Creating an Internal Frame in java

**samualres** · 24-02-2010

Hello, I am working on the java programming language. And while working on it I am not able to get the solution for the creating an frame inside the another frame. I have tried to get solution for it on internet, but I am not able to get the solution for it. One of my friend told me that I need to use the Internal Frame for it, but I don't know how to use it. So, if anyone knows how to use the Internal frame in java, then please help me to achieve it.

**opaper** · 24-02-2010

With the JInternalFrame class you can display a JFrame-like window within another window. Usually, you add internal frames to a desktop pane. The desktop pane, in turn, might be used as the content pane of a JFrame. The desktop pane is an instance of JDesktopPane, which is a subclass of JLayerdPane that has added API for managing multiple overlapping internal frames.

**MindSpace** · 24-02-2010

You need to make use of the JInternalFrame for this purpose. You can simply use the Contstructors and methods below for this purpose. JInternalFrame provide you following facility of constructor:

JInternalFrame()
JInternalFrame(String)
JInternalFrame(String, boolean)
JInternalFrame(String, boolean, boolean)
JInternalFrame(String, boolean, boolean, boolean)
JInternalFrame(String, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean)
static int showInternalConfirmDialog(Component, Object)
static String showInternalInputDialog(Component, Object)
static Object showInternalMessageDialog(Component, Object)
static int showInternalOptionDialog(Component, Object, String, int, int, Icon, Object[], Object)

**Modifier** · 24-02-2010

Hello, the code below will simply solve your problem by making use of the program below. So, just make use of it and get your problem solved:

Code:

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class IFrame
{
   public static void main(String[] a) 
{
      JFrame frame = new JFrame("Internal Frames");
      frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      frame.setSize(300,300);
      JDesktopPane desktop = new JDesktopPane();
      frame.setContentPane(desktop);
      JInternalFrame f = createFrame("FirstFrame");
      f.setLocation(10,10);
      desktop.add(f);
      f = createFrame("SecondFrame");
      f.setLocation(60,60);
      desktop.add(f);
      frame.setVisible(true);
   }
   private static JInternalFrame createFrame(String t) 
{
      JInternalFrame Iframe = new JInternalFrame(t);
      f.setResizable(true);
      Iframe.setClosable(true);
      Iframe.setMaximizable(true);
      Iframe.setIconifiable(true);
      Iframe.setSize(200,200);
      Iframe.setVisible(true);
      return Iframe;
   }
}

**Praetor** · 24-02-2010

For creating Internal Frame in java you first need to set the variables below:

Code:

boolean resizable = true;
boolean closeable = true;
boolean maximizable = true;
boolean iconifiable = true;

After that you can simply provide the size of the frame as below:

Code:

int wdth = 120;
int hgt = 20;

Then for creating the internal frame you need to use the code below:

Code:

JInternalFrame jinternalframe = new JInternalFrame("", resizable, closeable, maximizable, iconifiable);
jinternalframe.setSize(wdth, hgt);
JDesktopPane desktoppane = new JDesktopPane();
desktoppane.add(jinternalframe);