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Swing window not opening

I am creating a NotePad app in Java Swing but when I am trying to open a popup to set a title, it is not showing up.
The class that calls the popup:
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class NewFile implements ActionListener{
public static String title;
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
PopupFileName popup = new PopupFileName();
/*try{
Thread.sleep(30000);
}catch (InterruptedException o){
o.printStackTrace();
}*/
JTextArea titl = popup.title;
title = titl.getText();
try{
File writer = new File(title+".txt");
if(writer.createNewFile()){
System.out.println("file created");
}else{
System.out.println("file exists");
}
}catch (IOException i) {
System.out.println("An error occurred.");
i.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
The popup class that is supposed to open:
import javax.swing.*;
public class PopupFileName{
static JFrame popup = new JFrame("File Title");
static JLabel titlel = new JLabel("Title:");
static public JTextArea title = new JTextArea();
public static void main(String[] args){
popup.setSize(200,300);
popup.setVisible(true);
popup.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
popup.add(titlel);
popup.add(title);
}
}
Is there any way I can make it visible and make it able to get the text before it is created?

Start by taking a look at:
Creating a GUI With Swing
How to Write an Action Listener
How to Use Scroll Panes
How to Use Buttons, Check Boxes, and Radio Buttons
How to Make Dialogs
You're running in an event driven environment, this means, something happens and then you respond to it.
The problem with your ActionListener is, it's trying to present a window and then, immediately, trying to get some result from it. The problem is, the window probably isn't even present on the screen yet.
What you need is some way to "stop" the code execution until after the user responds. This is where a modal dialog comes in.
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Main();
}
public Main() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
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("Test");
btn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
String title = PopupFileName.getTitle(TestPane.this);
System.out.println(title);
}
});
add(btn);
}
}
public static class PopupFileName extends JPanel {
private JLabel titlel = new JLabel("Title:");
private JTextArea title = new JTextArea(20, 40);
public PopupFileName() {
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
add(titlel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
add(new JScrollPane(title));
}
public String getTitle() {
return title.getText();
}
public static String getTitle(Component parent) {
PopupFileName popupFileName = new PopupFileName();
int response = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(parent, popupFileName, "Title", JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION, JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE);
switch (response) {
case JOptionPane.OK_OPTION:
return popupFileName.getTitle();
default: return null;
}
}
}
}

How to iconify a internal frame inside a container to a specific position

i want to iconify my internal frame to an adjacent panel of the main frame than the default left bottom corner of the main frame.
i am using a jdesktopframe and inside it internal frames.
i want to iconify the connection detail which is an interal frame the iconified icon should be present where the minimize button is and should not be at the left bottom of the main frame.
this is a sample code:
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.HeadlessException;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.beans.PropertyVetoException;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JDesktopPane;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JInternalFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicInternalFrameTitlePane;
import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicInternalFrameUI;
public class MinPanel {
public MinPanel() throws HeadlessException, PropertyVetoException {
createAndShowGUI();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
new MinPanel();
} catch (HeadlessException ex) {
} catch (PropertyVetoException ex) {
}
}
});
}
private void createAndShowGUI() throws HeadlessException, PropertyVetoException {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setResizable(true);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
final JDesktopPane jdp = new JDesktopPane() {
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(400, 200);
}
};
frame.setContentPane(jdp);
frame.pack();
createAndAddInternalFrame(jdp, 0, 0);
createAndAddfixedpanel(jdp,200,0);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
private void createAndAddInternalFrame(final JDesktopPane jdp, int x, int y) throws PropertyVetoException {
final JInternalFrame jInternalFrame = new JInternalFrame("Test1", false, false, false, false);
jInternalFrame.setLocation(x, y);
jInternalFrame.setLayout(new GridLayout(2, 2));
jInternalFrame.setSize(200, 200);//testing
JButton jb = new JButton("min");
jInternalFrame.add(jb);
jb.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
try {
jInternalFrame.setIcon(true);
} catch (PropertyVetoException ex) {
}
}
});
BasicInternalFrameTitlePane titlePane = (BasicInternalFrameTitlePane) ((BasicInternalFrameUI) jInternalFrame.getUI()).getNorthPane();
jInternalFrame.remove(titlePane);
jInternalFrame.setVisible(true);
jdp.add(jInternalFrame);
}
private void createAndAddfixedpanel(final JDesktopPane jdp, int x, int y)
{ JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.setLocation(x, y);
panel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
panel.setSize(200, 200);
JLabel label = new JLabel("JFrame By Example");
JButton button = new JButton();
button.setText("Button");
panel.add(label);
panel.add(button);
panel.setVisible(true);
jdp.add(panel);
}
}
I would also like to resize the main frame when the internal frame is minimizes and maximized

