Module java.desktop

Class MetalLookAndFeel

java.lang.Object
javax.swing.LookAndFeel
javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicLookAndFeel
javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class MetalLookAndFeel extends BasicLookAndFeel
The Java Look and Feel, otherwise known as Metal.

Each of the ComponentUIs provided by MetalLookAndFeel derives its behavior from the defaults table. Unless otherwise noted each of the ComponentUI implementations in this package document the set of defaults they use. Unless otherwise noted the defaults are installed at the time installUI is invoked, and follow the recommendations outlined in LookAndFeel for installing defaults.

MetalLookAndFeel derives it's color palette and fonts from MetalTheme. The default theme is OceanTheme. The theme can be changed using the setCurrentTheme method, refer to it for details on changing the theme. Prior to 1.5 the default theme was DefaultMetalTheme. The system property "swing.metalTheme" can be set to "steel" to indicate the default should be DefaultMetalTheme.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

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