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TextForm.javaAPI DocExample2240Thu Oct 24 20:14:26 BST 2002None

TextForm

public class TextForm extends JPanel

Fields Summary
private JTextField[]
fields
Constructors Summary
public TextForm(String[] labels, char[] mnemonics, int[] widths, String[] tips)

    super(new BorderLayout());
    JPanel labelPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(labels.length, 1));
    JPanel fieldPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(labels.length, 1));
    add(labelPanel, BorderLayout.WEST);
    add(fieldPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    fields = new JTextField[labels.length];

    for (int i=0; i < labels.length; i+=1) {
      fields[i] = new JTextField();
      if (i < tips.length) fields[i].setToolTipText(tips[i]);
      if (i < widths.length) fields[i].setColumns(widths[i]);

      JLabel lab = new JLabel(labels[i], JLabel.RIGHT);
      lab.setLabelFor(fields[i]);
      if (i < mnemonics.length) lab.setDisplayedMnemonic(mnemonics[i]);

      labelPanel.add(lab);
      JPanel p = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT));
      p.add(fields[i]);
      fieldPanel.add(p);
    }
  
Methods Summary
public java.lang.StringgetText(int i)

    return( fields[i].getText() );
  
public static voidmain(java.lang.String[] args)

    String[] labels = { "First Name", "Middle Initial", "Last Name", "Age" };
    char[] mnemonics = { 'F", 'M", 'L", 'A" };
    int[] widths = { 15, 1, 15, 3 };
    String[] descs = { "First Name", "Middle Initial", "Last Name", "Age" };

    final TextForm form = new TextForm(labels, mnemonics, widths, descs);

    JButton submit = new JButton("Submit Form");

    submit.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
          System.out.println(form.getText(0) + " " + form.getText(1) + ". " +
                             form.getText(2) + ", age " + form.getText(3));
        }
      });

    JFrame f = new JFrame("Text Form Example");
    f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    f.getContentPane().add(form, BorderLayout.NORTH);
    JPanel p = new JPanel();
    p.add(submit);
    f.getContentPane().add(p, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    f.pack();
    f.setVisible(true);