Where did javax.swing.plaf.metal go after 1.4?

Question

Dear Users of the java.swing libraries,
I've made a schoolproject in javax.swing and i am using the javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel as LookAndFeel.
The Problem is: it seems sun has removed the Metal LookAndFeel in versions past 1.4 or something like that. I read this in the source DefaultmetalTheme.java file:
* This class describes the default Metal Theme.
* <p>
* <strong>Warning:</strong>
* Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with
* future Swing releases. The current serialization support is
* appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running
* the same version of Swing.  As of 1.4, support for long term storage
* of all JavaBeans^{<font size="-2">TM</font>}
* has been added to the <code>java.beans</code> package.
* Please see {@link java.beans.XMLEncoder}.
* @version 1.25 01/23/03
* @author Steve Wilson
*/Now i wonder, can i find this cool Metal style anywhere else? In like the java.beans that was mentioned in the code of DefaultmetalTheme.java.
In my current situation my project is ruined and i would relly appriciate some feedback on this!
Yours Truthfully,
Alexander Thore

Answer 1

They would only be where you put them.
You should be importing them to your computer regularly as you would with any digital camera, most especially before any update.
If you failed to do this, then they are likely gone.
You can try a restore from backup.