advanced java programming

Swing [part.2]

Eriq Muhammad Adams Jeriq.adams@ub.ac.id | http://eriq.lecture.ub.ac.id

*Specification is in JSR 295.

*Is used to synchronized properties between two objects.

*Beans binding now fully support matisse GUI Builder (make easier for developer for binding data).

*There are binding source and target.

*Update strategies: Read/Write, Read-Only, Read-Once

*If you want to synchronize properties of two objects but they have different types you have to create Converter.

*Use Validator to filter binding’s value from target.

*General Data flow

*Extends org.jdesktop.beansbinding.Converter<S,T> to create new Converter. S is source type, and T is target type.

*Override convertForward(S value):T to converts a value from the source type to the target type.

*Override convertReverse(T value):S to converts a value from the target type to the source type.

*Please learn my tutorial at :http://scc-ub.googlecode.com/files/tutorial.photomanager.pdf.zip

,source code available at :

http://scc-ub.googlecode.com/files/PhotoManager.zip

*To create a new Validator you have to extends org.jdesktop.beansbinding.Validator<T>. T is target type.

*Override validate(T value):Validator.Result to define validation procedure.

*Example :When several items in Jlist is selected, the JComboBox will automatically populated. If JTextField ‘s value will be changed according to selected item in JComboBox

When several items in Jlist is selected, the JComboBox will automatically populated. If JTextField ‘s value will be changed according to selected item in JComboBox

Demo available at http://eriq.lecture.ub.ac.id/files/2011/03/BeansBindingDemo.zip

Transferable (data)

Transferable (data)

*DnD ConstantsACTION_NONE -- no action taken

ACTION_COPY -- the DragSource leaves the data intact

ACTION_MOVE -- the DragSource deletes the data upon successful completion of the drop

ACTION_COPY or ACTION_MOVE -- the DragSource will perform either action requested by the DropTarget

ACTION_LINK or ACTION_REFERENCE -- a data change to either the source or the destination propagates to the other location

*Draggable Component

*Flow

*Programmatically : use UIManager class.

*Non-Programmatically : use --cp:p look_and_feel_jar_path –laf look_and_feel_class_name

*Sample code available at http://eriq.lecture.ub.ac.id/files/2011/03/LookAndFeelDemo.zip

*Launch4J , Jsmooth, etc is tool to create executable for java apps in windows.

*InnoSetup, NSIS, etc is used to create windows installer.

*Tools above are free for non-commercial or commercial use.

*Launch4j : http://launch4j.sourceforge.net

*Jsmooth : http:// jsmooth.sourceforge.net

*InnoSetup : http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

*NSIS : http:// nsis.sourceforge.net

*JDIC (JDesktop Integration Component) Project : http://java.net/projects/jdic/

*SwingX (Extended Swing Component) : https://swingx.dev.java.net

*SwingLabs : http://swinglabs.org