMaximizedBounds()
          Gets maximized bounds for this frame.
 MenuBar getMenuBar()
          Gets the menu bar for this frame.
 int getState()
          Gets the state of this frame (obsolete).
 String getTitle()
          Gets the title of the frame.
 boolean isResizable()
          Indicates whether this frame is resizable by the user.
 boolean isUndecorated()
          Indicates whether this frame is undecorated.
protected  String paramString()
          Returns a string representing the state of this Frame.
 void remove(MenuComponent m)
          Removes the specified menu bar from this frame.
 void removeNotify()
          Makes this Frame undisplayable by removing its connection to its native screen resource.
 void setCursor(int cursorType)
          Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by Component.setCursor(Cursor).
 void setExtendedState(int state)
          Sets the state of this frame.
 void setIconImage(Image image)
          Sets the image to be displayed in the minimized icon for this frame.
 void setMaximizedBounds(Rectangle bounds)
          Set maximized bounds for this frame.
 void setMenuBar(MenuBar mb)
          Sets the menu bar for this frame to the specified menu bar.
 void setResizable(boolean resizable)
          Sets whether this frame is resizable by the user.
 void setState(int state)
          Sets the state of this frame (obsolete).
 void setTitle(String title)
          Sets the title for this frame to the specified string.
 void setUndecorated(boolean undecorated)
          Disables or enables decorations for this frame.
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Window
addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addWindowFocusListener, addWindowListener, addWindowStateListener, applyResourceBundle, applyResourceBundle, createBufferStrategy, createBufferStrategy, dispose, getBufferStrategy, getFocusableWindowState, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusOwner, getFocusTraversalKeys, getGraphicsConfiguration, getInputContext, getListeners, getLocale, getMostRecentFocusOwner, getOwnedWindows, getOwner, getToolkit, getWarningString, getWindowFocusListeners, getWindowListeners, getWindowStateListeners, hide, isActive, isFocusableWindow, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocused, isShowing, pack, postEvent, processEvent, processWindowEvent, processWindowFocusEvent, processWindowStateEvent, removeWindowFocusListener, removeWindowListener, removeWindowStateListener, setCursor, setFocusableWindowState, setFocusCycleRoot, setLocationRelativeTo, show, toBack, toFront
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container
add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getInsets, getLayout, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getPreferredSize, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paint, paintComponents, preferredSize, print, printComponents, processContainerEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFont, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, update, validate, validateTree
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component
action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disable, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphics, getHeight, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocation, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getSize, getTreeLock, getWidth, getX, getY, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isDoubleBuffered, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isOpaque, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, prepareImage, prepareImage, printAll, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, reshape, resize, resize, setBackground, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setDropTarget, setEnabled, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setForeground, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, setVisible, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface java.awt.MenuContainer
getFont, postEvent
 

Field Detail

DEFAULT_CURSOR

public static final int DEFAULT_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.DEFAULT_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

CROSSHAIR_CURSOR

public static final int CROSSHAIR_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.CROSSHAIR_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

TEXT_CURSOR

public static final int TEXT_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.TEXT_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

WAIT_CURSOR

public static final int WAIT_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.WAIT_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

SW_RESIZE_CURSOR

public static final int SW_RESIZE_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.SW_RESIZE_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

SE_RESIZE_CURSOR

public static final int SE_RESIZE_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.SE_RESIZE_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

NW_RESIZE_CURSOR

public static final int NW_RESIZE_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.NW_RESIZE_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

NE_RESIZE_CURSOR

public static final int NE_RESIZE_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.NE_RESIZE_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

N_RESIZE_CURSOR

public static final int N_RESIZE_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.N_RESIZE_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

S_RESIZE_CURSOR

public static final int S_RESIZE_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.S_RESIZE_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

W_RESIZE_CURSOR

public static final int W_RESIZE_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.W_RESIZE_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

E_RESIZE_CURSOR

public static final int E_RESIZE_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.E_RESIZE_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

HAND_CURSOR

public static final int HAND_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.HAND_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

MOVE_CURSOR

public static final int MOVE_CURSOR
Deprecated. replaced by Cursor.MOVE_CURSOR.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

NORMAL

public static final int NORMAL
Frame is in the "normal" state. This symbolic constant names a frame state with all state bits cleared.

See Also:
setExtendedState(int), getExtendedState(), Constant Field Values

ICONIFIED

public static final int ICONIFIED
This state bit indicates that frame is iconified.

See Also:
setExtendedState(int), getExtendedState(), Constant Field Values

MAXIMIZED_HORIZ

public static final int MAXIMIZED_HORIZ
This state bit indicates that frame is maximized in the horizontal direction.

