I didn't really know how else to phrase that but essentially:
-I have a few separate "pieces" that I am trying to add onto a master frame; to keep the code from getting unwieldy I have each "piece" be its own class.
-I'm getting stuck on adding the panells onto the master frame, because the classes themselves aren't panels, rather the method of the class creates the panel, which creates issues that I don't know how to solve.
PIECE (works on its own when I have it make a dialog instead of be a panel):
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class PieceThing3 extends JPanel //<switched from JDialog
{
//set up variables here
private ActionListener pieceAction = new ActionListener()
{
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent ae)
{
// Action Listener (this also works)
}
};
private void createPiece()
{
//setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
//setLocationByPlatform(true);
// the above are commented out when I switch from dialog to panel
JPanel contentPane = new JPanel();
//something that uses pieceAction is here
//two buttons, b and s, with action listeners are here
contentPane.add(b);
contentPane.add(s);
add(contentPane);
//pack();
//again, commented out to switch from dialog
setVisible(true);
System.out.println("hi I'm done");
//just to check and make sure it's done
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
new PieceThing3().createPiece();
}
});
}
}
Sorry that is very vague, but the intricacies are not as important as the general idea - it works perfectly when I have it create its own dialog box, but now I am trying to get it to make a panel within a master code, below:
MASTER:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class CollectGUI extends JFrame{
private void createDialog(){
this.setSize(2000,1000);
this.setLocation(0,0);
this.setTitle("TITLE");
PieceThing3 pt = new PieceThing3();
//HERE, if I do pt.main(null); while it is in "dialog mode" (rather than panel) it pops up a dialog box and everything is hunky dory. But I don't know how to get it to add the method as a panel.
this.add(pt.main(null));
//this gives an error
this.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
new CollectGUI().createDialog();
}
}
As I said in the comments, if I just do pt.main(null) when pt is set to make a dialog, it does it, but if I try to add pt.main(null) as a panel it throws an error. Can anybody give me some insight on how to add a method of a class rather than a class? I'm pretty stumped.
THANK YOU!!
You are definitely on the right track working to maintain separation of concerns and implement your gui in a number of distinct components. Try something like this:
Panel1
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class Panel1 extends JPanel {
public Panel1() {
this.add(new JLabel("This is panel 1"));
}
}
Panel2
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class Panel2 extends JPanel {
public Panel2() {
this.add(new JLabel("This is panel 2"));
}
}
JFrame
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import org.yaorma.example.jframe.panel.panel1.Panel1;
import org.yaorma.example.jframe.panel.panel2.Panel2;
public class ExampleJFrame extends JFrame {
public ExampleJFrame() {
super("Example JFrame Application");
this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
this.setSize(400,400);
this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
Panel1 pan1 = new Panel1();
Panel2 pan2 = new Panel2();
this.add(pan1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
this.add(pan2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
this.setVisible(true);
}
}
main:
public class ExampleApplication {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
new ExampleJFrame();
}
}
EDIT:
Here's a Panel1 with a little more content.
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Container;
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.JPanel;
import org.yaorma.example.action.sayhello.SayHelloAction;
public class Panel1 extends JPanel {
//
// instance variables
//
private JButton pressMeButton;
//
// constructor
//
public Panel1() {
this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
this.add(new JLabel("This is panel 1"), BorderLayout.NORTH);
this.initPressMeButton();
}
//
// button
//
private void initPressMeButton() {
this.pressMeButton = new JButton("Press Me");
this.pressMeButton.addActionListener(new PressMeButtonActionListener());
this.add(pressMeButton, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
}
//
// method to get the parent jframe
//
private JFrame getParentJFrame() {
Container con = this;
while(con != null) {
con = con.getParent();
if(con instanceof JFrame) {
return (JFrame)con;
}
}
return null;
}
//
// action listener for Press Me button
//
private class PressMeButtonActionListener implements ActionListener {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JFrame jFrame = getParentJFrame();
SayHelloAction action = new SayHelloAction(jFrame);
action.execute();
}
}
}
Action called by button:
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class SayHelloAction {
private JFrame owner;
public SayHelloAction(JFrame owner) {
this.owner = owner;
}
public void execute() {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(owner, "Hello World");
}
}
Related
So I have 3 separate classes, the settings button on the mainmenu class should switch to main menu, but it simply hides the first panel, same thing when i click return on the other menu, i would like to find a simple soluton without using a layout manager because i don't know how to have card layout communicate to the 2 classes, but thats the solution, it'd be nice if someone could give me some pointers on how to implement that:
public class Game extends JFrame {
MainMenu mainMenu;
Settings settings;
public Game(){
setSize(900,900);
setDefaultCloseOperation(3);
mainMenu = new MainMenu();
settings = new Settings();
mainMenu.setSettings(settings);
settings.setMainMenu(mainMenu);
add(settings,BorderLayout.CENTER);
add(mainMenu, BorderLayout.CENTER);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Game game = new Game();
game.setVisible(true);
}
}
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
public class MainMenu extends JPanel {
Settings settings;
public void setSettings(Settings settings) {
this.settings = settings;
}
public MainMenu() {
setLayout(new GridLayout(1,3));
JButton Newgame = new JButton("New Game");
JButton Cont = new JButton("Continue");
JButton Sett = new JButton("Settings");
add(Newgame);
add(Cont);
SwitchMenu1 switchMenu1 = new SwitchMenu1();
Sett.addActionListener(switchMenu1);
add(Sett);
}
class SwitchMenu1 implements ActionListener{
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if(isVisible()){
settings.setVisible(true);
setVisible(false);
}
}
}
}
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
public class Settings extends JPanel {
MainMenu mainMenu;
public void setMainMenu(MainMenu mainMenu) {
this.mainMenu = mainMenu;
}
public Settings(){
JButton Return = new JButton("Return");
SwitchMenu2 switchMenu2 = new SwitchMenu2();
Return.addActionListener(switchMenu2);
add(Return, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
}
class SwitchMenu2 implements ActionListener{
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if(isVisible()){
mainMenu.setVisible(true);
setVisible(false);
}
}
}
}
I want to have the other JPanel show up on button click, but it doesn't work, the first one simply disappears. How can i fix this?
