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Java swing how to enable drag/export option to JScrollPane

I am new to swing and I am trying to implement drag (export) option to JScrollPane. I have already implemented drop (import) option in my TransferHandler class:
final class FileDropHandler extends TransferHandler {
#Override
public boolean canImport(TransferHandler.TransferSupport support) {
for (DataFlavor flavor : support.getDataFlavors()) {
if (flavor.isFlavorJavaFileListType()) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
#Override
#SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public boolean importData(TransferHandler.TransferSupport support) {
if (!this.canImport(support))
return false;
List<File> files;
try {
files = (List<File>) support.getTransferable()
.getTransferData(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor);
} catch (UnsupportedFlavorException | IOException ex) {
// should never happen (or JDK is buggy)
return false;
}
for (File file: files) {
// do something...
}
return true;
}
}
After setting Transfer Handler to JScrollPane, file import works like a charm:
scrollPane.setTransferHandler(new FileDropHandler());
But how can I export files from JScrollPane to desktop or folder? I want to export files.

Take a look at the following question. I don't think it answers your question perfectly but it should give you a good starting point on exporting files.
Swing application -> Drag & drop to the desktop / folder
Here is a modified example from that answer you can run:
import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
import java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTarget;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetDragEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetDropEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetListener;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JList;
import javax.swing.TransferHandler;
public class DnDFrame extends javax.swing.JFrame implements DropTargetListener {
private DefaultListModel listModel = new DefaultListModel();
private DropTarget dropTarget;
public static void main(String[] args) {
DnDFrame dnd = new DnDFrame();
dnd.setVisible(true);
}
/** Creates new form DnDFrame */
public DnDFrame() {
initComponents();
dropTarget = new DropTarget(list, this);
list.setModel(listModel);
list.setDragEnabled(true);
list.setTransferHandler(new FileTransferHandler());
}
private void initComponents() {
java.awt.GridBagConstraints gridBagConstraints;
jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
list = new javax.swing.JList();
setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
getContentPane().setLayout(new java.awt.GridBagLayout());
jLabel1.setText("Files:");
gridBagConstraints = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
gridBagConstraints.gridwidth = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
gridBagConstraints.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.WEST;
getContentPane().add(jLabel1, gridBagConstraints);
jScrollPane1.setViewportView(list);
gridBagConstraints = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
gridBagConstraints.gridwidth = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
gridBagConstraints.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
getContentPane().add(jScrollPane1, gridBagConstraints);
pack();
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
private javax.swing.JList list;
public void dragEnter(DropTargetDragEvent arg0) {
// nothing
}
public void dragOver(DropTargetDragEvent arg0) {
// nothing
}
public void dropActionChanged(DropTargetDragEvent arg0) {
// nothing
}
public void dragExit(DropTargetEvent arg0) {
// nothing
}
public void drop(DropTargetDropEvent evt) {
int action = evt.getDropAction();
evt.acceptDrop(action);
try {
Transferable data = evt.getTransferable();
if (data.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor)) {
List<File> files = (List<File>) data.getTransferData(
DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor);
for (File file : files) {
listModel.addElement(file);
}
}
} catch (UnsupportedFlavorException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
evt.dropComplete(true);
}
}
private class FileTransferHandler extends TransferHandler {
#Override
protected Transferable createTransferable(JComponent c) {
JList list = (JList) c;
List<File> files = new ArrayList<File>();
for (Object obj: list.getSelectedValues()) {
files.add((File)obj);
}
return new FileTransferable(files);
}
#Override
public int getSourceActions(JComponent c) {
return MOVE;
}
}
private class FileTransferable implements Transferable {
private List<File> files;
public FileTransferable(List<File> files) {
this.files = files;
}
public DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors() {
return new DataFlavor[]{DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor};
}
public boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor) {
return flavor.equals(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor);
}
public Object getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor)
throws UnsupportedFlavorException, IOException {
if (!isDataFlavorSupported(flavor)) {
throw new UnsupportedFlavorException(flavor);
}
return files;
}
}
}