The trick is that you don't do the setLocation() or setBounds() stuff on the JInternalFrame object. This would move the pane, which is not be visible anymore when you "iconified" the internal frame. But instead you change the Icon which is now visible when you "iconified" the internal frame. To get the icon you use the getDesktopIcon() method on the JInternalFrame class. After that it's a simple call to the setLocation() call on the received JInternalFrame.JDesktopIcon object. You can use it like this:
frame.addInternalFrameListener(new InternalFrameAdapter() {
#Override
public void internalFrameIconified(InternalFrameEvent e) {
frame.getDesktopIcon().setLocation(frame.getLocation().x, frame.getLocation().y);
}
});
Obviously you have to calculate the correct position for yourself, where you want to have the icon positioned. This example only shows how to move the icon to the correct position, so it doesn't get opened in the bottom left corner.
You might want to add a similar event handler for the opposite internalFrameDeiconified event to open the original JInternalFrame panel where the icon is, not where the panel was before it was "iconified".

JTextField get no focus when in a heavy-weight popup

I want do display a text filed in a popup. When popup is completly over the application frame (MediumWeightPopup) - all works fine, but when a part of popup is outside of frame (HeavyWeightPopup) it cannot be focused. In this case caret is invisible and no text input is possible.
Here is my code:
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.Popup;
import javax.swing.PopupFactory;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.WindowConstants;
public class PopupTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame frm = new JFrame("Popup test");
JPanel p = new JPanel();
p.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
Popup pop;
#Override
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
if (SwingUtilities.isRightMouseButton(e)) {
if (pop != null) {
pop.hide();
}
JPanel popupPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
JTextField field = new JTextField(20);
popupPanel.add(field);
pop = PopupFactory.getSharedInstance().getPopup(p, popupPanel, e.getXOnScreen(), e.getYOnScreen());
pop.show();
System.out.println("Popup type: " + pop.getClass().getName());
System.out.println("Can get focus? " + field.requestFocusInWindow());
}
}
});
frm.add(p);
frm.setSize(500, 300);
frm.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frm.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frm.setVisible(true);
}
}
On right click near to right border of window I get a non-focusable text field. The same problem I get with any other component in popup that allows key control (for example JTable).
How can I focus a component in a HeavyWeightPopup?

I also struggled with this years ago. I can't figure out how to give initial focus to a component on the popup. Here are some of my questions/observations:
What is the Popup class used for?
I always thought that a Popup should have some basic functionality, such as the pupup should close when:
a) the escape key is pressed
b) the popup loses focus
The popup class provides none of the above functionality and in fact seems to require some obscure code to even get the keyboard focus to work properly.
Using a JWindow seems to provide the same functionality as a Popup.
JPopupMenu seems to support both of the above requirements.
Run the following program:
a) click on each of the buttons
b) click on an empty part of the frame
It appears to me that whenever you need a "popup" you should use a JPopupMenu.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;
public class PopupTest extends JFrame
{
String[] numbers = { "one", "two", "three", "four", "five" };
public PopupTest()
{
getContentPane().setLayout( new FlowLayout() );
getContentPane().setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
JButton popup = new JButton("Popup as Popup");
popup.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
popupPopup(e);
}
});
getContentPane().add(popup);
JButton window = new JButton("Window as Popup");
window.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
windowPopup(e);
}
});
getContentPane().add(window);
JButton menu = new JButton("PopupMenu as Popup");
menu.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
menuPopup(e);
}
});
getContentPane().add(menu);
}
private void popupPopup(ActionEvent e)
{
JList list = new JList(numbers);
list.setSelectedIndex(0);
PopupFactory factory = PopupFactory.getSharedInstance();
Popup popup = factory.getPopup(this, list, getLocation().x, getLocation().y+100);
//popup.show();
Window window = SwingUtilities.windowForComponent(list);
if (window != null)
{
window.setFocusableWindowState(true);
}
popup.show();
KeyboardFocusManager.getCurrentKeyboardFocusManager().focusNextComponent(list);
}
private void windowPopup(ActionEvent e)
{
JList list = new JList(numbers);
list.setSelectedIndex(0);
JWindow window = new JWindow(this);
window.getContentPane().add(list);
window.pack();
window.setVisible(true);
window.setLocation(getLocation().x + 200, getLocation().y+100);
window.addWindowListener( new WindowAdapter()
{
public void windowDeactivated(WindowEvent e)
{
System.out.println("deactivated");
}
});
}
private void menuPopup(ActionEvent e)
{
JList list = new JList(numbers);
list.setSelectedIndex(0);
JPopupMenu menu = new JPopupMenu();
menu.add( new JTextField(10) );
menu.add( list );
menu.show((Component)e.getSource(), 0, 100);
}
private static void createAndShowGUI()
{
JFrame frame = new PopupTest();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
frame.setSize(500, 200);
frame.setLocationRelativeTo( null );
frame.setVisible( true );
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
EventQueue.invokeLater( () -> createAndShowGUI() );
/*
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
createAndShowGUI();
}
});
*/
}
}
Edit:
Based on Sergiy's answer, this code was close to working. The difference in the popupPopup() method is that the show() method needs to be invoked AFTER the window is made focusable. Code updated to reflect this change.

