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Wait for TextField input, before continuing with the code

I have a Graphical User Interface that has a TextField, my code looks as following:
int port = 0;
try{
port = Integer.parseInt(frame.textfieldInput.getText());
}
catch(NumberFormatException npe)
{
System.out.println("Error! parse exception");
}
System.out.println("The Port is " + port); //is 0
I have to assign the value '0' to port, because otherwise the code wont compile, because the variable wouldn't be initialized.
Because the TextField is empty at the beginning of the Program, getText() wont get a value, which is why port stays '0'.
Is there any way to wait for the input before the code continues?

Found a solution, this is how I solved it:
I created a global variable outside of my ActionListener:
public String value = "";
public void createInput() {
buttonInput.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
value = textfieldInput.getText();
}
});
}
named 'value'.
in my public static void main(String[] args) I declared the following:
while(frame.value.equalsIgnoreCase(""))
{
try
{
System.out.println("waiting...");
Thread.sleep(1000);
}
catch(InterruptedException ie)
{
System.out.println("interrupted");
}
}
I just have to clear the variable 'value' everytime I used it, so it is empty again for future uses.
I tis not the best way to solve it, but it worked for me.

Below code may give you some idea to more efficient way to get value on focus lost.
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setSize(50, 50);
TextField field = new TextField();
field.addFocusListener(new FocusListener() {
#Override
public void focusLost(FocusEvent e) {
// continue from here
System.out.println(field.getText());
}
#Override
public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
});
frame.getContentPane().add(field);
frame.setVisible(true);

enable a jcombobox without pressing enter

I am working in java swing in netbeans.
I have a textfield. I would like that a combobox will be enabled only if the text written in the textfield is greatter tahn one.
My code works if I press the enter key. But I would like to make it work just by writting in the textfield. How can I do this?
private void nmrintervTXTActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
String text = this.nmrintervTXT.getText();
System.out.println(text);
if (!text.isEmpty()) {
if (Integer.parseInt(text) > 1) {
this.evidenceOtherApplicantsTXT.setEnabled(true);
}
}
}

See addCaretListener API.
textfield.addCaretListener(new CaretListener() {
#Override
public void caretUpdate(CaretEvent e) {
System.out.println("caretUpdate with new text: "+textfield.getText());
}
});

class MyDocumentListener implements DocumentListener {
#Override
public void insertUpdate(javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent e) {
update(e);
}
#Override
public void removeUpdate(javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent e) {
update(e);
}
#Override
public void changedUpdate(javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent e) {
}
public void update(javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent e) {
String text = nmrintervTXT.getText();
try {
evidenceOtherApplicantsTXT.setEnabled(Integer.parseInt(text) > 1);
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
evidenceOtherApplicantsTXT.setEnabled(false);
}
}
}
public MyClass() {
initComponents();
}
#SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
nmrintervTXT = new javax.swing.JTextField();
nmrintervTXT.getDocument().addDocumentListener(new MyDocumentListener());
I think the parameter e was in fault in update in MyDocumentListener.

add server side data into html list?

i am new in gwt.i want to add data come from serverside in html listbox,so how can w do this??
name is splitted string which i want to add in the listbox...
actually i want to make jqxlistbox type module.http://www.jqwidgets.com/jquery-widgets-demo/demos/jqxlistbox/index.htm
public class imagegrid implements EntryPoint
{
Label l = new Label("search");
TextBox tb=new TextBox();
VerticalPanel panel=new VerticalPanel();
String name=null;
private final GreetingServiceAsync greetingService = GWT.create(GreetingService.class);
public void onModuleLoad()
{
tb.addKeyUpHandler(new handler());
panel.add(l);
panel.add(tb);
RootPanel.get().add(panel);
}
public class handler implements KeyUpHandler
{
public void onKeyUp(KeyUpEvent event)
{
String ab =tb.getText();
if(ab.length()>0)
{
greetingService.server(ab,new AsyncCallback<String>()
{
#Override
public void onFailure(Throwable caught)
{
Window.alert("Invalid");
}
#Override
public void onSuccess(String result)
{
System.out.println("At the client side..."+result);
if(result.isEmpty())
{
name="not found";
}
else
{
String match=tb.getText();
for (String retval: result.split("/"))
{
name=retval;
}
}
}
});
}
}
}
}

I think what you are looking for is CellList in GWT. You can find the sample code in showcase.
Sorry, I missed the search part of your question. For that you may need to create a new implementation og SuggestBox with CellList as drop-down. Like someone has shown here.

