net.xoetrope.swing.splash
Class XSplashWindow

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          java.awt.Window
              net.xoetrope.swing.splash.XSplashWindow

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.io.Serializable, javax.accessibility.Accessible

public class XSplashWindow
extends java.awt.Window

A Splash window.

Usage: MyApplication is your application class. Create a Splasher class which opens the splash window, invokes the main method of your Application class, and disposes the splash window afterwards. Please note that we want to keep the Splasher class and the XSplashWindow class as small as possible. The less code and the less classes must be loaded into the JVM to open the splash screen, the faster it will appear.

 class Splasher {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
         XSplashWindow.splash(Startup.class.getResource("splash.gif"));
         MyApplication.main(args);
         XSplashWindow.disposeSplash();
    }
 }
 

See Also:

http://www.randelshofer.ch/oop/javasplash/javasplash.html, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Window

java.awt.Window.AccessibleAWTWindow

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, java.awt.Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, java.awt.Component.BltBufferStrategy, java.awt.Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

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

Method Summary

static void	disposeSplash(int delay) Closes the splash window.
java.awt.Graphics	getGraphics()
static void	invokeMain(java.lang.String className, java.lang.String[] args) Invokes the main method of the provided class name.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Shows the splash screen, launches the application and then disposes the splash screen.
void	paint(java.awt.Graphics g) Paints the image on the window.
void	setAlwaysOnTop() Make sure the splash screen is always on top
static void	splash(java.awt.Image image) Open's a splash window using the specified image.
static void	splash(java.net.URL imageURL) Open's a splash window using the specified image.
void	update(java.awt.Graphics g) Updates the display area of the window.

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Window

addNotify, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addWindowFocusListener, addWindowListener, addWindowStateListener, applyResourceBundle, applyResourceBundle, createBufferStrategy, createBufferStrategy, dispose, getAccessibleContext, getBufferStrategy, getFocusableWindowState, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusOwner, getFocusTraversalKeys, getGraphicsConfiguration, getIconImages, getInputContext, getListeners, getLocale, getModalExclusionType, getMostRecentFocusOwner, getOwnedWindows, getOwner, getOwnerlessWindows, getToolkit, getWarningString, getWindowFocusListeners, getWindowListeners, getWindows, getWindowStateListeners, hide, isActive, isAlwaysOnTop, isAlwaysOnTopSupported, isFocusableWindow, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocused, isLocationByPlatform, isShowing, pack, postEvent, processEvent, processWindowEvent, processWindowFocusEvent, processWindowStateEvent, removeNotify, removeWindowFocusListener, removeWindowListener, removeWindowStateListener, reshape, setAlwaysOnTop, setBounds, setBounds, setCursor, setFocusableWindowState, setFocusCycleRoot, setIconImage, setIconImages, setLocationByPlatform, setLocationRelativeTo, setMinimumSize, setModalExclusionType, setSize, setSize, setVisible, 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, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getInsets, getLayout, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getMousePosition, getPreferredSize, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, paramString, preferredSize, print, printComponents, processContainerEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setFont, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, 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, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBounds, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getHeight, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocation, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, 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, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isOpaque, isPreferredSizeSet, 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, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resize, resize, setBackground, setComponentOrientation, setDropTarget, setEnabled, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setForeground, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setMaximumSize, setName, setPreferredSize, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getGraphics

public java.awt.Graphics getGraphics()

Overrides:

getGraphics in class java.awt.Component

update

public void update(java.awt.Graphics g)

Updates the display area of the window.

Overrides:

update in class java.awt.Container

paint

public void paint(java.awt.Graphics g)

Paints the image on the window.

Overrides:

paint in class java.awt.Container

splash

public static void splash(java.awt.Image image)

Open's a splash window using the specified image.

Parameters:

image - The splash image.

splash

public static void splash(java.net.URL imageURL)

Open's a splash window using the specified image.

Parameters:

imageURL - The url of the splash image.

disposeSplash

public static void disposeSplash(int delay)

Closes the splash window.

Parameters:

delay - the dealy in milliseconds

invokeMain

public static void invokeMain(java.lang.String className,
                              java.lang.String[] args)

Invokes the main method of the provided class name.

Parameters:

args - the command line arguments

setAlwaysOnTop

public void setAlwaysOnTop()

Make sure the splash screen is always on top

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Shows the splash screen, launches the application and then disposes the splash screen.

Parameters:

args - the command line arguments