Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

Hi,

I'm trying to figure SwingUtilities.invokeLater() out. I've been reading around here at sun, but I'm still a little confused. First of all WHEN should I use the SwingUtilities.invokeLater()? Is it always when I change some components? What if I do it in an event?

Fx I have the following problem: I have some code that is called from another thread. The called method changes some components, should that be within the SwingUtilities.invokeLater()? If so, what do I do about the this.setEnable()?

  public void _enable() {
    this.setEnabled(true);
    jButton1.setEnabled(true);
    tArea1.setEnabled(true);
    tArea2.setEnabled(true);
    jLabel1.setEnabled(true);
    jLabel2.setEnabled(true);
    splitPane.setEnabled(true);
}

/lars