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1. Scope of JButton outside of its native class    stackoverflow.com

If i have a method in my gui that returns a list of JButtons then in my makeFrame() method i populate my GridView with these buttons, how can i get hold ...

2. which is the best way of linking two forms by use of a Jbutton    stackoverflow.com

am having a JFrameform as my main page with several JButtons, i want if i click a button, another JFrame form appears and also find a way to navigate back to ...

3. JButton is a quitButton    stackoverflow.com

I have a coded a program GUI phone book. It has textfields such as name, address, city,..etc. I also have three buttons. Add, clear, quit. My program ...

4. Making a JButton stay depressed manually    stackoverflow.com

I would like to make a JButton stay pressed down and not be able to be pressed again until some event occurs is there an easy way to do this? ...

5. JButton in Java swing    stackoverflow.com

Is there a way to check whether a button is enabled is set to true or false through code?

6. Java Swing JButton    stackoverflow.com

I want to create button with custom look and feel. I have got different images to be set as background of button for normal, mouse over, mouse click, button disabled etc. ...

7. Java Swing JButton    stackoverflow.com

I have created customized Button. For that i have overrided paintComponenet method. How can I set Button Text on such button? I tried doing it using drawString method. But which x,y ...

8. jbutton in java swing(to browse through pc folders)    stackoverflow.com

I want to create a "browse" button in swing in which when a user "browse" browse button he shold be able to select a location from his hard drive folders to ...

9. Java swing hold buttons    stackoverflow.com

I'm trying to create a subclass of JButton or AbstractButton that would call specified .actionPerformed as long as the mouse is held down on the button. So far I was thinking of ...





10. Java Package - To create a button and import one when needed    stackoverflow.com

This is more like a package/import test. We'll start with my base folder at .../javaf/test.java My goal is to create subcategory and create a class with a button that I can import ...

11. I'm tired of JButtons, how can I make a nicer GUI in java?    stackoverflow.com

So far I've only built "small" graphical applications, using swing and JComponents as I learned at school. Yet I can't bear ugly JButtons anymore. I've tried to play with the different ...

12. Can I set the ButtonUI for only a subset of JButton classes?    stackoverflow.com

I want to create a button class and use a ButtonUI to render it instead of overriding the paint component method. I do not want to use this ButtonUI for ALL ...

13. addMouseListener or addActionListener or JButton?    stackoverflow.com

When defining the behaviour of a simple click on a JButton, which is the right way to do it? And, what's the difference?

JButton but = new JButton();
but.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {   ...

14. Converting a type Object to a type JButton?    stackoverflow.com

Hi guys I have a problem, I have an object of type Object Class and I want to convert it to an object of type java.swing.JButton is there any ways to ...

15. Creating JButtons in Java    stackoverflow.com

I'm fairly new to Java and I've been having some difficulties with Swing. I'm trying to create a very simple GUI program which should be create a set of buttons but ...

16. What does it mean the button is _armed_?    stackoverflow.com

What does it mean the button is armed?





17. How do I get JButton to send an email? (Java Swing)    stackoverflow.com

Here's the code I have installed at the top of my document: copied from: http://coders-and-programmers-struts.blogspot.com/2009/05/sending-email-using-javamail-e-mailing.html

    package my.planterstatus;

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.mail.*;
import javax.mail.internet.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.activation.*;

/**
 *
 * @author Kris
 */


public ...

18. setting Visibility of jButton of one class from another    stackoverflow.com

I have a main class which contains some panel and some buttons, and there is one other class through which I want to set visibility of buttons in main class. I have ...

19. ireport 3.7.4 on netbeans 6.9.1 won't execute    stackoverflow.com

I'm new to java and jasperreport. I have a hard time executing a small report. I've added all the required jar file and encountered no errors. How can I produce a ...

20. Word Wrap in JButtons    stackoverflow.com

Is it possible to achieve automatic word wrap of texts in JButtons ? I am having few dynamic buttons which i create on runtime. I want to put word wrap feature ...

21. Multiple JButtons    stackoverflow.com

given i have a button that would be added to different panels am i right to say instantiating 1 JButton is not possible? example: added a "Cancel" Button to exit application and ...

22. How to iterate thru all the buttons within a swing interface?    stackoverflow.com

I've created a frame with a 3x3 grid of buttons using this code...

    JFrame frame = new JFrame("my 3x3");
    JPanel panel = new JPanel();
  ...

23. JButton Customization Issue    stackoverflow.com

I need some help with customizing JButton. I am using following extended method to do so ... I need to add backgound color to the button and also i need to place ...

24. java save list    stackoverflow.com

I'm having a problem creating a method to save a list of buttons in a file and then load them back into my program when it starts again. Simply put, how ...

