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How do I remove the line of TextArea where caret is located

what I tried to do is if when I call the function then the line disappeared where caret is located in JTextArea. I achieved at first line case but hard to do in middle and last line cases.
This is perfectly failed code what I did.
private void DeleteOptionActionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
String[] lines = area.getText().split("\n");
int caret = area.getCaretPosition();
int beforeLocation = 0;
for(int i = 0; i < area.getLineCount(); i++) {
try {
if(i == 0) {
if(caret <= lines[i].length())
area.replaceRange(null, area.getLineStartOffset(i), area.getLineEndOffset(i));
}
else {
if(caret <= lines[i].length() && caret > lines[beforeLocation].length()) {
area.replaceRange(null, area.getLineStartOffset(i), area.getLineEndOffset(i));
}
else {
caret -= lines[i].length();
beforeLocation = i;
continue;
}
}
} catch(BadLocationException e1) {
e1.printStackTrace();
}
caret -= lines[i].length();
beforeLocation = i;
}
}

Try using the Utilities class.
No need for any looping logic. Code should be something like:
int offset = textArea.getCaretPosition();
int start = Utilities.getRowStart(...);
int end = Utilities.getRowEnd(...);
textArea.replaceRange("", start, end);

scroll view in relation to tts android

how can i scroll a view (recyclerview) in relation to my tts,
ive looked at onUtterance but it seems to only have a start and stop listener, so i need to think outside the box, i give my tts a string from an Arraylist like this
ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < SpeakRecyclerGrid.recyclerView.getChildCount(); i++)
{
list.add(((EditText) SpeakRecyclerGrid.recyclerView.getChildAt(i)).getText().toString());
}
speakWords(words);
I was thinking about cutting the string up into sections and giving it to the TTS one string at a time and move the view as I go. I already give my gridlayout manager an int for the amount of columns (called columns).
The array list adds a comma after every word, so I was thinking something like
find the nth/(column) comma
split the string
check if tts is speaking and listen for onUtterance onDone to pass new string
read the string
move the view
and keep doing this until theres no words left and coding for the remainder % im not sure how to do all of that so if anyone wants to help feel free, (I think Im looking at StringUtils and creating each smaller string with a for loop and passing them to the tts in onUtteranceListener onDone, but im still a little new to android), but mainly does anyone have a better way

okay this is what i have so far but it could probably use some work im still an amateur, I've split the string into blocks based on the size of the screen, and the handler that scrolls the screen relies on the amount of letters in each broken up string, also the smoothscrolltoposition is scrolling a custom layout manager that scrolls pretty slowly im having an issue though where on some devices the array list counting the words will only reach 20 not sure why but ill ask and hopefully update this when ive fixed it so here is my speak and move method
public void speakAndMove(){
final ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
SpeakGrid.recyclerView.getLayoutManager().scrollToPosition(0);
for (int i = 0; i < SpeakRecyclerGrid.recyclerView.getChildCount(); i++) {
list.add(((EditText) SpeakRecyclerGrid.recyclerView.getChildAt(i)).getText().toString());
}
Integer numOfWords = list.size();
words = list.toString();
Integer count = 0;
Integer startPoint = 0;
scrollPos = 0;
final Integer speed = words.length() * 15;
Integer leftOver = 0;
final int columns = getResources().getInteger(R.integer.grid_columns);
System.out.println(numOfWords);
ArrayList<String> arrayList = new ArrayList<>();
if (list.size() <= columns) {
if (words.contains("[]")) {
speakWords("");
} else if (words.contains(", 's")) {
formatString = words.replaceFirst(", 's", "'s");
speakWords(formatString);
} else if (words.contains(", ing")) {
formatString = words.replaceFirst(", ing", "ing");
speakWords(formatString);
} else {
speakWords(words);
}
}
if (list.size()>=columns) {
for (int i = 0; i < words.length(); i++) {
if (words.charAt(i) == ',') {
count++;
if (count == columns) {
String ab = words.substring(startPoint, i + 1);
//speakWords(ab);
if (ab.contains(", 's")) {
formatString = ab.replaceFirst(", 's", "'s");
speakWords(formatString);
} else if (ab.contains(", ing")) {
formatString = ab.replaceFirst(", ing", "ing");
speakWords(formatString);
} else {
speakWords(ab);
}
startPoint = i + 1;
count = 0;
leftOver = words.length() - startPoint;
}
//SpeakGrid.recyclerView.getLayoutManager().scrollToPosition(scrollPos);
System.out.println("main string"+" scroll " + scrollPos + " startpoint " + startPoint +" speed " + speed);
}
}
if (leftOver > 0) {
String ab2 = words.substring(startPoint, words.length());
//speakWords(ab2);
if (ab2.contains(", 's")) {
formatString = ab2.replaceFirst(", 's", "'s");
speakWords(formatString);
} else if (ab2.contains(", ing")) {
formatString = ab2.replaceFirst(", ing", "ing");
speakWords(formatString);
} else {
speakWords(ab2);
}
//SpeakGrid.recyclerView.getLayoutManager().scrollToPosition(scrollPos);
System.out.println("leftovers "+ leftOver + " scroll " + scrollPos + " startpoint " + startPoint +" count " + scrollPos);
count = 0;
//scrollPos = 0;
}
}
final Handler h = new Handler();
h.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
// This method will be executed once the timer is over
// Start your app main activity
scrollPos = scrollPos + columns;
SpeakGrid.recyclerView.getLayoutManager().smoothScrollToPosition(SpeakGrid.recyclerView, null ,scrollPos);
System.out.println("position "+ scrollPos + " speed " + speed + " list size " + list.size());
if (scrollPos < list.size())
h.postDelayed(this,speed);
// close this activity
}
}, speed);
}

