How can I import a java swing class into the GUI builder of intellij?

Question

I have a eclipse project with some swing GUI form in it, and now I want to try IntelliJ for this project. Those swing forms were built under window builder plugin in eclipse, and I've only got one single *.java file.

Is there any plugin I can use to modify these swing forms under IntelliJ?

Answer 1

You can use the Form Snapshot feature to capture the structure of a dialog in your running application and save it as a .form file in the format of the IntelliJ IDEA IDEA UI Designer.

Note that the UI Designer does not support all possible Swing layout managers; you would not be able to edit the form if it uses an unsupported layout manager.