Calling super.approveSelection() within a SwingWorker

I have a customized JFileChooser
Its approveSelection() method is slightly modified:
public void approveSelection()
{
File file = getSelectedFile();
changeGui();
final Object a = makeALongCalcualtion(file);
if (a != null)
{
super.approveSelection();
SwingWorker<Document, Void> open = new SwingWorker<Document, Void>()
{
#Override
protected Document doInBackground() throws Exception
{
return createADocument(a);
}
#Override
protected void done()
{
try
{
if(get() != null)
{
changeGui();
}
else
{
//TODO error message
changeGui();
}
}
catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e)
{
//TODO error message
changeGui();
}
}
};
open.execute();
}
else
{
//TODO error message
changeGui();
}
}
The changeGui() method sets a JProgressBar to indeterminate and updates a JLabel with a new string.
If file provided to makeALongCalcualtion(file) is of invalid type, it will return null, otherwise it returns info that is passed to SwingWorker which can use it to acutally create the representation of a file in the program (the Document object).
However, this doesn't work as it should because makeALongCalcualtion(file) isn't called within SwingWorker method, and that blocks the EDT.
In order to fix the problem, I would have to call makeALongCalcualtion(file) within a SwingWorker. I could move that part of the code into the SwingWorker without any problems, but then I would have to (due to my code logic) move super.approveSelection() along with it.
So the bottom line is, how do I call super.approveSelection() from within doInBackground() for this specific case?
//More info
What is supposed to happen:
User selects and opens a file
JLabel and JProgressBar are updated, indeterminate progress starts to play.
If makeALongCalcualtion(file) return null user is warned with an error window, but the JFileChooser stys open, making it possible to choose again when the error window is closed.
Otherwise, super.approveSelection() is called, allowing the chooser to close.
A document is created (but the method that creates the document return null if something goes wrong).
If everything is fine, JLabel updates and progressBar animation is stopped (indeterminate is set to false).
If something goes wrong same thing happens as in step 6, only with different message in JLabel.
What happens:
same
same
same, but when makeALongCalculation(file); begins, progressBar freezes.
same
same
same, but the animation isn't stopped (since the progressbar is frozen), only the frozen "picture" is removed and progressbar returns to it's previous state.
same
EDIT
I have made some alterations to my program and I now have this:
approveSelection():
public void approveSelection()
{
File file = getSelectedFile();
Main.getStatusBar().startOpen();
final WorkOpen open = new WorkOpen(file);
open.execute();
open.addPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener()
{
#Override
public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
if ("state".equals(evt.getPropertyName())) {
if (evt.getNewValue().equals("DONE"))
{
if (open.failed())
{
//TODO error message
Main.getStatusBar().endOpen(false);
}
else
{
Main.getStatusBar().endOpen(true);
}
}
}
}
});
}
SwingWorker:
class WorkOpen extends SwingWorker<Document, Void>
{
boolean failed = false;
File file;
public boolean failed()
{
return failed;
}
#Override
protected Document doInBackground() throws Exception
{
ArrayList<String> data = Opener.extractData(file);
if (data != null)
{
//My little path/name/similar managing system
FileComplex fullPath = new FileComplex(file.toString());
return Opener.createDocument(fullPath.getFullName(), fullPath.getFullPath(), data);
}
else
{
failed = true;
return null;
}
}
#Override
protected void done()
{
try
{
if(get() != null)
{
Main.addDocument(get());
}
}
catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e)
{
failed = true;
}
}
WorkOpen(File file)
{
this.file = file;
}
}
The problem now is where to call super.approveSelection(). It has to wait for the worker to finish executing, yet I can't call it from the property change listener.
What to do here?
EDIT 2
As HovercraftFullOfEels suggested, I fixed my code and it compiled and ran. But the problem of JProgressBar freezeing remained. Also, I had to introduce something I don't know if I should have:
private void superApproveSelection()
{
super.approveSelection();
}
public void approveSelection()
{
final File file = getSelectedFile();
class OpenWorker extends SwingWorker<Boolean, Void>
{
Document document;
Document getDocument()
{
return document;
}
#Override
protected Boolean doInBackground() throws Exception
{
ArrayList<String> data = Opener.extractData(file);
if (data != null)
{
//I had to start the progressBar here, because if invalid
//file was selected (extractData(file) returns null if it was),
//nothing should happen (maybe an error
//window later, handled with a new Runnable() same as this:
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable()
{
#Override
public void run()
{
Main.getStatusBar().startOpen();
}
});
FileComplex fullPath = new FileComplex(file.toString());
document = Opener.createDocument(fullPath.getFullName(), fullPath.getFullPath(), data);
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
};
final OpenWorker opener = new OpenWorker();
opener.addPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener()
{
#Override
public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)
{
if ("state".equals(evt.getPropertyName()))
{
if (evt.getNewValue() == SwingWorker.StateValue.DONE)
{
if(opener.getDocument() != null)
{
superApproveSelection();
Main.addDocument(opener.getDocument());
Main.getStatusBar().endOpen(true);
}
else
{
try
{
//I'm retrieveing doInBackground()'s value to see if
//progressBar needs stoping (it also displays some
//text, so it must not be called unless the
//progressBar was started).
if (opener.get())
{
Main.getStatusBar().endOpen(false);
}
}
catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e)
{
//TODO error something went wrong
}
}
}
}
}
});
opener.execute();
}