can't catch Exception

When I start my tests I want to see an Exception, but programm just stay on the one line "mobileTelephony.driver" and don't throught exception. I don't understand why?
#Test(groups = {"non-basic"})
#Parameters({"idCategory"})
public void checkSearchForm(int idCategory) throws InterruptedException {
String categoryName;
int location = 1;
StackOfCategories sub1Stack = TestSuiteMobileTelephony.sub1Stack;
boolean isItSubCategory;
basePage.getBasePage();
basePage.clickCategoryName(idCategory);
MobileTelephonyPage mobileTelephony = PageFactory.initElements(basePage.driver, MobileTelephonyPage.class);
while (location <= 3) {
mobileTelephony.clickChangeLocation(location);
for(int i = 1; i <= sub1Stack.size(); i++) {
if (location == 1) {
categoryName = sub1Stack.getCategory(i).getNameEn();
} else if (location == 2) {
categoryName = sub1Stack.getCategory(i).getNameRu();
} else {
categoryName = sub1Stack.getCategory(i).getNameUk();
}
mobileTelephony.writeInSearchFormAndClick(categoryName);
try {
mobileTelephony.driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//div[#id='breadcrumbs']/span1"));
} catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
mobileTelephony.back();
}
isItSubCategory = true;
AssertMessage.assertTrueNavigateSubCategory(categoryName, isItSubCategory);
mobileTelephony.back();
}
location++;
}
}
Mobail Telefony code
public class MobileTelephonyPage extends BasePage {
public void clickAndWriteNumber(String number) throws AWTException {
String[] numsArray = number.split("");
number1.clear();
number1.click();
Robot robot = new Robot();
// Constryction
for(int i = 0; i < numsArray.length; i++) {
switch(Integer.parseInt(numsArray[i])) {
case 0 :
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_0);
break;
case 1 :
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_1);
break;
case 2 :
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_2);
break;
case 3 :
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_3);
break;
case 4 :
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_4);
break;
case 5 :
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_5);
break;
case 6 :
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_6);
break;
case 7 :
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_7);
break;
case 8 :
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_8);
break;
case 9 :
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_9);
break;
}
}
}
public MobileTelephonyPage(WebDriver driver) {
super(driver);
}
public int getHeightImg(int number) {
int height = driver.findElement(By.xpath("(.//div[#class='icon']/img)[" + number + "]")).getSize().getHeight();
return height;
}
public int getWidthImg(int number) {
int width = driver.findElement(By.xpath("(.//div[#class='icon']/img)[" + number + "]")).getSize().getWidth();
return width;
}
public MobileTelephonyPage back() {
driver.navigate().back();
return this;
}
public String getCurrentURL() {
return driver.getCurrentUrl();
}
public void clickOperator(String linkText) {
driver.findElement(By.linkText(linkText)).click();
}
}
in debug program stop in the next snipet of code(class HttpCommandExecutor)
this.log("profiler", new HttpProfilerLogEntry(command.getName(), true));
HttpResponse e = this.client.execute(httpRequest, true);
this.log("profiler", new HttpProfilerLogEntry(command.getName(), false));

