How to configure JComboBox not to select FIRST element when created? - java

Problem:
Update:
From the Java SE 6 API:
public JComboBox() Creates a JComboBox
with a default data model. The default
data model is an empty list of
objects. Use addItem to add items. By
default the first item in the data
model becomes selected.
So I changed to JComboBox(model) as the API says:
public JComboBox(ComboBoxModel aModel)
Creates a JComboBox that takes its
items from an existing ComboBoxModel.
Since the ComboBoxModel is provided, a
combo box created using this
constructor does not create a default
combo box model and may impact how the
insert, remove and add methods behave.
I tried the following:
DefaultComboBoxModel model = new DefaultComboBoxModel();
model.setSelectedItem(null);
suggestionComboBox = new JComboBox(model);
suggestionComboBox.setModel(model);
But could not get it to work, the first item is still being selected.
Anyone that can come up with a working example would be very much appreciated.
Old part of the post:
I am using JComboBox, and tried using setSelectionIndex(-1) in my code (this code is placed in caretInvoke())
suggestionComboBox.removeAllItems();
for (int i = 0; i < suggestions.length; i++) {
suggestionComboBox.addItem(suggestions[i]);
}
suggestionComboBox.setSelectedIndex(-1);
suggestionComboBox.setEnabled(true);
This is the initial setting when it was added to a pane:
suggestionComboBox = new JComboBox();
suggestionComboBox.setEditable(false);
suggestionComboBox.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(25, 25));
suggestionComboBox.addActionListener(new SuggestionComboBoxListener());
When the caretInvoke triggers the ComboBox initialisation, even before the user selects an element, the actionPerformed is already triggered (I tried a JOptionPane here):
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p109/eXPeri3nc3/StackOverflow/combo1.png
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p109/eXPeri3nc3/StackOverflow/combo2.png
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p109/eXPeri3nc3/StackOverflow/combo3.png
The problem is: My program autoinserts the selected text when the user selects an element from the ComboBox. So without the user selecting anything, it is automatically inserted already.
How can I overcome the problem in this situation? Thanks.
Here is my SSCCE: (finally)
package components;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
import java.awt.event.ItemListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JSplitPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.JTextPane;
import javax.swing.JToolBar;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.event.CaretEvent;
import javax.swing.event.CaretListener;
import javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument;
import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException;
import javax.swing.text.StyledDocument;
public class Temp extends JFrame {
JTextPane textPane;
AbstractDocument doc;
JTextArea changeLog;
String newline = "\n";
private JComboBox suggestionComboBox;
private JPanel suggestionPanel;
private JLabel suggestionLabel;
private JButton openButton, saveButton, aboutButton;
public Temp() {
super("Snort Ruleset IDE");
//Create the text pane and configure it.
textPane = new JTextPane();
textPane.setCaretPosition(0);
textPane.setMargin(new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5));
StyledDocument styledDoc = textPane.getStyledDocument();
if (styledDoc instanceof AbstractDocument) {
doc = (AbstractDocument) styledDoc;
//doc.setDocumentFilter(new DocumentSizeFilter(MAX_CHARACTERS));
} else {
System.err.println("Text pane's document isn't an AbstractDocument!");
System.exit(-1);
}
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(textPane);
scrollPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(700, 350));
//Create the text area for the status log and configure it.
//changeLog = new JTextArea(10, 30);
//changeLog.setEditable(false);
//JScrollPane scrollPaneForLog = new JScrollPane(changeLog);
//Create a JPanel for the suggestion area
suggestionPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
suggestionPanel.setVisible(true);
suggestionLabel = new JLabel("Suggestion is not active at the moment.");
suggestionLabel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 50));
suggestionLabel.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(100, 50));
suggestionComboBox = new JComboBox();
suggestionComboBox.setEditable(false);
suggestionComboBox.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(25, 25));
//suggestionComboBox.addActionListener(new SuggestionComboBoxListener());
suggestionComboBox.addItemListener(new SuggestionComboBoxListener());
//suggestionComboBox.setSelectedIndex(-1);
//add the suggestionLabel and suggestionComboBox to pane
suggestionPanel.add(suggestionLabel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
suggestionPanel.add(suggestionComboBox, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
JScrollPane sp = new JScrollPane(suggestionPanel);
JScrollPane scrollPaneForSuggestion = new JScrollPane(suggestionPanel);
//Create a split pane for the change log and the text area.
JSplitPane splitPane = new JSplitPane(
JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT,
scrollPane, scrollPaneForSuggestion);
splitPane.setOneTouchExpandable(true);
splitPane.setResizeWeight(1.0);
//Disables the moving of divider
splitPane.setEnabled(false);
//splitPane.setDividerLocation(splitPane.getHeight());
//splitPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(640,400));
//Create the status area.
JPanel statusPane = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1, 1));
CaretListenerLabel caretListenerLabel =
new CaretListenerLabel("Status: Ready");
statusPane.add(caretListenerLabel);
//Create the toolbar
JToolBar toolBar = new JToolBar();
toolBar.setFloatable(false);
toolBar.setRollover(true);
openButton = new JButton("Open Snort Ruleset");
toolBar.add(openButton);
saveButton = new JButton("Save Ruleset");
toolBar.add(saveButton);
toolBar.addSeparator();
aboutButton = new JButton("About");
toolBar.add(aboutButton);
//Add the components.
getContentPane().add(toolBar, BorderLayout.PAGE_START);
getContentPane().add(splitPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
getContentPane().add(statusPane, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
JMenu editMenu = createEditMenu();
JMenu styleMenu = createStyleMenu();
JMenuBar mb = new JMenuBar();
mb.add(editMenu);
mb.add(styleMenu);
setJMenuBar(mb);
//Put the initial text into the text pane.
//initDocument();
textPane.setCaretPosition(0);
//Start watching for undoable edits and caret changes.
textPane.addCaretListener(caretListenerLabel);
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
textPane.requestFocusInWindow();
}
});
}
//This listens for and reports caret movements.
protected class CaretListenerLabel extends JLabel
implements CaretListener {
public CaretListenerLabel(String label) {
super(label);
}
//Might not be invoked from the event dispatch thread.
public void caretUpdate(CaretEvent e) {
caretInvoke(e.getDot(), e.getMark());
}
protected void caretInvoke(final int dot, final int mark) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
Rectangle caretCoords = textPane.modelToView(dot);
//Find suggestion
suggestionComboBox.removeAllItems();
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
suggestionComboBox.addItem(Integer.toString(i));
}
//suggestionComboBox.setSelectedItem(null);
suggestionComboBox.setEnabled(true);
suggestionLabel.setText("The following keywords are normally used as well. Click to use keyword(s). ");
//changeLog.setText("The following keywords are suggested to be used together: " + str);
} catch (BadLocationException ble) {
setText("caret: text position: " + dot + newline);
System.out.println("Bad Location Exception");
}
}
});
}
}
public class SuggestionComboBoxListener implements ItemListener {
//public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {
if (e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED) {
JComboBox cb = (JComboBox)e.getSource();
String selection = (String) cb.getSelectedItem();
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Item is selected", "Information", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
}
}
}
/*
* Menu Creation
*/
//Create the edit menu.
protected JMenu createEditMenu() {
JMenu menu = new JMenu("Edit");
return menu;
}
protected JMenu createStyleMenu() {
JMenu menu = new JMenu("Style");
return menu;
}
private static void createAndShowGUI() {
//Create and set up the window.
final Temp frame = new Temp();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
//The standard main method.
public static void main(String[] args) {
//Schedule a job for the event dispatch thread:
//creating and showing this application's GUI.
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
//Turn off metal's use of bold fonts
UIManager.put("swing.boldMetal", Boolean.FALSE);
createAndShowGUI();
}
});
}
}

