In fact i know how to implement using CTRL+Z (Undo) and CTRL+Y (Redo) with one JTextField. But i have hundreds of Text Components in my Swing application, so is there a way to apply this for all Text Components in my application, so when i click CTRL+Z in any Text Component it would undo the last entry in that Field ?
I have tried to implement it in EventQueue, but it did not work !
you can gel list of built_in KeyBindings short_cuts implemented in the API's
notice you have to check or prepare your code for all accesible Look and Feels
you can get built_in KeyBindings short_cuts and replace that as you expecting, System ClipBoard is very often modified,
never tried but on this forum you can foud out rellevant info How to change, replace KeyBindings short_cuts
list of built_in KeyBindings short_cuts
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
import javax.swing.filechooser.*;
public class KeyBindings implements ItemListener {
private static final String PACKAGE = "javax.swing.";
private static final String[] COLUMN_NAMES = {"Action", "When Focused", "When In Focused Window", "When Ancestor"};
private static String selectedItem;
private JComponent contentPane;
private JMenuBar menuBar;
private JTable table;
private JComboBox comboBox;
private Hashtable<String, DefaultTableModel> models;
/*
* Constructor
*/
public KeyBindings() {
models = new Hashtable<String, DefaultTableModel>();
contentPane = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
contentPane.add(buildNorthComponent(), BorderLayout.NORTH);
contentPane.add(buildCenterComponent(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
resetComponents();
}
/*
* The content pane should be added to a high level container
*/
public JComponent getContentPane() {
return contentPane;
}
/*
* A menu can also be added which provides the ability to switch
* between different LAF's.
*/
public JMenuBar getMenuBar() {
if (menuBar == null) {
menuBar = createMenuBar();
}
return menuBar;
}
/*
* This panel is added to the North of the content pane
*/
private JComponent buildNorthComponent() {
comboBox = new JComboBox();
JLabel label = new JLabel("Select Component:");
label.setDisplayedMnemonic('S');
label.setLabelFor(comboBox);
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(15, 0, 15, 0));
panel.add(label);
panel.add(comboBox);
return panel;
}
/*
* Check the key name to see if it is the UI property
*/
private String checkForUIKey(String key) {
if (key.endsWith("UI") && key.indexOf('.') == -1) {
String componentName = key.substring(0, key.length() - 2);// Ignore these components
if (componentName.equals("PopupMenuSeparator") || componentName.equals("ToolBarSeparator") || componentName.equals("DesktopIcon")) {
return null;
} else {
return componentName;
}
}
return null;
}
/*
** Build the emtpy table to be added in the Center
*/
private JComponent buildCenterComponent() {
DefaultTableModel model = new DefaultTableModel(COLUMN_NAMES, 0);
table = new JTable(model) {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
@Override
public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int column) {
return false;
}
};
table.setAutoCreateColumnsFromModel(false);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(0).setPreferredWidth(200);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(1).setPreferredWidth(200);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(2).setPreferredWidth(200);
table.getColumnModel().getColumn(3).setPreferredWidth(200);
Dimension d = table.getPreferredSize();
d.height = 350;
table.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(d);
table.getTableHeader().setFocusable(true);
return new JScrollPane(table);
}
/*
* When the LAF is changed we need to reset all the items
*/
private void resetComponents() {
models.clear();
((DefaultTableModel) table.getModel()).setRowCount(0);
Vector<String> comboBoxItems = new Vector<String>(50);// buildItemsMap();
UIDefaults defaults = UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults();
for (Object key : defaults.keySet()) { // All Swing components will have a UI property.
String componentName = checkForUIKey(key.toString());
if (componentName != null) {
comboBoxItems.add(componentName);
}
}
Collections.sort(comboBoxItems);
comboBox.removeItemListener(this);
comboBox.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(comboBoxItems));
comboBox.setSelectedIndex(-1);
comboBox.addItemListener(this);
comboBox.requestFocusInWindow();
if (selectedItem != null) {
comboBox.setSelectedItem(selectedItem);
}
}
/**
* Create menu bar
*/
private JMenuBar createMenuBar() {
JMenuBar menuBar1 = new JMenuBar();
menuBar1.add(createFileMenu());
menuBar1.add(createLAFMenu());
return menuBar1;
}
/**
* Create menu items for the Application menu
*/
private JMenu createFileMenu() {
JMenu menu = new JMenu("Application");
menu.setMnemonic('A');
menu.addSeparator();
menu.add(new ExitAction());
return menu;
}
/**
* Create menu items for the Look & Feel menu
*/
private JMenu createLAFMenu() {
ButtonGroup bg = new ButtonGroup();
JMenu menu = new JMenu("Look & Feel");
menu.setMnemonic('L');
String lafId = UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getID();
UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo[] lafInfo = UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels();
for (int i = 0; i < lafInfo.length; i++) {
String laf = lafInfo[i].getClassName();
String name = lafInfo[i].getName();
Action action = new ChangeLookAndFeelAction(laf, name);
JRadioButtonMenuItem mi = new JRadioButtonMenuItem(action);
menu.add(mi);
bg.add(mi);
if (name.equals(lafId)) {
mi.setSelected(true);
}
}
return menu;
}
/*
* Implement the ItemListener interface
*/
@Override
public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {
String componentName = (String) e.getItem();
changeTableModel(getClassName(componentName));