No Exception is thrown.
Probably the code needs a long time to be executed or it is in a livelock.
A livelock is a situation when a function is executed but never ends. For example because in a for loop you loose to update a variable so the test is always true
Edited after new informations
From the javadoc of WebDriver:
This method is affected by the 'implicit wait' times in force at the
time of execution. The findElement(..) invocation will return a
matching row, or try again repeatedly until the configured timeout is
reached. findElement should not be used to look for non-present
elements, use findElements(By) and assert zero length response
instead.
As you can see the the function could not returns exactly as mentioned on the first two lines of my post.

How to make buttons glow while iterating through array of buttons?

I would like to display how linear search works visually.
I have created and ADT class of just integers. I also have a frame with buttons on it, when I hit the fillButton, it generates an array of random integers which are displayed on an array of buttons.
When i hit the findButton it will look for the specific number entered. As i am iterating through the array, i would like to make corresponding button change color.
I had created a similar program that iterated through an array of buttons, and changed the color as it went through. I had used Thread.sleep(), and it was just the main class. This time i have two classes and i am not sure how to go about it. I dont't know how to go about making a connection between the ADT class and the GUI class. I've used EventObjects and custom EventListeners before, but that was merely to store objects. Any help pointing in the right direction is appreciated. Thank you.
This is part of the ADT class
public class ADT {
private int[] a;
private int nElems;
private int SIZE = 60;
public ADT(){
a = new int[SIZE];
nElems=0;
}
public void initialPlacement(int index, int value,int initialCount){
a[index] = value;
nElems = initialCount;
}
public int linearSearch(int searchKey){
int index = 0;
for(int i = 0; i < nElems; i++){
if(getVal(i) == searchKey){
index = i;
break;
}
else{
index = -1;
}
}
return index;
}
And here is part of the GUI class
public NumberFrame(){///CONSTRUCTOR===========================
arr = new ADT();
//CREATE COMPONENTS
for(int i = 0; i < 60; i++){
listButtons[i] = new JButton(String.valueOf("_"));
}
for(int i = 0; i < 60; i++){
listLabels[i] = new JLabel(String.valueOf("["+i+"]"));
}
for(int i = 0; i < 60; i++){
listMiniPanels[i] = new JPanel();
listMiniPanels[i].add(listLabels[i]);
listMiniPanels[i].add(listButtons[i]);
}
fillButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
boolean sort = true;
if(linearRadio.isSelected()){
System.out.println("linear is checked");
fill(!sort);//fills half the array and array of buttons with random numbers, unsorted
}else if(binaryRadio.isSelected()){
System.out.println("binary is checked");
fill(sort);//fills half the array with random numbers and sorts it
}else{
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Please check a sorting method");
}
}
})
findButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
int index= 0;
if(numberField.getText().equals("")){
System.out.print("Arr size = " + arr.size());
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "You did not enter a number");
}else {
try {
int searchKey = Integer.parseInt(numberField.getText());
if(linearRadio.isSelected()){
index = arr.linearSearch(searchKey);
listButtons[index].setBackground(Color.GREEN);
if(index > -1)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Found number " +searchKey + " # index [" + index + "]");
else
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "No such number");
}else{
index = arr.binarySearch(searchKey);
if(index > -1)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Found number " + searchKey+ " # index [" + index + "]");
else
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "No such number!");
}
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
System.out.println("Arr size = " + arr.size());
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Not an integer, pleas try again!");
}
}
}
});
}//=======CONSTRUCTOR END=============================

