Java Tips - How to tile all internal frames when requested

This Java tip illustrates a method of tiling all internal frames when requested. This tip may be useful for developer who are using internal frames in their applications and wants to provide an option of tiling to their users.


import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

import java.awt.*;

import java.beans.*;



public class TileAction extends AbstractAction {

    

    private JDesktopPane desk; // the desktop to work with

    

    public TileAction(JDesktopPane desk) {

        super("Tile Frames");

        this.desk = desk;

    }

    

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ev) {

        

        // How many frames do we have?

        JInternalFrame[] allframes = desk.getAllFrames();

        int count = allframes.length;

        if (count == 0) return;

        

        // Determine the necessary grid size

        int sqrt = (int)Math.sqrt(count);

        int rows = sqrt;

        int cols = sqrt;

        if (rows * cols < count) {

            cols++;

            if (rows * cols < count) {

                rows++;

            }

        }

        

        // Define some initial values for size & location.

        Dimension size = desk.getSize();

        

        int w = size.width / cols;

        int h = size.height / rows;

        int x = 0;

        int y = 0;

        

        // Iterate over the frames, deiconifying any iconified frames and then

        // relocating & resizing each.

        for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {

            for (int j = 0; j < cols && ((i * cols) + j < count); j++) {

                JInternalFrame f = allframes[(i * cols) + j];

                

                if (!f.isClosed() && f.isIcon()) {

                    try {

                        f.setIcon(false);

                    } catch (PropertyVetoException ignored) {}

                }

                

                desk.getDesktopManager().resizeFrame(f, x, y, w, h);

                x += w;

            }

            y += h; // start the next row

            x = 0;

        }

    }

}

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