Drag two images and drop them in two different JButtons in the same JFrame

I have a code in which I must drag two images from my desktop and drop it on a frame in two draggable buttons. The buttons have already been made on the frame. But while dragging the images, they can only be dragged to one button. The images don't get dragged to the other one. I have made a DragListener class where the dragging methods prevail and the main class DragInitialListener where I have passed objects of class DragButton so that two draggable buttons are created. I have tried everything I could think of, made two DragListener classes, passed the methods differently but the image could only be dragged in one button. I want both the buttons to be able to hold images. Please help me with it. Here's the code that I have made so far:
//This is the main class
public class DragInitialListener extends javax.swing.JFrame {
private volatile int draggedAtX, draggedAtY;
public DragInitialListener() {
initComponents();
Droptargets();
Droptarget();
}
public void Droptarget()
{
DragListener d;
DragButton db = new DragButton();
db.setSize(170,140);
d= new DragListener(db);
DropTarget drop = new DropTarget(this,d);
this.getContentPane().add(db);
}
public void Droptargets()
{
DragListener dd;
DragButton db1 = new DragButton();
db1.setSize(170,140);
dd= new DragListener(db1);
DropTarget drop1 = new DropTarget(this,dd);
this.getContentPane().add(db1);
}
// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
private void initComponents() {
setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
layout.setHorizontalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGap(0, 400, Short.MAX_VALUE)
);
layout.setVerticalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGap(0, 300, Short.MAX_VALUE)
);
pack();
}// </editor-fold>
public static void main(String args[]) {
/* Create and display the form */
java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
new DragInitialListener().setVisible(true);
}
});
}
// Variables declaration - do not modify
// End of variables declaration
}
//This is the DragListener class
public class DragListener extends JButton implements DropTargetListener
{
JButton imagebutton = new JButton();
// JButton imagebutton1 = new JButton();
private volatile int draggedAtX, draggedAtY;
DragListener(JButton image) {
imagebutton=image;
}
#Override
public void dragEnter(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
}
#Override
public void dragOver(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
}
#Override
public void dropActionChanged(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
}
#Override
public void dragExit(DropTargetEvent dte) {
}
#Override
public void drop(DropTargetDropEvent ev) {
ev.acceptDrop(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY);
Transferable t = ev.getTransferable();
//DropTarget test = (DropTarget) ev.getSource();
DataFlavor[] df= t.getTransferDataFlavors();
for(DataFlavor f:df)
{
try
{
if(f.isFlavorJavaFileListType())
{
List<File> files =(List<File>) t.getTransferData(f);
for(File file : files)
{
displayImage(file.getPath());
}
}
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, ex);
}
}
}
private void displayImage(String path)
{
BufferedImage img = null;
try
{
img =ImageIO.read(new File(path));
}
catch(Exception e)
{
}
ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(img);
imagebutton.setIcon(icon);
}
}

