net.xoetrope.swing
Class XComboBox

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          javax.swing.JComponent
              javax.swing.JComboBox
                  net.xoetrope.swing.XComboBox

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.ItemSelectable, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.io.Serializable, java.util.EventListener, javax.accessibility.Accessible, javax.swing.event.ListDataListener, XAttributedComponent, XListHolder

public class XComboBox
extends javax.swing.JComboBox
implements XListHolder, XAttributedComponent

A wrapper for the Swing JComboBox class

Copyright (c) Xoetrope Ltd., 1998-2003
License: see license.txt

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

class

XComboBox.SystemSelectionManager A search manager for finding list entries as the user types a value

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComboBox

javax.swing.JComboBox.AccessibleJComboBox, javax.swing.JComboBox.KeySelectionManager

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

javax.swing.JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, java.awt.Component.BltBufferStrategy, java.awt.Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComboBox

actionCommand, dataModel, editor, isEditable, keySelectionManager, lightWeightPopupEnabled, maximumRowCount, renderer, selectedItemReminder

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

accessibleContext, listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

XComboBox()
Create a new combo

Method Summary

void	add(java.lang.String s) Add an item to the list
void	addItem(java.lang.String s) Add an item to the drop down list
java.lang.Object	getSelectedObject() Get the selected object
boolean	isSearchable() Is the current key selectionmanager searchable
void	removeAll() Remove everythibg from the list
void	select(int i) Select an item in the list
void	select(java.lang.Object o) Select an item in the list
void	setAttribute(java.lang.String attribName, java.lang.Object attribValue) Set one or more attributes of the component.
void	setBackground(java.awt.Color c) Set the background color for the edit field
void	setForeground(java.awt.Color c) Set the foreground color for the edit field
void	setRenderer(javax.swing.ListCellRenderer renderer) Set the list cell renderer, preserving the foreground and background colors in the process
void	setSearchable(boolean doSearch) Set the combo as searchable

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComboBox

actionPerformed, addActionListener, addItem, addItemListener, addPopupMenuListener, configureEditor, configurePropertiesFromAction, contentsChanged, createActionPropertyChangeListener, createDefaultKeySelectionManager, fireActionEvent, fireItemStateChanged, firePopupMenuCanceled, firePopupMenuWillBecomeInvisible, firePopupMenuWillBecomeVisible, getAccessibleContext, getAction, getActionCommand, getActionListeners, getEditor, getItemAt, getItemCount, getItemListeners, getKeySelectionManager, getMaximumRowCount, getModel, getPopupMenuListeners, getPrototypeDisplayValue, getRenderer, getSelectedIndex, getSelectedItem, getSelectedObjects, getUI, getUIClassID, hidePopup, insertItemAt, installAncestorListener, intervalAdded, intervalRemoved, isEditable, isLightWeightPopupEnabled, isPopupVisible, paramString, processKeyEvent, removeActionListener, removeAllItems, removeItem, removeItemAt, removeItemListener, removePopupMenuListener, selectedItemChanged, selectWithKeyChar, setAction, setActionCommand, setEditable, setEditor, setEnabled, setKeySelectionManager, setLightWeightPopupEnabled, setMaximumRowCount, setModel, setPopupVisible, setPrototypeDisplayValue, setSelectedIndex, setSelectedItem, setUI, showPopup, updateUI

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface net.xoetrope.xui.XListHolder

getItemCount, getSelectedIndex

Constructor Detail

XComboBox

public XComboBox()

Create a new combo

Method Detail

addItem

public void addItem(java.lang.String s)

Add an item to the drop down list

Specified by:

addItem in interface XListHolder

Parameters:

s - the new list item

select

public void select(int i)

Select an item in the list

Specified by:

select in interface XListHolder

Parameters:

i - the selected item's index

select

public void select(java.lang.Object o)

Select an item in the list

Specified by:

select in interface XListHolder

Parameters:

o - the item to select

getSelectedObject

public java.lang.Object getSelectedObject()

Get the selected object

Specified by:

getSelectedObject in interface XListHolder

Returns:

the selection

add

public void add(java.lang.String s)

Add an item to the list

Parameters:

s - the new item

removeAll

public void removeAll()

Remove everythibg from the list

Specified by:

removeAll in interface XListHolder

Overrides:

removeAll in class java.awt.Container

setBackground

public void setBackground(java.awt.Color c)

Set the background color for the edit field

Overrides:

setBackground in class javax.swing.JComponent

Parameters:

c - the color

setForeground

public void setForeground(java.awt.Color c)

Set the foreground color for the edit field

Overrides:

setForeground in class javax.swing.JComponent

Parameters:

c - the color

setRenderer

public void setRenderer(javax.swing.ListCellRenderer renderer)

Set the list cell renderer, preserving the foreground and background colors in the process

Overrides:

setRenderer in class javax.swing.JComboBox

Parameters:

renderer - the new renderer.

setSearchable

public void setSearchable(boolean doSearch)

Set the combo as searchable

Parameters:

doSearch - true to search using keys as they are typed to form a search word, or false to use only the key as the first character of the search - match only the first letter.

isSearchable

public boolean isSearchable()

Is the current key selectionmanager searchable

Returns:

true if a complex search is performed, false if only a single letter match is performed

setAttribute

public void setAttribute(java.lang.String attribName,
                         java.lang.Object attribValue)

Set one or more attributes of the component.

1. editable, value=true to allow edits

Specified by:

setAttribute in interface XAttributedComponent

Parameters:

attribName - the name of the attribute

attribValue - the value of the attribute