Source code analyse brought me another solution
pop = PopupFactory.getSharedInstance().getPopup(p, popupPanel, e.getXOnScreen(), e.getYOnScreen());
// some new stuff
Window win = SwingUtilities.windowForComponent(popupPanel);
if (win instanceof JWindow && win.getType() == Window.Type.POPUP) {
win.setFocusableWindowState(true);
}
// continue old stuff
pop.show();
So the complete example looks like
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Window;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.JWindow;
import javax.swing.Popup;
import javax.swing.PopupFactory;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.WindowConstants;
public class PopupTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame frm = new JFrame("Popup test");
JPanel p = new JPanel();
p.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
Popup pop;
#Override
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
if (SwingUtilities.isRightMouseButton(e)) {
if (pop != null) {
pop.hide();
}
JPanel popupPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
JTextField field = new JTextField(20);
popupPanel.add(field);
pop = PopupFactory.getSharedInstance().getPopup(p, popupPanel, e.getXOnScreen(), e.getYOnScreen());
Window win = SwingUtilities.windowForComponent(popupPanel);
if (win instanceof JWindow && win.getType() == Window.Type.POPUP) {
win.setFocusableWindowState(true);
}
pop.show();
System.out.println("Popup type: " + pop.getClass().getName());
System.out.println("Can get focus? " + field.requestFocusInWindow());
}
}
});
frm.add(p);
frm.setSize(500, 300);
frm.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frm.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frm.setVisible(true);
}
}
Interesting: the call field.requestFocusInWindow() still returns false, but field gets focus anyway.
BTW: this solution is also better for me because in my real code I get the Popup from a JComboBox (my goal is to create JTableComboBox with a table in popup and an optional filter field on top of the table).

how to set semi-transparent jframe when "submit" button is clicked?

loadingLab=new JLabel("The name is being saved..");
loadPanel.add(loadingLab);
submitBttn=new JButton("Submit");
submitBttn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println("Submit Button Clicked!!");
try {
//something is wrong in here as it throws an exception
//what is wrong?
frame.setUndecorated(false);
frame.setOpacity(0.55f);
//when above both lines are commented, the code works fine
//but doesnt have transparency
frame.add(loadPanel,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
frame.setVisible(true);
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
I am trying to display transparent JFrame when "submit" button is clicked which displays panel with a JLabel...
I have tried using setOpacity(0.55f), but it throws exception.. what am i doing wrong?

