SwingUtilities (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.swing.SwingUtilities class
Date: 2026-01-21

javax.swing

## Class SwingUtilities

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.swing.SwingUtilities

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    SwingConstants

      public class SwingUtilities
      extends Object
      implements SwingConstants

  A collection of utility methods for Swing.

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.SwingConstants

      `BOTTOM, CENTER, EAST, HORIZONTAL, LEADING, LEFT, NEXT, NORTH, NORTH_EAST, NORTH_WEST, PREVIOUS, RIGHT, SOUTH, SOUTH_EAST, SOUTH_WEST, TOP, TRAILING, VERTICAL, WEST`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Rectangle` | `calculateInnerArea(JComponent c, Rectangle r)` Stores the position and size of the inner painting area of the specified component in `r` and returns `r`.
    `static Rectangle[]` | `computeDifference(Rectangle rectA, Rectangle rectB)` Convenience returning an array of rect representing the regions within `rectA` that do not overlap with `rectB`.
    `static Rectangle` | `computeIntersection(int x, int y, int width, int height, Rectangle dest)` Convenience to calculate the intersection of two rectangles without allocating a new rectangle.
    `static int` | `computeStringWidth(FontMetrics fm, String str)` Compute the width of the string using a font with the specified "metrics" (sizes).
    `static Rectangle` | `computeUnion(int x, int y, int width, int height, Rectangle dest)` Convenience method that calculates the union of two rectangles without allocating a new rectangle.
    `static MouseEvent` | `convertMouseEvent(Component source, MouseEvent sourceEvent, Component destination)` Returns a MouseEvent similar to `sourceEvent` except that its x and y members have been converted to `destination`'s coordinate system.
    `static Point` | `convertPoint(Component source, int x, int y, Component destination)` Convert the point `(x,y)` in `source` coordinate system to `destination` coordinate system.
    `static Point` | `convertPoint(Component source, Point aPoint, Component destination)` Convert a `aPoint` in `source` coordinate system to `destination` coordinate system.
    `static void` | `convertPointFromScreen(Point p, Component c)` Convert a point from a screen coordinates to a component's coordinate system
    `static void` | `convertPointToScreen(Point p, Component c)` Convert a point from a component's coordinate system to screen coordinates.
    `static Rectangle` | `convertRectangle(Component source, Rectangle aRectangle, Component destination)` Convert the rectangle `aRectangle` in `source` coordinate system to `destination` coordinate system.
    `static Component` | `findFocusOwner(Component c)` Deprecated. As of 1.4, replaced by `KeyboardFocusManager.getFocusOwner()`.
    `static Accessible` | `getAccessibleAt(Component c, Point p)` Returns the `Accessible` child contained at the local coordinate `Point`, if one exists.
    `static Accessible` | `getAccessibleChild(Component c, int i)` Return the nth Accessible child of the object.
    `static int` | `getAccessibleChildrenCount(Component c)` Returns the number of accessible children in the object.
    `static int` | `getAccessibleIndexInParent(Component c)` Get the index of this object in its accessible parent.
    `static AccessibleStateSet` | `getAccessibleStateSet(Component c)` Get the state of this object.
    `static Container` | `getAncestorNamed(String name, Component comp)` Convenience method for searching above `comp` in the component hierarchy and returns the first object of `name` it finds.
    `static Container` | `getAncestorOfClass(Class<?> c, Component comp)` Convenience method for searching above `comp` in the component hierarchy and returns the first object of class `c` it finds.
    `static Component` | `getDeepestComponentAt(Component parent, int x, int y)` Returns the deepest visible descendent Component of `parent` that contains the location `x`, `y`.
    `static Rectangle` | `getLocalBounds(Component aComponent)` Return the rectangle (0,0,bounds.width,bounds.height) for the component `aComponent`