Start simple, get one button to work, if you can get one to work, you can get 100 to work
This is a very simple example, which makes use of the transfer API, because you really only care about dropping and not dragging
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.List;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.TransferHandler;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Test();
}
public Test() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
public TestPane() {
setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
JButton btn = new JButton("Drop here");
btn.setVerticalTextPosition(JButton.BOTTOM);
btn.setHorizontalTextPosition(JButton.CENTER);
btn.setTransferHandler(new ImageTransferHandler());
add(btn);
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(400, 400);
}
}
public static class ImageTransferHandler extends TransferHandler {
public static final DataFlavor[] SUPPORTED_DATA_FLAVORS = new DataFlavor[]{
DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor,
DataFlavor.imageFlavor
};
#Override
public boolean canImport(TransferHandler.TransferSupport support) {
boolean canImport = false;
for (DataFlavor flavor : SUPPORTED_DATA_FLAVORS) {
if (support.isDataFlavorSupported(flavor)) {
canImport = true;
break;
}
}
return canImport;
}
#Override
public boolean importData(TransferHandler.TransferSupport support) {
boolean accept = false;
if (canImport(support)) {
try {
Transferable t = support.getTransferable();
Component component = support.getComponent();
if (component instanceof JButton) {
Image image = null;
if (support.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.imageFlavor)) {
image = (Image) t.getTransferData(DataFlavor.imageFlavor);
} else if (support.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor)) {
List files = (List) t.getTransferData(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor);
if (files.size() > 0) {
image = ImageIO.read((File) files.get(0));
}
}
ImageIcon icon = null;
if (image != null) {
icon = new ImageIcon(image);
}
((JButton) component).setIcon(icon);
accept = true;
}
} catch (Exception exp) {
exp.printStackTrace();
}
}
return accept;
}
}
}
So, by doing nothing more then changing the layout and replicating the button using
public TestPane() {
setLayout(new GridLayout(5, 5));
for (int index = 0; index < 5 * 5; index++) {
JButton btn = new JButton("Drop here");
btn.setVerticalTextPosition(JButton.BOTTOM);
btn.setHorizontalTextPosition(JButton.CENTER);
btn.setTransferHandler(new ImageTransferHandler());
add(btn);
}
}
I was able to achieve...
Updated...
So apparently I might have misunderstood the question, not the first time. From what's been explained to me, you might want to drag multiple images and have them applied to the buttons. Surprising, the process doesn't change that much.
In this example, I've applied the TransferHandler to the JPanel instead of the button and supplied it the buttons I want updated. You could easily update this to have a variable number of buttons, but I've started with two.
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.List;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.TransferHandler;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Test();
}
public Test() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
public TestPane() {
setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
JButton left = makeButton("Left");
JButton right = makeButton("Right");
add(left);
add(right);
setTransferHandler(new ImageTransferHandler(left, right));
}
protected JButton makeButton(String text) {
JButton btn = new JButton(text);
btn.setVerticalTextPosition(JButton.BOTTOM);
btn.setHorizontalTextPosition(JButton.CENTER);
return btn;
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(400, 400);
}
}
public static class ImageTransferHandler extends TransferHandler {
public static final DataFlavor[] SUPPORTED_DATA_FLAVORS = new DataFlavor[]{
DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor,};
private JButton left, right;
public ImageTransferHandler(JButton left, JButton right) {
this.left = left;
this.right = right;
}
#Override
public boolean canImport(TransferHandler.TransferSupport support) {
boolean canImport = false;
for (DataFlavor flavor : SUPPORTED_DATA_FLAVORS) {
if (support.isDataFlavorSupported(flavor)) {
canImport = true;
break;
}
}
return canImport;
}
#Override
public boolean importData(TransferHandler.TransferSupport support) {
boolean accept = false;
if (canImport(support)) {
try {
Transferable t = support.getTransferable();
Image image = null;
if (support.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor)) {
List files = (List) t.getTransferData(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor);
JButton buttons[] = new JButton[]{left, right};
for (int index = 0; index < Math.min(files.size(), 2); index++) {
if (files.size() > 0) {
image = ImageIO.read((File) files.get(index));
ImageIcon icon = null;
if (image != null) {
icon = new ImageIcon(image);
}
buttons[index].setIcon(icon);
}
}
accept = true;
}
} catch (Exception exp) {
exp.printStackTrace();
}
}
return accept;
}
}
}
Now, there are rules you will need to define yourself, for example, what happens when the user only drags a single image? Do you apply it to the first button (as I have) every time, or do you try and find the button without an image and update it? What happens if all the buttons have images? Where does it go then?
Do you reject drags with more than 2 images?

java drop and drag label to join correct image

this code is only allowing me to reject a string the second time to try to drop in a textArea where there is all ready a string.
public GridLayoutTest() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("GridLayout test");
connection = getConnection();
try {
statement = (PreparedStatement) connection
result = statement.executeQuery();
while (result.next()) {
byte[] image = null;
image = result.getBytes("image");
JPanel cellPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
cellPanel.add(cellLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
cellPanel.add(droplabel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
gridPanel.add(cellPanel);
}
}
catch (SQLException e) {
e.printStackTrace();}
}

