com.jidesoft.swing

Class AutoCompletionComboBox

java.lang.Object

java.awt.Component

java.awt.Container

javax.swing.JComponent

javax.swing.JComboBox

com.jidesoft.swing.AutoCompletionComboBox

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.ItemSelectable, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.io.Serializable, java.util.EventListener, javax.accessibility.Accessible, javax.swing.event.ListDataListener

public class AutoCompletionComboBox
extends javax.swing.JComboBox

An auto completion combobox. It used AutoCompletion to make the combobox auto-completing. You can use AutoCompletion directly to make any combobox auto-completing. This class is just a convenient class if all you need is an auto complete combobox.

Since auto-complete has to listen to the key user types, it has to be editable. If you want to limit user to the list available in the combobox model, you can call setStrict(boolean) and set it to true.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComboBox

javax.swing.JComboBox.AccessibleJComboBox, javax.swing.JComboBox.KeySelectionManager

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

javax.swing.JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, java.awt.Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, java.awt.Component.BltBufferStrategy, java.awt.Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected AutoCompletion	_autoCompletion

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComboBox

actionCommand, dataModel, editor, isEditable, keySelectionManager, lightWeightPopupEnabled, maximumRowCount, renderer, selectedItemReminder

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

accessibleContext, BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AutoCompletionComboBox()
AutoCompletionComboBox(javax.swing.ComboBoxModel aModel)
AutoCompletionComboBox(java.lang.Object[] items)
AutoCompletionComboBox(java.util.Vector<?> items)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected AutoCompletion	createAutoCompletion() Creates the AutoCompletion.
protected void	fireActionEvent()
AutoCompletion	getAutoCompletion() Gets the underlying AutoCompletion class.
protected void	initComponents()
boolean	isStrict() Gets the strict property.
boolean	isStrictCompletion() Gets the strict completion property.
void	setStrict(boolean strict) Sets the strict property.
void	setStrictCompletion(boolean strictCompletion) Sets the strict completion property.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComboBox

actionPerformed, actionPropertyChanged, addActionListener, addItem, addItemListener, addPopupMenuListener, configureEditor, configurePropertiesFromAction, contentsChanged, createActionPropertyChangeListener, createDefaultKeySelectionManager, fireItemStateChanged, firePopupMenuCanceled, firePopupMenuWillBecomeInvisible, firePopupMenuWillBecomeVisible, getAccessibleContext, getAction, getActionCommand, getActionListeners, getEditor, getItemAt, getItemCount, getItemListeners, getKeySelectionManager, getMaximumRowCount, getModel, getPopupMenuListeners, getPrototypeDisplayValue, getRenderer, getSelectedIndex, getSelectedItem, getSelectedObjects, getUI, getUIClassID, hidePopup, insertItemAt, installAncestorListener, intervalAdded, intervalRemoved, isEditable, isLightWeightPopupEnabled, isPopupVisible, paramString, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, removeActionListener, removeAllItems, removeItem, removeItemAt, removeItemListener, removePopupMenuListener, selectedItemChanged, selectWithKeyChar, setAction, setActionCommand, setEditable, setEditor, setEnabled, setKeySelectionManager, setLightWeightPopupEnabled, setMaximumRowCount, setModel, setPopupVisible, setPrototypeDisplayValue, setRenderer, setSelectedIndex, setSelectedItem, setUI, showPopup, updateUI

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, hide, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingForPrint, isPaintingOrigin, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setLayout, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

_autoCompletion

protected AutoCompletion _autoCompletion

Constructor Detail

AutoCompletionComboBox

public AutoCompletionComboBox()

AutoCompletionComboBox

public AutoCompletionComboBox(java.util.Vector<?> items)

AutoCompletionComboBox

public AutoCompletionComboBox(java.lang.Object[] items)

AutoCompletionComboBox

public AutoCompletionComboBox(javax.swing.ComboBoxModel aModel)

Method Detail

initComponents

protected void initComponents()

createAutoCompletion

protected AutoCompletion createAutoCompletion()

Creates the AutoCompletion.

Returns:

the AutoCompletion.

isStrict

public boolean isStrict()

Gets the strict property.

Returns:

the value of strict property.

setStrict

public void setStrict(boolean strict)

Sets the strict property. If true, it will not allow user to type in anything that is not in the known item list. If false, user can type in whatever he/she wants. If the text can match with a item in the known item list, it will still auto-complete.

Parameters:

strict - true or false.

isStrictCompletion

public boolean isStrictCompletion()

Gets the strict completion property.

Returns:

the value of strict completion property.

See Also:

setStrictCompletion(boolean)

setStrictCompletion

public void setStrictCompletion(boolean strictCompletion)

Sets the strict completion property. If true, in case insensitive searching, it will always use the exact item in the Searchable to replace whatever user types. For example, when Searchable has an item "Arial" and user types in "AR", if this flag is true, it will auto-completed as "Arial". If false, it will be auto-completed as "ARial". Of course, this flag will only make a difference if Searchable is case insensitive.

Parameters:

strictCompletion -

getAutoCompletion

public AutoCompletion getAutoCompletion()

Gets the underlying AutoCompletion class.

Returns:

the underlying AutoCompletion.

fireActionEvent

protected void fireActionEvent()

Overrides:

fireActionEvent in class javax.swing.JComboBox