    `static Component` | `getRoot(Component c)` Returns the root component for the current component tree.
    `static JRootPane` | `getRootPane(Component c)` If c is a JRootPane descendant return its JRootPane ancestor.
    `static ActionMap` | `getUIActionMap(JComponent component)` Returns the ActionMap provided by the UI in component `component`.
    `static InputMap` | `getUIInputMap(JComponent component, int condition)` Returns the InputMap provided by the UI for condition `condition` in component `component`.
    `static Container` | `getUnwrappedParent(Component component)` Returns the first ancestor of the `component` which is not an instance of `JLayer`.
    `static Component` | `getUnwrappedView(JViewport viewport)` Returns the first `JViewport`'s descendant which is not an instance of `JLayer`.
    `static Window` | `getWindowAncestor(Component c)` Returns the first `Window` ancestor of `c`, or `null` if `c` is not contained inside a `Window`.
    `static void` | `invokeAndWait(Runnable doRun)` Causes `doRun.run()` to be executed synchronously on the AWT event dispatching thread.
    `static void` | `invokeLater(Runnable doRun)` Causes doRun.run() to be executed asynchronously on the AWT event dispatching thread.
    `static boolean` | `isDescendingFrom(Component a, Component b)` Return `true` if a component `a` descends from a component `b`
    `static boolean` | `isEventDispatchThread()` Returns true if the current thread is an AWT event dispatching thread.
    `static boolean` | `isLeftMouseButton(MouseEvent anEvent)` Returns true if the mouse event specifies the left mouse button.
    `static boolean` | `isMiddleMouseButton(MouseEvent anEvent)` Returns true if the mouse event specifies the middle mouse button.
    `static boolean` | `isRectangleContainingRectangle(Rectangle a, Rectangle b)` Return true if `a` contains `b`
    `static boolean` | `isRightMouseButton(MouseEvent anEvent)` Returns true if the mouse event specifies the right mouse button.
    `static String` | `layoutCompoundLabel(FontMetrics fm, String text, Icon icon, int verticalAlignment, int horizontalAlignment, int verticalTextPosition, int horizontalTextPosition, Rectangle viewR, Rectangle iconR, Rectangle textR, int textIconGap)` Compute and return the location of the icons origin, the location of origin of the text baseline, and a possibly clipped version of the compound labels string.
    `static String` | `layoutCompoundLabel(JComponent c, FontMetrics fm, String text, Icon icon, int verticalAlignment, int horizontalAlignment, int verticalTextPosition, int horizontalTextPosition, Rectangle viewR, Rectangle iconR, Rectangle textR, int textIconGap)` Compute and return the location of the icons origin, the location of origin of the text baseline, and a possibly clipped version of the compound labels string.
    `static boolean` | `notifyAction(Action action, KeyStroke ks, KeyEvent event, Object sender, int modifiers)` Invokes `actionPerformed` on `action` if `action` is enabled (and non-`null`).
    `static void` | `paintComponent(Graphics g, Component c, Container p, int x, int y, int w, int h)` Paints a component to the specified `Graphics`.
    `static void` | `paintComponent(Graphics g, Component c, Container p, Rectangle r)` Paints a component to the specified `Graphics`.
    `static boolean` | `processKeyBindings(KeyEvent event)` Process the key bindings for the `Component` associated with `event`.
    `static void` | `replaceUIActionMap(JComponent component, ActionMap uiActionMap)` Convenience method to change the UI ActionMap for `component` to `uiActionMap`.
    `static void` | `replaceUIInputMap(JComponent component, int type, InputMap uiInputMap)` Convenience method to change the UI InputMap for `component` to `uiInputMap`.
    `static void` | `updateComponentTreeUI(Component c)` A simple minded look and feel change: ask each node in the tree to `updateUI()` -- that is, to initialize its UI property with the current look and feel.
    `static Window` | `windowForComponent(Component c)` Returns the first `Window` ancestor of `c`, or `null` if `c` is not contained inside a `Window`.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### isRectangleContainingRectangle

