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Re: Could this be done better

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Op Monday 24 Nov 2014 18:41 CET schreef Knute Johnson:

>
> // private classes
> private class Colour {
> // public
> public Colour(Color color, String description) {
> this.color          = color;
> this.description    = description;
> }
>
> public Color getColor() {
> return color;
> }
>
> public String getDescription() {
> return description;
> }
>
> // private
> private Color   color;
> private String  description;
> }
>
> private class SwitchColour extends TimerTask {
> public void run() {
> updateColour(getNextColour());
> }
> }
>
> //private functions
> private Colour getCurrentColour() {
> return colours[currentColour];
> }
>
> private Colour getNextColour() {
> currentColour = (currentColour + 1) % colours.length;
> return getCurrentColour();
> }
>
> As much as I like your class Colour, it is probably easier and
> simpler to use an enum in this case.
>
> import java.awt.*;
>
> public class test {
> enum Colours {
> Red(Color.RED),Blue(Color.BLUE),Green(Color.GREEN);
>
> private final Color value;
>
> Colours(Color value) {
> this.value = value;
> }
>
> public Color value() {
> return value;
> }
> }
>
> public static void main(String... args) {
> System.out.println(Colours.Red);
> System.out.println(Colours.Red.value());
>
> System.out.println();
>
> for (Colours colour : Colours.values())
> System.out.println(colour+":"+colour.value());
> }
> }
>
> C:\Users\Knute Johnson>java test
> Red
> java.awt.Color[r=255,g=0,b=0]
>
> Red:java.awt.Color[r=255,g=0,b=0]
> Blue:java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0,b=255]
> Green:java.awt.Color[r=0,g=255,b=0]

I did not know that you could use enums in that way.

But I see two problems.
1. You can not change the list of colours. (Not a problem in my case.)
2. Officially enums should be all caps.

The code is now:
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.util.*;

    import javax.swing.*;

    @SuppressWarnings("serial")
    public class ColourCycling extends JFrame {
        // public functions
        public ColourCycling() {
            java.util.Timer colourTimer = new java.util.Timer();

            getContentPane().setBackground(background);
            setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
            label = new JLabel(description + " : " + "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX");
            label.setFont(new Font("serif", Font.BOLD, 25));
            add(label);
            pack();
            setSize(getWidth(), 3 * getHeight());
            label.setBackground(background);
            updateColour(getCurrentColour());
            colourTimer.schedule(new SwitchColour(), delay, delay);
            setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
            setTitle(description);
            setVisible(true);
        }

        public static void main(String[] args) {
            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                    public void run() {
                        new ColourCycling();
                    }
                });
        }

        // private classes
        private enum Colours {
            Blue(Color.BLUE),
            Red(Color.RED),
            Orange(Color.ORANGE),
            Yellow(Color.YELLOW),
            Green(Color.GREEN),
            Cyan(Color.CYAN),
            Magenta(Color.MAGENTA),
            Brown(new Color(0x9C, 0x5D, 0x52)),
            ;

            private final Color value;

            Colours(Color value) {
                this.value = value;
            }

            public Color value() {
                return value;
            }
        }

        private class SwitchColour extends TimerTask {
            public void run() {
            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                    public void run() {
                        updateColour(getNextColour());
                    }
                });
            }
        }

        //private functions
        private Colours getCurrentColour() {
            return Colours.values()[currentColour];
        }

        private Colours getNextColour() {
            currentColour = (currentColour + 1) % Colours.values().length;
            return getCurrentColour();
        }

        private void updateColour(Colours newColour) {
            label.setForeground(newColour.value());
            label.setText(description + " : " + newColour);
        }

        // private variables
        private Color       background      = Color.LIGHT_GRAY;
        private int         currentColour   = 0;
        private int         delay           = 4000;
        private String      description     = "JTextArea Color Change Example";
        private JLabel      label;

    }

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Cecil Westerhof
Senior Software Engineer
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilwesterhof

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Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-24 12:16 +0100
  Re: Could this be done better "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-11-24 22:49 +1100
    Re: Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-24 17:54 +0100
      Re: Could this be done better Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com> - 2014-11-24 09:37 -0800
        Re: Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-24 19:27 +0100
  Re: Could this be done better Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-11-24 09:23 -0500
    Re: Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-24 17:45 +0100
      Re: Could this be done better Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-11-24 13:42 -0500
        Re: Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-25 00:12 +0100
    Re: Could this be done better Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com> - 2014-11-24 09:19 -0800
      Re: Could this be done better Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com> - 2014-11-24 09:41 -0800
        Re: Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-25 00:55 +0100
      Re: Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-25 00:11 +0100
        Re: Could this be done better Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com> - 2014-11-24 16:26 -0800
  Re: Could this be done better Brixomatic <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2014-11-25 19:58 +0100
    Re: Could this be done better Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-11-25 14:36 -0500
      Re: Could this be done better Brixomatic <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2014-11-26 01:58 +0100
        Re: Could this be done better Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-11-26 08:48 -0500
          Re: Could this be done better Brixomatic <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2014-11-29 19:43 +0100
            Re: Could this be done better Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-11-29 15:44 -0500
              Re: Could this be done better Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-11-29 15:47 -0500

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