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From: Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Disabling generated buttons
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:35:31 -0500
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On 02/02/2015 07:29 PM, Jeff Higgins wrote:
> On 02/02/2015 02:25 PM, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
>> Op Monday 2 Feb 2015 19:24 CET schreef FredK:
>>>
>>> The above add() saves the buttons, so now you are saving them in two
>>> places. Presumably "this" is some kind of JPanel. The buttons you
>>> added are available by calling this.getComponents()
>>
>> The buttons are on a JFrame, but there are other buttons also on
>> the JFrame and only the Colour buttons should be disabled. That is why
>> I use the array. But I look into a cleaner solution.
>>
> Another shrug.
> Component.getClientProperty(Object key)
> Component.putClientProperty(Object key, Object value)
>
But probably as expensive memory-wise as an array of references.
And certainly more expensive code-complexity-wise.