25. Button logic ignored-why?    stackoverflow.com

I'm writing a ciphering program that would take in regular words and convert them to a certain "code." Everything is done, but the program is ignoring the submit button code. What ...

26. Java JButton and swing problem    stackoverflow.com

I am doing a networking project. I compiled a code under Java Project console app and it works. But when I create a GUI and assign the code to run when ...

27. How to bind a JButton in Beansbinding    stackoverflow.com

Beansbinding is about binding a component to a another property. Can any one let me know how to bind a JButton to property (which holds something like a boolean value ) ...

28. Java (GUI) adding JButton multiple times?    stackoverflow.com

Im learning Java and Im creating a memory type game where you have to find two equal cards. I have created a Window etc etc but my problem is adding multiple JButtons ...

29. How to change JButton?    stackoverflow.com

I want to make a JButton look like a link in HTML. It will still be a button and when I click on it it will open some new JFrame. But ...

30. GUI - recording numbers assigned to buttons    stackoverflow.com

Anyone know how to store numbers onto JButtons? For example every time the user presses a button, I want to record that number.

31. How to program the same button to do two tasks?    stackoverflow.com

I have a button called three_button and three_button.setText("Open"); When user clicks button, a frame is opened by the setVisible(true) command. And the button text changes to Close. Now when I click ...

32. Issue with JButton    stackoverflow.com

I have some code for a JButton:

 solutionButton = new JButton("Solution");
 solutionButton.setBorderPainted( false);
 solutionButton.setContentAreaFilled( false );
 solutionButton.setFocusPainted( false);
 solutionButton.setFont( new Font("Arial",Font.BOLD,16));
 solutionButton.setForeground( new Color(80,21,25));
 solutionButton.setRolloverIcon( 
      ...

33. Making objects for each button    stackoverflow.com

I need to make objects for my buttons in my typing tutor. I have made a class:

public class KeyLabel extends JLabel {

    public KeyLabel(String name) {
    ...

34. Java Swing JButton getResource not working well    stackoverflow.com

This code runs correctly on windows XP. But at home on my Windows 7 machine I can't see the icons because getResource returns null. I've tried an absolute path and it's ...

35. JButton Hellp    bytes.com

So I want to set the background color of a Jbutton. I know that the normal way to do such a thing is down the following way: JButton button = new ...

36. How do I change jButton insets?    forums.netbeans.org

I have added an image (smaller than the button) to a button, and tried to position it in the top right corner, but it seems to be kept away from the ...

37. Add new JButton to custom Palette    forums.netbeans.org

I have a Java Library Project in Netbeans, in which I developed some custom classes like Forms and other visual components as JButton (i.e.: public class AwJButton extends JButton). However, I'm ...

38. JButton help    forums.netbeans.org

jxmst32 Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Posts: 4 Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:37 am Post subject: JButton help I am currently writing a program which will perform binary ...

39. Some problem with Netbeans GUI and JButton...    forums.netbeans.org

Hi to all From some hours i have a problem with the Netbeans GUI builder...i think that is a stupid problem but i'm going crazy for this! I have inserted some Jbutton some days ago...no problem...today i insert another button (jButton1 in the shot) and i have some problem with the size setting...the result is in the second shot... If i ...

40. jbutton    forums.netbeans.org

41. JButton ActionKeys?    forums.netbeans.org

42. JButton    coderanch.com

43. regarding the JButton    coderanch.com

44. JButton problem...    coderanch.com

I need some help. I have a JButton, and I want it so that when the user clicks the button, and holds the button down, the event keeps happening. I'm trying to create one of those little spinner like things that you see in windows programs, where there's a text field, and to the right there's an increment and decrement button. ...

45. JButton with data?    coderanch.com

46. really simple JButton question    coderanch.com

47. Swing/JButton    coderanch.com

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48. JButton    coderanch.com

49. JButton Default Font    coderanch.com

51. JButton Problem    coderanch.com

Hello Everybody: I have following code for JButton. . . searchButton.addActionListener( new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { String inputValue = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please input a value"); boolean searchOk = validateSearchCriteria(inputValue); if(searchOk){ try { processTable(); } catch (DatabaseException de) { System.out.println(e); } } else { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "No record matched OR search criteria did not match.", "Information", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE); } } } ); . ...

52. How do you get the JButton name    coderanch.com

Hi, I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for but I think you want to perform different actions depending on the button clisked. If so , try this: public class ButtonTest implements ActionListener { ..... // include the button text in the constructor to save coding. JButton button1 = new JButton("Save"); button1.setActionCommand( "save" ); button1.addActionListener( this ); JButton button2 ...

53. NullPointerException with JButton    coderanch.com

54. Need help connecting jButton to jText using Forte    coderanch.com

Ok, here's what I want to happen in my Swing Applet. I have a jButton called makeConnectionButton. I have a jText called makeConnectionText. I have a method in a different class called makeConnection. When I click the button, I want it to call the method makeConnection and return output to makeConnectionText. Sounds simple, but for some reason I'm befuddled. I was ...

