Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.GridLayout; import java.awt.Insets; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.Collection; import java.util.Iterator; import java.util.SortedSet; import java.util.TreeSet; import javax.swing.AbstractListModel; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.ListModel; class SortedListModel extends AbstractListModel { SortedSet<Object> model; public SortedListModel() { model = new TreeSet<Object>(); } public int getSize() { return model.size(); } public Object getElementAt(int index) { return model.toArray()[index]; } public void add(Object element) { if (model.add(element)) { fireContentsChanged(this, 0, getSize()); } } public void addAll(Object elements[]) { Collection<Object> c = Arrays.asList(elements); model.addAll(c); fireContentsChanged(this, 0, getSize()); } public void clear() { model.clear(); fireContentsChanged(this, 0, getSize()); } public boolean contains(Object element) { return model.contains(element); } public Object firstElement() { return model.first(); } public Iterator iterator() { return model.iterator(); } public Object lastElement() { return model.last(); } public boolean removeElement(Object element) { boolean removed = model.remove(element); if (removed) { fireContentsChanged(this, 0, getSize()); } return removed; } } public class Main extends JPanel { private JList sourceList; private SortedListModel sourceListModel; private JList destList; private SortedListModel destListModel; private JButton addButton; private JButton removeButton; public Main() { initScreen(); } public void clearSourceListModel() { sourceListModel.clear(); } public void clearDestinationListModel() { destListModel.clear(); } public void addSourceElements(ListModel newValue) { fillListModel(sourceListModel, newValue); } public void setSourceElements(ListModel newValue) { clearSourceListModel(); addSourceElements(newValue); } public void addDestinationElements(ListModel newValue) { fillListModel(destListModel, newValue); } private void fillListModel(SortedListModel model, ListModel newValues) { int size = newValues.getSize(); for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) { model.add(newValues.getElementAt(i)); } } public void addSourceElements(Object newValue[]) { fillListModel(sourceListModel, newValue); } public void setSourceElements(Object newValue[]) { clearSourceListModel(); addSourceElements(newValue); } public void addDestinationElements(Object newValue[]) { fillListModel(destListModel, newValue); } private void fillListModel(SortedListModel model, Object newValues[]) { model.addAll(newValues); } private void clearSourceSelected() { Object selected[] = sourceList.getSelectedValues(); for (int i = selected.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) { sourceListModel.removeElement(selected[i]); } sourceList.getSelectionModel().clearSelection(); } private void clearDestinationSelected() { Object selected[] = destList.getSelectedValues(); for (int i = selected.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) { destListModel.removeElement(selected[i]); } destList.getSelectionModel().clearSelection(); } private void initScreen() { setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 2)); sourceListModel = new SortedListModel(); sourceList = new JList(sourceListModel); addButton = new JButton(">>"); addButton.addActionListener(new AddListener()); removeButton = new JButton("<<"); removeButton.addActionListener(new RemoveListener()); destListModel = new SortedListModel(); destList = new JList(destListModel); JPanel leftPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); leftPanel.add(new JLabel("Available Elements:"), BorderLayout.NORTH); leftPanel.add(new JScrollPane(sourceList), BorderLayout.CENTER); leftPanel.add(addButton, BorderLayout.SOUTH); JPanel rightPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); rightPanel.add(new JLabel("Selected Elements:"), BorderLayout.NORTH); rightPanel.add(new JScrollPane(destList), BorderLayout.CENTER); rightPanel.add(removeButton, BorderLayout.SOUTH); add(leftPanel); add(rightPanel); } private class AddListener implements ActionListener { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { Object selected[] = sourceList.getSelectedValues(); addDestinationElements(selected); clearSourceSelected(); } } private class RemoveListener implements ActionListener { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { Object selected[] = destList.getSelectedValues(); addSourceElements(selected); clearDestinationSelected(); } } public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Dual List Box Tester"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Main dual = new Main(); dual.addSourceElements(new String[] { "One", "Two", "Three" }); dual.addSourceElements(new String[] { "Four", "Five", "Six" }); dual.addSourceElements(new String[] { "Seven", "Eight", "Nine" }); dual.addSourceElements(new String[] { "Ten", "Eleven", "Twelve" }); dual.addSourceElements(new String[] { "Thirteen", "Fourteen", "Fifteen" }); dual.addSourceElements(new String[] { "Sixteen", "Seventeen", "Eighteen" }); dual.addSourceElements(new String[] { "Nineteen", "Twenty", "Thirty" }); frame.add(dual, BorderLayout.CENTER); frame.setSize(400, 300); frame.setVisible(true); } }