Re: Trying to get JComboBox to "repopulate" with increased java.util.Vector

From:
Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:47:06 -0800
Message-ID:
<e55zh.269$IL1.18@newsfe13.lga>
phillip.s.powell@gmail.com wrote:

On Feb 9, 2:33 pm, Knute Johnson <nos...@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com>
wrote:

phillip.s.pow...@gmail.com wrote:

I am calling validate() on JFrame and revalidate() on JPanel, both to
no avail, although I can confirm that the JComboBox has an incremental
amount of items each time you enter a URL, so the JComboBox is
dynamically increasing, just not appearing except for the first URL it
finds.

--
Knute Johnson
email s/nospam/knute/

I think you are going to need to make a simple test program to show us
(and you) what you are doing. Chances are you've just got something out
of order somewhere.


package com.ppowell.tools.ObjectTools;

import java.io.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class SimpleBrowser
        extends JFrame
        implements
        Serializable

    /**
     * {@link java.lang.String} url path
     */
    private String urlPath;
    /**
     * {@link java.net.URL} url
     */
    private URL url;
    /**
     * {@link java.awt.GridBagConstraints}
     */
    private GridBagConstraints c;
    /**
     * {@link javax.swing.JPanel}
     */
    private JPanel p1;
    /**
     * {@link javax.swing.JPanel}
     */
    private JPanel p2;
    /**
     * {@link javax.swing.JButton}
     */
    private JButton b;
    /**
     * {@link org.jdesktop.jdic.browser.WebBrowser}
     */
    private WebBrowser browser;

    /**
     * {@link java.lang.Integer} inputted screen width
     */
    protected int screenWidth = 0;
    /**
     * {@link java.lang.Integer} inputted screen height
     */
    protected int screenHeight = 0;
    /**
     * {@link javax.swing.JComboBox}
     */
    protected JComboBox webAddressBox;
    /**
     * {@link java.util.Vector}
     */
    protected Vector<URL> bookmarkURLVector;
    /**
     * {@link java.util.Vector}
     */
    protected Vector<URL> historyURLVector;

    /**
     * {@link java.lang.Boolean}
     */
    private static boolean hasAddedInitialURL = false;
    /**
     * {@link java.lang.Boolean}
     */
    private static boolean hasEnteredAdditionalURL = false;

    /**
     * A tip of the hat to <a href="http://java.net">JDIC site origin</
a>
     * {@link java.lang.String}
     */
    protected static final String DEFAULT_URL_PATH = "http://
java.net";
    /**
     * {@link java.lang.Integer} default screen width
     */
    protected static final int DEFAULT_SCREEN_WIDTH =
(int)Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize().getWidth();
    /**
     * {@link java.lang.Integer} default screen height
     */
    protected static final int DEFAULT_SCREEN_HEIGHT =
(int)Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize().getHeight();
    /**
     * {@link java.lang.Integer} default top panel web address bar
height
     */
    protected static final int DEFAULT_WEB_ADDRESS_BAR_HEIGHT = 50;

    //-------------------------- --* CONSTRUCTORS *--
----------------------------
    /**
     * Build default instance
     */
    public SimpleBrowser() {
        super();
        setupSimpleBrowser();
    }

    //--------------------- --* GETTER/SETTER METHODS *--
--------------------------
    /**
     * Retrieve {@link #screenHeight}
     * @return {@link java.lang.Integer}
     */
    private int getScreenHeight() {
        return this.screenHeight;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve {@link #screenWidth}
     * @return {@link java.lang.Integer}
     */
    private int getScreenWidth() {
        return this.screenWidth;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve {@link #url}
     * @return {@link java.net.URL}
     */
    private URL getURL() {
        return this.url;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve {@link #urlPath}
     * @return {@link java.lang.String}
     */
    private String getURLPath() {
        return this.urlPath;
    }

    /**
     * Set {@link #screenHeight}
     * @param screenHeight {@link java.lang.Integer}
     */
    private void setScreenHeight(int screenHeight) {
        this.screenHeight = screenHeight;
    }

    /**
     * Set {@link #screenWidth}
     * @param screenWidth {@link java.lang.Integer}
     */
    private void setScreenWidth(int screenWidth) {
        this.screenWidth = screenWidth;
    }
    /**
     * Set {@link #url} using {@link java.lang.String}
     * @param urlPath {@link java.lang.String}
     */
    private void setURL(String urlPath) {
        try {
            URL url = new URL(urlPath);
            setURL(url);
        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Set {@link #url} using {@link java.net.URL}
     * @param url {@link java.net.URL}
     */
    private void setURL(URL url) {
        this.url = url;
    }

    /**
     * Set {@link #urlPath}
     * @param urlPath {@link java.lang.String}
     */
    private void setURLPath(String urlPath) {
        this.urlPath = urlPath;
    }

