Java Swing - How to disable a JPanel?

Question

I have several JComponents on a JPanel and I want to disable all of those components when I press a Start button.

At present, I am disabling all of the components explicitly by

component1.setEnabled(false);
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But Is there anyway by which I can disable all of the components at once? I tried to disable the JPanel to which these components are added by

panel.setEnabled(false);

but it didn't work.

Answer 1

The panel should have a getComponents() method which can use in a loop to disable the sub-components without explicitly naming them.

Answer 2

Use the JXLayer, with LockableUI.

Answer 3

The Disabled Panel provides support for two approaches. One to recursively disable components, the other to "paint" the panel with a disabled look.