Time delay and JInput

OK, I don't know how to word this question, but maybe my code will spell out the problem:
public class ControllerTest
{
public static void main(String [] args)
{
GamePadController rockbandDrum = new GamePadController();
DrumMachine drum = new DrumMachine();
while(true)
{
try{
rockbandDrum.poll();
if(rockbandDrum.isButtonPressed(1)) //BLUE PAD HhiHat)
{
drum.playSound("hiHat.wav");
Thread.sleep(50);
}
if(rockbandDrum.isButtonPressed(2)) //GREEN PAD (Crash)
{
//Todo: Change to Crash
drum.playSound("hiHat.wav");
Thread.sleep(50);
}
//Etc....
}
}
}
public class DrumMachine
{
InputStream soundPlayer = null;
AudioStream audio = null;
static boolean running = true;
public void playSound(String soundFile)
{
//Tak a sound file as a paramater and then
//play that sound file
try{
soundPlayer = new FileInputStream(soundFile);
audio = new AudioStream(soundPlayer);
}
catch(FileNotFoundException e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
catch(IOException e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
AudioPlayer.player.start(audio);
}
//Etc... Methods for multiple audio clip playing
}
Now the problem is, if I lower the delay in the
Thread.sleep(50)
then the sound plays multiple times a second, but if I keep at this level or any higher, I could miss sounds being played...
It's an odd problem, where if the delay is too low, the sound loops. But if it's too high it misses playing sounds. Is this just a problem where I would need to tweak the settings, or is there any other way to poll the controller without looping sound?
Edit: If I need to post the code for polling the controller I will...
import java.io.*;
import net.java.games.input.*;
import net.java.games.input.Component.POV;
public class GamePadController
{
public static final int NUM_BUTTONS = 13;
// public stick and hat compass positions
public static final int NUM_COMPASS_DIRS = 9;
public static final int NW = 0;
public static final int NORTH = 1;
public static final int NE = 2;
public static final int WEST = 3;
public static final int NONE = 4; // default value
public static final int EAST = 5;
public static final int SW = 6;
public static final int SOUTH = 7;
public static final int SE = 8;
private Controller controller;
private Component[] comps; // holds the components
// comps[] indices for specific components
private int xAxisIdx, yAxisIdx, zAxisIdx, rzAxisIdx;
// indices for the analog sticks axes
private int povIdx; // index for the POV hat
private int buttonsIdx[]; // indices for the buttons
private Rumbler[] rumblers;
private int rumblerIdx; // index for the rumbler being used
private boolean rumblerOn = false; // whether rumbler is on or off
public GamePadController()
{
// get the controllers
ControllerEnvironment ce =
ControllerEnvironment.getDefaultEnvironment();
Controller[] cs = ce.getControllers();
if (cs.length == 0) {
System.out.println("No controllers found");
System.exit(0);
}
else
System.out.println("Num. controllers: " + cs.length);
// get the game pad controller
controller = findGamePad(cs);
System.out.println("Game controller: " +
controller.getName() + ", " +
controller.getType());
// collect indices for the required game pad components
findCompIndices(controller);
findRumblers(controller);
} // end of GamePadController()
private Controller findGamePad(Controller[] cs)
/* Search the array of controllers until a suitable game pad
controller is found (eith of type GAMEPAD or STICK).
*/
{
Controller.Type type;
int i = 0;
while(i < cs.length) {
type = cs[i].getType();
if ((type == Controller.Type.GAMEPAD) ||