So, two things, first...
public void DropTargetTextArea(String string1, String string2) {
Isn't a constructor, it's a method, note the void. This means that it is never getting called. It's also the reason why DropTargetTextArea textArea = new DropTargetTextArea(); works, when you think it shouldn't.
Second, you're not maintaining a reference to the values you pass in to the (want to be) constructor, so you have no means to references them later...
You could try using something like...
private String[] values;
public DropTargetTextArea(String string1, String string2) {
values = new String[]{string1, string2};
DropTarget dropTarget = new DropTarget(this, DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY_OR_MOVE, this, true);
}
And then use something like...
if (values[0].equals(dragContents) || values[1].equals(dragContents)) {
In the drop method.
In your dragEnter, dragOver and dropActionChanged methods you have the oppurtunity to accept or reject the drag action using something like dtde.acceptDrag(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY_OR_MOVE); or dtde.rejectDrag();
Updated with test code
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
import java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException;
import java.awt.dnd.DnDConstants;
import java.awt.dnd.DragGestureEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DragGestureListener;
import java.awt.dnd.DragSource;
import java.awt.dnd.DragSourceDragEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DragSourceDropEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DragSourceEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DragSourceListener;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTarget;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetDragEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetDropEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetListener;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class DragAndDropExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
ImageIcon ii1 = new ImageIcon("C:\\Users\\Desktop\\home.jpg");
ImageIcon ii = new ImageIcon("C:\\Users\\Desktop\\images (2).jpg");
// Create a frame
JFrame frame = new JFrame("test");
JLabel label = new JLabel(ii);
JLabel label1 = new JLabel(ii1);
JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2, 4, 10, 10));
JLabel testLabel = new DraggableLabel("test");
JLabel testingLabel = new DraggableLabel("testing");
panel.add(testLabel);
panel.add(testingLabel);
panel.add(label);
panel.add(label1);
Component textArea = new DropTargetTextArea("test", "testing");
frame.add(textArea, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.add(panel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static class DraggableLabel extends JLabel implements DragGestureListener, DragSourceListener {
DragSource dragSource1;
public DraggableLabel(String text) {
setText(text);
dragSource1 = new DragSource();
dragSource1.createDefaultDragGestureRecognizer(this, DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY_OR_MOVE, this);
}
public void dragGestureRecognized(DragGestureEvent evt) {
Transferable transferable = new StringSelection(getText());
dragSource1.startDrag(evt, DragSource.DefaultCopyDrop, transferable, this);
}
public void dragEnter(DragSourceDragEvent evt) {
System.out.println("Drag enter");
}
public void dragOver(DragSourceDragEvent evt) {
System.out.println("Drag over");
}
public void dragExit(DragSourceEvent evt) {
System.out.println("Drag exit");
}
public void dropActionChanged(DragSourceDragEvent evt) {
System.out.println("Drag action changed");
}
public void dragDropEnd(DragSourceDropEvent evt) {
System.out.println("Drag action End");
}
}
public static class DropTargetTextArea extends JLabel implements DropTargetListener {
private String[] values;
public DropTargetTextArea(String string1, String string2) {
values = new String[]{string1, string2};
DropTarget dropTarget = new DropTarget(this, this);
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(200, 200);
}
public void dragEnter(DropTargetDragEvent evt) {
if (!getText().isEmpty()) {
System.out.println("Reject drag enter");
evt.rejectDrag();
} else {
evt.acceptDrag(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY_OR_MOVE);
}
}
public void dragOver(DropTargetDragEvent evt) {
if (!getText().isEmpty()) {
System.out.println("Reject drag over");
evt.rejectDrag();
} else {
evt.acceptDrag(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY_OR_MOVE);
}
}
public void dragExit(DropTargetEvent evt) {
System.out.println("Drop exit");
}
public void dropActionChanged(DropTargetDragEvent evt) {
if (!getText().isEmpty()) {
System.out.println("Reject dropActionChanged");
evt.rejectDrag();
} else {
evt.acceptDrag(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY_OR_MOVE);
}
}
public void drop(DropTargetDropEvent evt) {
if (!getText().isEmpty()) {
evt.rejectDrop();
} else {
try {
Transferable transferable = evt.getTransferable();
if (transferable.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.stringFlavor)) {
String dragContents = (String) transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
evt.acceptDrop(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY_OR_MOVE);
if (values[0].equals(dragContents) || (values[1]).equals(dragContents)) {
System.out.println("Accept Drop");
setText(getText() + " " + dragContents);
evt.getDropTargetContext().dropComplete(true);
} else {
System.out.println("Reject Drop");
}
}
} catch (IOException e) {
evt.rejectDrop();
evt.dropComplete(false);
} catch (UnsupportedFlavorException e) {
}
}
}
}
}

Choosing a file in-pane with Swing

I'm writing a GUI in Swing where I want to do a file chooser that is in the main window, looking something like the image below:
while there seem to be quite a few tutorials on how to write a popup file chooser, i don't see much information on how this type of chooser might be accomplished in swing.
also sorry if this has been asked before, i did a good bit of searching around and wan't able to find anything else..

