org.fife.ui
Class SpecialValueComboBox

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.awt.Component
      extended by java.awt.Container
          extended by javax.swing.JComponent
              extended by javax.swing.JComboBox
                  extended by org.fife.ui.SpecialValueComboBox
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

public class SpecialValueComboBox
extends javax.swing.JComboBox

An extension of JComboBox that remembers a special string for each of its contained items. This is useful for when you need a combo box whose choices correspond to strings, but you don't want those strings to be the values shown in the combo box.

Version:
0.1
Author:
Robert Futrell
See Also:
Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
 
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.BaselineResizeBehavior, 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
SpecialValueComboBox()
          Constructor.
 
Method Summary
 void addSpecialItem(java.lang.Object anObject, java.lang.String value)
          Adds an object/"special value" (parameter) pair to this combo box.
 java.lang.String getSelectedSpecialItem()
          Returns the "special value" (parameter) associated with the currently selected item.
 java.lang.String getSpecialItemAt(int index)
          Returns the "special value" (parameter) at the specified index.
 void insertSpecialItemAt(java.lang.Object anObject, int index, java.lang.String value)
          Inserts an item at the specified location in the combo box's list.
 boolean isSpecialItem(java.lang.String possibleValue)
          Returns whether the specified string is a registered "special value" (parameter).
 int setSelectedSpecialItem(java.lang.String value)
          Sets the selected combo box item by "special value" (parameter).
 
Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComboBox
actionPerformed, actionPropertyChanged, 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, setRenderer, 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, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, 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, isPaintingForPrint, 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, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, 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, removeAll, 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
 

Constructor Detail

SpecialValueComboBox

public SpecialValueComboBox()
Constructor.

Method Detail

addSpecialItem

public void addSpecialItem(java.lang.Object anObject,
                           java.lang.String value)
Adds an object/"special value" (parameter) pair to this combo box. You should use this method to add items to this combo box instead of the standard addItem method.

Parameters:
anObject - The object to add to/display in the combo box.
value - The "special value" (parameter) to associate with the object.

getSelectedSpecialItem

public java.lang.String getSelectedSpecialItem()
Returns the "special value" (parameter) associated with the currently selected item.

Returns:
The special item.

getSpecialItemAt

public java.lang.String getSpecialItemAt(int index)
Returns the "special value" (parameter) at the specified index.

Parameters:
index - The index.
Returns:
The special item.

insertSpecialItemAt

public void insertSpecialItemAt(java.lang.Object anObject,
                                int index,
                                java.lang.String value)
Inserts an item at the specified location in the combo box's list. This method should be used instead of JComboBox's insertItemAt method.

Parameters:
anObject - The object to add to/display in the combo box.
index - The index at which to add the object.
value - The "special value" (parameter) to associate with the object.

isSpecialItem

public boolean isSpecialItem(java.lang.String possibleValue)
Returns whether the specified string is a registered "special value" (parameter).

Parameters:
possibleValue - The parameter to check for.
Returns:
Whether it is a "special value" (parameter).

setSelectedSpecialItem

public int setSelectedSpecialItem(java.lang.String value)
Sets the selected combo box item by "special value" (parameter).

Parameters:
value - The parameter whose item to select. If this is not a registered special item, the selected item does not change.
Returns:
The index of the item selected, or -1 if there is no such special value (so the selection did not change).