I've currently created a multiple interval selection JList, and I want to be able to DO something with the selections. Currently, my code only is able to create a JList where I can "highlight" selected objects; however, what I want to do is put the selected objects into an Array or ArrayList so I can perform some work with those objects. I've searched online and found out about getSelectedValueList(), but I don't really know how to use and access it for later.
Another question I have is that I'm thinking about creating a JButton called "Submit" but I'm wondering what I should do with the window with the JList, also. Should I make it exit after the button is pressed?
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.List;
public class ClassSelection extends JFrame {
private JList classList;
private String[] classNames = {"Programming Foundations I",
"Programming Foundations II",
"Digital Design", "Computer Organization", "Programming
Paradigms",
"Honors Programming Paradigms", "Cluster Computing",
"Software Engineering"};
public ClassSelection() {
super("Classes Taken:");
Container container = getContentPane();
container.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
classList = new JList(classNames);
classList.setVisibleRowCount(5);
classList.setFixedCellHeight(45);
classList.setFixedCellWidth(450);
classList.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.MULTIPLE_INTERVAL_SELECTIO N);
container.add(new JScrollPane(classList));
setSize(600, 600);
setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
ClassSelection application = new ClassSelection();
}
}
Here are 2 ways you can do this. I personally think "Approach 1" is enough. But if you really want to collect the selected items before user presses the button, then use "Approach 2".
Approach 1 - Call getSelectedValuesList() in button's action listener
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.List;
public class ClassSelection extends JFrame {
private JList classList;
private String[] classNames = {"Programming Foundations I",
"Programming Foundations II",
"Digital Design", "Computer Organization",
"Programming Paradigms",
"Honors Programming Paradigms", "Cluster Computing",
"Software Engineering"};
public ClassSelection() {
super("Classes Taken:");
Container container = getContentPane();
container.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
classList = new JList(classNames);
classList.setVisibleRowCount(5);
classList.setFixedCellHeight(45);
classList.setFixedCellWidth(450);
classList.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.MULTIPLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION);
container.add(new JScrollPane(classList));
JButton button = new JButton("Print selected items");
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
List selectedItems = classList.getSelectedValuesList();
System.out.println(selectedItems);
}
});
container.add(button, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
setSize(600, 600);
setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
ClassSelection application = new ClassSelection();
}
}
Approach 2 - Use a ListSelectionListener
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionListener;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.List;
public class ClassSelection2 extends JFrame {
private JList classList;
private List<String> selectedItemsList = new ArrayList<>();
private String[] classNames = {"Programming Foundations I",
"Programming Foundations II",
"Digital Design", "Computer Organization",
"Programming Paradigms",
"Honors Programming Paradigms", "Cluster Computing",
"Software Engineering"};
public ClassSelection2() {
super("Classes Taken:");
Container container = getContentPane();
container.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
classList = new JList(classNames);
classList.setVisibleRowCount(5);
classList.setFixedCellHeight(45);
classList.setFixedCellWidth(450);
classList.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.MULTIPLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION);
classList.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() {
@Override
public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {
if (!e.getValueIsAdjusting()) {
selectedItemsList.clear();
selectedItemsList.addAll(classList.getSelectedValuesList());
}
}
});
container.add(new JScrollPane(classList));
JButton button = new JButton("Print selected items");
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println(selectedItemsList);
}
});
container.add(button, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
setSize(600, 600);
setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
ClassSelection2 application = new ClassSelection2();
}
}