Jcombobox not liking String input for options :|

[skatefreak]

Hey there,
Slight issue here where i have a loop pulling usernames out of a mysql database and creating a string which outputs all the usernames and connects them to form a string such as "name1" , " name2" , "name3" , "name4" , etc.

This String is then put in a JCombobox ("concatonated" ?!) for example.
in the GUI class,
instead of:

String[] cmbouser = {" Select username " , " Joe " , " Mike " , " Valsilis " ,};

I have, in the first class:

custusers = Data.getcustusers();
String[] cmbouser = {" Select username " , custusers};

Custusers is technically equal to {" Joe " , " Mike " , " Vasilis " ,} so does anyone know why the combobox ends up just displaying first { Select username } and then second on the list there is {" Joe " , " Mike " , " Vasilis " ,} as the only second option :|

I'm aiming to have all the users pulled out of the sql database on the combobox list.

Am i going about this in the wrong way?

Is there any way around this combobox issue?

Oh and lastly, i dont suppose anyone has any pointers to any material on Jcombobox action listeners and such?

Am looking forward to any replies and am starting to read posts hoping i can start giving back someday soon if i ever *get there* heh.

Best regards

-Jvr

[Fubarable]

What is the customers object exactly?

You say,

Custusers is technically equal to {" Joe " , " Mike " , " Vasilis " ,}

but it's likely a single String, and this isn't an array. Even if it were, you're code wouldn't work.

Remember programming is unforgiving. When the API tells you that if you pass an Array of objects into a combo box constructor, you will see the toString representation of those objects, you have to do exactly that. It appears that you are passing an array of two Strings into this combo box, the first being " Select username ", and the second being a String containing concatenated other Strings. The combo box will then do exactly as you told it to: it will display the two Strings.

What you want to do instead is create a single array with all the strings, probably starting with " Select username " and then containing all the other Strings each as a separate item in the array. This may require a for loop to create. Then use this array to initialize your combo box.

[skatefreak]

Hey there,
As usual, your blinding with your logic heh.
As you say, i'm using a while loop which pulls out each user in turn and encloses them in the required character dressing:

while (rs.next()) 
            {
                String b = rs.getString("fname");
                String c = rs.getString("lname");
          .... etc etc....
                users = users + " \" "+ b +" \",";
                    }

Mmm,
Back to arrays i guess.

I shall look into storing and initialising from an array :)

Muchos gracious :)

-Jvr

[Fubarable]

Or another option is to use a Vector<String> as a combo box can use this in its constructor. You could add your Strings from the dataset and then later append your " select..." String to index position one.

Another option is to use a DefaultComboBoxModel

[skatefreak]

Hey,
Muchos gracious :)
Am off to learn about vectors now i believe.

-Jvr