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  JComboBox with IDentifiers Roberto Sagoleo <roberto.sagoleo@gmail.com> - 2012-08-10 14:41 -0700
    Re: JComboBox with IDentifiers markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-10 15:14 -0700
    Re: JComboBox with IDentifiers Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-10 15:26 -0700
    Re: JComboBox with IDentifiers "Sax@DIST" <roberto.sagoleo@gmail.com> - 2012-08-12 14:03 -0700
      Re: JComboBox with IDentifiers markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-12 14:37 -0700
        Re: JComboBox with IDentifiers "Sax@DIST" <roberto.sagoleo@gmail.com> - 2012-08-13 09:22 -0700
          Re: JComboBox with IDentifiers Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-08-13 18:49 +0200
    Re: JComboBox with IDentifiers Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-08-14 18:02 -0700
    Re: JComboBox with IDentifiers "Sax@DIST" <roberto.sagoleo@gmail.com> - 2012-08-22 03:30 -0700

#17655 — JComboBox with IDentifiers

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-)





///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// JESAX.NET [ http://www.jesax.net/ ] 
//  
// JAVA/script Environmental Subroutines for Accessible XML 
//  
// BoF :: "JSX_JAVA_Main.java"
// 
// (C) CopyRight JESAX.net / SagoSoft.it [1984 - 2012] 
// 
// Last update: 2012/07/19 - 12:34 
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Class.
//
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
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// EoF :: "JSX_JAVA_Main.java"
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////





///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// JESAX.NET [ http://www.jesax.net/ ] 
//  
// JAVA/script Environmental Subroutines for Accessible XML 
//  
// BoF :: "JSX_JAVA_JFRame_IDentifier.java"
// 
// (C) CopyRight JESAX.net / SagoSoft.it [1984 - 2012] 
// 
// Last update: 2012/07/19 - 12:34 
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Imports.
//
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;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Class.
//
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
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// EoF :: "JSX_JAVA_JFRame_IDentifier.java"
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////





///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// JESAX.NET [ http://www.jesax.net/ ] 
//  
// 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 
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// 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.*;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Class.
//
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
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// EoF :: "JSX_JAVA_JComboBox_IDentifier.java"
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////





///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// JESAX.NET [ http://www.jesax.net/ ] 
//  
// 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 
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Imports.
//
import java.lang.Object;
import java.util.*;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Class.
//
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
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// EoF :: "JSX_JAVA_NamVal.java"
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

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#17657

On 8/10/2012 2:41 PM, Roberto Sagoleo wrote:
> 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!


Honestly I think your code is overly baroque, and doesn't follow Java 
coding conventions.  So it's not really useful.

Take a look at the tutorials here, to see some examples that I think are 
more useful:

<http://netbeans.org/kb/trails/tools.html>

Let's extend this question somewhat:  There's a "database inspector" 
built into NetBeans, but I find it clumsy.  Do people use GUI-based 
database inspector/administration tools?  Which ones do you like?  If 
you were spec-ing a Java version, what features would you like to see?

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#17661

Sax@DIST wrote:
> 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!

It would be a lot more useful if your code followed the Java Coding Conventions.

More seriously, you fail to respect that GUI actions must happen on the EDT.

It's a rookie mistake. 

Idioms like:

  String l_nam; 
  l_nam = this.m_jsx_java_nam; 
  return( l_nam ); 

should be replaced with the more readable 

  return this.jsxName;

Why create a throwaway reference? 
Why the redundant parenteses on the return value?

You use code comments in an unusual way, and worse, in lieu of Javadoc comments.

  }//constructor 

rather than

  /** 
   * Constructor.
   */

Import-on-demand is not a best practice.

  import java.util.*; 

Comments should actually provide information.

  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 
  // 
  // Class. 
  // 

Really?

Declare the widest type applicable. In particular, prefer interfaces to concrete types.

  ArrayList<JSX_JAVA_NamVal> m_namval_list; 

should be

  List<JsxName> names;

Which brings up the point that variables should be named in terms of the problem 
domain, not the implementation domain. The fact that the variable is a list in this 
case should not be part of the name.

Variables should be scoped as locally as applicable, and declared as close as 
convenient to their point of use.

None of this:

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

Setting member variables to their default values in initializers or constructors is usually 
unnecessary and always redundant.

  this.m_jsx_java_val = 0;

You should fix these issues before proffering your code to the programming public.
As it stands your code is not professional.

