How to programmatically close a JFrame

Question

What\'s the correct way to get a JFrame to close, the same as if the user had hit the X close button, or pressed Alt+F4 (on W

Answer 1

If you really do not want your application to terminate when a JFrame is closed then,

use : setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);

instead of : setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

Here's a synopsis of what the solution looks like,

 myFrame.dispatchEvent(new WindowEvent(myFrame, WindowEvent.WINDOW_CLOSING));