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 # getFrame

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

abstract fun [getFrame](get-frame.md)(): [JFrame](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/javax/swing/JFrame.html)

gets a Frame that should be used as the parent for all windows displayed by Java plug-ins. This Frame is not the actual ModelCenter window and should not be used for anything but specifying a parent window. If ModelCenter is running in server mode, this object will be null.

#### Return

a JFrame object