Since:
1.4
See Also:
setExtendedState(int), getExtendedState(), Constant Field Values

MAXIMIZED_VERT

public static final int MAXIMIZED_VERT
This state bit indicates that frame is maximized in the vertical direction.

Since:
1.4
See Also:
setExtendedState(int), getExtendedState(), Constant Field Values

MAXIMIZED_BOTH

public static final int MAXIMIZED_BOTH
This state bit mask indicates that frame is fully maximized (that is both horizontally and vertically). It is just a convenience alias for MAXIMIZED_VERT | MAXIMIZED_HORIZ.

Note that the correct test for frame being fully maximized is

     (state & Frame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH) == Frame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH
 

To test is frame is maximized in some direction use

     (state & Frame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH) != 0
 

Since:
1.4
See Also:
setExtendedState(int), getExtendedState(), Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

Frame

public Frame()
      throws HeadlessException
Constructs a new instance of Frame that is initially invisible. The title of the Frame is empty.

Throws:
HeadlessException - when GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() returns true
See Also:
GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless(), Component.setSize(int, int), Component.setVisible(boolean)

Frame

public Frame(GraphicsConfiguration gc)
Create a Frame with the specified GraphicsConfiguration of a screen device.

Parameters:
gc - the GraphicsConfiguration of the target screen device. If gc is null, the system default GraphicsConfiguration is assumed.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if gc is not from a screen device. This exception is always thrown when GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() returns true
Since:
1.3
See Also:
GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()

Frame

public Frame(String title)
      throws HeadlessException
Constructs a new, initially invisible Frame object with the specified title.

Parameters:
title - the title to be displayed in the frame's border. A null value is treated as an empty string, "".
Throws:
HeadlessException - when GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() returns true
See Also:
GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless(), Component.setSize(int, int), Component.setVisible(boolean), GraphicsConfiguration.getBounds()

Frame

public Frame(String title,
             GraphicsConfiguration gc)
Constructs a new, initially invisible Frame object with the specified title and a GraphicsConfiguration.

Parameters:
title - the title to be displayed in the frame's border. A null value is treated as an empty string, "".
gc - the GraphicsConfiguration of the target screen device. If gc is null, the system default GraphicsConfiguration is assumed.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if gc is not from a screen device. This exception is always thrown when GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() returns true
See Also:
GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless(), Component.setSize(int, int), Component.setVisible(boolean), GraphicsConfiguration.getBounds()
Method Detail

finalize

protected void finalize()
                 throws Throwable
We have to remove the (hard) reference to weakThis in the Vector, otherwise the WeakReference instance will never get garbage collected.

Overrides:
finalize in class Window
Throws:
Throwable - the Exception raised by this method

addNotify

public void addNotify()
Makes this Frame displayable by connecting it to a native screen resource. Making a frame displayable will cause any of its children to be made displayable. This method is called internally by the toolkit and should not be called directly by programs.

Overrides:
addNotify in class Window
See Also:
Component.isDisplayable(), removeNotify()

getTitle

public String getTitle()
Gets the title of the frame. The title is displayed in the frame's border.

Returns:
the title of this frame, or an empty string ("") if this frame doesn't have a title.
See Also:
setTitle(String)

setTitle

public void setTitle(String title)
Sets the title for this frame to the specified string.

Parameters:
title - the title to be displayed in the frame's border
See Also:
getTitle()

getIconImage

public Image getIconImage()
Gets the image to be displayed in the minimized icon for this frame.

Returns:
the icon image for this frame, or null if this frame doesn't have an icon image.
See Also:
#setIconImage(Icon)

setIconImage

public void setIconImage(Image image)
Sets the image to be displayed in the minimized icon for this frame. Not all platforms support the concept of minimizing a window.

Parameters:
image - the icon image to be displayed. If this parameter is null then the icon image is set to the default image, which may vary with platform.
See Also:
getIconImage()

getMenuBar

public MenuBar getMenuBar()
Gets the menu bar for this frame.

Returns:
the menu bar for this frame, or null if this frame doesn't have a menu bar.
See Also:
setMenuBar(MenuBar)

setMenuBar

public void setMenuBar(MenuBar mb)
Sets the menu bar for this frame to the specified menu bar.

Parameters:
mb - the menu bar being set. If this parameter is null then any existing menu bar on this frame is removed.
See Also:
getMenuBar()

isResizable

public boolean isResizable()
Indicates whether this frame is resizable by the user. By default, all frames are initially resizable.

Returns:
true if the user can resize this frame; false otherwise.
See Also:
setResizable(boolean)

setResizable

public void setResizable(boolean resizable)
Sets whether this frame is resizable by the user.