          public static final boolean isRectangleContainingRectangle(Rectangle a,
                                                                     Rectangle b)

      Return true if `a` contains `b`

    - #### getLocalBounds

          public static Rectangle getLocalBounds(Component aComponent)

      Return the rectangle (0,0,bounds.width,bounds.height) for the component `aComponent`

    - #### getWindowAncestor

          public static Window getWindowAncestor(Component c)

      Returns the first `Window` ancestor of `c`, or `null` if `c` is not contained inside a `Window`.
      Parameters:
        `c` - `Component` to get `Window` ancestor of.
      Returns:
        the first `Window` ancestor of `c`, or `null` if `c` is not contained inside a `Window`.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### convertPoint

          public static Point convertPoint(Component source,
                                           Point aPoint,
                                           Component destination)

      Convert a `aPoint` in `source` coordinate system to `destination` coordinate system. If `source` is `null`, `aPoint` is assumed to be in `destination`'s root component coordinate system. If `destination` is `null`, `aPoint` will be converted to `source`'s root component coordinate system. If both `source` and `destination` are `null`, return `aPoint` without any conversion.

    - #### convertPoint

          public static Point convertPoint(Component source,
                                           int x,
                                           int y,
                                           Component destination)

      Convert the point `(x,y)` in `source` coordinate system to `destination` coordinate system. If `source` is `null`, `(x,y)` is assumed to be in `destination`'s root component coordinate system. If `destination` is `null`, `(x,y)` will be converted to `source`'s root component coordinate system. If both `source` and `destination` are `null`, return `(x,y)` without any conversion.

    - #### convertRectangle

          public static Rectangle convertRectangle(Component source,
                                                   Rectangle aRectangle,
                                                   Component destination)

      Convert the rectangle `aRectangle` in `source` coordinate system to `destination` coordinate system. If `source` is `null`, `aRectangle` is assumed to be in `destination`'s root component coordinate system. If `destination` is `null`, `aRectangle` will be converted to `source`'s root component coordinate system. If both `source` and `destination` are `null`, return `aRectangle` without any conversion.

    - #### getAncestorOfClass

          public static Container getAncestorOfClass(Class<?> c,
                                                     Component comp)

      Convenience method for searching above `comp` in the component hierarchy and returns the first object of class `c` it finds. Can return `null`, if a class `c` cannot be found.

    - #### getAncestorNamed

          public static Container getAncestorNamed(String name,
                                                   Component comp)

      Convenience method for searching above `comp` in the component hierarchy and returns the first object of `name` it finds. Can return `null`, if `name` cannot be found.

    - #### getDeepestComponentAt

          public static Component getDeepestComponentAt(Component parent,
                                                        int x,
                                                        int y)

      Returns the deepest visible descendent Component of `parent` that contains the location `x`, `y`. If `parent` does not contain the specified location, then `null` is returned. If `parent` is not a container, or none of `parent`'s visible descendents contain the specified location, `parent` is returned.
      Parameters:
        `parent` - the root component to begin the search
        `x` - the x target location
        `y` - the y target location

    - #### convertMouseEvent

          public static MouseEvent convertMouseEvent(Component source,
                                                     MouseEvent sourceEvent,
                                                     Component destination)

      Returns a MouseEvent similar to `sourceEvent` except that its x and y members have been converted to `destination`'s coordinate system. If `source` is `null`, `sourceEvent` x and y members are assumed to be into `destination`'s root component coordinate system. If `destination` is `null`, the returned MouseEvent will be in `source`'s coordinate system. `sourceEvent` will not be changed. A new event is returned. the `source` field of the returned event will be set to `destination` if destination is non-`null` use the translateMouseEvent() method to translate a mouse event from one component to another without changing the source.

    - #### convertPointToScreen

          public static void convertPointToScreen(Point p,
                                                  Component c)

      Convert a point from a component's coordinate system to screen coordinates.
      Parameters:
        `p` - a Point object (converted to the new coordinate system)
        `c` - a Component object

    - #### convertPointFromScreen

          public static void convertPointFromScreen(Point p,
                                                    Component c)

      Convert a point from a screen coordinates to a component's coordinate system
      Parameters:
        `p` - a Point object (converted to the new coordinate system)
        `c` - a Component object

    - #### windowForComponent

          public static Window windowForComponent(Component c)

      Returns the first `Window` ancestor of `c`, or `null` if `c` is not contained inside a `Window`.

      Note: This method provides the same functionality as `getWindowAncestor`.

      Parameters:
        `c` - `Component` to get `Window` ancestor of.
      Returns:
        the first `Window` ancestor of `c`, or `null` if `c` is not contained inside a `Window`.

