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Jon C. Creyts <jcreyts@newton.berkeley.edu> skrev i
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> Simple Q:
>
> What is the easiest way to identify the parent FRAME associated with a
> menu.  As a simple example, suppose I would like to instantiate a dialog
> box when a menu item is selected.  Constructing a new dialog box
> requires that a parent frame be identified.  If the menu is a class of
> its own, I need some way to reference the frame wherein the menu resides
> to create the dialog box.  Is there a function similar to getParent that
> allows you to do so?

Window w=SwingUtilities.windowForComponent(myMenuItem);

Better check that the Window is a Frame before you proceed...
Or you can use

Frame f=SwingUtilities.getAncestorOfClass(Frame.class, myMenuItem);

which may return null (if the window isn't a Frame).

Both methods work with any Component..