How can a drag a tab into a new window with Java Swing?

Question

Is there a way that I can have a tabbed application, where if i drag a tab off the window, it opens that panel in a new frame?

Yes. What have you tried so far? – justkt Mar 21 '11 at 12:00 — justkt, Mar 21 '11 at 12:00

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

Yes it is possible but you will have to post a bit of source code, to see what you have done so far. I found this link that maybe is interesting to you:

http://java-swing-tips.blogspot.com/2008/04/drag-and-drop-tabs-in-jtabbedpane.html

It explain how to drag and drop tabs, maybe you can apply the same principle to your idea.

Also in this forum there is a similar question, maybe you wanna have a look:

How to implement draggable tab using Java Swing?

How can a drag a tab into a new window with Java Swing?

1 Answers1