Class SystemColor

java.lang.Object
java.awt.Color
java.awt.SystemColor
All Implemented Interfaces:
Paint, Transparency, Serializable 
public final class SystemColor extends Color implements Serializable
A class to encapsulate symbolic colors representing the color of native GUI objects on a system. For systems which support the dynamic update of the system colors (when the user changes the colors) the actual RGB values of these symbolic colors will also change dynamically. In order to compare the "current" RGB value of a SystemColor object with a non-symbolic Color object, getRGB should be used rather than equals.

Note that the way in which these system colors are applied to GUI objects may vary slightly from platform to platform since GUI objects may be rendered differently on each platform.

System color values may also be available through the getDesktopProperty method on java.awt.Toolkit.

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Field Summary

Modifier and Type Field Description
static final int ACTIVE_CAPTION
The array index for the activeCaption system color.
static final int ACTIVE_CAPTION_BORDER
The array index for the activeCaptionBorder system color.
static final int ACTIVE_CAPTION_TEXT
The array index for the activeCaptionText system color.
static final SystemColor activeCaption
The color rendered for the window-title background of the currently active window.
static final SystemColor activeCaptionBorder
The color rendered for the border around the currently active window.
static final SystemColor activeCaptionText
The color rendered for the window-title text of the currently active window.
static final SystemColor control
The color rendered for the background of control panels and control objects, such as pushbuttons.
static final int CONTROL
The array index for the control system color.
static final int CONTROL_DK_SHADOW
The array index for the controlDkShadow system color.
static final int CONTROL_HIGHLIGHT
The array index for the controlHighlight system color.
static final int CONTROL_LT_HIGHLIGHT
The array index for the controlLtHighlight system color.
static final int CONTROL_SHADOW
The array index for the controlShadow system color.
static final int CONTROL_TEXT
The array index for the controlText system color.
static final SystemColor controlDkShadow
The color rendered for dark shadow areas on 3D control objects, such as pushbuttons.
static final SystemColor controlHighlight
The color rendered for light areas of 3D control objects, such as pushbuttons.
static final SystemColor controlLtHighlight
The color rendered for highlight areas of 3D control objects, such as pushbuttons.
static final SystemColor controlShadow
The color rendered for shadow areas of 3D control objects, such as pushbuttons.
static final SystemColor controlText
The color rendered for the text of control panels and control objects, such as pushbuttons.
static final SystemColor desktop
The color rendered for the background of the desktop.
static final int DESKTOP
The array index for the desktop system color.
static final int INACTIVE_CAPTION
The array index for the inactiveCaption system color.
static final int INACTIVE_CAPTION_BORDER
The array index for the inactiveCaptionBorder system color.
static final int INACTIVE_CAPTION_TEXT
The array index for the inactiveCaptionText system color.
static final SystemColor inactiveCaption
The color rendered for the window-title background of inactive windows.
static final SystemColor inactiveCaptionBorder
The color rendered for the border around inactive windows.
static final SystemColor inactiveCaptionText
The color rendered for the window-title text of inactive windows.
static final SystemColor info
The color rendered for the background of tooltips or spot help.
static final int INFO
The array index for the info system color.
static final int INFO_TEXT
The array index for the infoText system color.
static final SystemColor infoText
The color rendered for the text of tooltips or spot help.
static final SystemColor menu
The color rendered for the background of menus.
static final int MENU
The array index for the menu system color.
static final int MENU_TEXT
The array index for the menuText system color.
static final SystemColor menuText
The color rendered for the text of menus.
static final int NUM_COLORS
The number of system colors in the array.
static final SystemColor scrollbar
The color rendered for the background of scrollbars.
static final int SCROLLBAR
The array index for the scrollbar system color.
static final SystemColor text
The color rendered for the background of text control objects, such as textfields and comboboxes.
static final int TEXT
The array index for the text system color.
static final int TEXT_HIGHLIGHT
The array index for the textHighlight system color.
static final int TEXT_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT
The array index for the textHighlightText system color.
static final int TEXT_INACTIVE_TEXT
The array index for the textInactiveText system color.
static final int TEXT_TEXT
The array index for the textText system color.
static final SystemColor textHighlight
The color rendered for the background of selected items, such as in menus, comboboxes, and text.
static final SystemColor textHighlightText
The color rendered for the text of selected items, such as in menus, comboboxes, and text.
static final SystemColor textInactiveText
The color rendered for the text of inactive items, such as in menus.
static final SystemColor textText
The color rendered for the text of text control objects, such as textfields and comboboxes.
static final SystemColor window
The color rendered for the background of interior regions inside windows.
static final int WINDOW
The array index for the window system color.
static final int WINDOW_BORDER
The array index for the windowBorder system color.
static final int WINDOW_TEXT
The array index for the windowText system color.
static final SystemColor windowBorder
The color rendered for the border around interior regions inside windows.
static final SystemColor windowText
The color rendered for text of interior regions inside windows.