(type == Controller.Type.STICK))
break;
i++;
}
if (i == cs.length) {
System.out.println("No game pad found");
System.exit(0);
}
else
System.out.println("Game pad index: " + i);
return cs[i];
} // end of findGamePad()
private void findCompIndices(Controller controller)
/* Store the indices for the analog sticks axes
(x,y) and (z,rz), POV hat, and
button components of the controller.
*/
{
comps = controller.getComponents();
if (comps.length == 0) {
System.out.println("No Components found");
System.exit(0);
}
else
System.out.println("Num. Components: " + comps.length);
// get the indices for the axes of the analog sticks: (x,y) and (z,rz)
xAxisIdx = findCompIndex(comps, Component.Identifier.Axis.X, "x-axis");
yAxisIdx = findCompIndex(comps, Component.Identifier.Axis.Y, "y-axis");
zAxisIdx = findCompIndex(comps, Component.Identifier.Axis.Z, "z-axis");
rzAxisIdx = findCompIndex(comps, Component.Identifier.Axis.RZ, "rz-axis");
// get POV hat index
povIdx = findCompIndex(comps, Component.Identifier.Axis.POV, "POV hat");
findButtons(comps);
} // end of findCompIndices()
private int findCompIndex(Component[] comps,
Component.Identifier id, String nm)
/* Search through comps[] for id, returning the corresponding
array index, or -1 */
{
Component c;
for(int i=0; i < comps.length; i++) {
c = comps[i];
if ((c.getIdentifier() == id) && !c.isRelative()) {
System.out.println("Found " + c.getName() + "; index: " + i);
return i;
}
}
System.out.println("No " + nm + " component found");
return -1;
} // end of findCompIndex()
private void findButtons(Component[] comps)
/* Search through comps[] for NUM_BUTTONS buttons, storing
their indices in buttonsIdx[]. Ignore excessive buttons.
If there aren't enough buttons, then fill the empty spots in
buttonsIdx[] with -1's. */
{
buttonsIdx = new int[NUM_BUTTONS];
int numButtons = 0;
Component c;
for(int i=0; i < comps.length; i++) {
c = comps[i];
if (isButton(c)) { // deal with a button
if (numButtons == NUM_BUTTONS) // already enough buttons
System.out.println("Found an extra button; index: " + i + ". Ignoring it");
else {
buttonsIdx[numButtons] = i; // store button index
System.out.println("Found " + c.getName() + "; index: " + i);
numButtons++;
}
}
}
// fill empty spots in buttonsIdx[] with -1's
if (numButtons < NUM_BUTTONS) {
System.out.println("Too few buttons (" + numButtons +
"); expecting " + NUM_BUTTONS);
while (numButtons < NUM_BUTTONS) {
buttonsIdx[numButtons] = -1;
numButtons++;
}
}
} // end of findButtons()
private boolean isButton(Component c)
/* Return true if the component is a digital/absolute button, and
its identifier name ends with "Button" (i.e. the
identifier class is Component.Identifier.Button).
*/
{
if (!c.isAnalog() && !c.isRelative()) { // digital and absolute
String className = c.getIdentifier().getClass().getName();
// System.out.println(c.getName() + " identifier: " + className);
if (className.endsWith("Button"))
return true;
}
return false;
} // end of isButton()
private void findRumblers(Controller controller)
/* Find the rumblers. Use the last rumbler for making vibrations,
an arbitrary decision. */
{
// get the game pad's rumblers
rumblers = controller.getRumblers();
if (rumblers.length == 0) {
System.out.println("No Rumblers found");
rumblerIdx = -1;
}
else {
System.out.println("Rumblers found: " + rumblers.length);
rumblerIdx = rumblers.length-1; // use last rumbler
}
} // end of findRumblers()
// ----------------- polling and getting data ------------------
public void poll()
// update the component values in the controller
{
controller.poll();
}
public int getXYStickDir()