Parameters:
resizable - true if this frame is resizable; false otherwise.
See Also:
isResizable()

setState

public void setState(int state)
Sets the state of this frame (obsolete).

In older versions of JDK a frame state could only be NORMAL or ICONIFIED. Since JDK 1.4 set of supported frame states is expanded and frame state is represented as a bitwise mask.

For compatibility with old programs this method still accepts Frame.NORMAL and Frame.ICONIFIED but it only changes the iconic state of the frame, other aspects of frame state are not affected by this method.

Parameters:
state - either Frame.NORMAL or Frame.ICONIFIED.
See Also:
getState(), setExtendedState(int)

setExtendedState

public void setExtendedState(int state)
Sets the state of this frame. The state is represented as a bitwise mask.

Note that if the state is not supported on a given platform, nothing will happen. The application may determine if a specific state is available via the java.awt.Toolkit#isFrameStateSupported(int state) method.

Parameters:
state - a bitwise mask of frame state constants
Since:
1.4
See Also:
getExtendedState(), Toolkit.isFrameStateSupported(int)

getState

public int getState()
Gets the state of this frame (obsolete).

In older versions of JDK a frame state could only be NORMAL or ICONIFIED. Since JDK 1.4 set of supported frame states is expanded and frame state is represented as a bitwise mask.

For compatibility with old programs this method still returns Frame.NORMAL and Frame.ICONIFIED but it only reports the iconic state of the frame, other aspects of frame state are not reported by this method.

Returns:
Frame.NORMAL or Frame.ICONIFIED.
See Also:
setState(int), getExtendedState()

getExtendedState

public int getExtendedState()
Gets the state of this frame. The state is represented as a bitwise mask.

Returns:
a bitwise mask of frame state constants
Since:
1.4
See Also:
setExtendedState(int)

setMaximizedBounds

public void setMaximizedBounds(Rectangle bounds)
Set maximized bounds for this frame.

When a frame is maximized system supplies some default bounds for the maximized state. Using this method some or all of those system supplied values may be overriden.

If bounds is null, accept bounds supplied by the system. If it's not null you can override some of the system supplied values while accepting others by setting those fields you want to accept from system to Integer.MAX_VALUE.

On some systems only the size portion of the bounds is taken into account.

Parameters:
bounds - bounds for the maximized state.
Since:
1.4

getMaximizedBounds

public Rectangle getMaximizedBounds()
Gets maximized bounds for this frame.

Returns:
maximized bounds for this frame. May be null. Some fields may be Integer.MAX_VALUE to indicate that system supplied values for this field must be used.
Since:
1.4
See Also:
setMaximizedBounds(Rectangle)

setUndecorated

public void setUndecorated(boolean undecorated)
Disables or enables decorations for this frame. This method can only be called while the frame is not displayable.

Parameters:
undecorated - true if no frame decorations are to be enabled; false if frame decorations are to be enabled.
Throws:
IllegalComponentStateException - if the frame is displayable.
Since:
1.4
See Also:
isUndecorated(), Component.isDisplayable()

isUndecorated

public boolean isUndecorated()
Indicates whether this frame is undecorated. By default, all frames are initially decorated.

Returns:
true if frame is undecorated; false otherwise.
Since:
1.4
See Also:
setUndecorated(boolean)

remove

public void remove(MenuComponent m)
Removes the specified menu bar from this frame.

Specified by:
remove in interface MenuContainer
Overrides:
remove in class Component
Parameters:
m - the menu component to remove. If m is null, then no action is taken
See Also:
Component.add(PopupMenu)

removeNotify

public void removeNotify()
Makes this Frame undisplayable by removing its connection to its native screen resource. Making a Frame undisplayable will cause any of its children to be made undisplayable. This method is called by the toolkit internally and should not be called directly by programs.

Overrides:
removeNotify in class Container
See Also:
Component.isDisplayable(), addNotify()

paramString

protected String paramString()
Returns a string representing the state of this Frame. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

Overrides:
paramString in class Container
Returns:
the parameter string of this frame

setCursor

public void setCursor(int cursorType)
Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by Component.setCursor(Cursor).


getCursorType

public int getCursorType()
Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by Component.getCursor().


getFrames

public static Frame[] getFrames()
Returns an array containing all Frames created by the application. If called from an applet, the array will only include the Frames accessible by that applet.

Since:
1.2

getAccessibleContext

public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this Frame. For frames, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleAWTFrame. A new AccessibleAWTFrame instance is created if necessary.

Specified by:
getAccessibleContext in interface Accessible
Overrides:
getAccessibleContext in class Window
Returns:
an AccessibleAWTFrame that serves as the AccessibleContext of this Frame

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