Implementing numerous buttons using an arrayList in javaFX - java

I am implementing a User Interface for a restaurant menu that involves a large number of increment and decrement buttons as shown below - please note I have used SceneBuilder to create the UI:
I have tried numerous methods to allow looping through each button and updating the text field next to it on mouse click but have failed to implement this via an arrayList - i keep receiving a null pointer error when i know the arraylist is succesfully filling up with the buttons.
Here is what I have tried:
I have a method which fills up the list by specifying the fxids of the appropriate buttons as so -
plusButtonList.add(soupPlus);
plusButtonList.add(guacPlus);
plusButtonList.add(empanadaPlus);
plusButtonList.add(jalapenoPlus);
plusButtonList.add(quesaPlus);
I also then have a method which is supposed to iterate through each of these buttons, setting the onaction to retrieve the current counter value from the textfield (which is also in a list but the corresponding button and text fields will be at the same indexed position) this method is called in 'initialise' in the controller class.
private void checkIfIncrement() {
for(int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
int counter = i;
plusButtonList.get(i).setOnAction(e -> {
int currentCountVal = foodCounterList.get(counter);
theTextFields.get(counter).setText(Integer.toString(currentCountVal+ 1));
foodCounterList.set(counter, currentCountVal+1);
});
}
NOTE: foodCounterList is a list of integers containing each text field's current value. 'theTextFields' is the list containing each of the text fields.
UPDATE: Here is my Controller Class after attempting to implement the suggested improvement by Matt.
package customer;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.scene.Node;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Pagination;
import javafx.scene.control.TableView;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
/**
* View for the customer.
* #author Arslan Nazir
*
*/
public class CustomerView {
#FXML
private ResourceBundle resources;
#FXML
private URL location;
#FXML
private ImageView imageview;
Stage stage;
#FXML
private Button soupPlus;
#FXML
private Button soupMinus;
#FXML
private TextField soupField;
#FXML
private Button guacMinus;
#FXML
private Button guacPlus;
#FXML
private TextField guacField;
#FXML
private Font x11322;
#FXML
private Button empanadaMinus;
#FXML
private TextField empanadaField;
#FXML
private Button empanadaPlus;
#FXML
private Button jalapenoMinus;
#FXML
private Button jalapenoPlus;
#FXML
private TextField jalapenoField;
#FXML
private Button quesaMinus;
#FXML
private Button quesaPlus;
#FXML
private TextField quesaField;
#FXML
private Button choriMinus;
#FXML
private Button choriPlus;
#FXML
private TextField choriField;
#FXML
private Button seafoodMinus;
#FXML
private Button seafoodPlus;
#FXML
private TextField seafoodField;
#FXML
private Button avocadoMinus;
#FXML
private Button avocadoPlus;
#FXML
private TextField avocadoField;
#FXML
private Button burritoMinus;
#FXML
private Button burritoPlus;
#FXML
private TextField burritoField;
#FXML
private Button chilliMinus;
#FXML
private Button chilliPlus;
#FXML
private TextField chilliField;
#FXML
private Font x113221;
#FXML
private Button churrosMinus;
#FXML
private Button churrosPlus;
#FXML
private TextField churrosField;
#FXML
private Button pastelMinus;
#FXML
private Button pastelPlus;
#FXML
private TextField pastelField;
#FXML
private Button brownieMinus;
#FXML
private Button browniePlus;
#FXML
private TextField brownieField;
#FXML
private Button strawbMinus;
#FXML
private Button strawbPlus;
#FXML
private TextField strawbField;
#FXML
private Button vanillaMinus;
#FXML
private Button vanillaPlus;
#FXML
private TextField vanillaField;
#FXML
private Font x11321;
#FXML
private Button colaPlus;
#FXML
private Button colaMinus;
#FXML
private TextField colaField;
#FXML
private Button dietColaMinus;
#FXML
private Button dietColaPlus;
#FXML
private TextField dietColaField;
#FXML
private Button mojitoMinus;
#FXML
private Button mojitoPlus;
#FXML
private TextField mojitoField;
#FXML
private Button blueMargMinus;
#FXML
private Button blueMargPlus;
#FXML
private TextField blueMargField;
#FXML
private Button redMargMinus;
#FXML
private Button redMargPlus;
#FXML
private TextField redMargField;
#FXML
private Button bottleWaterMinus;
#FXML
private Button bottleWaterPlus;
#FXML
private TextField bottleWaterField;
#FXML
private Button tapWaterMinus;
#FXML
private Button tapWaterPlus;
#FXML
private TextField tapWaterField;
#FXML
private Button closeprogram;
#FXML
private Button minimiseprogram;
#FXML
private VBox bgone;
#FXML
private Button callwaiter;
#FXML
private TextField summaryField;
static List<TextField> theTextFields = new ArrayList<>();
ArrayList<Button> plusButtonList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(soupPlus, guacPlus));
static List<Button> minusButtonList = new ArrayList<>();
static List<Integer> foodCounterList = new ArrayList<>();
public void listPopulate() {
theTextFields.add(soupField);
theTextFields.add(guacField);
theTextFields.add(empanadaField);
theTextFields.add(jalapenoField);
theTextFields.add(quesaField);
theTextFields.add(choriField);
theTextFields.add(seafoodField);
theTextFields.add(avocadoField);
theTextFields.add(burritoField);
theTextFields.add(chilliField);
theTextFields.add(churrosField);
theTextFields.add(pastelField);
theTextFields.add(brownieField);
theTextFields.add(strawbField);
theTextFields.add(vanillaField);
theTextFields.add(colaField);
theTextFields.add(dietColaField);
theTextFields.add(mojitoField);
theTextFields.add(blueMargField);
theTextFields.add(redMargField);
