List of usage examples for javax.swing SpringLayout SpringLayout
public SpringLayout()
SpringLayout. From source file:SpringBox.java
/** * Create the GUI and show it. For thread safety, this method should be * invoked from the event-dispatching thread. *///from w w w. ja v a2s . com private static void createAndShowGUI() { //Make sure we have nice window decorations. JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true); //Create and set up the window. JFrame frame = new JFrame("SpringBox"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); //Set up the content pane. Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane(); contentPane.setLayout(new SpringLayout()); //Add the buttons. contentPane.add(new JButton("Button 1")); contentPane.add(new JButton("Button 2")); contentPane.add(new JButton("Button 3")); contentPane.add(new JButton("Long-Named Button 4")); contentPane.add(new JButton("5")); //Lay out the buttons in one row and as many columns //as necessary, with 6 pixels of padding all around. SpringUtilities.makeCompactGrid(contentPane, 1, contentPane.getComponentCount(), 6, 6, 6, 6); //Display the window. frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); }
From source file:components.SpinnerDemo4.java
public SpinnerDemo4() { super(new SpringLayout()); String[] labels = { "Shade of Gray: " }; int numPairs = labels.length; JSpinner spinner = addLabeledSpinner(this, labels[0], new GrayModel(170)); spinner.setEditor(new GrayEditor(spinner)); //Lay out the panel. SpringUtilities.makeCompactGrid(this, numPairs, 2, //rows, cols 10, 10, //initX, initY 6, 10); //xPad, yPad }
From source file:components.SpinnerDemo.java
public SpinnerDemo(boolean cycleMonths) { super(new SpringLayout()); String[] labels = { "Month: ", "Year: ", "Another Date: " }; int numPairs = labels.length; Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); JFormattedTextField ftf = null; //Add the first label-spinner pair. String[] monthStrings = getMonthStrings(); //get month names SpinnerListModel monthModel = null; if (cycleMonths) { //use custom model monthModel = new CyclingSpinnerListModel(monthStrings); } else { //use standard model monthModel = new SpinnerListModel(monthStrings); }/* www . j a v a 2s . c o m*/ JSpinner spinner = addLabeledSpinner(this, labels[0], monthModel); //Tweak the spinner's formatted text field. ftf = getTextField(spinner); if (ftf != null) { ftf.setColumns(8); //specify more width than we need ftf.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.RIGHT); } //Add second label-spinner pair. int currentYear = calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR); SpinnerModel yearModel = new SpinnerNumberModel(currentYear, //initial value currentYear - 100, //min currentYear + 100, //max 1); //step //If we're cycling, hook this model up to the month model. if (monthModel instanceof CyclingSpinnerListModel) { ((CyclingSpinnerListModel) monthModel).setLinkedModel(yearModel); } spinner = addLabeledSpinner(this, labels[1], yearModel); //Make the year be formatted without a thousands separator. spinner.setEditor(new JSpinner.NumberEditor(spinner, "#")); //Add the third label-spinner pair. Date initDate = calendar.getTime(); calendar.add(Calendar.YEAR, -100); Date earliestDate = calendar.getTime(); calendar.add(Calendar.YEAR, 200); Date latestDate = calendar.getTime(); SpinnerModel dateModel = new SpinnerDateModel(initDate, earliestDate, latestDate, Calendar.YEAR);//ignored for user input spinner = addLabeledSpinner(this, labels[2], dateModel); spinner.setEditor(new JSpinner.DateEditor(spinner, "MM/yyyy")); //Lay out the panel. SpringUtilities.makeCompactGrid(this, numPairs, 2, //rows, cols 10, 10, //initX, initY 6, 10); //xPad, yPad }
From source file:com.romraider.logger.ecu.ui.tab.LoggerChartPanel.java
public LoggerChartPanel(String labelX, String labelY) { super(new SpringLayout()); checkNotNull(labelX, labelY);/*from w ww .java2s. c o m*/ this.labelX = labelX; this.labelY = labelY; addChart(); }
From source file:components.SpinnerDemo3.java
public SpinnerDemo3(boolean cycleMonths) { super(new SpringLayout()); String[] labels = { "Month: ", "Year: ", "Another Date: " }; int numPairs = labels.length; calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); JFormattedTextField ftf = null; //Add the first label-spinner pair. String[] monthStrings = getMonthStrings(); //get month names SpinnerListModel monthModel = null; if (cycleMonths) { //use custom model monthModel = new CyclingSpinnerListModel(monthStrings); } else { //use standard model monthModel = new SpinnerListModel(monthStrings); }/*w ww. j ava2s.c om*/ JSpinner spinner = addLabeledSpinner(this, labels[0], monthModel); //Tweak the spinner's formatted text field. ftf = getTextField(spinner); if (ftf != null) { ftf.setColumns(8); //specify more width than we need ftf.