Add a header to JPopupMenu to enable repositioning by mouse dragging

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Code

class PopupHeaderMouseListener extends MouseAdapter {
  private final Point startPt = new Point();

  @Override public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
    if (SwingUtilities.isLeftMouseButton(e)) {
      startPt.setLocation(e.getPoint());
    }
  }

  @Override public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
    Component c = e.getComponent();
    Window w = SwingUtilities.getWindowAncestor(c);
    if (w != null && SwingUtilities.isLeftMouseButton(e)) {
      if (w.getType() == Window.Type.POPUP) { // Popup$HeavyWeightWindow
        Point pt = e.getLocationOnScreen();
        w.setLocation(pt.x - startPt.x, pt.y - startPt.y);
      } else { // Popup$LightWeightWindow
        Container popup = SwingUtilities.getAncestorOfClass(JPopupMenu.class, c);
        Point pt = popup.getLocation();
        popup.setLocation(pt.x - startPt.x + e.getX(), pt.y - startPt.y + e.getY());
      }
    }
  }
}

References

• Add a header to JPopupMenu to enable repositioning by mouse dragging(Japanese)