source bean and target bean

From:
thufir <hawat.thufir@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:53:50 GMT
Message-ID:
<i9jik.133549$gc5.118553@pd7urf2no>
the target bean is DataPanel, the source bean is Row. DataPanel has an
unknown quantity of Row instances (I'd be happy with one).

At over 200 lines, certainly the code can't be called "short". In any
event, what I'd like is to add the rows in List<Row> onto the JavaBean
DataPanel, which is then added to AppFrame.java.

The number of rows, and what to set them to, is discovered at runtime
from the database and seems to be working fine, at least according the
System.out statements within the javabeans.

Is the Row being added to the DataPanel? I have only the visual evidence
which says "no". I don't think it's a matter of updating the GUI,
somehow it's not making it into the GUI.

thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$ cat assignment/src/a00720398/assignment/beans/
Row.java

package a00720398.assignment.beans;

public class Row extends javax.swing.JPanel {
    
    /** Creates new form Row */
    public Row() {
        initComponents();
    }
    
    public void setField(Object obj){
        field.setText(obj.toString());
    }
    
    public String toString(){
        return field.getText();
    }
    
    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">//GEN-
BEGIN:initComponents
    private void initComponents() {

        field = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        data = new javax.swing.JTextField();

        field.setText("field");
        add(field);

        data.setText("data");
        add(data);
    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
    
    
    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
    private javax.swing.JTextField data;
    private javax.swing.JLabel field;
    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
    
}
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$ cat assignment/src/a00720398/assignment/beans/
DataPanel.java

package a00720398.assignment.beans;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Vector;

public class DataPanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
    
    private Vector columnIdentifiers = new Vector();
    private List<Row> rows = new ArrayList<Row>();
    
    /** Creates new form DataPanel */
    public DataPanel() {
        initComponents();
    }
   
    
    public void setColumnIdentifiers(Vector columnIdentifiers){
        this.columnIdentifiers = columnIdentifiers;
        loadColumnIdentifiers();
    }
    
    private void loadColumnIdentifiers(){
        System.out.println("data panel column identfiers: \n" +
columnIdentifiers);
        
        for (Object column : columnIdentifiers){
            a00720398.assignment.beans.Row row = new
a00720398.assignment.beans.Row();
            row.setField(column.toString());
            rows.add(row);
            System.out.println("trying to add " + column.toString());
        }

        for(a00720398.assignment.beans.Row row : rows){
            //String foo = row.ge
            center.add(row);
            System.out.println("trying to ADD " + row.toString());
        }
        //initComponents();
        center.setVisible(false);
        center.setVisible(true);
    }
    
    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">//GEN-
BEGIN:initComponents
    private void initComponents() {

        center = new javax.swing.JPanel();

        setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());

        javax.swing.GroupLayout centerLayout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout
(center);
        center.setLayout(centerLayout);
        centerLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
            centerLayout.createParallelGroup
(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGap(0, 400, Short.MAX_VALUE)
        );
        centerLayout.setVerticalGroup(
            centerLayout.createParallelGroup
(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGap(0, 300, Short.MAX_VALUE)
        );

        add(center, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
    
    
    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
    private javax.swing.JPanel center;
    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
    
}
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$ cat assignment/src/a00720398/assignment/view/
AppFrame.java

package a00720398.assignment.view;

import a00720398.assignment.controller.Controller;

public class AppFrame extends javax.swing.JFrame {
    
    Controller con = new Controller();
    
    /** Creates new form AppFrame */
    public AppFrame() {
        initComponents();
    }
    
    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">//GEN-
BEGIN:initComponents
    private void initComponents() {

        center = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        dataPanel = new a00720398.assignment.beans.DataPanel();

        setDefaultCloseOperation
(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        dataPanel.setColumnIdentifiers(con.getColumnIdentifiers());

        //send columns to dataPanel

        javax.swing.GroupLayout centerLayout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout
(center);
        center.setLayout(centerLayout);
        centerLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
            centerLayout.createParallelGroup
(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGap(0, 400, Short.MAX_VALUE)
            .addGroup(centerLayout.createParallelGroup
(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addGroup(centerLayout.createSequentialGroup()
                    .addGap(0, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                    .addComponent(dataPanel,
javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE,
javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE,
javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addGap(0, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
        );
        centerLayout.setVerticalGroup(
            centerLayout.createParallelGroup
(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGap(0, 300, Short.MAX_VALUE)
            .addGroup(centerLayout.createParallelGroup
(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addGroup(centerLayout.createSequentialGroup()
                    .addGap(0, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                    .addComponent(dataPanel,
javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE,
javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE,
javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addGap(0, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
        );

        getContentPane().add(center, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
    
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                new AppFrame().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
    
    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
    private javax.swing.JPanel center;
    private a00720398.assignment.beans.DataPanel dataPanel;
    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
    
}
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$

thanks,

Thufir

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