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.RIGHT); } //Add second label-spinner pair. int currentYear = calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR); SpinnerModel yearModel = new SpinnerNumberModel(currentYear, //initial value currentYear - 100, //min currentYear + 100, //max 1); //step //If we're cycling, hook this model up to the month model. if (monthModel instanceof CyclingSpinnerListModel) { ((CyclingSpinnerListModel) monthModel).setLinkedModel(yearModel); } spinner = addLabeledSpinner(this, labels[1], yearModel); //Make the year be formatted without a thousands separator. spinner.setEditor(new JSpinner.NumberEditor(spinner, "#")); //Add the third label-spinner pair. Date initDate = calendar.getTime(); calendar.add(Calendar.YEAR, -100); Date earliestDate = calendar.getTime(); calendar.add(Calendar.YEAR, 200); Date latestDate = calendar.getTime(); SpinnerDateModel dateModel = new SpinnerDateModel(initDate, earliestDate, latestDate, Calendar.YEAR);//ignored for user input dateSpinner = spinner = addLabeledSpinner(this, labels[2], dateModel); spinner.setEditor(new JSpinner.DateEditor(spinner, "MM/yyyy")); //Tweak the spinner's formatted text field. ftf = getTextField(spinner); if (ftf != null) { ftf.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.RIGHT); ftf.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(1, 1, 1, 3)); } spinner.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BLACK, 1)); //XXX: No easy way to get to the buttons and change their border. setSeasonalColor(dateModel.getDate()); //initialize color //Listen for changes on the date spinner. dateSpinner.addChangeListener(this); //Lay out the panel. SpringUtilities.makeCompactGrid(this, numPairs, 2, //rows, cols 10, 10, //initX, initY 6, 10); //xPad, yPad }
From source file:org.gumtree.vis.awt.AbstractPlotEditor.java
private JPanel createHelpPanel() { JPanel wrap = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1, 1)); JPanel helpPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1, 1)); helpPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(2, 2, 2, 2)); // helpPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder( // BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(), "Help Topics")); SpringLayout spring = new SpringLayout(); JPanel inner = new JPanel(spring); inner.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder()); final IHelpProvider provider = plot.getHelpProvider(); final JList list = new JList(provider.getHelpMap().keySet().toArray()); list.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION); // list.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder()); JScrollPane listPane1 = new JScrollPane(list); inner.add(listPane1);/*w ww . j a va 2 s . c o m*/ listPane1.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(140, 0)); listPane1.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(70, 0)); // JPanel contentPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2, 1)); // inner.add(list); final JTextField keyField = new JTextField(); keyField.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(400, 20)); keyField.setEditable(false); // keyField.setMaximumSize(); // keyArea.setLineWrap(true); // keyArea.setWrapStyleWord(true); // keyArea.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder()); inner.add(keyField); // contentPanel.add(new JLabel()); // contentPanel.add(new JLabel()); final JTextArea helpArea = new JTextArea(); JScrollPane areaPane = new JScrollPane(helpArea); helpArea.setEditable(false); helpArea.setLineWrap(true); helpArea.setWrapStyleWord(true); // helpArea.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder()); inner.add(areaPane); // contentPanel.add(new JLabel()); // contentPanel.add(new JLabel()); // inner.add(contentPanel); spring.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, listPane1, 2, SpringLayout.WEST, inner); spring.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, listPane1, 2, SpringLayout.NORTH, inner); spring.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, keyField, 4, SpringLayout.EAST, listPane1); spring.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, keyField, 2, SpringLayout.NORTH, inner); spring.putConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, inner, 2, SpringLayout.EAST, keyField); spring.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, areaPane, 4, SpringLayout.EAST, listPane1); spring.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, areaPane, 4, SpringLayout.SOUTH, keyField); spring.putConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, areaPane, -2, SpringLayout.EAST, inner); spring.putConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, inner, 2, SpringLayout.SOUTH, areaPane); spring.putConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, listPane1, -2, SpringLayout.SOUTH, inner); list.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() { @Override public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) { Object[] selected = list.getSelectedValues(); if (selected.length >= 0) { HelpObject help = provider.getHelpMap().get(selected[0]); if (help != null) { keyField.setText(help.getKey()); helpArea.setText(help.getDiscription()); } } } }); helpPanel.add(inner, BorderLayout.NORTH); wrap.setName("Help"); wrap.add(helpPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH); return wrap; }
