JComboBox with IDentifiers

From:
Roberto Sagoleo <roberto.sagoleo@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:41:33 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
<08a4e9e5-be46-4a15-94c4-e6bfab71d781@googlegroups.com>
Hi Guys,
 here I am again with another amazing trouble! 08-)

I need to create a JComboBox containing a list of Items, each of which has its own IDentifier!

So: when I select an Item of the JComboBox, I need to get its IDentifier (ie: its ID in a DataBase Table).

I wrote the following four classes example, and I hope this could help someone else with my same needs!

Check it out at: http://www.jesax.net/?demo/java/jcombobox-identifier

Please, let me know if and how it can be useful!

Best Regards,
 Roberto Sagoleo.
  [2012/07/19] 08-)

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// Class.
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public class JSX_JAVA_Main
    {

    public static void main(String[] args)
        {
        System.out.println( "JSX:: JAVA 'JComboBox-IDentifier' starting..." );
        JSX_JAVA_JFrame_IDentifier l_jsx_jframe_identifier;
        l_jsx_jframe_identifier = new JSX_JAVA_JFrame_IDentifier( "JSX.JAVA >>>>> JComboBox-IDentifier <<<<<" );
        l_jsx_jframe_identifier.setVisible(true);
        }//main

    }//class
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// EoF :: "JSX_JAVA_Main.java"
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// JESAX.NET [ http://www.jesax.net/ ]
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// JAVA/script Environmental Subroutines for Accessible XML
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// BoF :: "JSX_JAVA_JFRame_IDentifier.java"
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// (C) CopyRight JESAX.net / SagoSoft.it [1984 - 2012]
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// Last update: 2012/07/19 - 12:34
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// Imports.
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import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JSeparator;
import javax.swing.SwingConstants;

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// Class.
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public class JSX_JAVA_JFrame_IDentifier extends JFrame
    {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    private JSX_JAVA_JComboBox_IDentifier m_jcombobox_identifier ;
    private JButton m_jbutton_continue ;
    private JLabel m_jlabel_identifier ;
    private JLabel m_jlabel_index ;
    private JPanel m_jpanel_identifier ;
    private JSeparator m_jseparator_v01 ;
    private JSeparator m_jseparator_v02 ;
    private JSeparator m_jseparator_v03 ;

    public JSX_JAVA_JFrame_IDentifier( String p_title )
        {

        // Inits.
        super( p_title );
        this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        this.setSize(new Dimension(500,300));
        this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        // Custom data.
        Object[] itemData_0 = new Object[] { 0, "Please select an Item..." , "zero" };
        Object[] itemData_1 = new Object[] { 1, "The first Item has an IDentifier with Value 1" , "1st" };
        Object[] itemData_2 = new Object[] { 2, "The second Item has an IDentifier like its Position" , "2nd" };
        Object[] itemData_3 = new Object[] { 5, "The third Item switches its IDentifier with the 5th Item" , "3rd" };
        Object[] itemData_4 = new Object[] { 4, "The fourth Item has has an IDentifier corresponding to its Position" , "4th" };
        Object[] itemData_5 = new Object[] { 3, "The fifth Item switches its IDentifier with the 3rd Item" , "5th" };

        // Graphics.
        m_jpanel_identifier = new JPanel();

        // Separators.
        m_jseparator_v01 = new JSeparator( SwingConstants.VERTICAL );
        m_jseparator_v02 = new JSeparator( SwingConstants.VERTICAL );
        m_jseparator_v03 = new JSeparator( SwingConstants.VERTICAL );
        m_jseparator_v01.setSize(500, 10);
        m_jseparator_v02.setSize(500, 10);
        m_jseparator_v03.setSize(500, 10);
        m_jseparator_v01.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500,10));
        m_jseparator_v02.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500,10));
        m_jseparator_v03.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500,10));

        // Combos.
        m_jcombobox_identifier = new JSX_JAVA_JComboBox_IDentifier();
        m_jcombobox_identifier.setSize(400, 50);
        m_jcombobox_identifier.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400,50));

        // Custom data.
        m_jcombobox_identifier.addItem( itemData_0 );
        m_jcombobox_identifier.addItem( itemData_1 );
        m_jcombobox_identifier.addItem( itemData_2 );
        m_jcombobox_identifier.addItem( itemData_3 );
        m_jcombobox_identifier.addItem( itemData_4 );
        m_jcombobox_identifier.addItem( itemData_5 );
        m_jcombobox_identifier.setSize(400, 50);
        m_jcombobox_identifier.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400,50));

        // Buttons.
        m_jbutton_continue = new JButton( "Update..." );
        m_jbutton_continue.setSize(400, 50);
        m_jbutton_continue.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400,50));
        m_jbutton_continue.setSize( new Dimension(400,50));
        m_jbutton_continue.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);

        // Labels.
        m_jlabel_index = new JLabel( "Index: N/A" );
        m_jlabel_identifier = new JLabel( "Identifier: N/A" );
        m_jlabel_index.setHorizontalTextPosition(JLabel.LEFT);
        m_jlabel_identifier.setHorizontalTextPosition(JLabel.LEFT);
        m_jlabel_index.setVerticalTextPosition(JLabel.TOP);
        m_jlabel_identifier.setVerticalTextPosition(JLabel.TOP);
        m_jlabel_index.setAlignmentX(Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);
        m_jlabel_identifier.setAlignmentX(Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);

