Find a AWT frame in SWT

[borobudur]

Hi, I'm in the SWT environment using some deployed Matlab functions (there is a deploy tool in Matlab to transform Matlab functions into classe files).

On thing is to use the Matlab plot which opens in a AWT frame, all done by a Matlab library. I would like to reach the frame and get it's canvas in my SWT shell but I have no clue how to reach this frame. On the java site it looks like this:

	         /* Create new plotter object */
	         plotter thePlot = new plotter();
	         /* Plot data */
	         thePlot.drawplot(x, y);
	         thePlot.waitForFigures();

plotter is the generated class and drawplot is the Matlab function.

 

[Wildcard]

I'm pretty sure that's not possible. SWT is capable of a notion of embedding when it comes to embedded AWT/Swing, DirectX, OLE automation and some others like XULRunner, however, none of them actually steals an existing Window but creates controls that are embedded in an SWT composite.

 

[borobudur]

Hi Wildcard, thanks again for your help!

but creates controls that are embedded in an SWT composite

You mean there is a possibility?

 

[Wildcard]

Yeah, you can easily create a fake AWT Frame that sits inside of an SWT Composite. Usually you add a root container to that frame and fill it with content. If you go with a mid-weight container like JApplet as your root container, then you can almost seamlessly integrate either AWT, or Swing applications.
However, from how I understood you, you're planning to 'grab' an already existing AWT frame and display that in a composite and I don't think that's working.

 

[borobudur]

However, from how I understood you, you're planning to 'grab' an already existing AWT frame and display that in a composite and I don't think that's working.

Yes, that's what I would like to do but I guess I have to give the idea up anyway. There would be to much editing on the existing matlab code...
Thanks again!