From source file:com.awesomecoding.minetestlauncher.Main.java
private void initialize() { fileGetter = new FileGetter(userhome + "\\minetest\\temp\\"); latest = fileGetter.getContents("http://socialmelder.com/minetest/latest.txt", true); currentVersion = latest.split("\n")[0]; changelog = fileGetter.getContents("http://socialmelder.com/minetest/changelog.html", false); try {//from ww w .j av a2 s . c o m UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName()); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } frmMinetestLauncherV = new JFrame(); frmMinetestLauncherV.setResizable(false); frmMinetestLauncherV.setIconImage(Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit() .getImage(Main.class.getResource("/com/awesomecoding/minetestlauncher/icon.png"))); frmMinetestLauncherV.setTitle("Minetest Launcher (Version 0.1)"); frmMinetestLauncherV.setBounds(100, 100, 720, 480); frmMinetestLauncherV.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); SpringLayout springLayout = new SpringLayout(); frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane().setLayout(springLayout); final JProgressBar progressBar = new JProgressBar(); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, progressBar, 10, SpringLayout.WEST, frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane()); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, progressBar, -10, SpringLayout.SOUTH, frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane()); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, progressBar, -130, SpringLayout.EAST, frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane()); frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane().add(progressBar); final JButton btnDownloadPlay = new JButton("Play!"); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, btnDownloadPlay, 6, SpringLayout.EAST, progressBar); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, btnDownloadPlay, 0, SpringLayout.SOUTH, progressBar); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, btnDownloadPlay, -10, SpringLayout.EAST, frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane()); frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane().add(btnDownloadPlay); final JLabel label = new JLabel("Ready to play!"); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, label, 10, SpringLayout.WEST, frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane()); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, btnDownloadPlay, 0, SpringLayout.NORTH, label); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, label, -37, SpringLayout.SOUTH, frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane()); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, progressBar, 6, SpringLayout.SOUTH, label); frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane().add(label); JTextPane txtpnNewFeatures = new JTextPane(); txtpnNewFeatures.setBackground(SystemColor.window); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, txtpnNewFeatures, 10, SpringLayout.NORTH, frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane()); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, txtpnNewFeatures, 10, SpringLayout.WEST, frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane()); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, txtpnNewFeatures, -10, SpringLayout.NORTH, btnDownloadPlay); springLayout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, txtpnNewFeatures, 0, SpringLayout.EAST, btnDownloadPlay); txtpnNewFeatures.setEditable(false); txtpnNewFeatures.setContentType("text/html"); txtpnNewFeatures.setText(changelog); txtpnNewFeatures.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.PLAIN, 12)); frmMinetestLauncherV.getContentPane().add(txtpnNewFeatures); File file = new File(userhome + "\\minetest\\version.txt"); if (!file.exists()) newVersion = true; else { String version = fileGetter.getLocalContents(file, false); if (!version.equals(currentVersion)) newVersion = true; } if (newVersion) { label.setText("New Version Available! (" + currentVersion + ")"); btnDownloadPlay.setText("Download & Play"); btnDownloadPlay.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() { @Override public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent arg0) { Thread t = new Thread() { public void run() { File file = new File(userhome + "\\minetest\\version.txt"); String version = fileGetter.getLocalContents(file, false); try { FileUtils.deleteDirectory(new File(userhome + "\\minetest\\minetest-" + version)); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } fileGetter.download(latest.split("\n")[1], userhome + "\\minetest\\temp\\", "minetest.zip", label, progressBar, btnDownloadPlay, currentVersion); try { label.setText("Cleaning up..."); btnDownloadPlay.setText("Cleaning up..."); FileUtils.deleteDirectory(new File(userhome + "\\minetest\\temp")); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } System.exit(0); } }; t.start(); } }); } else { btnDownloadPlay.