Use event listeners to enforce the minimum size of a window Q: Is there a clean way to set a minimum size for a window? I want users to be able to enlarge my application window, but not make it smaller than a certain minimum size. I looked at APIs on the JFrame hierarchy and couldn’t find anything I could use. Any help would be greatly appreciated. A: Here is the code: import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class MinSizeFrame extends JFrame implements ComponentListener { static final int WIDTH = 400; static final int HEIGHT = 400; static final int MIN_WIDTH = 300; static final int MIN_HEIGHT = 300; public MinSizeFrame() { setSize(WIDTH, HEIGHT); addComponentListener(this); } public void componentResized(ComponentEvent e) { int width = getWidth(); int height = getHeight(); //we check if either the width //or the height are below minimum boolean resize = false; if (width < MIN_WIDTH) { resize = true; width = MIN_WIDTH; } if (height < MIN_HEIGHT) { resize = true; height = MIN_HEIGHT; } if (resize) { setSize(width, height); } } public void componentMoved(ComponentEvent e) { } public void componentShown(ComponentEvent e) { } public void componentHidden(ComponentEvent e) { } public static void main(String args[]) { MinSizeFrame f = new MinSizeFrame(); f.setVisible(true); } } Random Walk Computing is the largest Java/CORBA consulting boutique in New York, focusing on solutions for the financial enterprise. Known for their leading-edge Java expertise, Random Walk consultants publish and speak about Java in some of the most respected forums in the world.