Maximize JFrame from code

[Marcus Rag]

Hi there,

I am new to the forum, so I apologize for any daft moments :)

I searched for this topic and only got topic on disabling the maximize button, so here goes.

I need to set my jFrame (which is also my main class) to maximize in startup. To set it to be the same size as the screen is not good enough, because that means that someone might accidentally move it.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Marcus

[Rob Camick]

frame.setExtendedState(...);

[Marcus Rag]

Thanks Rob,

but where in my code do I put this?

cheers

[Rob Camick]

Experiment. How long does it take to add that line of code in your program to see what it does.

[Marcus Rag]

I already have experimented...and it takes very long. I constantly get the error that the non-static method can not be referenced from a static contexted...

[Rob Spoor]

Either call frame.setExtendedState(...) where frame is your JFrame instance, or call it inside an instance method of the JFrame. That's not so hard, is it?

[Michael Dunn]

> I constantly get the error that the non-static method can not be referenced from a static contexted...

I'd also suggest you forget about GUI's until you understand the fundamentals of the language.
and, no, Netbeans won't provide those.