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() { @Override public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent arg0) { try { label.setText("Launching..."); btnDownloadPlay.setEnabled(false); btnDownloadPlay.setText("Launching..."); File file = new File(userhome + "\\minetest\\version.txt"); String version = fileGetter.getLocalContents(file, false); Runtime.getRuntime() .exec(userhome + "\\minetest\\minetest-" + version + "\\bin\\minetest.exe"); System.exit(0); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }); progressBar.setValue(100); } }
From source file:com.romraider.logger.ecu.ui.handler.graph.GraphUpdateHandler.java
public GraphUpdateHandler(final JPanel panel) { this.graphPanel = new JPanel(new SpringLayout()); final JCheckBox combinedCheckbox = new JCheckBox("Combine Graphs", combinedChart); combinedCheckbox.addActionListener(new CombinedActionListener(combinedCheckbox)); JToggleButton playPauseButton = new JToggleButton("Pause Graphs"); playPauseButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) { paused = !paused;//from w w w. j av a2s .c o m if (paused) { pauseStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis(); } else { startTime = startTime + (System.currentTimeMillis() - pauseStartTime); } } }); panel.getInputMap(WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(getKeyStroke("F12"), "toggleCombineGraphs"); panel.getActionMap().put("toggleCombineGraphs", new AbstractAction() { private static final long serialVersionUID = 1540427179539775534L; public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { combinedCheckbox.doClick(); } }); JPanel controlPanel = new JPanel(); controlPanel.add(combinedCheckbox); controlPanel.add(playPauseButton); panel.add(controlPanel, NORTH); panel.add(this.graphPanel, CENTER); }
From source file:org.gdms.usm.view.ProgressFrame.java
public ProgressFrame(Step s, boolean modifyThresholds) { super("Progress"); simulation = s;//from w ww.j av a2 s.com s.registerStepListener(this); stepSeconds = new LinkedList<Integer>(); s.getManager().setModifyThresholds(modifyThresholds); s.getManager().setAdvisor(this); JPanel statusPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); JPanel globalPanel = new JPanel(new SpringLayout()); //Time elapsed panel JPanel timePanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(5, 5)); final JLabel timeLabel = new JLabel("00:00:00", SwingConstants.CENTER); timeLabel.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 45)); timePanel.add(timeLabel, BorderLayout.SOUTH); JLabel elapsed = new JLabel("Time Elapsed :", SwingConstants.CENTER); timePanel.add(elapsed, BorderLayout.NORTH); statusPanel.add(timePanel, BorderLayout.NORTH); ActionListener timerListener = new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { totalSeconds++; int hours = totalSeconds / 3600; String hourss; if (hours < 10) { hourss = "0" + hours; } else { hourss = "" + hours; } int minutes = (totalSeconds % 3600) / 60; String minutess; if (minutes < 10) { minutess = "0" + minutes; } else { minutess = "" + minutes; } int seconds = totalSeconds % 60; String secondss; if (seconds < 10) { secondss = "0" + seconds; } else { secondss = seconds + ""; } timeLabel.setText(hourss + ":" + minutess + ":" + secondss); } }; timer = new Timer(1000, timerListener); timer.start(); //Turn progress panel JPanel turnPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(5, 5)); JLabel turnLabel = new JLabel("Current Step :", SwingConstants.CENTER); turnPanel.add(turnLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH); currentTurn = new JLabel("Init", SwingConstants.CENTER); currentTurn.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 30)); turnPanel.add(currentTurn, BorderLayout.SOUTH); globalPanel.add(turnPanel); //Movers panel JPanel moversPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(5, 5)); JLabel moversLabel = new JLabel("Last movers count :", SwingConstants.CENTER); moversPanel.add(moversLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH); lastMoversCount = new JLabel("Init", SwingConstants.CENTER); lastMoversCount.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 30)); moversPanel.add(lastMoversCount, BorderLayout.SOUTH); globalPanel.add(moversPanel); //Initial population panel JPanel initPopPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(5, 5)); JLabel initialPopulationLabel = new JLabel("Initial population :", SwingConstants.CENTER); initPopPanel.add(initialPopulationLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH); initialPopulationCount = new JLabel("Init", SwingConstants.CENTER); initialPopulationCount.