PanelBrowser, shown below, is a basic prototype that functions similarly to the Mac OS X Finder column view illustrated in your question.
Update: Added horizontal scrolling and more file information.
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.io.File;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.Box;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.DefaultListCellRenderer;
import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JList;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.ListSelectionModel;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionListener;
import javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView;
/**
* #see http://stackoverflow.com/a/15104660/230513
*/
public class PanelBrowser extends Box {
private static final Dimension SIZE = new Dimension(200, 300);
private List<FilePanel> list = new ArrayList<FilePanel>();
public PanelBrowser(File root) {
super(BoxLayout.LINE_AXIS);
setBackground(Color.red);
FilePanel panel = new FilePanel(this, root);
list.add(panel);
this.add(panel);
}
private void update(FilePanel fp, File file) {
int index = list.indexOf(fp);
int i = list.size() - 1;
while (i > index) {
list.remove(i);
this.remove(i);
i--;
}
final FilePanel panel = new FilePanel(this, file);
list.add(panel);
this.add(panel);
revalidate();
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
scrollRectToVisible(panel.getBounds());
}
});
}
private static class FilePanel extends Box {
private static FileSystemView fsv = FileSystemView.getFileSystemView();
private static DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(
DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.DEFAULT);
private PanelBrowser parent;
private JList list;
public FilePanel(PanelBrowser parent, File file) {
super(BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS);
this.parent = parent;
DefaultListModel model = new DefaultListModel();
if (file.isFile()) {
JLabel name = new JLabel(file.getName());
name.setIcon(fsv.getSystemIcon(file));
this.add(name);
Date d = new Date(file.lastModified());
JLabel mod = new JLabel("Date: " + df.format(d));
this.add(mod);
final String v = String.valueOf(file.length());
JLabel length = new JLabel("Size: " + v);
this.add(length);
}
if (file.isDirectory()) {
for (File f : file.listFiles()) {
model.addElement(f);
}
list = new JList(model);
list.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION);
list.setCellRenderer(new FileRenderer());
list.addListSelectionListener(new SelectionHandler());
this.add(new JScrollPane(list) {
#Override
public int getVerticalScrollBarPolicy() {
return JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS;
}
});
}
}
private static class FileRenderer extends DefaultListCellRenderer {
#Override
public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList list, Object value,
int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus) {
JLabel label = (JLabel) super.getListCellRendererComponent(
list, value, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus);
File f = (File) value;
setText(f.getName());
setIcon(fsv.getSystemIcon(f));
return label;
}
}
private class SelectionHandler implements ListSelectionListener {
#Override
public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {
if (!e.getValueIsAdjusting()) {
File f = (File) list.getSelectedValue();
parent.update(FilePanel.this, f);
}
}
}
#Override
public Dimension getMinimumSize() {
return new Dimension(SIZE);
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(SIZE);
}
#Override
public Dimension getMaximumSize() {
return new Dimension(SIZE.width, Short.MAX_VALUE);
}
}
private static void display() {
String path = System.getProperty("user.dir");
PanelBrowser browser = new PanelBrowser(new File(path));
JFrame f = new JFrame(path);
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.add(new JScrollPane(browser) {
#Override
public int getVerticalScrollBarPolicy() {
return JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER;
}
});
f.pack();
f.setSize(4 * SIZE.width, SIZE.height);
f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
f.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
display();
}
});
}
}

JFileChooser actually extends JComponent, so you can use like any other component. Here is an example with two in-pane file choosers:
public class TestInPaneChoosers {
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
buildFrame();
}
});
}
private static void buildFrame() {
JFrame f = new JFrame("Test");
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
f.add(new JFileChooser());
f.add(new JFileChooser());
f.pack();
f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
f.setVisible(true);
}
}