    - #### isDescendingFrom

          public static boolean isDescendingFrom(Component a,
                                                 Component b)

      Return `true` if a component `a` descends from a component `b`

    - #### computeIntersection

          public static Rectangle computeIntersection(int x,
                                                      int y,
                                                      int width,
                                                      int height,
                                                      Rectangle dest)

      Convenience to calculate the intersection of two rectangles without allocating a new rectangle. If the two rectangles don't intersect, then the returned rectangle begins at (0,0) and has zero width and height.
      Parameters:
        `x` - the X coordinate of the first rectangle's top-left point
        `y` - the Y coordinate of the first rectangle's top-left point
        `width` - the width of the first rectangle
        `height` - the height of the first rectangle
        `dest` - the second rectangle
      Returns:
        `dest`, modified to specify the intersection

    - #### computeUnion

          public static Rectangle computeUnion(int x,
                                               int y,
                                               int width,
                                               int height,
                                               Rectangle dest)

      Convenience method that calculates the union of two rectangles without allocating a new rectangle.
      Parameters:
        `x` - the x-coordinate of the first rectangle
        `y` - the y-coordinate of the first rectangle
        `width` - the width of the first rectangle
        `height` - the height of the first rectangle
        `dest` - the coordinates of the second rectangle; the union of the two rectangles is returned in this rectangle
      Returns:
        the `dest` `Rectangle`

    - #### computeDifference

          public static Rectangle[] computeDifference(Rectangle rectA,
                                                      Rectangle rectB)

      Convenience returning an array of rect representing the regions within `rectA` that do not overlap with `rectB`. If the two Rects do not overlap, returns an empty array

    - #### isLeftMouseButton

          public static boolean isLeftMouseButton(MouseEvent anEvent)

      Returns true if the mouse event specifies the left mouse button.
      Parameters:
        `anEvent` - a MouseEvent object
      Returns:
        true if the left mouse button was active

    - #### isMiddleMouseButton

          public static boolean isMiddleMouseButton(MouseEvent anEvent)

      Returns true if the mouse event specifies the middle mouse button.
      Parameters:
        `anEvent` - a MouseEvent object
      Returns:
        true if the middle mouse button was active

    - #### isRightMouseButton

          public static boolean isRightMouseButton(MouseEvent anEvent)

      Returns true if the mouse event specifies the right mouse button.
      Parameters:
        `anEvent` - a MouseEvent object
      Returns:
        true if the right mouse button was active

    - #### computeStringWidth

          public static int computeStringWidth(FontMetrics fm,
                                               String str)

      Compute the width of the string using a font with the specified "metrics" (sizes).
      Parameters:
        `fm` - a FontMetrics object to compute with
        `str` - the String to compute
      Returns:
        an int containing the string width

    - #### layoutCompoundLabel

          public static String layoutCompoundLabel(JComponent c,
                                                   FontMetrics fm,
                                                   String text,
                                                   Icon icon,
                                                   int verticalAlignment,
                                                   int horizontalAlignment,
                                                   int verticalTextPosition,
                                                   int horizontalTextPosition,
                                                   Rectangle viewR,
                                                   Rectangle iconR,
                                                   Rectangle textR,
                                                   int textIconGap)

      Compute and return the location of the icons origin, the location of origin of the text baseline, and a possibly clipped version of the compound labels string. Locations are computed relative to the viewR rectangle. The JComponents orientation (LEADING/TRAILING) will also be taken into account and translated into LEFT/RIGHT values accordingly.

    - #### layoutCompoundLabel

          public static String layoutCompoundLabel(FontMetrics fm,
                                                   String text,
                                                   Icon icon,
                                                   int verticalAlignment,
                                                   int horizontalAlignment,
                                                   int verticalTextPosition,
                                                   int horizontalTextPosition,
                                                   Rectangle viewR,
                                                   Rectangle iconR,
                                                   Rectangle textR,
                                                   int textIconGap)

      Compute and return the location of the icons origin, the location of origin of the text baseline, and a possibly clipped version of the compound labels string. Locations are computed relative to the viewR rectangle. This layoutCompoundLabel() does not know how to handle LEADING/TRAILING values in horizontalTextPosition (they will default to RIGHT) and in horizontalAlignment (they will default to CENTER). Use the other version of layoutCompoundLabel() instead.