Fields declared in class java.awt.Color

black, BLACK, blue, BLUE, cyan, CYAN, DARK_GRAY, darkGray, gray, GRAY, green, GREEN, LIGHT_GRAY, lightGray, magenta, MAGENTA, orange, ORANGE, pink, PINK, red, RED, white, WHITE, yellow, YELLOW

Fields declared in interface java.awt.Transparency

BITMASK, OPAQUE, TRANSLUCENT

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method Description
String toString()
Returns a string representation of this Color's values.

Methods declared in class java.awt.Color

brighter, createContext, darker, decode, equals, getAlpha, getBlue, getColor, getColor, getColor, getColorComponents, getColorComponents, getColorSpace, getComponents, getComponents, getGreen, getHSBColor, getRed, getRGB, getRGBColorComponents, getRGBComponents, getTransparency, hashCode, HSBtoRGB, RGBtoHSB

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

DESKTOP

@Native public static final int DESKTOP
The array index for the desktop system color.
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ACTIVE_CAPTION

@Native public static final int ACTIVE_CAPTION
The array index for the activeCaption system color.
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ACTIVE_CAPTION_TEXT

@Native public static final int ACTIVE_CAPTION_TEXT
The array index for the activeCaptionText system color.
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ACTIVE_CAPTION_BORDER

@Native public static final int ACTIVE_CAPTION_BORDER
The array index for the activeCaptionBorder system color.
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INACTIVE_CAPTION

@Native public static final int INACTIVE_CAPTION
The array index for the inactiveCaption system color.
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INACTIVE_CAPTION_TEXT

@Native public static final int INACTIVE_CAPTION_TEXT
The array index for the inactiveCaptionText system color.
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INACTIVE_CAPTION_BORDER

@Native public static final int INACTIVE_CAPTION_BORDER
The array index for the inactiveCaptionBorder system color.
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WINDOW

@Native public static final int WINDOW
The array index for the window system color.
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WINDOW_BORDER

@Native public static final int WINDOW_BORDER
The array index for the windowBorder system color.
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WINDOW_TEXT

@Native public static final int WINDOW_TEXT
The array index for the windowText system color.
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MENU_TEXT

@Native public static final int MENU_TEXT
The array index for the menuText system color.
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TEXT

@Native public static final int TEXT
The array index for the text system color.
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TEXT_TEXT

@Native public static final int TEXT_TEXT
The array index for the textText system color.
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TEXT_HIGHLIGHT

@Native public static final int TEXT_HIGHLIGHT
The array index for the textHighlight system color.
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TEXT_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT

@Native public static final int TEXT_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT
The array index for the textHighlightText system color.
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TEXT_INACTIVE_TEXT

@Native public static final int TEXT_INACTIVE_TEXT
The array index for the textInactiveText system color.
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CONTROL

@Native public static final int CONTROL
The array index for the control system color.
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CONTROL_TEXT

