Class FlatDesktop

java.lang.Object

com.formdev.flatlaf.extras.FlatDesktop

public class FlatDesktop
extends Object

Supports interaction with desktop.

Note: If you application requires Java 9 or later, then use class Desktop instead of this class.

Since:

2

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static enum	FlatDesktop.Action
static interface	FlatDesktop.QuitResponse

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FlatDesktop()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
private static Object	getDesktopOrApplication()
static boolean	isSupported(FlatDesktop.Action action)	Checks whether the given action is supported on the current platform.
static void	setAboutHandler(Runnable aboutHandler)	Sets a handler to show a custom About dialog.
private static void	setHandler(String setHandlerMethodName, String handlerClassName, Runnable handler)
static void	setPreferencesHandler(Runnable preferencesHandler)	Sets a handler to show a custom Preferences dialog.
static void	setQuitHandler(Consumer<FlatDesktop.QuitResponse> quitHandler)	Sets a handler which is invoked when the application should quit.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

FlatDesktop

public FlatDesktop()

Method Details

isSupported

public static boolean isSupported(FlatDesktop.Action action)

Checks whether the given action is supported on the current platform.

setAboutHandler

public static void setAboutHandler(Runnable aboutHandler)

Sets a handler to show a custom About dialog.

Useful for macOS to enable menu item "MyApp > About".

Uses:

• Java 8 on macOS: com.apple.eawt.Application.getApplication().setAboutHandler(com.apple.eawt.AboutHandler)
• Java 9+: java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop().setAboutHandler(java.awt.desktop.AboutHandler)

setPreferencesHandler

public static void setPreferencesHandler(Runnable preferencesHandler)

Sets a handler to show a custom Preferences dialog.

Useful for macOS to enable menu item "MyApp > Preferences".

Uses:

• Java 8 on macOS: com.apple.eawt.Application.getApplication().setPreferencesHandler(com.apple.eawt.PreferencesHandler)
• Java 9+: java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop().setPreferencesHandler(java.awt.desktop.PreferencesHandler)

setHandler

private static void setHandler(String setHandlerMethodName,
 String handlerClassName,
 Runnable handler)

setQuitHandler

public static void setQuitHandler(Consumer<FlatDesktop.QuitResponse> quitHandler)

Sets a handler which is invoked when the application should quit. The handler must invoke either FlatDesktop.QuitResponse.performQuit() or FlatDesktop.QuitResponse.cancelQuit().

Useful for macOS to get notified when user clicks menu item "MyApp > Quit".

Uses:

• Java 8 on macOS: com.apple.eawt.Application.getApplication().setQuitHandler(com.apple.eawt.QuitHandler)
• Java 9+: java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop().setQuitHandler(java.awt.desktop.QuitHandler)

getDesktopOrApplication

private static Object getDesktopOrApplication()
                                       throws Exception

Throws:

Exception