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 30)); initPopPanel.add(initialPopulationCount, BorderLayout.SOUTH); globalPanel.add(initPopPanel); //Current population panel JPanel curPopPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(5, 5)); JLabel currentPopulationLabel = new JLabel("Current population :", SwingConstants.CENTER); curPopPanel.add(currentPopulationLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH); currentPopulation = new JLabel("Init", SwingConstants.CENTER); currentPopulation.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 30)); curPopPanel.add(currentPopulation, BorderLayout.SOUTH); globalPanel.add(curPopPanel); //Dead panel JPanel deadPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(5, 5)); JLabel deadLabel = new JLabel("Last death toll :", SwingConstants.CENTER); deadPanel.add(deadLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH); lastDeathToll = new JLabel("Init", SwingConstants.CENTER); lastDeathToll.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 30)); deadPanel.add(lastDeathToll, BorderLayout.SOUTH); globalPanel.add(deadPanel); //Newborn panel JPanel newbornPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(5, 5)); JLabel newbornLabel = new JLabel("Last newborn count :", SwingConstants.CENTER); newbornPanel.add(newbornLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH); lastNewbornCount = new JLabel("Init", SwingConstants.CENTER); lastNewbornCount.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 30)); newbornPanel.add(lastNewbornCount, BorderLayout.SOUTH); globalPanel.add(newbornPanel); SpringUtilities.makeCompactGrid(globalPanel, 3, 2, 5, 5, 20, 10); statusPanel.add(globalPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH); add(statusPanel, BorderLayout.WEST); //Graph tabbed pane JTabbedPane tabbedPane = new JTabbedPane(); timeChart = new XYSeries("Step time", true, false); tabbedPane.addTab("Step time", createChartPanel("Step time", timeChart)); currentPopulationChart = new XYSeries("Population", true, false); tabbedPane.addTab("Population", createChartPanel("Population", currentPopulationChart)); deathTollChart = new XYSeries("Deaths", true, false); tabbedPane.addTab("Deaths", createChartPanel("Deaths", deathTollChart)); newbornCountChart = new XYSeries("Newborn", true, false); tabbedPane.addTab("Newborn", createChartPanel("Newborn", newbornCountChart)); moversCountChart = new XYSeries("Movers", true, false); tabbedPane.addTab("Movers", createChartPanel("Movers", moversCountChart)); add(tabbedPane, BorderLayout.EAST); getRootPane().setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 20, 10, 10)); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE); pack(); setLocationRelativeTo(null); setVisible(true); }
From source file:components.TableFilterDemo.java
public TableFilterDemo() { super();//from w w w . j a va2 s.c om setLayout(new BoxLayout(this, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS)); //Create a table with a sorter. MyTableModel model = new MyTableModel(); sorter = new TableRowSorter<MyTableModel>(model); table = new JTable(model); table.setRowSorter(sorter); table.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(new Dimension(500, 70)); table.setFillsViewportHeight(true); //For the purposes of this example, better to have a single //selection. table.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION); //When selection changes, provide user with row numbers for //both view and model. table.getSelectionModel().addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() { public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent event) { int viewRow = table.getSelectedRow(); if (viewRow < 0) { //Selection got filtered away. statusText.setText(""); } else { int modelRow = table.convertRowIndexToModel(viewRow); statusText.setText(String.format("Selected Row in view: %d. " + "Selected Row in model: %d.", viewRow, modelRow)); } } }); //Create the scroll pane and add the table to it. JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table); //Add the scroll pane to this panel. add(scrollPane); //Create a separate form for filterText and statusText JPanel form = new JPanel(new SpringLayout()); JLabel l1 = new JLabel("Filter Text:", SwingConstants.TRAILING); form.add(l1); filterText = new JTextField(); //Whenever filterText changes, invoke newFilter. filterText.getDocument().addDocumentListener(new DocumentListener() { public void changedUpdate(DocumentEvent e) { newFilter(); } public void insertUpdate(DocumentEvent e) { newFilter(); } public void removeUpdate(DocumentEvent e) { newFilter(); } }); l1.setLabelFor(filterText); form.add(filterText); JLabel l2 = new JLabel("Status:", SwingConstants.TRAILING); form.add(l2); statusText = new JTextField(); l2.setLabelFor(statusText); form.add(statusText); SpringUtilities.makeCompactGrid(form, 2, 2, 6, 6, 6, 6); add(form); }