theTextFields.add(bottleWaterField);
theTextFields.add(tapWaterField);
for (int i = 0; i< theTextFields.size(); i++) {
theTextFields.get(i).setText("0");
}
minusButtonList.add(soupMinus);
minusButtonList.add(guacMinus);
minusButtonList.add(empanadaMinus);
minusButtonList.add(jalapenoMinus);
minusButtonList.add(quesaMinus);
minusButtonList.add(choriMinus);
minusButtonList.add(seafoodMinus);
minusButtonList.add(avocadoMinus);
minusButtonList.add(burritoMinus);
minusButtonList.add(chilliMinus);
minusButtonList.add(churrosMinus);
minusButtonList.add(pastelMinus);
minusButtonList.add(brownieMinus);
minusButtonList.add(strawbMinus);
minusButtonList.add(vanillaMinus);
minusButtonList.add(colaMinus);
minusButtonList.add(dietColaMinus);
minusButtonList.add(mojitoMinus);
minusButtonList.add(blueMargMinus);
minusButtonList.add(redMargMinus);
minusButtonList.add(bottleWaterMinus);
minusButtonList.add(tapWaterMinus);
/**
plusButtonList[0] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[1] = guacPlus;
plusButtonList[2] = empanadaPlus;
plusButtonList[3] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[4] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[5] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[6] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[7] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[8] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[9] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[10] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[11] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[12] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[13] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[14] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[15] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[16] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[17] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[18] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[19] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[20] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[21] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList[22] = soupPlus;
plusButtonList.add(soupPlus);
plusButtonList.add(guacPlus);
plusButtonList.add(empanadaPlus);
plusButtonList.add(jalapenoPlus);
plusButtonList.add(quesaPlus);
plusButtonList.add(choriPlus);
plusButtonList.add(seafoodPlus);
plusButtonList.add(avocadoPlus);
plusButtonList.add(burritoPlus);
plusButtonList.add(chilliPlus);
plusButtonList.add(churrosPlus);
plusButtonList.add(pastelPlus);
plusButtonList.add(browniePlus);
plusButtonList.add(strawbPlus);
plusButtonList.add(vanillaPlus);
plusButtonList.add(colaPlus);
plusButtonList.add(dietColaPlus);
plusButtonList.add(mojitoPlus);
plusButtonList.add(blueMargPlus);
plusButtonList.add(redMargPlus);
plusButtonList.add(bottleWaterPlus);
plusButtonList.add(tapWaterPlus);
**/
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(soupField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(guacField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(empanadaField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(jalapenoField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(quesaField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(choriField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(seafoodField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(avocadoField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(burritoField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(chilliField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(churrosField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(pastelField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(brownieField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(strawbField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(vanillaField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(colaField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(dietColaField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(mojitoField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(blueMargField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(redMargField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(bottleWaterField.getText()));
foodCounterList.add(Integer.parseInt(tapWaterField.getText()));
}
private void checkIfIncrement() {
for (int i = 0; i < theTextFields.size(); i++) {
setButtonActionsForFoodItem(plusButtonList.get(i), theTextFields.get(i));
}
}
private void setButtonActionsForFoodItem(Button plusButton, TextField textField) {
plusButton.setOnAction(event -> {
int currentValue = Integer.parseInt(textField.getText());
textField.setText(String.valueOf(++currentValue));
});
}
/**for(int i =0; i < plusButtonList.size(); i++) {
int counter = i;
plusButtonList.get(i).setOnMouseClicked(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() {
#Override
public void handle(MouseEvent t) {
int currentCountVal = foodCounterList.get(counter);
theTextFields.get(counter).setText(Integer.toString(currentCountVal+ 1));
foodCounterList.set(counter, currentCountVal+1);
}
});
}**/
#FXML
private void handleCloseProgram(ActionEvent event) {
stage = (Stage)((Button)event.getSource()).getScene().getWindow();
stage.close();
System.exit(1);
}
#FXML
private void handleMinimiseProgram(ActionEvent event) {
stage = (Stage)((Button)event.getSource()).getScene().getWindow();
stage.setIconified(true);
}
#FXML
public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
}
#FXML
void initialize() {
//ButtonAndCountLists.setCounters();
listPopulate();
//System.out.println(plusButtonList.get(21));
System.out.println(foodCounterList.get(1));
checkIfIncrement();
}
}

