JFrame not rendering until logic is complete

So basically I create a JFrame and it's contents, then I hide it.
I then open it, and run some memory-intensive file-opening afterwards.
My problem is that the JFrame's contents don't load until after the logic is complete (all I see is the JFrame's box filled with white).
How can I make sure the JFrame updates it's display properly before running the logic without using threads?

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Originally Posted by aoen

So basically I create a JFrame and it's contents, then I hide it.
I then open it, and run some memory-intensive file-opening afterwards.
My problem is that the JFrame's contents don't load until after the logic is complete (all I see is the JFrame's box filled with white).
How can I make sure the JFrame updates it's display properly before running the logic without using threads?

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The symptoms you describe are a sure sign that you're running your logic in the EDT (Event Dispatch Thread) so it can't do any painting in the mean time. Take away your logic from that thread and see what happens. (i.e. use another Thread for your logic).

kind regards,

Jos

Cross-post: Java Programming - JFrame not rendering until logic is complete

Please don't cross-post without notifying all parties that you're doing this. Thank you for your cooperation.

Oh sorry didn't know this wasn't allowed :S.


So I tried making a SwingWorker to do the intensive code for me, but for some reason it only runs the first time I call mySwingWorker.execute() (the second time it does nothing).

public static void main (String [] args)
{
setUp.execute();
}

public static SwingWorker <Void,Void> setUp = new SwingWorker<Void, Void>() {
public Void doInBackground() {
//Do Intensive Code
}
};

Is there really no way to just give the JFrame time to display it's contents before moving on?

It seems like I'm going to have to completely restructure all of my code just to put the logic in it's own thread.

Still shamelessly cross posting, huh?

db