You need to remove the ItemListener before you make any changes to the combo-box and add it back when you are done.
Something like this:
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
import java.awt.event.ItemListener;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextPane;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.event.CaretEvent;
import javax.swing.event.CaretListener;
public class Suggestions {
private JFrame frame;
private JTextPane textPane;
private JComboBox suggestionComboBox;
private SuggestionComboBoxListener selectionListener;
public Suggestions() {
frame = new JFrame("Snort Ruleset IDE");
textPane = new JTextPane();
textPane.setCaretPosition(0);
textPane.setMargin(new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5));
textPane.addCaretListener(new SuggestionCaretListener());
JScrollPane textEntryScrollPane = new JScrollPane(textPane);
textEntryScrollPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 400));
selectionListener = new SuggestionComboBoxListener(frame);
suggestionComboBox = new JComboBox();
suggestionComboBox.setEditable(false);
suggestionComboBox.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(25, 25));
suggestionComboBox.addItemListener(selectionListener);
JPanel suggestionPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
suggestionPanel.add(suggestionComboBox, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
frame.getContentPane().add(textEntryScrollPane, BorderLayout.NORTH);
frame.getContentPane().add(suggestionPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
private final class SuggestionCaretListener implements CaretListener {
#Override
public void caretUpdate(CaretEvent e) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
generateSuggestions();
}
});
}
}
public static final class SuggestionComboBoxListener implements ItemListener {
Component parent;
public SuggestionComboBoxListener(Component parent) {
this.parent = parent;
}
public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {
if (e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED) {
JComboBox cb = (JComboBox) e.getSource();
String selection = (String) cb.getSelectedItem();
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(parent, "The selected item is: " + selection, "Information",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
}
}
}
void generateSuggestions() {
suggestionComboBox.removeItemListener(selectionListener);
suggestionComboBox.removeAllItems();
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
suggestionComboBox.addItem(Integer.toString(i));
}
suggestionComboBox.setEnabled(true);
suggestionComboBox.addItemListener(selectionListener);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Suggestions();
}
}
BTW, what you posted is not an SSCCE it is a dump of your code. An SSCCE should only have enough code to reproduce the issue you are experiencing.