    - #### paintComponent

          public static void paintComponent(Graphics g,
                                            Component c,
                                            Container p,
                                            int x,
                                            int y,
                                            int w,
                                            int h)

      Paints a component to the specified `Graphics`. This method is primarily useful to render `Component`s that don't exist as part of the visible containment hierarchy, but are used for rendering. For example, if you are doing your own rendering and want to render some text (or even HTML), you could make use of `JLabel`'s text rendering support and have it paint directly by way of this method, without adding the label to the visible containment hierarchy.

      This method makes use of `CellRendererPane` to handle the actual painting, and is only recommended if you use one component for rendering. If you make use of multiple components to handle the rendering, as `JTable` does, use `CellRendererPane` directly. Otherwise, as described below, you could end up with a `CellRendererPane` per `Component`.

      If `c`'s parent is not a `CellRendererPane`, a new `CellRendererPane` is created, `c` is added to it, and the `CellRendererPane` is added to `p`. If `c`'s parent is a `CellRendererPane` and the `CellRendererPane`s parent is not `p`, it is added to `p`.

      The component should either descend from `JComponent` or be another kind of lightweight component. A lightweight component is one whose "lightweight" property (returned by the `Component` `isLightweight` method) is true. If the Component is not lightweight, bad things map happen: crashes, exceptions, painting problems...

      Parameters:
        `g` - the `Graphics` object to draw on
        `c` - the `Component` to draw
        `p` - the intermediate `Container`
        `x` - an int specifying the left side of the area draw in, in pixels, measured from the left edge of the graphics context
        `y` - an int specifying the top of the area to draw in, in pixels measured down from the top edge of the graphics context
        `w` - an int specifying the width of the area draw in, in pixels
        `h` - an int specifying the height of the area draw in, in pixels
      See Also:
        `CellRendererPane`, `Component.isLightweight()`

    - #### paintComponent

          public static void paintComponent(Graphics g,
                                            Component c,
                                            Container p,
                                            Rectangle r)

      Paints a component to the specified `Graphics`. This is a cover method for `paintComponent(Graphics,Component,Container,int,int,int,int)`. Refer to it for more information.
      Parameters:
        `g` - the `Graphics` object to draw on
        `c` - the `Component` to draw
        `p` - the intermediate `Container`
        `r` - the `Rectangle` to draw in
      See Also:
        `paintComponent(Graphics,Component,Container,int,int,int,int)`, `CellRendererPane`

    - #### updateComponentTreeUI

          public static void updateComponentTreeUI(Component c)

      A simple minded look and feel change: ask each node in the tree to `updateUI()` -- that is, to initialize its UI property with the current look and feel.

    - #### invokeLater

          public static void invokeLater(Runnable doRun)

      Causes doRun.run() to be executed asynchronously on the AWT event dispatching thread. This will happen after all pending AWT events have been processed. This method should be used when an application thread needs to update the GUI. In the following example the `invokeLater` call queues the `Runnable` object `doHelloWorld` on the event dispatching thread and then prints a message.

           Runnable doHelloWorld = new Runnable() {
               public void run() {
                   System.out.println("Hello World on " + Thread.currentThread());
               }
           };

           SwingUtilities.invokeLater(doHelloWorld);
           System.out.println("This might well be displayed before the other message.");

      If invokeLater is called from the event dispatching thread -- for example, from a JButton's ActionListener -- the doRun.run() will still be deferred until all pending events have been processed. Note that if the doRun.run() throws an uncaught exception the event dispatching thread will unwind (not the current thread).

      Additional documentation and examples for this method can be found in Concurrency in Swing.

      As of 1.3 this method is just a cover for `java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater()`.

      Unlike the rest of Swing, this method can be invoked from any thread.

      See Also:
        `invokeAndWait(java.lang.Runnable)`

    - #### invokeAndWait

          public static void invokeAndWait(Runnable doRun)
                                    throws InterruptedException,
                                           InvocationTargetException

      Causes `doRun.run()` to be executed synchronously on the AWT event dispatching thread. This call blocks until all pending AWT events have been processed and (then) `doRun.run()` returns. This method should be used when an application thread needs to update the GUI. It shouldn't be called from the event dispatching thread. Here's an example that creates a new application thread that uses `invokeAndWait` to print a string from the event dispatching thread and then, when that's finished, print a string from the application thread.

           final Runnable doHelloWorld = new Runnable() {
               public void run() {
                   System.out.println("Hello World on " + Thread.currentThread());
               }
           };

           Thread appThread = new Thread() {
               public void run() {
                   try {
                       SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(doHelloWorld);
                   }
                   catch (Exception e) {
                       e.printStackTrace();
                   }
                   System.out.println("Finished on " + Thread.currentThread());
               }
           };
           appThread.start();

      Note that if the `Runnable.run` method throws an uncaught exception (on the event dispatching thread) it's caught and rethrown, as an `InvocationTargetException`, on the caller's thread.

