java Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ClassCastException

Question

When i run my swing application, sometimes at the beginning i got following exception:

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ClassCastException
at javax.swing.LayoutComparator.compare(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.LayoutComparator.compare(Unknown Source)
at java.util.TimSort.countRunAndMakeAscending(Unknown Source)
at java.util.TimSort.sort(Unknown Source)
at java.util.Arrays.sort(Unknown Source)
at java.util.ArrayList.sort(Unknown Source)
at java.util.Collections.sort(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.SortingFocusTraversalPolicy.enumerateAndSortCycle(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.SortingFocusTraversalPolicy.getFocusTraversalCycle(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.SortingFocusTraversalPolicy.getFirstComponent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.LayoutFocusTraversalPolicy.getFirstComponent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.SortingFocusTraversalPolicy.getDefaultComponent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.FocusTraversalPolicy.getInitialComponent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.SequencedEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

I have found solution to this, but i am not sure if this completely solves the problem. If i change:

public class MainFrame extends JFrame {
    ...
}
public static void main(String[] args){
    new MainFrame();
}

to:

public static void main(String[] args){
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
            new MainFrame();
        }
    });
}

can i be sure this eliminates above exception from occuring completely, and that creating form outside The Event Dispatch Thread was the only reason causing error?

Here is simplified code for my application:

public class App {

    //MyFrame can be show independently or in a TabbedPane
    public static class MyFrame extends JFrame {
        public MyFrame() {
            setLayout(new BoxLayout(getContentPane(), BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));

            for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
                JPanel panel = new JPanel();
                panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Panel " + i));
                panel.add(new JLabel("label " + i));
                add(panel);
            }

            pack();
            setVisible(true);
        }
    }

    public static class MainTabsFrame extends JFrame {
        public MainTabsFrame() {
            JTabbedPane tabsPane = new JTabbedPane();

            JFrame frame = new MyFrame();
            tabsPane.addTab("My Frame 1", frame.getContentPane());
            frame.setVisible(false);

            add(tabsPane);
            pack();
            setLocationRelativeTo(null);
            setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

            setVisible(true);
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new MainTabsFrame();
    }
}

can you clarify what you mean by, "sometimes at the beginning"? — ChadNC
– ChadNC, Commented Jun 15, 2016 at 12:33
Errors occur while starting the application. I can't say when exactly because it is thrown in swing EDT, moreover not all runs produce error. — hal
– hal, Commented Jun 15, 2016 at 12:55
Does the error occur when you only use the MainTabsFrame in the main method or does it happen for both? — ChadNC
– ChadNC, Commented Jun 15, 2016 at 19:39
Error occures when I use in main method MainTabsFrame alone. — hal
– hal, Commented Jun 16, 2016 at 8:21

sandromark78 · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-15 10:32:53Z

2

It is necessary one more line of code.

This is the final solution:

public static void main(String[] args){
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
            JFrame _mf= new MainFrame();
            _mf.setVisible(true);
        }
    });
}

Please remember that every kind of operation that involves a Swing object has to be performed by the Event Dispatch Thread, so also the creation and visualization of the first JFrame.

answered Jun 15, 2016 at 10:32

sandromark78

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2 Comments

hal Over a year ago

If i check status of swing object for example 'myJFrame.isVisible()' i should also do it from EDT, am i right?

sandromark78 Over a year ago

It should be better, but, from another side, you perform a read-only operation, so it is not so necessary.

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