use
setSelectedItem(null);
Please try with ItemListener instead of ActionListener.

if You want that after 1st entry you made and immediately you combox is empty then just write down the under mentioned code which is:
jComboBox1.setSelectedIndex(0);
and your combox will reset Automatically

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import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
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The idea is to have one "global" JFrame which I can then add/remove JPanels as needed to make a smooth flowing application. Currently, when I try changing from the first JPanel to the second, the second won't display. My code is below:
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import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
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import javax.swing.Timer;
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import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
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import com.example.FirstRun.FirstTimeRun;
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import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
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package com.example.FirstRun;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import javax.swing.Box;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
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{
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add(pnlAccDetails[1]);
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private JLabel lblMain;
private JPanel[] pnlAccDetails;
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I have tried using both a CardLayout and the "revalidate();" "repaint();" and "pack();" options and I'm stumped as to why it's not showing. Thanks in advance for any help that can be offered.
EDIT:
While cutting down my code, if the "resizing" method is removed, the objects are shown when the panels change. I would like to avoid having to remove this completely as it's a smooth transition for changing the JFrame size.
#John smith it is basic example of switch from one panel to other panel I hope this will help you to sort out your problem
Code:
package stack;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;
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;
public class RemoveAndAddPanel implements ActionListener{
JFrame frame;
JPanel firstPanel;
JPanel secondPanel;
JPanel controlPanel;
JButton nextButton;
public RemoveAndAddPanel() {
JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
frame = new JFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
firstPanel = new JPanel();
firstPanel.add(new JLabel("FirstPanel"));
firstPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100,100));
secondPanel = new JPanel();
secondPanel.add(new JLabel("Second panel"));
secondPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100,100));
nextButton = new JButton("Next panel");
controlPanel = new JPanel();
nextButton.addActionListener(this);
controlPanel.add(nextButton);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.add(firstPanel,BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.add(controlPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
frame.setVisible(true);
frame.setSize(300,100);
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if(e.getSource() == nextButton) {
frame.remove(firstPanel);
frame.add(secondPanel);
nextButton.setEnabled(false);
}
frame.validate();
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
new RemoveAndAddPanel();
}
}
As mentioned in the edit, the problem lay within the resizing method. When the timer stopped, it wouldn't go anywhere, causing the UI to not load. The fix to the code is clearing the screen and adding the call to resizing to the actionlistener. Then adding a call to the next method after:
timer.stop();
Thanks for getting me to remove the mess around it and find the source of the problem #matt & #Hovercraft Full of Eels upvotes for both of you.
The main thing to consider while changing panel in a jframe is the layout, for a body(main) panel to change to any other panel the parent panel must be of type CardLayout body.setLayout(new java.awt.CardLayout());
After that you can now easily switch between panels wiht the sample code below
private void updateViewLayout(final HomeUI UI, final JPanel paneeelee){
final JPanel body = UI.getBody(); //this is the JFrame body panel and must be of type cardLayout
System.out.println("Page Loader Changing View");
new SwingWorker<Object, Object>() {
#Override
protected Object doInBackground() throws Exception {
body.removeAll();//remove all visible panel before
body.add(paneeelee);
body.revalidate();
body.repaint();
return null;
}
#Override
protected void done() {
UI.getLoader().setVisible(false);
}
}.execute();
}