        // Rendering.
        this.add( m_jpanel_identifier );
        m_jpanel_identifier.add( m_jcombobox_identifier );
        m_jpanel_identifier.add( m_jseparator_v01 );
        m_jpanel_identifier.add( m_jbutton_continue );
        m_jpanel_identifier.add( m_jseparator_v02 );
        m_jpanel_identifier.add( m_jlabel_index );
        m_jpanel_identifier.add( m_jseparator_v03 );
        m_jpanel_identifier.add( m_jlabel_identifier );

        // Listeners.
        ActionListener actionlistener_continue = new ActionListener()
            {
            @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ev)
                {
                UpdateIndexAndIdentifier( );
                }//actionPerformed
            };//actionlistener_continue
        m_jbutton_continue.addActionListener(actionlistener_continue);

        }//constructor

    private void UpdateIndexAndIdentifier( )
        {
        Integer l_selectedIndex ;
        Integer l_selectedIDentifier ;
        String l_index_str ;
        String l_identifier_str ;

        // Index.
        l_selectedIndex = m_jcombobox_identifier.getSelectedIndex();

        // IDentifier.
        l_selectedIDentifier = m_jcombobox_identifier.getIdentifierAt( l_selectedIndex );

        // Labels.
        l_index_str = String.valueOf( l_selectedIndex );
        l_identifier_str = String.valueOf( l_selectedIDentifier );
        m_jlabel_index.setText( "Index= " + l_index_str );
        m_jlabel_identifier.setText( "IDentifier= " + l_identifier_str );

        }//UpdateIndexAndIdentifier

    }//class
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// EoF :: "JSX_JAVA_JFRame_IDentifier.java"
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// JESAX.NET [ http://www.jesax.net/ ]
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// JAVA/script Environmental Subroutines for Accessible XML
//
// BoF :: "JSX_JAVA_JComboBox_IDentifier.java"
//
// (C) CopyRight JESAX.net / SagoSoft.it [1984 - 2012]
//
// Last update: 2012/07/19 - 12:34
//
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// Imports.
//
import java.util.ArrayList;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import java.awt.List;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.List;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.lang.Object;
import java.util.*;

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// Class.
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public class JSX_JAVA_JComboBox_IDentifier extends JComboBox
    {

    ArrayList<JSX_JAVA_NamVal> m_namval_list;

    public JSX_JAVA_JComboBox_IDentifier()
        {
        super( );

        m_namval_list = new ArrayList<JSX_JAVA_NamVal>();
        }//constructor

    public void addItem( Object[] p_obj )
        {
        String l_jsx_nam;
        int l_jsx_val;

        // Data.
        l_jsx_val = (Integer) p_obj[0];
        l_jsx_nam = (String) p_obj[1];

        // Super.
        super.addItem( (Object)l_jsx_nam );

        JSX_JAVA_NamVal l_namval_obj;
        l_namval_obj = new JSX_JAVA_NamVal();
        l_namval_obj._SetNam( l_jsx_nam );
        l_namval_obj._SetVal( l_jsx_val );
        m_namval_list.add( l_namval_obj );

        }//addItem

    public int getIdentifierAt( int p_iIndex )
        {
        JSX_JAVA_NamVal l_namval_obj;
        int l_val;

        // IDentifier.
        l_namval_obj = this.m_namval_list.get( p_iIndex );
        l_val = l_namval_obj._GetVal();

        // Return value.
        return( l_val );

        }//getIdentifierAt

    }//class
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// EoF :: "JSX_JAVA_JComboBox_IDentifier.java"
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// JESAX.NET [ http://www.jesax.net/ ]
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// JAVA/script Environmental Subroutines for Accessible XML
//
// BoF :: "JSX_JAVA_NamVal.java"
//
// (C) CopyRight JESAX.net / SagoSoft.it [1984 - 2012]
//
// Last update: 2012/07/19 - 12:34
//
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// Imports.
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import java.lang.Object;
import java.util.*;

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// Class.
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public class JSX_JAVA_NamVal
    {

    int m_jsx_java_val;
    String m_jsx_java_nam;

    public JSX_JAVA_NamVal()
        {
        this.m_jsx_java_val = 0;
        this.m_jsx_java_nam = "";
        }//constructor

    public void _SetVal( int p_val )
        {
        int l_val;
        l_val = p_val;
        this.m_jsx_java_val = l_val;
        }//_SetVal
    public int _GetVal( )
        {
        int l_val;
        l_val = this.m_jsx_java_val;
        return( l_val );
    }//_GetVal

    public void _SetNam( String p_nam )
        {
        String l_nam;
        l_nam = p_nam;
        this.m_jsx_java_nam = l_nam;
        }//_SetNam
    public String _GetNam( )
        {
        String l_nam;
        l_nam = this.m_jsx_java_nam;
        return( l_nam );
    }//_GetNam
 
    @Override public String toString()
        {
        String l_nam;
        l_nam = super.toString();
        l_nam = this._GetNam();
        return( l_nam );
        }//toString

    }//class
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// EoF :: "JSX_JAVA_NamVal.java"
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