how to drag and drop files from a directory in java

I want to implement dragging and dropping of files from a directory such as someones hard drive but can't figure out how to do it. I've read the java api but it talks of color pickers and dragging and dropping between lists but how to drag files from a computers file system and drop into my application. I tried writing the transferhandler class and a mouse event for when the drag starts but nothing seems to work. Now I'm back to just having my JFileChooser set so drag has been enabled but how to drop?
Any info or point in the right direction greatly appreciated.
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.io.File;
import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JList;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter;
public class FileChooserDemo
extends JPanel
implements ActionListener
{
JLabel selectedFileLabel;
JList selectedFilesList;
JLabel returnCodeLabel;
public FileChooserDemo()
{
super();
createContent();
}
void initFrameContent()
{
JPanel closePanel = new JPanel();
add(closePanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
}
private void createContent()
{
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
JPanel NorthPanel = new JPanel();
JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
JMenu menu = new JMenu("File");
JMenuItem quit = new JMenuItem("Quit");
menuBar.add(menu);
menu.add(quit);
NorthPanel.add(menu,BorderLayout.NORTH);
JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(7,1 ));
JButton openButton = new JButton("Open...");
openButton.setActionCommand("OPEN");
openButton.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(openButton);
JButton saveButton = new JButton("Save...");
saveButton.setActionCommand("SAVE");
saveButton.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(saveButton);
JButton delete = new JButton("Delete");
delete.addActionListener(this);
delete.setActionCommand("DELETE");
buttonPanel.add(delete);
add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.WEST);
// create a panel to display the selected file(s) and the return code
JPanel displayPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
selectedFileLabel = new JLabel("-");
selectedFileLabel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder
("Selected File/Directory "));
displayPanel.add(selectedFileLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
selectedFilesList = new JList();
JScrollPane sp = new JScrollPane(selectedFilesList);
sp.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Selected Files "));
MouseListener listener = new MouseAdapter()
{
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent me)
{
JComponent comp = (JComponent) me.getSource();
TransferHandler handler = comp.getTransferHandler();
handler.exportAsDrag(comp, me, TransferHandler.MOVE);
}
};
selectedFilesList.addMouseListener(listener);
displayPanel.add(sp);
returnCodeLabel = new JLabel("");
returnCodeLabel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Return Code"));
displayPanel.add(returnCodeLabel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
add(displayPanel);
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
int option = 0;
File selectedFile = null;
File[] selectedFiles = new File[0];
if (e.getActionCommand().equals("CLOSE"))
{
System.exit(0);
}
else if (e.getActionCommand().equals("OPEN"))
{
JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
chooser.setDragEnabled(true);
chooser.setMultiSelectionEnabled(true);
option = chooser.showOpenDialog(this);
selectedFiles = chooser.getSelectedFiles();
}
else if (e.getActionCommand().equals("SAVE"))
{
JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
option = chooser.showSaveDialog(this);
selectedFiles = chooser.getSelectedFiles();
}
// display the selection and return code
if (selectedFile != null)
selectedFileLabel.setText(selectedFile.toString());
else
selectedFileLabel.setText("null");
DefaultListModel listModel = new DefaultListModel();
for (int i =0; i < selectedFiles.length; i++)
listModel.addElement(selectedFiles[i]);
selectedFilesList.setModel(listModel);
returnCodeLabel.setText(Integer.toString(option));
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
SwingUtilities.invokeLater
(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
FileChooserDemo app = new FileChooserDemo();
app.initFrameContent();
JFrame frame = new JFrame("LoquetUP");
frame.getContentPane().add(app);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(3);
frame.setSize(600,400);
frame.setResizable(false);
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
//frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
}