When does a Java Swing JScrollBar update its size?

I have a JTextArea in a JScrollPane, to which I append messages with display.append(). I am trying to make it scroll automatically by setting the value of the scroll bar to the maximum after appending the text. However, the value of getVerticalScrollBar().getMaximum()doesn't get updated immediately after a line is appended. I have tried to force an update with revalidate(), repaint() and updateUI(), but seem unable to find the right function.
MWE:
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JScrollBar;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class MessageDisplayPane extends JScrollPane {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 2025745714938834689L;
public static final int NUM_LINES = 5;
private JTextArea display;
private JScrollBar vertical = getVerticalScrollBar();
public MessageDisplayPane() {
display = createTextArea();
setViewportView(display);
}
private JTextArea createTextArea() {
JTextArea ta = new JTextArea(NUM_LINES, 0);
ta.setEditable(false);
ta.setLineWrap(true);
ta.setWrapStyleWord(true);
ta.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 12));
ta.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder());
return ta;
}
class EventListener implements ActionListener {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
new Thread() {
#Override
public void run() {
System.out.println(vertical.getMaximum());
display.append("test\r\n");
revalidate();
repaint();
updateUI();
System.out.println(vertical.getMaximum());
System.out.println();
//vertical.setValue(vertical.getMaximum());
}
}.start();
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
MessageDisplayPane messagePane = new MessageDisplayPane();
JButton button = new JButton("Display another line");
frame.setSize(800, 300);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.getContentPane().add(button, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.getContentPane().add(messagePane, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
button.addActionListener(messagePane.new EventListener());
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
}
A possible solution could be to set the caret position to the end (or the beginning) of your text, something like :
textArea.setCaretPosition (textArea.getText ().length ()); // to scroll to the bottom
textArea.setCaretPosition (0); // to scroll to the top
I used a similar instruction to set caret position to 0, and the scrollbar did automatically scroll to the top, so it should work for you.

