(java) set JOption Pane to nice look
 

hi,
I have set my frame to setDefaultLookandFeelDecorated(true) with this statement.
this statement is in the main and the constructor calls the super() which is JFrame as i am extending JFrame.

In the same class i have a JOptionPane and i want it to have the same style as the main frame. I know the first parameter in constructing the JOptionPane is the frame which handles its display but i dont know how to refer to JFrame which i have set to be lookandfeeldecorted. can anyone help please ?

Pass it the this reference of the JFrame class.

Yes i expected that to work as well but it doesn't. And i tried

it all compiles fine but the OptionPane is still showing the default look . . . .

I think you shoud try to make a custom look and feel(just by extending the one you are using), so every componant as the same decoration.

its a good suggestion synna, I think this is the way i will go. By looking into that though i have realisied that to set the look of JOptionPanes you just need to declare:
and then you see the nice brown colour that Sun chose for warning messages. Its a good reason to extend the lookandfeel and create your own :)

thanks

try calling SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(frame);