@Native public static final int CONTROL_TEXT
The array index for the controlText system color.
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CONTROL_HIGHLIGHT

@Native public static final int CONTROL_HIGHLIGHT
The array index for the controlHighlight system color.
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CONTROL_LT_HIGHLIGHT

@Native public static final int CONTROL_LT_HIGHLIGHT
The array index for the controlLtHighlight system color.
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CONTROL_SHADOW

@Native public static final int CONTROL_SHADOW
The array index for the controlShadow system color.
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CONTROL_DK_SHADOW

@Native public static final int CONTROL_DK_SHADOW
The array index for the controlDkShadow system color.
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SCROLLBAR

@Native public static final int SCROLLBAR
The array index for the scrollbar system color.
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INFO

@Native public static final int INFO
The array index for the info system color.
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INFO_TEXT

@Native public static final int INFO_TEXT
The array index for the infoText system color.
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NUM_COLORS

@Native public static final int NUM_COLORS
The number of system colors in the array.
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desktop

public static final SystemColor desktop
The color rendered for the background of the desktop.

activeCaption

public static final SystemColor activeCaption
The color rendered for the window-title background of the currently active window.

activeCaptionText

public static final SystemColor activeCaptionText
The color rendered for the window-title text of the currently active window.

activeCaptionBorder

public static final SystemColor activeCaptionBorder
The color rendered for the border around the currently active window.

inactiveCaption

public static final SystemColor inactiveCaption
The color rendered for the window-title background of inactive windows.

inactiveCaptionText

public static final SystemColor inactiveCaptionText
The color rendered for the window-title text of inactive windows.

inactiveCaptionBorder

public static final SystemColor inactiveCaptionBorder
The color rendered for the border around inactive windows.

window

public static final SystemColor window
The color rendered for the background of interior regions inside windows.

windowBorder

public static final SystemColor windowBorder
The color rendered for the border around interior regions inside windows.

windowText

public static final SystemColor windowText
The color rendered for text of interior regions inside windows.

text

public static final SystemColor text
The color rendered for the background of text control objects, such as textfields and comboboxes.

textText

public static final SystemColor textText
The color rendered for the text of text control objects, such as textfields and comboboxes.

textHighlight

public static final SystemColor textHighlight
The color rendered for the background of selected items, such as in menus, comboboxes, and text.

textHighlightText

public static final SystemColor textHighlightText
The color rendered for the text of selected items, such as in menus, comboboxes, and text.

textInactiveText

public static final SystemColor textInactiveText
The color rendered for the text of inactive items, such as in menus.

control

public static final SystemColor control
The color rendered for the background of control panels and control objects, such as pushbuttons.

controlText

public static final SystemColor controlText
The color rendered for the text of control panels and control objects, such as pushbuttons.

controlHighlight

public static final SystemColor controlHighlight
The color rendered for light areas of 3D control objects, such as pushbuttons. This color is typically derived from the control background color to provide a 3D effect.

controlLtHighlight

public static final SystemColor controlLtHighlight
The color rendered for highlight areas of 3D control objects, such as pushbuttons. This color is typically derived from the control background color to provide a 3D effect.

controlShadow

public static final SystemColor controlShadow
The color rendered for shadow areas of 3D control objects, such as pushbuttons. This color is typically derived from the control background color to provide a 3D effect.

controlDkShadow

public static final SystemColor controlDkShadow
The color rendered for dark shadow areas on 3D control objects, such as pushbuttons. This color is typically derived from the control background color to provide a 3D effect.

scrollbar

public static final SystemColor scrollbar
The color rendered for the background of scrollbars.

info

public static final SystemColor info
The color rendered for the background of tooltips or spot help.

infoText

public static final SystemColor infoText
The color rendered for the text of tooltips or spot help.

Method Details

toString

public String toString()
Returns a string representation of this Color's values. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.
Overrides:
toString in class Color
Returns:
a string representation of this Color

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