[SOLVED] Mouse event in JTabbed Pane

[javanewbie]

Hi,

Is there a way that I clicked a certain tab coming from a tabbed pane, a method/event will happen.

This is the scenario:



If I clicked the Tab #1, the generate button will show up.
If I clicked the Tab #2, it will hide.
If I clicked the Tab #3, another button will show up.

That's the idea. Take note that the generate button is outside the pane of the JTabbedPane. so let's say that the generate button is on the 'main' pane.


Any suggestions?

[DarrylBurke]

addChangeListener(...)

db

[hardwired]

The JTabbedPane class api Method Summary section shows an addChangeListener method.
If you look down lower to the section of methods inherited from superclasses you'll find more choices.

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;

public class TabAware {
    private JTabbedPane getContent() {
        final JTabbedPane tabbedPane = new JTabbedPane();
        Color[] colors = {
            Color.red, Color.green.darker(), Color.blue
        };
        for(int i = 0; i < colors.length; i++) {
            JPanel panel = new JPanel();
            panel.setBackground(colors[i]);
            tabbedPane.addTab("Tab " + (i+1), panel);
        }
        tabbedPane.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
            public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
                int selectedIndex = tabbedPane.getSelectedIndex();
                String s;
                switch(selectedIndex) {
                    case 0:
                        s = "show report button";
                        break;
                    case 1:
                        s = "hide report button";
                        break;
                    case 2:
                        s = "another button will show up";
                        break;
                    default:
                        s = "unexpected tabIndex";
                }
                System.out.println(s);
            }
        });
        return tabbedPane;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        TabAware test = new TabAware();
        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        f.add(test.getContent());
        f.setSize(400,175);
        f.setLocation(100,100);
        f.setVisible(true);
    }
}

[javanewbie]

I was expecting like:

 	private void managementTab_mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) 
 	{ 
 		System.out.println("\nmanagementTab_mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) called."); 
 		// TODO: Add any handling code here 
  
 	}

Is there a way I could 'manipulate' other stuff like the buttons, textfields, etc. outside the pane where the tabs are located?

Here is my current code/s:

	public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
		Object swingObject = e.getSource();
		if (swingObject.equals(managementTab.getSelectedIndex())){
			if (managementTab.getSelectedIndex() == 0){
				generateButton.setEnabled(true);
			}else if (managementTab.getSelectedIndex() == 1){
				generateButton.setEnabled(false);
			}else{
				generateButton2.setEnabled(false);
			}
		}
	}

[hardwired]

Is there a way I could 'manipulate' other stuff like the buttons, textfields, etc. outside the pane where the tabs are located?
Yes. Just make the reference to the components you want to manipulate available to your event code. This could be as simple as moving the declarations from inside the method, where they are local variables, out into the class where they become member variables.
In java, something like this

class Pseudo {
    
    void methodThatCreatesComponents() {
        // Local variable declarations have scope
        // limited to this method body, viz, inside
        // curley braces.
        JButton button = new JButton("hello");
        JTextField textField = new JTextField(9);
        // Configure and add to gui...
    }

    public void someEventMethod(SomeEvent e) {
        // Unable to access components.
    }
}

becomes something like this

class Pseudo {
    // Member variables have class scope.
    JButton button;
    JTextField textField

    void methodThatCreatesComponents() {
        // Instantiate member variable declarations.
        button = new JButton("hello");
        textField = new JTextField(9);
        // Configure and add to gui...
    }

    public void someEventMethod(SomeEvent e) {
       // Now we have access to components declared as
       // member variables and can manipulate them.
    }
}

[javanewbie]

Is there a way I could 'manipulate' other stuff like the buttons, textfields, etc. outside the pane where the tabs are located?
Yes. Just make the reference to the components you want to manipulate available to your event code. This could be as simple as moving the declarations from inside the method, where they are local variables, out into the class where they become member variables.

Thanks, Sir. I forgot to edit this thread as 'SOLVED'. I managed to manipulate them pretty well. Thanks again.

[deeparanbhor]

hi,

Pls provide your code snippet which you changed, for both tabbed pane and other components (like button in your case) can be seen on frame.