      Additional documentation and examples for this method can be found in Concurrency in Swing.

      As of 1.3 this method is just a cover for `java.awt.EventQueue.invokeAndWait()`.

      Throws:
        `InterruptedException` - if we're interrupted while waiting for the event dispatching thread to finish executing `doRun.run()`
        `InvocationTargetException` - if an exception is thrown while running `doRun`
      See Also:
        `invokeLater(java.lang.Runnable)`

    - #### isEventDispatchThread

          public static boolean isEventDispatchThread()

      Returns true if the current thread is an AWT event dispatching thread.

      As of 1.3 this method is just a cover for `java.awt.EventQueue.isDispatchThread()`.

      Returns:
        true if the current thread is an AWT event dispatching thread

    - #### getAccessibleIndexInParent

          public static int getAccessibleIndexInParent(Component c)

      Get the index of this object in its accessible parent.

      Note: as of the Java 2 platform v1.3, it is recommended that developers call Component.AccessibleAWTComponent.getAccessibleIndexInParent() instead of using this method.

      Returns:
        -1 of this object does not have an accessible parent. Otherwise, the index of the child in its accessible parent.

    - #### getAccessibleAt

          public static Accessible getAccessibleAt(Component c,
                                                   Point p)

      Returns the `Accessible` child contained at the local coordinate `Point`, if one exists. Otherwise returns `null`.
      Returns:
        the `Accessible` at the specified location, if it exists; otherwise `null`

    - #### getAccessibleStateSet

          public static AccessibleStateSet getAccessibleStateSet(Component c)

      Get the state of this object.

      Note: as of the Java 2 platform v1.3, it is recommended that developers call Component.AccessibleAWTComponent.getAccessibleIndexInParent() instead of using this method.

      Returns:
        an instance of AccessibleStateSet containing the current state set of the object
      See Also:
        `AccessibleState`

    - #### getAccessibleChildrenCount

          public static int getAccessibleChildrenCount(Component c)

      Returns the number of accessible children in the object. If all of the children of this object implement Accessible, than this method should return the number of children of this object.

      Note: as of the Java 2 platform v1.3, it is recommended that developers call Component.AccessibleAWTComponent.getAccessibleIndexInParent() instead of using this method.

      Returns:
        the number of accessible children in the object.

    - #### getAccessibleChild

          public static Accessible getAccessibleChild(Component c,
                                                      int i)

      Return the nth Accessible child of the object.

      Note: as of the Java 2 platform v1.3, it is recommended that developers call Component.AccessibleAWTComponent.getAccessibleIndexInParent() instead of using this method.

      Parameters:
        `i` - zero-based index of child
      Returns:
        the nth Accessible child of the object

    - #### findFocusOwner

          @Deprecated
          public static Component findFocusOwner(Component c)

      Deprecated. As of 1.4, replaced by `KeyboardFocusManager.getFocusOwner()`.
      Return the child `Component` of the specified `Component` that is the focus owner, if any.
      Parameters:
        `c` - the root of the `Component` hierarchy to search for the focus owner
      Returns:
        the focus owner, or `null` if there is no focus owner, or if the focus owner is not `comp`, or a descendant of `comp`
      See Also:
        `KeyboardFocusManager.getFocusOwner()`

    - #### getRootPane

          public static JRootPane getRootPane(Component c)

      If c is a JRootPane descendant return its JRootPane ancestor. If c is a RootPaneContainer then return its JRootPane.
      Returns:
        the JRootPane for Component c or `null`.