// return the (x,y) analog stick compass direction
{
if ((xAxisIdx == -1) || (yAxisIdx == -1)) {
System.out.println("(x,y) axis data unavailable");
return NONE;
}
else
return getCompassDir(xAxisIdx, yAxisIdx);
} // end of getXYStickDir()
public int getZRZStickDir()
// return the (z,rz) analog stick compass direction
{
if ((zAxisIdx == -1) || (rzAxisIdx == -1)) {
System.out.println("(z,rz) axis data unavailable");
return NONE;
}
else
return getCompassDir(zAxisIdx, rzAxisIdx);
} // end of getXYStickDir()
private int getCompassDir(int xA, int yA)
// Return the axes as a single compass value
{
float xCoord = comps[ xA ].getPollData();
float yCoord = comps[ yA ].getPollData();
// System.out.println("(x,y): (" + xCoord + "," + yCoord + ")");
int xc = Math.round(xCoord);
int yc = Math.round(yCoord);
// System.out.println("Rounded (x,y): (" + xc + "," + yc + ")");
if ((yc == -1) && (xc == -1)) // (y,x)
return NW;
else if ((yc == -1) && (xc == 0))
return NORTH;
else if ((yc == -1) && (xc == 1))
return NE;
else if ((yc == 0) && (xc == -1))
return WEST;
else if ((yc == 0) && (xc == 0))
return NONE;
else if ((yc == 0) && (xc == 1))
return EAST;
else if ((yc == 1) && (xc == -1))
return SW;
else if ((yc == 1) && (xc == 0))
return SOUTH;
else if ((yc == 1) && (xc == 1))
return SE;
else {
System.out.println("Unknown (x,y): (" + xc + "," + yc + ")");
return NONE;
}
} // end of getCompassDir()
public int getHatDir()
// Return the POV hat's direction as a compass direction
{
if (povIdx == -1) {
System.out.println("POV hat data unavailable");
return NONE;
}
else {
float povDir = comps[povIdx].getPollData();
if (povDir == POV.CENTER) // 0.0f
return NONE;
else if (povDir == POV.DOWN) // 0.75f
return SOUTH;
else if (povDir == POV.DOWN_LEFT) // 0.875f
return SW;
else if (povDir == POV.DOWN_RIGHT) // 0.625f
return SE;
else if (povDir == POV.LEFT) // 1.0f
return WEST;
else if (povDir == POV.RIGHT) // 0.5f
return EAST;
else if (povDir == POV.UP) // 0.25f
return NORTH;
else if (povDir == POV.UP_LEFT) // 0.125f
return NW;
else if (povDir == POV.UP_RIGHT) // 0.375f
return NE;
else { // assume center
System.out.println("POV hat value out of range: " + povDir);
return NONE;
}
}
} // end of getHatDir()
public boolean[] getButtons()
/* Return all the buttons in a single array. Each button value is
a boolean. */
{
boolean[] buttons = new boolean[NUM_BUTTONS];
float value;
for(int i=0; i < NUM_BUTTONS; i++) {
value = comps[ buttonsIdx[i] ].getPollData();
buttons[i] = ((value == 0.0f) ? false : true);
}
return buttons;
} // end of getButtons()
public boolean isButtonPressed(int pos)
/* Return the button value (a boolean) for button number 'pos'.
pos is in the range 1-NUM_BUTTONS to match the game pad
button labels.
*/
{
if ((pos < 1) || (pos > NUM_BUTTONS)) {
System.out.println("Button position out of range (1-" +
NUM_BUTTONS + "): " + pos);
return false;
}
if (buttonsIdx[pos-1] == -1) // no button found at that pos
return false;
float value = comps[ buttonsIdx[pos-1] ].getPollData();
// array range is 0-NUM_BUTTONS-1
return ((value == 0.0f) ? false : true);
} // end of isButtonPressed()
// ------------------- Trigger a rumbler -------------------
public void setRumbler(boolean switchOn)
// turn the rumbler on or off
{
if (rumblerIdx != -1) {
if (switchOn)
rumblers[rumblerIdx].rumble(0.8f); // almost full on for last rumbler
else // switch off
rumblers[rumblerIdx].rumble(0.0f);
rumblerOn = switchOn; // record rumbler's new status
}
} // end of setRumbler()
public boolean isRumblerOn()
{ return rumblerOn; }
} // end of GamePadController class