First of all, I don't understand why you are using static lists in this solution? In that case I think they should be just marked as private.
Next I don't think that method "checkIfIncrement" has proper name for what it is doing. From your code I suppose it should be named setButtonsListeners()?
Did you put proper fx:id="exampleName" on increment/decrement buttons in you FXML file ? Maybe it is causing NPE. Please paste fxml file here with error stacktrace.

So I had a similar issue. I was trying to get a specific button to trigger a specific event depending on which button was clicked out of the array list. Here was my solution, I tried using .isPressed() first but that always returned false, so I changed it to isArmed() and that worked. Maybe you can try that? My code is written below.
serveButtons was the arrayList that contained all of the different buttons.
orderContentsList was the arrayList that contained the textAreas to be changed.
int which = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < serveButtons.size(); i++) {
if (serveButtons.get(i).isArmed()) {
which = i;
break;
}
}
orderContentsList.get(which).setText(null);
If you need any more information about the arrayLists then let me know.

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}
}
#FXML
private void handleButtonClose(ActionEvent event) {
System.out.println("Application Close!");
Platform.exit();
}
#FXML
private void handleButtonClear(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println("Clear All Fields!");
txtRequestorName.setText("");
txtRequestorEmail.setText("");
txtEventTitle.setText("");
txtNumParticipants.setText("");
txtEventDate.setText("");
txtStartTime.setText("");
txtEndTime.setText("");
chkPrinter.setSelected(false);
rbYes.setSelected(false);
rbNo.setSelected(false);
txtareaMessage.setText("");
}
// Radio Buttons need to be set to group so only one can be selected at a time
// If Radio Btn Yes is checked, enable txt area message, else disable
// Set Toggle Buttons to toggle between AM & PM
#Override
public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle rb) {
// TODO
}
}
When I select either of the radio buttons, it does not seem to be making the text area editable.
The state of JavaFX controls is represented by observable properties. So the RadioButton has a selectedProperty and the TextArea has a editableProperty. You can set and retrieve the values of these with the usual set/get (or set/is) methods: txtareaMessage.setEditable(rbYes.isSelected()), you can also observe them for changes:
rbYes.selectedProperty().addListener(...);
or you can bind the value of one property to the value of another. Binding essentially just registers a listener with one property and updates the other property when the observed property changes.
In your case the logic is very simple (the value of the text area's editable property should be the same as the value of the radio button's selected property), so all you need is to establish a simple binding in the initialize() method:
txtareaMessage.editableProperty().bind(rbYes.selectedProperty());
if(rbYes.isSelected() && !rbNo.isSelected()) {
txtareaMessage.setEditable(true);
message = txtareaMessage.getText();
}
else {
txtareaMessage.setEditable(false);
message = "None";
}
That segment of code is within an ActionListener for your button (handleBtnSubmit), therefore from what I understand, you need an ActionListener on your radio buttons to fire the code aforementioned.
Create an ToggleGroup like this.
final ToggleGroup group = new ToggleGroup();
Add the Radiobuttons to the "group".
RadioButton yes = new RadioButton("yes");
yes.setToggleGroup(group);
RadioButton no= new RadioButton("no");
no.setToggleGroup(group);
Check if the "yes" RadioButton is selected.
yes.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
#Override
public void handle(ActionEvent actionEvent) {
if(yes.isSelected()){
textField.setEnabled(true);
}else{
textField.setEnabled(false);
}
}
});

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