    /**
     * Set {@link #browser} with either instantiable {@link
java.net.URL} or with {@link #DEFAULT_URL_PATH}
     */
    private void setWebBrowserURL() {
        try {
            URL url = getURL();
            String urlPath = getURLPath();
            if (url != null) {
                browser.setURL(url);
            } else if (urlPath != null && !urlPath.equals("")) {
                browser.setURL(new URL(urlPath));
            } else {
                browser.setURL(new
URL(SimpleBrowser.DEFAULT_URL_PATH));
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            try {
                browser.setURL(new
URL(SimpleBrowser.DEFAULT_URL_PATH));
            } catch (Exception e2) {
                e2.printStackTrace();
                return;
            }
        }
    }

    //--------------- --* END OF GETTER/SETTER METHODS *--
---------------------

    /**
     * Add all available panels to the {@link SimpleBrowser} (extends
{@link javax.swing.JFrame})
     */
    public void addToFrame() {
        setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
        c = new GridBagConstraints();
        c.gridx = 0;
        c.gridy = 0;
        c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.NORTHWEST;
        add(p1, c);
        c.gridx = 0;
        c.gridy++;
        c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.CENTER;
        add(p2, c);
    }

    /**
     * Add {@link java.net.URL} to {@link #historyURLVector}
     * @throws java.lang.Exception Thrown if an exception occurs
involving {@link java.net.URL}
     */
    protected void addToHistoryURLVector() throws Exception {
        URL url;
        if (getURL() == null) {
            url = new URL(getURLPath());
            setURL(url);
        } else {
            url = getURL();
        }
        if (historyURLVector != null && !
historyURLVector.contains(url)) {
            historyURLVector.add(url);
        } else if (historyURLVector == null) {
            historyURLVector = new Vector<URL>();
            historyURLVector.add(url);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Add {@link java.net.URL} to {@link #historyURLVector}
     * @param url {@link java.net.URL}
     * @throws java.lang.Exception Thrown if an exception occurs with
{@link java.net.URL}
     */
    protected void addToHistoryURLVector(URL url) throws Exception {
        setURL(url);
        addToHistoryURLVector();
    }

    /**
     * Add to {@link javax.swing.JPanel} {@link #p1} and to {@link
#p2}
     */
    public void addToPanel() {
        layoutTopPanel();
        layoutBottomPanel();
    }

    /**
     * Generate value and conditions for {@link #b}
     */
    private void generateJButton() {
        b = new JButton("Go");
        ActionListener listener = new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
                processURL();
            }
        };
        // WILL ENTER URL ON CTRL-G
        b.registerKeyboardAction(listener,
KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_G, InputEvent.CTRL_MASK, true),
JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW);
        // WILL ENTER URL ON CR
        b.registerKeyboardAction(listener,
KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER, 0, true),
JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW);
        b.addActionListener(listener);
        b.setSelected(false);
        // WILL ENTER URL ON ALT-G
        b.setMnemonic('G');
        b.setFont(SimpleBrowserGlobals.FONT);
    }

    /**
     * Populate {@link #webAddressBox} optionally using {@link
#historyURLVector}
     */
    private void generateJComboBox() {
        if (SimpleBrowser.hasAddedInitialURL && historyURLVector !=
null && historyURLVector.size() > 0) {
            webAddressBox = new JComboBox(historyURLVector);
        } else if (SimpleBrowser.hasAddedInitialURL) {
            webAddressBox = new JComboBox();
        }

        if (getScreenWidth() == 0)
setScreenWidth(SimpleBrowser.DEFAULT_SCREEN_WIDTH);
        Dimension dim = new Dimension((int)(getScreenWidth() / 1.14),
                (int)(SimpleBrowser.DEFAULT_WEB_ADDRESS_BAR_HEIGHT /
2));
        webAddressBox.setMaximumSize(dim);
        webAddressBox.setPreferredSize(dim);
        webAddressBox.setEditable(true);
        webAddressBox.setBackground(Color.WHITE);

        if (!SimpleBrowser.hasAddedInitialURL &&
SimpleBrowser.hasEnteredAdditionalURL) {
            /** For more info <a href="https://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/
lists/advanced-java/1999-September/000508.html">click here</a> **/
            //DefaultComboBoxModel model =
(DefaultComboBoxModel)webAddressBox.getModel();
            webAddressBox.setModel(new
DefaultComboBoxModel(historyURLVector));
        }
    }

    /**
     * Generate {@link org.jdesktop.jdic.browser.WebBrowser}
     */
    private void generateWebBrowser() {

