TextForm.java Source code

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import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;

public class TextForm extends JPanel {

    private JTextField[] fields;

    // Create a form with the specified labels, tooltips, and sizes.
    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);
        }
    }

    public String getText(int i) {
        return (fields[i].getText());
    }

    public static void main(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);
    }
}