This is my take on the idea. I've used the "traditional" drag and drop API in this example. It has some extra "paint" tweaks just to show off what you might be able to do.
This example doesn't scan folders dropped onto it, so any folder will only register as a single file, but I'm sure you can work it out
public class TestDragNDropFiles {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new TestDragNDropFiles();
}
public TestDragNDropFiles() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.add(new DropPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class DropPane extends JPanel {
private DropTarget dropTarget;
private DropTargetHandler dropTargetHandler;
private Point dragPoint;
private boolean dragOver = false;
private BufferedImage target;
private JLabel message;
public DropPane() {
try {
target = ImageIO.read(new File("target.png"));
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
message = new JLabel();
message.setFont(message.getFont().deriveFont(Font.BOLD, 24));
add(message);
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(400, 400);
}
protected DropTarget getMyDropTarget() {
if (dropTarget == null) {
dropTarget = new DropTarget(this, DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY_OR_MOVE, null);
}
return dropTarget;
}
protected DropTargetHandler getDropTargetHandler() {
if (dropTargetHandler == null) {
dropTargetHandler = new DropTargetHandler();
}
return dropTargetHandler;
}
#Override
public void addNotify() {
super.addNotify();
try {
getMyDropTarget().addDropTargetListener(getDropTargetHandler());
} catch (TooManyListenersException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
#Override
public void removeNotify() {
super.removeNotify();
getMyDropTarget().removeDropTargetListener(getDropTargetHandler());
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
if (dragOver) {
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
g2d.setColor(new Color(0, 255, 0, 64));
g2d.fill(new Rectangle(getWidth(), getHeight()));
if (dragPoint != null && target != null) {
int x = dragPoint.x - 12;
int y = dragPoint.y - 12;
g2d.drawImage(target, x, y, this);
}
g2d.dispose();
}
}
protected void importFiles(final List files) {
Runnable run = new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
message.setText("You dropped " + files.size() + " files");
}
};
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(run);
}
protected class DropTargetHandler implements DropTargetListener {
protected void processDrag(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
if (dtde.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor)) {
dtde.acceptDrag(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY);
} else {
dtde.rejectDrag();
}
}
#Override
public void dragEnter(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
processDrag(dtde);
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new DragUpdate(true, dtde.getLocation()));
repaint();
}
#Override
public void dragOver(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
processDrag(dtde);
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new DragUpdate(true, dtde.getLocation()));
repaint();
}
#Override
public void dropActionChanged(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
}
#Override
public void dragExit(DropTargetEvent dte) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new DragUpdate(false, null));
repaint();
}
#Override
public void drop(DropTargetDropEvent dtde) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new DragUpdate(false, null));
Transferable transferable = dtde.getTransferable();
if (dtde.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor)) {
dtde.acceptDrop(dtde.getDropAction());
try {
List transferData = (List) transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor);
if (transferData != null && transferData.size() > 0) {
importFiles(transferData);
dtde.dropComplete(true);
}
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
} else {
dtde.rejectDrop();
}
}
}
public class DragUpdate implements Runnable {
private boolean dragOver;
private Point dragPoint;
public DragUpdate(boolean dragOver, Point dragPoint) {
this.dragOver = dragOver;
this.dragPoint = dragPoint;
}
#Override
public void run() {
DropPane.this.dragOver = dragOver;
DropPane.this.dragPoint = dragPoint;
DropPane.this.repaint();
}
}
}
}

You need to experiment with Drag & Drop and see exactly what flavors are available when you try to drag files. If you do this in your custom TransferHandler you'll be pleasantly surprised one Flavor is the DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor, which indicates that the item can be used simply as a List. Try it and you'll see that it works!
Note on review of your posted code, I don't see any code for your attempt at using a TransferHandler, so it is hard to say what you could be doing wrong here.
Edit 1
You seem to be trying to use a MouseListener for your drag and drop, and I'm not familiar with this usage. Can you show a reference to a tutorial that tells you to do this?
Edit 2
import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.*;
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class FileDragDemo extends JPanel {
private JList list = new JList();
public FileDragDemo() {
list.setDragEnabled(true);
list.setTransferHandler(new FileListTransferHandler(list));
add(new JScrollPane(list));
}
private static void createAndShowGui() {
FileDragDemo mainPanel = new FileDragDemo();
JFrame frame = new JFrame("FileDragDemo");
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 FileListTransferHandler extends TransferHandler {
private JList list;
public FileListTransferHandler(JList list) {
this.list = list;
}
public int getSourceActions(JComponent c) {
return COPY_OR_MOVE;
}
public boolean canImport(TransferSupport ts) {
return ts.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor);
}
public boolean importData(TransferSupport ts) {
try {
#SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
List data = (List) ts.getTransferable().getTransferData(
DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor);
if (data.size() < 1) {
return false;
}
DefaultListModel listModel = new DefaultListModel();
for (Object item : data) {
File file = (File) item;
listModel.addElement(file);
}
list.setModel(listModel);
return true;
} catch (UnsupportedFlavorException e) {
return false;
} catch (IOException e) {
return false;
}
}
}