        //Use below code to check the status of the navigation
process,
        //or register a listener for the notification events.
        browser.addWebBrowserListener(
                new WebBrowserListener() {
            boolean isFirstPage = true;

            public void initializationCompleted(WebBrowserEvent event)
{;}
            public void downloadStarted(WebBrowserEvent event) {;}
            public void downloadCompleted(WebBrowserEvent event) {;}
            public void downloadProgress(WebBrowserEvent event) {;}
            public void downloadError(WebBrowserEvent event) {;}
            public void documentCompleted(WebBrowserEvent event) {;}
            public void titleChange(WebBrowserEvent event) {;}
            public void statusTextChange(WebBrowserEvent event) {;}
            public void windowClose(WebBrowserEvent event) {;}
        });

        setWebBrowserURL();
    }

    /**
     * Initialize components
     */
    private void initComponents() {
        setTitle(myName);
        if (getScreenWidth() == 0)
setScreenWidth(SimpleBrowser.DEFAULT_SCREEN_WIDTH);
        generateJComboBox();
        generateJButton();
        p1 = new JPanel(true);
        p2 = new JPanel(true); // MUST BE SET BEFORE GOING TO
generateWebBrowser()
        generateWebBrowser(); // WILL ADD LOCAL WebBrowser INSTANCE
ONTO JPanel p2 HERE
        addToPanel(); // FOR NOW WILL ONLY ADD JPanel p1
        addToFrame();
        showFrame();
    }

    /**
     * Initialize objects
     */
    private void initObjects() {
        if (getURL() == null && getURLPath() == null)
            setURLPath(SimpleBrowser.DEFAULT_URL_PATH);
        historyURLVector = new Vector<URL>();
        bookmarkURLVector = new Vector<URL>();
        try {
            addToHistoryURLVector();
            SimpleBrowser.hasAddedInitialURL = true;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        WebBrowser.setDebug(false); // SET TO TRUE TO SEE trace()
DEBUG STATEMENTS
        browser = new WebBrowser();
    }

    /**
     * Layout {@link #p2} using {@link
com.ppowell.tools.ObjectTools.SwingTools.WindowInsetDimension} to
calculate dimensions
     */
    private void layoutBottomPanel() {
        p2.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        if (getScreenWidth() <= 0)
setScreenWidth(SimpleBrowser.DEFAULT_SCREEN_WIDTH);
        if (getScreenHeight() <= 0)
setScreenHeight(SimpleBrowser.DEFAULT_SCREEN_HEIGHT);
        p2.setSize(new Dimension(getScreenWidth(),
getScreenHeight()));
        // THIS WILL ENSURE IT WON'T BE TOO LARGE TO DISPLAY
        //int preferredHeight = (int)new
WindowInsetDimension(this).insetDimension().getHeight() -
SimpleBrowser.DEFAULT_WEB_ADDRESS_BAR_HEIGHT;
        int preferredHeight =
SimpleBrowser.DEFAULT_WEB_ADDRESS_BAR_HEIGHT;
        if (getScreenHeight() < preferredHeight) preferredHeight =
getScreenHeight();
        p2.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(getScreenWidth(),
preferredHeight));
        p2.add(browser, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    }

    /**
     * Layout {@link #p1}
     */
    private void layoutTopPanel() {
        c = new GridBagConstraints();
        c.gridx = 0;
        c.gridy = 0;
        c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.NORTHWEST;

        p1.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
        p1.add(new JLabel("Your URL:"), c);

        c.gridx++;
        c.gridy = 0;
        c.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
        p1.add(webAddressBox, c); // ADD JComboBox

        c.gridx++;
        c.gridy = 0;
        c.fill = GridBagConstraints.NONE;
        p1.add(b, c); // ADD JBUTTON
        if (getScreenWidth() <= 0)
setScreenWidth(SimpleBrowser.DEFAULT_SCREEN_WIDTH);
        p1.setSize(new Dimension(getScreenWidth(),
SimpleBrowser.DEFAULT_WEB_ADDRESS_BAR_HEIGHT));
        p1.setOpaque(true);
        p1.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
        p1.setVisible(true);
    }

    /**
     * Process new {@link java.net.URL} request
     */
    protected void processURL() {
        SimpleBrowser.hasEnteredAdditionalURL = true;
        SimpleBrowser.hasAddedInitialURL = false;
        setURLPath(webAddressBox.getSelectedItem().toString());
        try {
            addToHistoryURLVector(new URL(getURLPath()));
            URLVectorSorter.sort(historyURLVector);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        generateJComboBox();
        webAddressBox.setSelectedItem(getURL());
        generateWebBrowser();
    }

    /**
     * Perform setup
     */
    private void setupSimpleBrowser() {
        initObjects();
        initComponents();
    }

    /**
     * Show {@link SimpleBrowser}
     */
    public void showFrame() {
        pack();
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setVisible(true);
    }

}

--

Knute Johnson
email s/nospam/knute/


Phillip, you are wasting my time. This does not compile because the
formatting is a mess. I spent 15 minutes cleaning it up before I
realized that there is no WebBrowser class so it won't compile anyway.
You need to put a little effort in if you want help back. Make a
simple, compilable test program that demonstrates your problem and I
will be glad to help you out.

--

Knute Johnson
email s/nospam/knute/

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