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Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination

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>      Could you elaborate on "not recommended?"  For my own applications,
> EXIT_ON_CLOSE is the option I use most frequently. The next is
> DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE with a WindowAdapter for window-closing events;
> both stratagems seem unobjectionable to me.
> 

I know I checked how to write a window close method before and found multiple references saying never use EXIT_ON_CLOSE.  Here is one such example.
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/258099/how-to-close-a-java-swing-application-from-the-code
Your JFrame default close action can be set to "DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE" instead of EXIT_ON_CLOSE (why people keep using EXIT_ON_CLOSE is beyond me).

If you have any undisposed windows or non-daemon threads, your application will not terminate. This should be considered a error (and solving it with System.exit is a very bad idea).

The most common culprits are java.util.Timer and a custom Thread you've created. Both should be set to daemon or must be explicitly killed.

If you want to check for all active frames, you can use Frame.getFrames(). If all Windows/Frames are disposed of, then use a debugger to check for any non-daemon threads that are still running.
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I just set my windows to DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE.  I map the F7 key to open a confirm exit dialog, and F7 again to call dispose() on the window if the dialog is already visible. (F5 mapped to cancel dialog)

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javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2015-07-13 16:03 -0700
  Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-13 20:27 -0400
    Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2015-07-13 17:46 -0700
      Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-13 21:35 -0400
        Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-13 22:13 -0400
          Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-13 22:27 -0400
          Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination e.d.programmer@gmail.com - 2015-07-14 06:31 -0700
            Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-14 10:15 -0400
              Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-14 10:22 -0400
              Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination e.d.programmer@gmail.com - 2015-07-14 07:39 -0700
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-07-14 10:53 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination e.d.programmer@gmail.com - 2015-07-14 10:16 -0700
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-07-14 13:25 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination e.d.programmer@gmail.com - 2015-07-14 10:45 -0700
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-07-14 14:16 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-07-14 12:56 -0700
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-07-14 16:14 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination e.d.programmer@gmail.com - 2015-07-15 05:11 -0700
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-15 08:33 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-07-15 18:46 +0000
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-15 21:18 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-15 22:13 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-14 10:55 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2015-07-14 08:17 -0700
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-14 11:42 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-07-14 18:35 +0000
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-14 15:17 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-14 15:36 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-07-14 15:51 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-07-14 21:51 +0000
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2015-07-14 15:08 -0700
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-07-15 01:16 +0000
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-14 16:09 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-14 18:32 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-14 18:34 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-14 20:31 -0400
                Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2015-07-14 08:16 -0700
  Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2015-07-14 08:32 +0200
  Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-14 22:18 -0400
  Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-15 08:26 -0400
    Re: javax.swing.Timer blocking program termination Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2015-07-15 11:05 -0700

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