Unfortunately I think there's no way to keep the system window decoration, you will probably have to go with the default one. Since I'm not 100% sure if you want to toggle the opacity of the whole frame or just the frame's background, I've included both functions in my example. (mKorbels answer help you more if you don't want to have a decoration)
Code:
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JToggleButton;
public class TransparentExample extends JFrame {
public TransparentExample() {
super("TransparentExample");
Color defaultBackground = getBackground();
float defaultOpacity = getOpacity();
JToggleButton button1 = new JToggleButton("Toggle background transparency");
button1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if (button1.isSelected()) {
setBackground(new Color(defaultBackground.getRed(), defaultBackground.getGreen(),
defaultBackground.getBlue(), 150));
} else {
setBackground(defaultBackground);
}
}
});
JToggleButton button2 = new JToggleButton("Toggle opacity of whole frame");
button2.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
dispose();
if (button2.isSelected()) {
setOpacity(0.55f);
} else {
setOpacity(defaultOpacity);
}
setVisible(true);
}
});
getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout());
getContentPane().add(button1);
getContentPane().add(button2);
setSize(800, 600);
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
TransparentExample frame = new TransparentExample();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
}
Picture of frame with no togglebutton selected:
Picture of frame with the first togglebutton selected:
Picture of frame with the second togglebutton selected:

#Programmer007 wrote - the exception is "
java.awt.IllegalComponentStateException: The frame is displayable."
please where I can't see any, for more info about the possible exceptions to read,
as mentioned no idea, everything is about your effort, transformed to the SSCCE / MCVE, short, runnable, compilable
.
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import javax.swing.Action;
import javax.swing.JDialog;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.Timer;
public class GenericForm extends JDialog {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private Timer timer;
private JDialog dialog = new JDialog();
private int count = 0;
public GenericForm() {
dialog.setSize(400, 300);
dialog.setUndecorated(true);
dialog.setOpacity(0.5f);
dialog.setName("Toggling with opacity");
dialog.getContentPane().setBackground(Color.RED);
dialog.setLocation(150, 150);
dialog.setVisible(true);
timer = new javax.swing.Timer(1500, updateCol());
timer.setRepeats(true);
timer.start();
}
private Action updateCol() {
return new AbstractAction("Hello World") {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
boolean bol = dialog.getOpacity() < 0.55f;
count += 1;
if (count < 10) {
if (bol) {
dialog.setOpacity(1.0f);
dialog.getContentPane().setBackground(Color.WHITE);
} else {
dialog.setOpacity(0.5f);
dialog.getContentPane().setBackground(Color.RED);
}
} else {
System.exit(0);
}
}
};
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
new GenericForm();
}
});
}
}

Show the line numbers when the JScrollBar is moved

In a linux text editor, Kate, there is this nice functionality that when I click and drag the scroll bar it shows the current line numbers that are currently in view in the text component.
My question is how can I add this function in Java to my scroll pane containing a JTextArea. Which component can I use to show this notification?

Apparently you can do this with a JPopupMenu:
I tried with this class because I knew it had the method show(Component, x, y). But it might be possible with other classes, or trying to implement whatever that method does yourself.
I put a couple of mouse listeners to the scrollBar and toyed a little with the values x, y in the show() call until I was satisfied with the position where it was being drawn at.
Full code:
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseMotionAdapter;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPopupMenu;
import javax.swing.JScrollBar;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class ScrollbarTest
{
private JScrollPane scrollPane;
private JScrollBar scrollBar;
private JPopupMenu popupMenu;
private JLabel popupLabel;
public static void main(String[] args)
{
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run()
{
new ScrollbarTest();
}
});
}
public ScrollbarTest()
{
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Test");
popupMenu = new JPopupMenu();
popupLabel = new JLabel();
popupMenu.add(popupLabel);
scrollPane = new JScrollPane(buildTestTextArea());
scrollBar = scrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar();
scrollBar.addMouseMotionListener(new PopUpMouseMotionListener());
scrollBar.addMouseListener(new PopUpMouseListener());
frame.add(scrollPane);
frame.setSize(new Dimension(400, 400));
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public JTextArea buildTestTextArea()
{
JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea();
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i < 10000; ++i)
{
builder.append("X");
}
textArea.setText(builder.toString());
textArea.setLineWrap(true);
return textArea;
}
private class PopUpMouseMotionListener extends MouseMotionAdapter
{
#Override
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)
{
double value = scrollBar.getValue();
double max = scrollBar.getMaximum() - scrollBar.getVisibleAmount();
double h = scrollBar.getHeight();
popupLabel.setText("" + (int) (100*value/max) + "%");
popupMenu.show(scrollPane, scrollBar.getX() - popupMenu.getWidth() - 2, (int) ((h - popupMenu.getHeight())*value/max));
}
}
private class PopUpMouseListener extends MouseAdapter
{
#Override
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)
{
popupMenu.setVisible(false);
}
}
}