Thanks a lot!
This sounds a use case for CardLayout. You have a JPanel, named for example cards, which uses a CardLayout manager. You add all your panels (cards) to that panel, giving them unique names (e.g., "MAIN_MENU", "SETTINGS", etc.). Then, instead of passing every other panel in each of your panels, you only pass the cards panel, which can be used to show the card you wish, e.g., cl.show(cards, "SETTINGS"); on clicking a button, for instance.
Update
As per #c0der's suggestion (see comments section below), the code structure has been updated.
Game.java
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Game extends JFrame {
JPanel cards;
CardLayout cardLayout;
public Game(){
MainMenu mainMenu = new MainMenu();
Settings settings = new Settings();
cardLayout = new CardLayout();
cards = new JPanel(cardLayout);
cards.add(mainMenu, "MAIN_MENU");
cards.add(settings, "SETTINGS");
mainMenu.setSetBtnActionListener(new BtnController("SETTINGS"));
settings.setReturnBtnActionListener(new BtnController("MAIN_MENU"));
add(cards);
setSize(640,480);
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setVisible(true);
}
class BtnController implements ActionListener {
String cardName;
public BtnController(String cardName) {
this.cardName = cardName;
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
cardLayout.show(cards, cardName);
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Game();
}
}
MainMenu.java
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
public class MainMenu extends JPanel {
JButton setBtn;
public MainMenu() {
setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 3));
JButton newGameBtn = new JButton("New Game");
JButton contBtn = new JButton("Continue");
setBtn = new JButton("Settings");
add(newGameBtn);
add(contBtn);
add(setBtn);
}
public void setSetBtnActionListener(ActionListener al) {
setBtn.addActionListener(al);
}
}
Settings.java
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
public class Settings extends JPanel {
JButton returnBtn;
public Settings() {
returnBtn = new JButton("Return");
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
add(returnBtn, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
}
public void setReturnBtnActionListener(ActionListener al) {
returnBtn.addActionListener(al);
}
}
Say I have a separate class that has a void method called sampleVoidMethod that asks and prints user input.
I have assigned a JButton in another class to initiate sampleVoidMethod(). What I don't understand is how to make the sampleVoidMethod display its output inside the JFrame.
Right now, it's displaying sampleVoidMethod body on my IDE's console with the JFrame open. Below is the jframe class:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
public class someGUIClass {
public void createWindow() {
JFrame battleFrame = new JFrame("Welcome");
battleFrame.setVisible(true);
battleFrame.setResizable(true);
battleFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation((JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE));
battleFrame.setSize(600,500);
battleFrame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
battleFrame.add(panel);
JButton buttonOne = new JButton("Press Me");
buttonOne.addActionListener((new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
sampleVoidMethod();
}
}));
buttonOne.setVisible(true);
buttonOne.setBounds(400,300,100,100);
panel.add(buttonOne);
}
}
Below is the sampleVoidMethod of SomeClass:
public void sampleVoidMethod() {
System.out.println("I am a sample method!");
}
I wanna create a simple java application, and I have some problems.
This is my main class:
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Component;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
public class MainWindow {
private JFrame frame;
/**
* Launch the application.
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
MainWindow window = new MainWindow();
window.frame.setVisible(true);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
}
/**
* Create the application.
*/
public MainWindow() {
initialize();
}
/**
* Initialize the contents of the frame.
*/
private void initialize() {
frame = new JFrame();
frame.setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
frame.getContentPane().add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
JButton btnNewButton = new JButton("First B");
panel.add(btnNewButton);
btnNewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
SecWindow SW = new SecWindow();
//-----
}
});
}
}
Secound class:
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class SecWindow {
public SecWindow() {
SecPanel();
}
public void SecPanel() {
JPanel panel2 = new JPanel();
JButton btnNewButton_2 = new JButton("Sec B");
panel2.add(btnNewButton_2);
}
}
How can I do this: when I press the "First B" I wanna delete the first panel and create a new one class SecWindow().
