Removing the Title Bar of a Frame

In this section, you will learn how to remove the title bar of a frame or window in java. That means show the frame or window without title bar. The title bar of the frame or window which holds the icon, minimize button, maximize button and close button with the title of the frame. Following is the image of the frame without title bar:

Code Description:

setUndecorated(boolean):
This is the method of the JFrame class that sets the frame decoration. It takes a boolean typed value either true or false. If you passes the true then the frame will undecorated means the frame will not show the title bar and if you passes the false then the frame will show the title bar.

Here is the code of the program:


import javax.swing.*;



public class RemoveTitleFrame{

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    JFrame frame = new JFrame("Removing the Title Bar of a Frame");

    frame.setUndecorated(true);

    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    frame.setSize(400,400);

    frame.setVisible(true);

  }

}

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Very good application not know how it was looking ... thanks ..

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Posted by percy on Saturday, 03.8.08 @ 21:14pm | #52036

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i have used the setundecorated() as u said but the problem is iam unable to position the frame when loaded please help

Posted by kareem on Friday, 02.1.08 @ 16:05pm | #46852

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frame.setUndecorated(true); must be called before any call to setVisible or pack();

Try moving frame.setUndecorated(true); to the spot right after the creation of the frame.

Posted by RandomAnon on Thursday, 09.20.07 @ 20:59pm | #28207

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on using frame.setUndecorated(true);
i am getting this exception
java.awt.IllegalComponentStateException

Posted by Amarnath Anna on Thursday, 08.9.07 @ 21:09pm | #23041

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on using frame.setUndecorated(true);
i am getting this exception
java.awt.IllegalComponentStateException

Posted by Nirmal on Wednesday, 08.8.07 @ 15:42pm | #22934

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It is good ...It is very helpful to me...
I am waiting for this code..from last 2 days

Posted by Venkateswara Rao on Tuesday, 11.28.06 @ 11:38am | #170

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