I think you are using the wrong design pattern here. You should use the observer pattern for this type of thing.
A polling loop not very efficient, and as you've noticed doesn't really yield the desired results.
I'm not sure what you are using inside your objects to detect if a key is pressed, but if it's a GUI architecture such as Swing or AWT it will be based on the observer pattern via the use of EventListeners, etc.

Here is a (slightly simplified) Observer-pattern
applied to your situation.
The advantage of this design is that when a button
is pressed and hold, method 'buttonChanged' will
still only be called once, instead of start
'repeating' every 50 ms.
public static final int BUTTON_01 = 0x00000001;
public static final int BUTTON_02 = 0x00000002;
public static final int BUTTON_03 = 0x00000004;
public static final int BUTTON_04 = 0x00000008; // hex 8 == dec 8
public static final int BUTTON_05 = 0x00000010; // hex 10 == dec 16
public static final int BUTTON_06 = 0x00000020; // hex 20 == dec 32
public static final int BUTTON_07 = 0x00000040; // hex 40 == dec 64
public static final int BUTTON_08 = 0x00000080; // etc.
public static final int BUTTON_09 = 0x00000100;
public static final int BUTTON_10 = 0x00000200;
public static final int BUTTON_11 = 0x00000400;
public static final int BUTTON_12 = 0x00000800;
private int previousButtons = 0;
void poll()
{
rockbandDrum.poll();
handleButtons();
}
private void handleButtons()
{
boolean[] buttons = getButtons();
int pressedButtons = getPressedButtons(buttons);
if (pressedButtons != previousButtons)
{
buttonChanged(pressedButtons); // Notify 'listener'.
previousButtons = pressedButtons;
}
}
public boolean[] getButtons()
{
// Return all the buttons in a single array. Each button-value is a boolean.
boolean[] buttons = new boolean[MAX_NUMBER_OF_BUTTONS];
float value;
for (int i = 0; i < MAX_NUMBER_OF_BUTTONS-1; i++)
{
int index = buttonsIndex[i];
if (index < 0) { continue; }
value = comps[index].getPollData();
buttons[i] = ((value == 0.0f) ? false : true);
}
return buttons;
}
private int getPressedButtons(boolean[] array)
{
// Mold all pressed buttons into a single number by OR-ing their values.
int pressedButtons = 0;
int i = 1;
for (boolean isBbuttonPressed : array)
{
if (isBbuttonPressed) { pressedButtons |= getOrValue(i); }
i++;
}
return pressedButtons;
}
private int getOrValue(int btnNumber) // Get a value to 'OR' with.
{
int btnValue = 0;
switch (btnNumber)
{
case 1 : btnValue = BUTTON_01; break;
case 2 : btnValue = BUTTON_02; break;
case 3 : btnValue = BUTTON_03; break;
case 4 : btnValue = BUTTON_04; break;
case 5 : btnValue = BUTTON_05; break;
case 6 : btnValue = BUTTON_06; break;
case 7 : btnValue = BUTTON_07; break;
case 8 : btnValue = BUTTON_08; break;
case 9 : btnValue = BUTTON_09; break;
case 10 : btnValue = BUTTON_10; break;
case 11 : btnValue = BUTTON_11; break;
case 12 : btnValue = BUTTON_12; break;
default : assert false : "Invalid button-number";
}
return btnValue;
}
public static boolean checkButton(int pressedButtons, int buttonToCheckFor)
{
return (pressedButtons & buttonToCheckFor) == buttonToCheckFor;
}
public void buttonChanged(int buttons)
{
if (checkButton(buttons, BUTTON_01)
{
drum.playSound("hiHat.wav");
}
if (checkButton(buttons, BUTTON_02)
{
drum.playSound("crash.wav");
}
}

Please post more information about the GamePadController class that you are using.
More than likely, that same library will offer an "event" API, where a "callback" that you register with a game pad object will be called as soon as the user presses a button. With this kind of setup, the "polling" loop is in the framework, not your application, and it can be much more efficient, because it uses signals from the hardware rather than a busy-wait polling loop.
Okay, I looked at the JInput API, and it is not really event-driven; you have to poll it as you are doing. Does the sound stop looping when you release the button? If so, is your goal to have the sound play just once, and not again until the button is release and pressed again? In that case, you'll need to track the previous button state each time through the loop.
Human response time is about 250 ms (for an old guy like me, anyway). If you are polling every 50 ms, I'd expect the controller to report the button depressed for several iterations of the loop. Can you try something like this:
boolean played = false;
while (true) {
String sound = null;
if (controller.isButtonPressed(1))
sound = "hiHat.wav";
if (controller.isButtonPressed(2))
sound = "crash.wav";
if (sound != null) {
if (!played) {
drum.playSound(sound);
played = true;
}
} else {
played = false;
}
Thread.sleep(50);
}