-- 
Lew

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#17768

Hi People,
 thanks a lot for your kind replies.   08-)

I'll (try to) follow your suggests for JAVA programming in the future, as I'm working in JAVA language since a few days, and I didn't find any solution to my needs, so I wrote this one in the while of finding info about my needs!   0;-P

BtW: which is the best place where to find (lots of simple) examples for learning the JAVA philosophy; for example: a *good and simple* solution for this problem?   08-?

PS: I must use the Eclipse environment in the development of this small project, as it's part of a bigger one!   08-!

Thanks a lot again,
 Roberto.   08-)



On Friday, August 10, 2012 11:41:33 PM UTC+2, Sax@DIST wrote:
> 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!
> ...
>

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#17770

On 8/12/2012 2:03 PM, Sax@DIST wrote:

> BtW: which is the best place where to find (lots of simple) examples
> for learning the JAVA philosophy; for example: a *good and simple*
> solution for this problem?   08-?


Well, I still don't know what the problem is,  other than "I don't know 
Java." (Note spelling--not all caps.)  Anything you read now should 
help, since you are just beginning.  Here's two ideas, both from the 
Java tutorial (which you should certainly read).

JCombobox:

<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/combobox.html>

Database connections:

<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/jdbc/index.html>

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#17787

Hi markspace,
 thanks a lot for the two links you suggested me about the Java Programming Language!   0;-)

The first one, about the "correct" usage of JComboBox itself, is very detailed and I think I can find what I need, reading the lots of examples.

The second one, about the database connection, will be very useful for me, as I need to get the data for the items of my JComboBox from a DataBase Table.

After all, my needs are very simple:
(o) to read some records (fields required: 'IDentifier' and 'Description') from a DB-Table
(o) to show the 'Description' of the records as Items of the JComboBox
(o) to do something else with the 'IDentifier' of the selected Item within the JComboBox

Thanks again for your precious help,
 Greetings.
  Roberto
   08-)



On Sunday, August 12, 2012 11:37:51 PM UTC+2, markspace wrote:
> On 8/12/2012 2:03 PM, Sax@DIST wrote:
> > BtW: which is the best place where to find (lots of simple) examples
> > for learning the JAVA philosophy; for example: a *good and simple*
> > solution for this problem?   08-?
> 
> Well, I still don't know what the problem is,  other than "I don't know 
> Java." (Note spelling--not all caps.)  Anything you read now should 
> help, since you are just beginning.  Here's two ideas, both from the 
> Java tutorial (which you should certainly read).
> JCombobox:
> <http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/combobox.html>
> Database connections:
> <http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/jdbc/index.html>
>

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#17791

On 13/08/2012 18:22, Sax@DIST allegedly wrote:
> Hi markspace,
>  thanks a lot for the two links you suggested me about the Java Programming Language!   0;-)
> 
> The first one, about the "correct" usage of JComboBox itself, is very detailed and I think I can find what I need, reading the lots of examples.
> 
> The second one, about the database connection, will be very useful for me, as I need to get the data for the items of my JComboBox from a DataBase Table.
> 
> After all, my needs are very simple:
> (o) to read some records (fields required: 'IDentifier' and 'Description') from a DB-Table
> (o) to show the 'Description' of the records as Items of the JComboBox
> (o) to do something else with the 'IDentifier' of the selected Item within the JComboBox
> 
> Thanks again for your precious help,
>  Greetings.
>   Roberto
>    08-)

Hi Roberto,

You should create a custom data structure containing the data you need
(identifier and representation, from the looks of it), add them to the
JComboBox's contents, and use a custom renderer
(<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/swing/JComboBox.html#setRenderer(javax.swing.ListCellRenderer)>).
That way, the _items_ in the combo box will always be your custom data
structure instances (which you can use in #setSelectedItem(Object), for
instance; or returned by #getSelectedItem()), and the renderer controls
how they're displayed.

In addition -- I believe I've already seen something like this coded
somewhere -- you can write your own custom model
(<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/swing/ComboBoxModel.html>)
and have that hook directly to the database, possibly with on-demand,
lightweight loading of data.

HTH,
-- 
DF.

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#17886

On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:41:33 -0700 (PDT), Roberto Sagoleo
<roberto.sagoleo@gmail.com> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone
who said :

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

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jcombobox.html for sample code.  I
usually make each option an enum constant.
-- 
Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products http://mindprod.com
A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light,
but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
~ Max Planck 1858-04-23 1947-10-04 

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#18281

Hi to All,
 I've read all your kind replies to my posting, and I thank you all very much.

I'm now discovering which is the best (correct) way to develop the solving of my needs.

Thanks again;
 to read you soon.
  Best Regards,
   RoB!   08-)


[2012/08/15]



> 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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