import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
public class TextForm extends JPanel {
private JTextField[] fields;
// Create a form with the specified labels, tooltips, and sizes.
public TextForm(String[] labels, char[] mnemonics, int[] widths, String[] tips) {
super(new BorderLayout());
JPanel labelPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(labels.length, 1));
JPanel fieldPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(labels.length, 1));
add(labelPanel, BorderLayout.WEST);
add(fieldPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
fields = new JTextField[labels.length];
for (int i = 0; i < labels.length; i += 1) {
fields[i] = new JTextField();
if (i < tips.length)
fields[i].setToolTipText(tips[i]);
if (i < widths.length)
fields[i].setColumns(widths[i]);
JLabel lab = new JLabel(labels[i], JLabel.RIGHT);
lab.setLabelFor(fields[i]);
if (i < mnemonics.length)
lab.setDisplayedMnemonic(mnemonics[i]);
labelPanel.add(lab);
JPanel p = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT));
p.add(fields[i]);
fieldPanel.add(p);
}
}
public String getText(int i) {
return (fields[i].getText());
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
String[] labels = { "First Name", "Middle Initial", "Last Name", "Age" };
char[] mnemonics = { 'F', 'M', 'L', 'A' };
int[] widths = { 15, 1, 15, 3 };
String[] descs = { "First Name", "Middle Initial", "Last Name", "Age" };
final TextForm form = new TextForm(labels, mnemonics, widths, descs);
JButton submit = new JButton("Submit Form");
submit.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println(form.getText(0) + " " + form.getText(1) + ". " + form.getText(2)
+ ", age " + form.getText(3));
}
});
JFrame f = new JFrame("Text Form Example");
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.getContentPane().add(form, BorderLayout.NORTH);
JPanel p = new JPanel();
p.add(submit);
f.getContentPane().add(p, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
f.pack();
f.setVisible(true);
}
}