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/*
 * Copyright © 1996-2009 GlobalMentor, Inc. 
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package com.globalmentor.swing;

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

/**
 * Utility methods for working with tabbed panes.
 * @author Garret Wilson
 * @see JTabbedPane
 */
public class TabbedPaneUtilities {

	/**
	 * If the given component has a tabbed pane as a parent, selects the tab of the tabbed pane that contains this component recursively up the hierarchy.
	 * @param component The component that may or may not be contained in one or more tabbed panes, or null if there is no component.
	 */
	public static void setSelectedParentTabs(Component component) {
		while(component != null) { //while we haven't went up the whole hierarchy
			final Component parent = component.getParent(); //get this component's parent
			if(parent instanceof JTabbedPane) { //if this parent is a tabbed pane
				((JTabbedPane)parent).setSelectedComponent(component); //select this component tab in the tabbed pane
			}
			component = parent; //move up the hierarchy
		}
	}

}