Java tutorial
/* Definitive Guide to Swing for Java 2, Second Edition By John Zukowski ISBN: 1-893115-78-X Publisher: APress */ import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.GridLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.awt.event.ItemListener; import java.util.Enumeration; import java.util.Vector; import javax.swing.AbstractButton; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.ButtonGroup; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JRadioButton; import javax.swing.border.Border; import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener; public class GroupRadio { private static final String sliceOptions[] = { "4 slices", "8 slices", "12 slices", "16 slices" }; private static final String crustOptions[] = { "Sicilian", "Thin Crust", "Thick Crust", "Stuffed Crust" }; public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Grouping Example"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Container sliceContainer = RadioButtonUtils.createRadioButtonGrouping(sliceOptions, "Slice Count"); Container crustContainer = RadioButtonUtils.createRadioButtonGrouping(crustOptions, "Crust Type"); Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane(); contentPane.add(sliceContainer, BorderLayout.WEST); contentPane.add(crustContainer, BorderLayout.EAST); frame.setSize(300, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } } class RadioButtonUtils { private RadioButtonUtils() { // private constructor so you can't create instances } public static Enumeration getSelectedElements(Container container) { Vector selections = new Vector(); Component components[] = container.getComponents(); for (int i = 0, n = components.length; i < n; i++) { if (components[i] instanceof AbstractButton) { AbstractButton button = (AbstractButton) components[i]; if (button.isSelected()) { selections.addElement(button.getText()); } } } return selections.elements(); } public static Container createRadioButtonGrouping(String elements[]) { return createRadioButtonGrouping(elements, null, null, null, null); } public static Container createRadioButtonGrouping(String elements[], String title) { return createRadioButtonGrouping(elements, title, null, null, null); } public static Container createRadioButtonGrouping(String elements[], String title, ItemListener itemListener) { return createRadioButtonGrouping(elements, title, null, itemListener, null); } public static Container createRadioButtonGrouping(String elements[], String title, ActionListener actionListener) { return createRadioButtonGrouping(elements, title, actionListener, null, null); } public static Container createRadioButtonGrouping(String elements[], String title, ActionListener actionListener, ItemListener itemListener) { return createRadioButtonGrouping(elements, title, actionListener, itemListener, null); } public static Container createRadioButtonGrouping(String elements[], String title, ActionListener actionListener, ItemListener itemListener, ChangeListener changeListener) { JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(0, 1)); // If title set, create titled border if (title != null) { Border border = BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(title); panel.setBorder(border); } // Create group ButtonGroup group = new ButtonGroup(); JRadioButton aRadioButton; // For each String passed in: // Create button, add to panel, and add to group for (int i = 0, n = elements.length; i < n; i++) { aRadioButton = new JRadioButton(elements[i]); panel.add(aRadioButton); group.add(aRadioButton); if (actionListener != null) { aRadioButton.addActionListener(actionListener); } if (itemListener != null) { aRadioButton.addItemListener(itemListener); } if (changeListener != null) { aRadioButton.addChangeListener(changeListener); } } return panel; } }