"In order to fix the problem, I would have to call makeALongCalcualtion(file) within a SwingWorker. I could move that part of the code into the SwingWorker without any problems, but then I would have to (due to my code logic) move super.approveSelection() along with it."
No, not true at all. super.approveSelection() would not have to be called inside of the SwingWorker.
Why not simply create a SwingWorker, add a PropertyChangeListener to it, and when the SwingWorker's state is done, call super.approveSelection() if indicated?
OK, here is my example below. Explanation to follow:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.Dialog.ModalityType;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class ApproveSelectionTest extends JPanel {
private JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(30, 60);
public ApproveSelectionTest() {
textArea.setEditable(false);
textArea.setFocusable(false);
JPanel btnPanel = new JPanel();
btnPanel.add(new JButton(new MyGetFileAction("Get Text File Text")));
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
add(new JScrollPane(textArea), BorderLayout.CENTER);
add(btnPanel, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
}
private class MyGetFileAction extends AbstractAction {
public MyGetFileAction(String text) {
super(text);
}
public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent arg0) {
MyFileChooser myFileChooser = new MyFileChooser();
int result = myFileChooser.showOpenDialog(ApproveSelectionTest.this);
if (result == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
Document doc = myFileChooser.getDocument();
textArea.setDocument(doc);
}
};
}
private static void createAndShowGui() {
ApproveSelectionTest mainPanel = new ApproveSelectionTest();
JFrame frame = new JFrame("ApproveSelectionTest");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().add(mainPanel);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationByPlatform(true);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGui();
}
});
}
}
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
class MyFileChooser extends JFileChooser {
private WorkOpen workOpen = null;
private JDialog progressDialog = null;
public MyFileChooser() {
}
#Override
public void approveSelection() {
JProgressBar progBar = new JProgressBar();
progBar.setIndeterminate(true);
Window win = SwingUtilities.getWindowAncestor(this);
progressDialog = new JDialog(win, "Checking File", ModalityType.APPLICATION_MODAL);
progressDialog.getContentPane().add(progBar);
progressDialog.pack();
progressDialog.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
File file = getSelectedFile();
workOpen = new WorkOpen(file);
workOpen.addPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener() {
#Override
public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent pcEvt) {
if (SwingWorker.StateValue.DONE == pcEvt.getNewValue()) {
if (progressDialog != null) {
progressDialog.dispose();
}
try {
boolean bool = workOpen.get().booleanValue();
if (bool) {
superApproveSelection();
} else {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(MyFileChooser.this, "Invalid File Chosen");
}
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (ExecutionException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
});
workOpen.execute();
progressDialog.setVisible(true);
}
// ****** this is key *****
private void superApproveSelection() {
super.approveSelection();
}
public Document getDocument() {
if (workOpen == null) {
return null;
} else {
return workOpen.getDocument();
}
}
}
class WorkOpen extends SwingWorker<Boolean, Void> {
private static final long SLEEP_TIME = 4 * 1000;
private Document document = null;
private File file = null;
public WorkOpen(File file) {
this.file = file;
}
#Override
protected Boolean doInBackground() throws Exception {
if (file == null || !file.exists()) {
return Boolean.FALSE;
}
Thread.sleep(SLEEP_TIME);
String fileName = file.getName();
if (fileName.contains(".txt")) {
Scanner scan = new Scanner(file);
StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
while (scan.hasNextLine()) {
stringBuilder.append(scan.nextLine() + "\n");
}
document = new PlainDocument();
document.insertString(0, stringBuilder.toString(), null);
return Boolean.TRUE;
}
return Boolean.FALSE;
}
public Document getDocument() {
return document;
}
}
Explanation and key points from my example:
This example behaves very simply. You choose a file, and if the file exists and contains ".txt" in its name, then it reads in the document and displays the text in a JTextField.
Else it displays a warning message but leaves the JFileChooser displayed.
Probably the key point: I've given my MyFileChooser class a private superApproveSelection() method that can be called by my PropertyChangeListener. This exposes the super's approveSelection() method to the inner class, one of the problems you were having.
The order of calling code is important in my approveSelection() override.
In this method I first create my JProgressBar and its dialog but don't yet display it immediately. It really doesn't have to be created first, but it sure needs to be displayed last.
I create my SwingWorker, workOpen, but don't yet execute it.
I add my PropertyChangeListener to the SwingWorker before executing the SwingWorker.
I then execute my SwingWorker
I then display my modal JDialog with the indeterminate JProgressBar.
My SwingWorker is structured so that its doInBackground returns a Boolean, not a Document.
I have it create a (very simple) Document if all works out OK that holds the content of the text file, and set a private "doc" field obtainable by a getter method, and then have doInBackground return Boolean.TRUE if all works well.
I've given my doInBackground a Thread.sleep(4000) just to pretend that its action takes a lot of time. Yours of course won't have this.
In the PropertyChangeListener if the SwingWorker is DONE, I'll dispose of the progress bar dialog and then call get() on the SW to get the Boolean result.
If it's Boolean.TRUE, then call the superApproveSelection() method described above.
Else show an error message. Note that since the super's approveSelection() isn't called, the file chooser dialog remains displayed.
If the approveSelection is called then the code that displays my file chooser dialog will get the appropriate return value, will extract the Document from the file chooser and displays the Document in a JTextArea.