getSelectedIndex() for JList always return -1 eventhough an item is selected

http://prntscr.com/9jhrwa "How the GUI looks"
public class Okno1 extends javax.swing.JFrame {
static Konto[]konto;
static DefaultListModel listModel;
static int indexKonta;
public Okno1() {
initComponents();
napolniKonto();
jScrollPane1.setVisible(false);
button_potrdiKonto.setVisible(false);
}
here I fill my array with Objects and add them to DefaultListModel, also I create a new list with the mentioned DefaultListModel
listModel=new DefaultListModel();
list_konto.setModel(listModel);
konto=new Konto[4];
konto[0]=new Konto("10000/20000", "Test konto primer1");
konto[1]=new Konto("20000/30000", "Test konto primer2");
konto[2]=new Konto("50000/60000", "Test konto primer3");
konto[3]=new Konto("30000/50000", "Test konto primer4");
for (int i = 0; i < konto.length; i++) {
listModel.addElement(konto[i].getID()+" | "+konto[i].getOpis());
}
list_konto=new JList(listModel);
jScrollPane1.repaint();
}
Here I show the jScrollPanel when this button is pressed, I also show the button which must be pressed if I want to get the index of the selected element in the JList displayed
private void button_prikaziKontoActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
jScrollPane1.setVisible(true);
button_potrdiKonto.setVisible(true);
//revalidate();
//repaint();
}
Here I press a button and it should get me the index of the selected item, but it keeps giving me -1 and it doesn't matter if an item on the JList is selected or is not
private void button_potrdiKontoActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
//indexKonta=list_konto.getSelectedIndex();
text_opisKonta.setText(Integer.toString(list_konto.getSelectedIndex()));
}
It's not clear where your code is going awry. This compete example may allow you to study the problem in isolation. Also consider adding a ListSelectionListener to see the effect.
myList.addListSelectionListener((ListSelectionEvent e) -> {
myLabel.setText(getSelectionIndex());
});
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JList;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent;
/** #see http://stackoverflow.com/a/34497773/230513 */
public class Test extends JPanel {
private final String[] values = {"Value1", "Value2", "Value3", "Value4"};
private final JList myList = new JList(values);
private final JLabel myLabel = new JLabel();
public Test() {
myList.setSelectedIndex(values.length - 1);
myLabel.setText(getSelectionIndex());
this.add(myList);
this.add(myLabel);
this.add(new JButton(new AbstractAction("Show Selected Index") {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
myLabel.setText(getSelectionIndex());
}
}));
}
private String getSelectionIndex() {
return String.valueOf(myList.getSelectedIndex());
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> {
JFrame f = new JFrame();
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.add(new Test());
f.pack();
f.setLocationByPlatform(true);
f.setVisible(true);
});
}
}
don't use static variables
always to test if (list.getSelectedIndex() > -1) {
use ListSelectionListener for JList, by always testing if (list.getSelectedIndex() > -1) {
for example (without using ListSelectionListener)
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JList;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
public class JListAndSelection {
private JFrame frame = new JFrame();
private DefaultListModel listModel = new DefaultListModel();
private JList list = new JList(listModel);
private JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(list);
private JLabel label = new JLabel("nothing is selected");
private JButton button1 = new JButton("print me selected value");
public JListAndSelection() {
button1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
if (list.getSelectedIndex() > -1) {
label.setText((String) list.getSelectedValue());
} else {
label.setText("nothing is selected");
}
}
});
listModel.addElement("10000/20000 - Test konto primer1");
listModel.addElement("20000/30000 - Test konto primer2");
listModel.addElement("50000/60000 - Test konto primer3");
listModel.addElement("30000/50000 - Test konto primer4");
list.setVisibleRowCount(5);
frame.setTitle("JFrame");
frame.add(label, BorderLayout.NORTH);
frame.add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.add(button1, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocation(150, 150);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> {
new JListAndSelection();
});
}
}

JTable autoscroll to the bottom in Java

I would like the JTable to autoscroll to the bottom whenever I add a new column and show the last 10 rows. However, I have the option of scrolling to anywhere I want (mouse listener?). Do you know how to do that? Here's the code I have so far. It builds a JTable and adds a new row for every mouse click on the JButton.
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;
public class sampleGUI extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
private JButton incrementButton;
private JTable table;
private DefaultTableModel model;
private int count;
private JScrollPane scroll;
public sampleGUI() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("sample frame");
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
incrementButton = new JButton("Increase the count!");
model = new DefaultTableModel();
model.addColumn("column 1");
table = new JTable(model);
frame.add(incrementButton, BorderLayout.NORTH);
scroll = new JScrollPane(table)
frame.add(scroll, BorderLayout.CENTER);
count = 0;
incrementButton.addActionListener(this);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}
#Override
public synchronized void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if (e.getSource() == incrementButton) {
count++;
model.addRow(new Object[] { count });
}
}
public static void main(final String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
sampleGUI gui = new sampleGUI();
}
});
}
}
Thanks!
Required to change selection in JTable, add code line
table.changeSelection(table.getRowCount() - 1, 0, false, false);
to
public (synchronized) void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
I would like the JTable to autoscroll to the bottom whenever I add a new column
I assume you mean scroll to the bottom when you add a new row?
model.addRow(new Object[] { count });
table.scrollRectToVisible(...);
You forget add JScrollPane to the table :
//...
frame.add(new JScrollPane(table), BorderLayout.CENTER);
//...
and don't forget
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;

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