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Thread: Getting the width and height of a frame without borders

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    Default Getting the width and height of a frame without borders

    So im using the this.getContentPane().getSize(); to set a Dimension variable called borderlessSize (because its supposed to contain the size of the frame excluding the borders) and then im setting an int borderlessWidth and an int borderlessHeight, to borderlessSize.getWidth/Height. However when i print out borderlessWidth, and borderlessHeight, theyre both showing up as 0?? please help!! Heres my code.




    import java.awt.Color;
    import java.awt.Dimension;
    import java.awt.Graphics;
    import java.awt.Image;
    import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter;
    import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
     
    import javax.swing.JFrame;
     
     
    public class Frame extends JFrame
    {
    	int xCoord = 50; 
    	int yCoord = 50;
    	private final int ovalWidth = 25;
    	private final int ovalHeight = 25;
    	private final int WIDTH = 800;
    	private final int HEIGHT = WIDTH / 5 * 4;
    	private Dimension borderlessSize = this.getContentPane().getSize();
    	private final int borderlessWidth = (int)borderlessSize.getWidth();
    	private final int borderlessHeight = (int)borderlessSize.getHeight();
    	private Image dbImage;
    	private Graphics dbG;
    	private Dimension d = new Dimension(WIDTH, HEIGHT);
     
    	Frame()
    	{
    		addKeyListener(new AL());
    		setTitle("Frame");
    		setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    		setSize(d);
    		setResizable(false);
    		setVisible(true);
    		setBackground(Color.WHITE);
     
    		System.out.println(borderlessWidth + " " + borderlessHeight);
    	}
     
    	public void paint(Graphics g)
    	{
    		dbImage = createImage(getWidth(), getHeight());
    		dbG = dbImage.getGraphics();
    		paintComponent(dbG);
    		g.drawImage(dbImage, 0, 0, this);
     
    	}
     
    	public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
    	{
    		g.fillOval(xCoord, yCoord, ovalWidth, ovalHeight);
     
    		repaint();
    	}
     
    	public class AL extends KeyAdapter
    	{
    		public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
    		{
    			int keyCode = e.getKeyCode();
     
    			if(keyCode == e.VK_LEFT)
    			{
    				if(xCoord <= 0)
    				{
    					xCoord = 0;
    				}
    				else
    				{
    					xCoord += -15;
    				}
    			}
    			if(keyCode == e.VK_RIGHT)
    			{
    				if(xCoord >= borderlessWidth - ovalHeight)
    				{
    					xCoord = borderlessWidth - ovalHeight;
    				}
    				else
    				{
    					xCoord += 15;
    				}
    			}
    			if(keyCode == e.VK_UP)
    			{
    				if(yCoord <= 0)
    				{
    					System.out.println("top collision");
    					yCoord = 0;
    				}
    				else
    				{
    					yCoord += -15;
    				}
    			}
    			if(keyCode == e.VK_DOWN)
    			{
    				if(yCoord >= borderlessHeight - ovalHeight)
    				{
    					yCoord = borderlessHeight - ovalHeight;
    				}
    				else
    				{
    					yCoord += 15;
    				}
    			}
    		}
    	}
    }


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    Default Re: Getting the width and height of a frame without borders

    Are you getting the dimensions BEFORE the frame is shown?
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    Default Re: Getting the width and height of a frame without borders

    Where/when you declare and initialise your variables probably means that they are given values before the frame is constructed. Try giving them values after everything has been set up.
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    Default Re: Getting the width and height of a frame without borders

    I am declaring the borderlessDimension before I declare the frame and set it Visible, let me try declaring it after

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    Dude thanks so much! I feal like an idiot now haha

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