How can I do this: when I press the "First B" I wanna delete the first panel and create a new one class SecWindow().
You should be using a CardLayout. The CardLayout will allow you to swap panels in the frame.
Read the section from the Swing tutorial on How to Use CardLayout for more information and working examples.
The example uses a combo box to swap the panels so you just need to move that code to the ActionListener of your button.
try{
secWindow secondWindow = new secWindow();
secondWindow.frame.setVisible(true);
window.frame.setVisible(false);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
This will hide first window and show second one.
You can not completely "delete" object that has main method in it. your app will start and end in main method.
instead you can make new class and transfer main method over there
My problem is the following: In my application the user clicks a button which brings up a dialog box (a custom jOptionPane). This dialog contains a JTextArea in which the user will type a response, which will then be processed by the application, however I would like this JTextArea (which will hold the user's input and currently contains example text like "Write your answer here") to be automatically highlighted.
I can do this normally, by calling requestFocusInWindow() followed by selectAll() on the JTextArea however there seems to be a problem when this is done using a JOptionPane which I'm guessing is to do with the fact that the focus cannot shift to the JTextArea successfully.
I've made a SSCCE to demonstrate this clearly, and hopefully get an answer from one of you guys as to how I can make this possible. Thanks in advance!
Class 1/2 : Main
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class Main extends JFrame{
public static void main(String[] args) {
Main main = new Main();
main.go();
}
private void go() {
JPanel background = new JPanel();
JPanel mainPanel = new ExtraPanel();
((ExtraPanel) mainPanel).setupPanel();
JButton testButton = new JButton("Test the jOptionPane");
testButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
optionPaneTest();
}
});
background.add(mainPanel);
background.add(testButton);
getContentPane().add(background);
pack();
setVisible(true);
}
private void optionPaneTest() {
JPanel testPanel = new ExtraPanel();
((ExtraPanel) testPanel).setupPanel();
int result = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, testPanel,
"This is a test", JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION);
}
}
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class 2/2 : ExtraPanel
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
public class ExtraPanel extends JPanel{
public void setupPanel() {
JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea();
textArea.setText("Write your response here");
textArea.requestFocusInWindow();
textArea.selectAll();
add(textArea);
}
}
Just add
textArea.getCaret().setSelectionVisible(true)
After textArea.selectAll();
If you want focus in the TextArea so that the user can immediately start typing, you can trigger the selection using the ancestor added event.
public void setupPanel() {
final JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea();
textArea.setText("Write your response here");
textArea.addAncestorListener(new AncestorListener() {
public void ancestorRemoved(AncestorEvent event) { }
public void ancestorMoved(AncestorEvent event) { }
public void ancestorAdded(AncestorEvent event) {
if (event.getSource() == textArea) {
textArea.selectAll();
textArea.requestFocusInWindow();
}
}
});
add(textArea);
}
I have a main application frame (MainFrame class). On actionperformed event of a JButton, a JPanel (MyJPanel class) is opened by placing it in JDialog. I am not extending JDialog to create MyJPanel class because I might need MyJPanel at other purposes too.
My Problem is I cannot programmatically close the MyJPanel which is displayed in JDialog. Is there anything that I missing? Could you please figure it out?
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JDialog;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.WindowConstants;
public class MainFrame extends JPanel {
public MainFrame() {
JButton btnOpenJdialog = new JButton("Open JDialog");
add(btnOpenJdialog);
btnOpenJdialog.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JDialog jd = new JDialog();
MyJPanel mjp = new MyJPanel(true);//showing in JDialog
jd.setTitle("JDialog");
jd.add(mjp);
jd.pack();
jd.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGUI();
}
});
}
public static void createAndShowGUI() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Test-JFrame");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().add(new MainFrame());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}
MyJPanel Class :
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JButton;
public class MyJPanel extends JPanel {
private boolean isShownInJDialog = false;
public MyJPanel() {
JButton btnCloseMe = new JButton("Finish Action");
add(btnCloseMe);
btnCloseMe.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if (isShownInJDialog) {
MyJPanel.this.setVisible(false);
//how to close the JDialog too.
}
else {
//just hide the content,
MyJPanel.this.setVisible(false);
}
}
});
}
public MyJPanel(boolean isShownInJDialog) {
this();
this.isShownInJDialog = isShownInJDialog;
}
}
UPDATE
I was able to solve this using Howard's answer as :
...
if (isShownInJDialog) {
Window w = SwingUtilities.getWindowAncestor(MyJPanel.this);
w.setVisible(false);
}
...
If I understand your question correctly, you want to close the JDialog which your MyJPanel is contained in but do not have a reference to it?
You may either provide such a reference using the constructor of MyJPanel or change the code inside your ActionListener to
Window w = SwingUtilities.getWindowAncestor(MyJPanel.this);
w.setVisible(false);
which looks up the parent window of your panel without direct reference.