Column moved [finished] event in JTable

How should I detect that column moved action is finished in JTable? I've added columnModeListener to my column model but the problem is columnMoved method is called every time a column moves (by certain pixels). I don't want this behavior. I just want to detect when the column dragging is finished.
columnModel.addColumnModelListener(new TableColumnModelListener() {
public void columnAdded(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
}
public void columnRemoved(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
}
public void columnMoved(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
//this is called so many times
//I don't want this, but something like column moved finished event
System.out.println("Moved "+e.getFromIndex()+", "+e.getToIndex());
}
public void columnMarginChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
}
public void columnSelectionChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {
}
});
I hope it is clear what I'm looking for. Thanks.

This is what I ended up doing. I know it is dirty, but it fits for what I'm looking:
boolean dragComplete = false;
apTable.getTableHeader().addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
#Override
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
if (dragComplete) {
System.out.println("Drag completed");
}
dragComplete = false;
}
});
columnModel.addColumnModelListener(new TableColumnModelListener() {
public void columnAdded(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
}
public void columnRemoved(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
}
public void columnMoved(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
dragComplete = true;
}
public void columnMarginChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
}
public void columnSelectionChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {
}
});

Here's an inner class I use to determine when the column ordering has changed. Note that the user may not have let go of the mouse at this point, so the dragging may continue further.
private class ColumnUpdateListener implements TableColumnModelListener {
int lastFrom = 0;
int lastTo = 0;
private void verifyChange(int from, int to) {
if (from != lastFrom || to != lastTo) {
lastFrom = from;
lastTo = to;
///////////////////////////////////////
// Column order has changed! Do something here
///////////////////////////////////////
}
}
public void columnMoved(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
verifyChange(e.getFromIndex(), e.getToIndex());
}
public void columnAdded(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
verifyChange(e.getFromIndex(), e.getToIndex());
}
public void columnRemoved(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
verifyChange(e.getFromIndex(), e.getToIndex());
}
public void columnMarginChanged(ChangeEvent e) {}
public void columnSelectionChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {}
}
It's worked well for me.

