javax.swing

Class DefaultComboBoxModel<E>

java.lang.Object

javax.swing.AbstractListModel<E>

javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel<E>

Type Parameters:

E - the type of the elements of this model

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, ComboBoxModel<E>, ListModel<E>, MutableComboBoxModel<E>

public class DefaultComboBoxModel<E>
extends AbstractListModel<E>
implements MutableComboBoxModel<E>, Serializable

The default model for combo boxes.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractListModel

listenerList

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultComboBoxModel() Constructs an empty DefaultComboBoxModel object.
DefaultComboBoxModel(E[] items) Constructs a DefaultComboBoxModel object initialized with an array of objects.
DefaultComboBoxModel(Vector<E> v) Constructs a DefaultComboBoxModel object initialized with a vector.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addElement(E anObject) Adds an item at the end of the model.
E	getElementAt(int index) Returns the value at the specified index.
int	getIndexOf(Object anObject) Returns the index-position of the specified object in the list.
Object	getSelectedItem() Returns the selected item
int	getSize() Returns the length of the list.
void	insertElementAt(E anObject, int index) Adds an item at a specific index.
void	removeAllElements() Empties the list.
void	removeElement(Object anObject) Removes an item from the model.
void	removeElementAt(int index) Removes an item at a specific index.
void	setSelectedItem(Object anObject) Set the value of the selected item.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractListModel

addListDataListener, fireContentsChanged, fireIntervalAdded, fireIntervalRemoved, getListDataListeners, getListeners, removeListDataListener

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface javax.swing.ListModel

addListDataListener, removeListDataListener

Constructor Detail

DefaultComboBoxModel

public DefaultComboBoxModel()

Constructs an empty DefaultComboBoxModel object.

DefaultComboBoxModel

public DefaultComboBoxModel(E[] items)

Constructs a DefaultComboBoxModel object initialized with an array of objects.

Parameters:

items - an array of Object objects

DefaultComboBoxModel

public DefaultComboBoxModel(Vector<E> v)

Constructs a DefaultComboBoxModel object initialized with a vector.

Parameters:

v - a Vector object ...

Method Detail

setSelectedItem

public void setSelectedItem(Object anObject)

Set the value of the selected item. The selected item may be null.

Specified by:

setSelectedItem in interface ComboBoxModel<E>

Parameters:

anObject - The combo box value or null for no selection.

getSelectedItem

public Object getSelectedItem()

Description copied from interface: ComboBoxModel

Returns the selected item

Specified by:

getSelectedItem in interface ComboBoxModel<E>

Returns:

The selected item or null if there is no selection

getSize

public int getSize()

Description copied from interface: ListModel

Returns the length of the list.

Specified by:

getSize in interface ListModel<E>

Returns:

the length of the list

getElementAt

public E getElementAt(int index)

Description copied from interface: ListModel

Returns the value at the specified index.

Specified by:

getElementAt in interface ListModel<E>

Parameters:

index - the requested index

Returns:

the value at index

getIndexOf

public int getIndexOf(Object anObject)

Returns the index-position of the specified object in the list.

Parameters:

anObject -

Returns:

an int representing the index position, where 0 is the first position

addElement

public void addElement(E anObject)

Description copied from interface: MutableComboBoxModel

Adds an item at the end of the model. The implementation of this method should notify all registered ListDataListeners that the item has been added.

Specified by:

addElement in interface MutableComboBoxModel<E>

Parameters:

anObject - the item to be added

insertElementAt

public void insertElementAt(E anObject,
                   int index)

Description copied from interface: MutableComboBoxModel

Adds an item at a specific index. The implementation of this method should notify all registered ListDataListeners that the item has been added.

Specified by:

insertElementAt in interface MutableComboBoxModel<E>

Parameters:

anObject - the item to be added

index - location to add the object

removeElementAt

public void removeElementAt(int index)

Description copied from interface: MutableComboBoxModel

Removes an item at a specific index. The implementation of this method should notify all registered ListDataListeners that the item has been removed.

Specified by:

removeElementAt in interface MutableComboBoxModel<E>

Parameters:

index - location of the item to be removed

removeElement

public void removeElement(Object anObject)

Description copied from interface: MutableComboBoxModel

Removes an item from the model. The implementation of this method should should notify all registered ListDataListeners that the item has been removed.

Specified by:

removeElement in interface MutableComboBoxModel<E>

Parameters:

anObject - the Object to be removed

removeAllElements

public void removeAllElements()

Empties the list.