55. JButton    coderanch.com

simple question, I have a jbutton, how do I simulate a button click on that button..nothing in the API seems obvious..I need something like a set Accelerator Method.( I dont want to use Mnemonics)..when the user clicks on the left arrow button on the Keyboard I want to trigger that buttons action. Is there anyway to do this apart from implementing ...

56. Help need! about JButton    coderanch.com

57. About JButton    coderanch.com

58. jbutton    coderanch.com

59. JButtons    coderanch.com

60. Methods of JButton    coderanch.com

61. JButton    coderanch.com

62. Underline first character of a JButton?    coderanch.com

Ummm... sorry, Jawad... but it's working for me in that case, too... The mnemotic only actually works for the last component it was applied to, but the appropriate character on all the components it was applied to are underlined... import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import java.awt.*; public class MnemoticTest extends JFrame { private JTextArea ta; public MnemoticTest() { ...

63. Jbutton    coderanch.com

Im reading the dietel java book right now. On chapter 6 theres an example using a jbutton in a game of craps. The action listener is applied to the jbutton. My problem is this: in the actionlistener method, the first line is if (firstroll) call rolldice(); firstroll was initialized in the class as a boolean set = true the book explains ...

64. setFocus in JButton is there any?    coderanch.com

Hello; I have made a password protection program, but after typing the password and pressing the enter button notting happens. I need to press the Tab button on my key board and press spacebar so that it will run. My purpose is to press the JButton after typing & pressing the enter button on my keyboard, to do that i need ...

65. JButton question    coderanch.com

Hi Phil, Welcome to JavaRanch! Yes, indeed, what you're describing is easy enough to do. The way to accomplish it is to make the code in an ActionListener dependent on the value of some member variable, and for it to change that variable each time it's called. So you'd want to do something like class MyActionListener implement ActionListener { private int ...

66. How to higlight the lower part of a JButton? ?    coderanch.com

What do you mean by "the lower part"? The lower half of the component? Or do you mean you want the bottom edge of the button to be highlighted? If it's the first you're going to either have to override paintComponent() to do this in the components you want or mess with look & feel a lot. If you want the ...

68. JButtons    coderanch.com

import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class RobandjenApplet extends JApplet implements ActionListener { JButton button; JLabel label, label2; public void init() { Container contentArea = getContentPane(); FlowLayout layout=new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT); contentArea.setLayout(layout); button = new JButton("Click Me"); button.addActionListener(this); contentArea.add(button); setContentPane(contentArea); contentArea.add(label2); contentArea.add(label); } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { if(e.getActionCommand() == "Click Me") { Image pic2 = getImage( getCodeBase(), "jenandrobt.gif"); ImageIcon picture2 = ...

69. Help with Jbuttons JText Lotto    coderanch.com

I am doing homework writting a lotto program my number text fields must be an array of text fields, and there must be an array of integers to hold the user's numbers as numbers. I am trying to set my JButtons for play and reset using Action Performed. When I compile I continue to get the error cannot resolve symbol method ...

70. JButton Strange Behaviour    coderanch.com

71. JButton and general swing problems    coderanch.com

72. jButtons are driving me crazy    coderanch.com

Tami asked: if I want to use the fields the user fills in How do I call them into the same math equation? I need to use all three in the same math equation. In your event method you can simply call amount.getText() to get a String of the value entered in the textfield. Keep in mind though that you will ...

73. JButtons fail to change    coderanch.com

Hey, I'm writing a program that has buttons that flash between various colors depending on a random number generated. Unfortunately, the buttons refuse to flash between the two colors. As a test, I made a JOptionPane pop up after I set the background to black and the color change occured. This made me suspect that the problem was a failure to ...

74. Setting default JButton    coderanch.com

75. JButton not working    coderanch.com

76. Basic Questions regarding JButton    coderanch.com

Rakkarn, The JButton notifies the listeners SYNCHRONOUSLY. If you throw a runtime exception in the actionPerformed() of one of the listeners, none of the other listeners which have not been invoked yet will be invoked. Just remember that the current thread that invokes the actionPerformed() method WILL be the event dispatcher thread, so you are safe to invoke GUI methods from ...

77. JBUTTON    coderanch.com

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78. JButton and JSP    coderanch.com

Thanks for the reply Now I have another problem which is not exactly a java question. Since my site use JSP where can I find good web space that supports JSP and MYSQL. My application is video conferencing software (web based). I stream the video to the server and a servlet saves them in the server as images and others can ...

79. Antialiasing and JButton    coderanch.com

80. JButtons    coderanch.com

Hey everyone, Im creating a GUI where if the user clicks a Button the button will then disable so you cannot press it anymore then I need the name of the button to be changed. For example a button is called "Press me" and then when pressed it is then called "Button pressed" anyone know how to do that?? Greatly Appreciated ...