This might be a better approach:
table.setTableHeader(new JTableHeader(table.getColumnModel()) {
#Override
public void setDraggedColumn(TableColumn column) {
boolean finished = draggedColumn != null && column == null;
super.setDraggedColumn(column);
if (finished) {
onColumnChange(table); // Handle the event here...
}
}
});

This is what works for me (both column movements and margin resizes):
I extend the table and override the columnMoved and columnMarginChanged
methods in the following way:
... first add some variables for state keeping
private int lastMovementDistance = 0;
private boolean bigMove = false;
private boolean resizeBegan = false;
...
#Override
public void columnMarginChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
super.columnMarginChanged(e);
if (isShowing()){
resizeBegan = true;
}
}
#Override
public void columnMoved(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
super.columnMoved(e);
//this will be set to 0 when the column is dragged
//to where it should begin if released
lastMovementDistance = Math.abs(getTableHeader().getDraggedDistance());
if (e.getFromIndex() != e.getToIndex()){
//note, this does not guarantee that the columns will be eventually
//swapped - the user may move the column back.
//but it prevents us from reacting to movements where
//the user hasn't even moved the column further then its nearby region.
//Works for me, because I don't care if the columns stay the same
//I only need the updates to be infrequent and don't want to miss
//changes to the column order
bigMove = true;
}
}
... then in the constructor of my table i do this:
public MyTable(){
...
getTableHeader().addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter(){
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent evt) {
if (bigMove && lastMovementDistance == 0 ){
//react! the tables have possibly switched!
}
else if (resizeBegan){
//react! columns resized
}
resizeBegan = false;
bigMove = false;
}
});
...
}
It is kinda like a hack, but it works for me.

Nice answer on your own question ashokgelal. Just a little improvement I think. Your code also trigger on single click on the header. Using one more flag you can prevent the 'dragComplete' trigger when the column haven't really changed.
Modified code:
boolean mDraggingColumn = false;
boolean mColumnCHangedIndex = false;
tblObjects.getTableHeader().addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
#Override
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
if (mDraggingColumn && mColumnCHangedIndex) {
System.out.println("Column changed");
}
mDraggingColumn = false;
mColumnCHangedIndex = false;
}
});
tblObjects.getColumnModel().addColumnModelListener(new TableColumnModelListener() {
#Override
public void columnAdded(TableColumnModelEvent e) {}
#Override
public void columnRemoved(TableColumnModelEvent e) {}
#Override
public void columnMoved(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
mDraggingColumn = true;
if (e.getFromIndex() != e.getToIndex()) {
mColumnCHangedIndex = true;
}
}
#Override
public void columnMarginChanged(ChangeEvent e) {}
#Override
public void columnSelectionChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {}
});

If I understand you correctly, maybe you want to look at the mouse listeners. Maybe the MOUSE_RELEASED event?

All answers fail at one use-case: if the table is in a layout filling up the entire window, then resizing the window will resize the table and thus its columns. By watching for mouse events on the column headers, we fail to receive the event when the user resize the window.
I looked at the JTable&friends source-code, and the columnMarginChanged() method is always called in a sub-sub-sub...-function called by JTable.doLayout().
Then, my solution is to watch for doLayout() calls that trigger at least one columnMarginChanged().
In fact, columnMarginChanged() is called for every columns.
Here is my solution:
private class ResizableJTable extends JTable {
private TableColumnModelListener columnModelListener;
private boolean columnsWereResized;
#Override
public void setColumnModel(TableColumnModel columnModel) {
if (getColumnModel() != null) {
getColumnModel().removeColumnModelListener(columnModelListener);
columnModelListener = null;
}
if (columnModel != null) {
columnModelListener = new TableColumnModelListener() {
public void columnSelectionChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {
// Nothing to do
}
public void columnRemoved(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
// Nothing to do
}
public void columnMoved(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
// Nothing to do
}
public void columnMarginChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
columnsWereResized = true;
}
public void columnAdded(TableColumnModelEvent e) {
// Nothing to do
}
};
columnModel.addColumnModelListener(columnModelListener);
}
super.setColumnModel(columnModel);
}
#Override
public void doLayout() {
columnsWereResized = false;
super.doLayout();
if (columnsWereResized) {
onColumnsResized();
}
}
/**
* Sub-classes can override this method to
* get the columns-were-resized event.
* By default this method must be empty,
* but here we added debug code.
*/
protected void onColumnsResized() {
int[] columnSizes = getColumnSizes();
String sizes = "";
for (int i : columnSizes) {
sizes += i + " ";
}
System.out.println("COLUMNS RESIZED: [ " + sizes + "]");
}
protected int[] getColumnSizes() {
TableColumnModel columnModel = getTableHeader().getColumnModel();
int columnCount = columnModel.getColumnCount();
int[] columnSizes = new int[columnCount];
for(int i = 0; i < columnCount; i++) {
TableColumn column = columnModel.getColumn(i);
columnSizes[i] = column.getWidth();
}
return columnSizes;
}
}