selectedItem = componentName;
}
/*
* Use the component name to build the class name
*/
private String getClassName(String componentName) {
if (componentName.equals("TableHeader")) {// The table header is in a child package
return PACKAGE + "table.JTableHeader";
} else {
return PACKAGE + "J" + componentName;
}
}
/*
* Change the TabelModel in the table for the selected component
*/
private void changeTableModel(String className) {
DefaultTableModel model = models.get(className); // Check if we have already built the table model for this component
if (model != null) {
table.setModel(model);
return;
}
model = new DefaultTableModel(COLUMN_NAMES, 0); // Create an empty table to start with
table.setModel(model);
models.put(className, model);
JComponent component = null; // Create an instance of the component so we can get the default Action map and Input maps
try {
if (className.endsWith("JFileChooser")) {// Hack so I don't have to sign the jar file for usage in Java Webstart
component = new JFileChooser(new DummyFileSystemView());
} else {
Object o = Class.forName(className).newInstance();
component = (JComponent) o;
}
} catch (Exception e) {
Object[] row = {e.toString(), "", "", ""};
model.addRow(row);
return;
}
ActionMap actionMap = component.getActionMap(); // Not all components have Actions defined
Object[] keys = actionMap.allKeys();
if (keys == null) {
Object[] row = {"No actions found", "", "", ""};
model.addRow(row);
return;
}
// In some ActionMaps a key of type Object is found (I have no idea why)
// which causes a ClassCastExcption when sorting so we will ignore it
// by converting that entry to the empty string
for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
Object key = keys[i];
if (key instanceof String) {
continue;
} else {
keys[i] = "";
}
}
Arrays.sort(keys);
for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) { // Create a new row in the model for every Action found
Object key = keys[i];
if (key != "") {
Object[] row = {key, "", "", ""};
model.addRow(row);
}
}
// Now check each InputMap to see if a KeyStroke is bound the the Action
updateModelForInputMap(model, 1, component.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_FOCUSED));
updateModelForInputMap(model, 2, component.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW));
updateModelForInputMap(model, 3, component.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT));
}
/*
* The model is potentially update for each of the 3 different InputMaps
*/
private void updateModelForInputMap(TableModel model, int column, InputMap inputMap) {
if (inputMap == null) {
return;
}
KeyStroke[] keys = inputMap.allKeys();
if (keys == null) {
return;
}
// The InputMap is keyed by KeyStroke, however we want to be able to
// access the action names that are bound to a KeyStroke so we will create
// a Hashtble that is keyed by action name.
// Note that multiple KeyStrokes can be bound to the same action name.
Hashtable<Object, String> actions = new Hashtable<Object, String>(keys.length);
for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
KeyStroke key = keys[i];
Object actionName = inputMap.get(key);
Object value = actions.get(actionName);
if (value == null) {
actions.put(actionName, key.toString().replace("pressed ", ""));
} else {
actions.put(actionName, value + ", " + key.toString().replace("pressed ", ""));
}
}
for (int i = 0; i < model.getRowCount(); i++) {
// Now we can update the model for those actions that have KeyStrokes mapped to them
String o = actions.get(model.getValueAt(i, 0));
if (o != null) {
model.setValueAt(o.toString(), i, column);
}
}
}
/*
* Change the LAF and recreate the UIManagerDefaults so that the properties
* of the new LAF are correctly displayed.
*/
private class ChangeLookAndFeelAction extends AbstractAction {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private String laf;
protected ChangeLookAndFeelAction(String laf, String name) {
this.laf = laf;
putValue(Action.NAME, name);
putValue(Action.SHORT_DESCRIPTION, getValue(Action.NAME));
}
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
try {
JMenuItem mi = (JMenuItem) e.getSource();
JPopupMenu popup = (JPopupMenu) mi.getParent();
JRootPane rootPane = SwingUtilities.getRootPane(popup.getInvoker());
Component c = rootPane.getContentPane().getComponent(0);
rootPane.getContentPane().remove(c);
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(laf);
KeyBindings bindings = new KeyBindings();
rootPane.getContentPane().add(bindings.getContentPane());
SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(rootPane);
rootPane.requestFocusInWindow();
} catch (Exception ex) {
System.out.println("Failed loading L&F: " + laf);
System.out.println(ex);
}
}
}
private class ExitAction extends AbstractAction {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
public ExitAction() {
putValue(Action.NAME, "Exit");
putValue(Action.SHORT_DESCRIPTION, getValue(Action.NAME));
putValue(Action.MNEMONIC_KEY, new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_X));
}
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
}
}
private class DummyFileSystemView extends FileSystemView {
@Override
public File createNewFolder(File containingDir) {
return null;
}
@Override
public File getDefaultDirectory() {
return null;
}
@Override
public File getHomeDirectory() {
return null;
}
}
private static void createAndShowGUI() {
KeyBindings application = new KeyBindings();
JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Key Bindings");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setJMenuBar(application.getMenuBar());
frame.getContentPane().add(application.getContentPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
//UIManager.put("swing.boldMetal", Boolean.FALSE);
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
createAndShowGUI();
}
});
}
}