82. java jbutton    coderanch.com

83. weird JButtons going grey    coderanch.com

I have Frame with JButtons and sometimes when I run the program is has the nice defult look and feel. but for some reseason when I run it the buttons and background have the grey Windows defult colour instead of the nice blue Java color, This also happens to the framebackground also. has anyone else encountered this, or have any idea ...

84. Help w/ custom JButton    coderanch.com

I am still somewhat new to Java and I am trying to make some custom shaped buttons. I have about 30 various "invisible" buttons I am trying to make. I have figured out how to resize and make invisible a normal JButton, but now I need to make some odd shaped buttons. I would perfer to make the shape (basically the ...

85. JButtons not buttons?    coderanch.com

Ok i have built my game using jbuttons for ease of changing image icons dynmacially when i want them to change. However is there any way i can make these buttons not look act like buttons. E.g setting them to not be enabled without that grey wash over forming over the top of them?

86. Jbutton    coderanch.com

87. JButton dissapearing intermentially when PC comes out of sleep    coderanch.com

In an app using Swings, JButtons forming a toolbar dissapear intermentially when PC comes out of sleep or sometimes when the app is maximised. They become grey empty boxes. Has anyone seen this behaviour before and successfully avoided it? I would really appriciate it if anyone can tell me why this must be occuring! [ June 05, 2006: Message edited by: ...

88. How can I split JButton? Any idea?    coderanch.com

Not bad idea, but I already have my GUI layout with set of 4 JButtons in a column settled at the right-down corner of my frame. The second one should be "Select" button. I don't want two buttons instead of one "Select" button, because I want to have a label over only one button, like "< Select >" so the user ...

89. JButton and setLocation()    coderanch.com

90. JButton    coderanch.com

91. JButtons    coderanch.com

92. Code inside JButton    coderanch.com

I'm having trouble writing simple code inside a JButton. When I click a JButton "set", i need to have error checking done. A text box called player_number_text holds and stores a number in an array. If the number is already used, it reports an error, does not store and allows the user to enter again. If the number isn't used, it ...

93. Troble working with JButtons..    coderanch.com

Baisical its a marine simulation, and i am coing a GUI where there are 3 buttons to feed 3 different fish, bt i cannot seem to get the right code layout to get it to work, can you try and see what the problem is? ok right, this is my current code.. class InterfaceFrame extends Frame { ..code, textfrield variables etc ...

94. pausing JButton    coderanch.com

I am making a simple memory game and it works except for 1 issue. The game makes 24 buttons and associates a picture when clicked. My issue is when the player clicks the 2nd card during a turn it does the checking so fast you never see the 2nd card unless it is a match. I tried putting in a thread ...

95. Adding JButton    coderanch.com

I'm making a basic battleship game and I'm at the point of trying to add a JButton to a welcome screen, as far as I know, I'm doing it okay and it's compiling, but see no reason why the button isn't added to the frame? Here is the code, help would be appreciated =] /** * @author Daniel Brownlow * @version ...

96. JButton    coderanch.com

97. Can I distinguish JButtons?    coderanch.com

No, it's not you missing anything; the "in the method I want to distinguish . . ." bit is the actual bad design. I hadn't noticed that bit at first. That explains it; I was thinking it's not like Maneesh to write such clunky code. Maduranga, you don't "differentiate" instances of a class by their methods; you distinguish them by having ...

98. Flood Control (JButton)    coderanch.com

// problem solved !! /** * i leave my cheap algorithm, maybe it helps somebody in the future ... */ //this goes outside the ActionEvent final java.util.List list = new java.util.ArrayList(); //inside the ActionEvent final java.util.Date date = new java.util.Date(); final java.text.SimpleDateFormat simpleHour = new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("ss"); int FloodControl = Integer.parseInt(simpleHour.format(date).toString()); list.add(FloodControl); if (list.size() >= 2) { int Anterior = Integer.parseInt(list.get(1).toString()); int ...

99. JButton slow response time    coderanch.com

Your problem could be due your tying up the EDT, the Event Dispatch Thread, and if so, you'll have to take care to keep the EDT free of busy work. What I want to know is what actions occur when the button is pressed? Do these actions take a bit of time or strain the processor? If so, do you need ...

100. Jbutton to website    coderanch.com

I did some googling and found this tidbit: package util; /** * Bare Bones Browser Launch * Version 1.5 (December 10, 2005) * By Dem Pilafian * Supports: Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, Unix, Windows XP * Example Usage: * String url = "http://www.centerkey.com/"; * BareBonesBrowserLaunch.openURL(url); * Public Domain Software -- Free to Use as You Like */ import java.lang.reflect.Method; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; ...