    - #### getRoot

          public static Component getRoot(Component c)

      Returns the root component for the current component tree.
      Returns:
        the first ancestor of c that's a Window or the last Applet ancestor

    - #### processKeyBindings

          public static boolean processKeyBindings(KeyEvent event)

      Process the key bindings for the `Component` associated with `event`. This method is only useful if `event.getComponent()` does not descend from `JComponent`, or your are not invoking `super.processKeyEvent` from within your `JComponent` subclass. `JComponent` automatically processes bindings from within its `processKeyEvent` method, hence you rarely need to directly invoke this method.
      Parameters:
        `event` - KeyEvent used to identify which bindings to process, as well as which Component has focus.
      Returns:
        true if a binding has found and processed
      Since:
        1.4

    - #### notifyAction

          public static boolean notifyAction(Action action,
                                             KeyStroke ks,
                                             KeyEvent event,
                                             Object sender,
                                             int modifiers)

      Invokes `actionPerformed` on `action` if `action` is enabled (and non-`null`). The command for the ActionEvent is determined by:
      1. If the action was registered via `registerKeyboardAction`, then the command string passed in (`null` will be used if `null` was passed in).
      2. Action value with name Action.ACTION_COMMAND_KEY, unless `null`.
      3. String value of the KeyEvent, unless `getKeyChar` returns KeyEvent.CHAR_UNDEFINED..
      This will return true if `action` is non-`null` and actionPerformed is invoked on it.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### replaceUIInputMap

          public static void replaceUIInputMap(JComponent component,
                                               int type,
                                               InputMap uiInputMap)

      Convenience method to change the UI InputMap for `component` to `uiInputMap`. If `uiInputMap` is `null`, this removes any previously installed UI InputMap.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### replaceUIActionMap

          public static void replaceUIActionMap(JComponent component,
                                                ActionMap uiActionMap)

      Convenience method to change the UI ActionMap for `component` to `uiActionMap`. If `uiActionMap` is `null`, this removes any previously installed UI ActionMap.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### getUIInputMap

          public static InputMap getUIInputMap(JComponent component,
                                               int condition)

      Returns the InputMap provided by the UI for condition `condition` in component `component`.

      This will return `null` if the UI has not installed a InputMap of the specified type.

      Since:
        1.3

    - #### getUIActionMap

          public static ActionMap getUIActionMap(JComponent component)

      Returns the ActionMap provided by the UI in component `component`.

      This will return `null` if the UI has not installed an ActionMap.

      Since:
        1.3

    - #### calculateInnerArea

          public static Rectangle calculateInnerArea(JComponent c,
                                                     Rectangle r)

      Stores the position and size of the inner painting area of the specified component in `r` and returns `r`. The position and size specify the bounds of the component, adjusted so as not to include the border area (the insets). This method is useful for classes that implement painting code.
      Parameters:
        `c` - the JComponent in question; if `null`, this method returns `null`
        `r` - the Rectangle instance to be modified; may be `null`
      Returns:
        `null` if the Component is `null`; otherwise, returns the passed-in rectangle (if non-`null`) or a new rectangle specifying position and size information
      Since:
        1.4

    - #### getUnwrappedParent

          public static Container getUnwrappedParent(Component component)

      Returns the first ancestor of the `component` which is not an instance of `JLayer`.
      Parameters:
        `component` - `Component` to get the first ancestor of, which is not a `JLayer` instance.
      Returns:
        the first ancestor of the `component` which is not an instance of `JLayer`. If such an ancestor can not be found, `null` is returned.
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - if `component` is `null`
      Since:
        1.7
      See Also:
        `JLayer`

    - #### getUnwrappedView

          public static Component getUnwrappedView(JViewport viewport)

      Returns the first `JViewport`'s descendant which is not an instance of `JLayer`. If such a descendant can not be found, `null` is returned. If the `viewport`'s view component is not a `JLayer`, this method is equivalent to `JViewport.getView()` otherwise `JLayer.getView()` will be recursively called on all descending `JLayer`s.
      Parameters:
        `viewport` - `JViewport` to get the first descendant of, which in not a `JLayer` instance.
      Returns:
        the first `JViewport`'s descendant which is not an instance of `JLayer`. If such a descendant can not be found, `null` is returned.
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - if `viewport` is `null`
      Since:
        1.7
      See Also:
        `JViewport.getView()`, `JLayer`

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