net.wotonomy.ui.swing.components
Class SmartTextField

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          javax.swing.JComponent
              javax.swing.text.JTextComponent
                  javax.swing.JTextField
                      net.wotonomy.ui.swing.components.SmartTextField

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.io.Serializable, javax.accessibility.Accessible, javax.swing.Scrollable, javax.swing.SwingConstants

Direct Known Subclasses:

AlphaTextField, NumericTextField

public abstract class SmartTextField
extends javax.swing.JTextField

SmartTextField is an abstract class for that allows the text field to intelligently analyze the user's input in real-time. As the user enters keystrokes, the generated string is analyzed to determine if the new string is valid based on the criteria of the concrete classes that extend this class. An invalid keystroke is rejected and not displayed in the text field. This class can be extended to to create smart text fields that only accept integers or floating points number or alphabetic strings of maximum length. These are several examples.

Version:

$Revision: 904 $

Author:

rob@straylight.princeton.com, $Author: cgruber $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

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

javax.swing.JTextField.AccessibleJTextField

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.text.JTextComponent

javax.swing.text.JTextComponent.AccessibleJTextComponent, javax.swing.text.JTextComponent.KeyBinding

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.BltBufferStrategy, java.awt.Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JTextField

notifyAction

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.text.JTextComponent

DEFAULT_KEYMAP, FOCUS_ACCELERATOR_KEY

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

accessibleContext, 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

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.SwingConstants

BOTTOM, CENTER, EAST, HORIZONTAL, LEADING, LEFT, NEXT, NORTH, NORTH_EAST, NORTH_WEST, PREVIOUS, RIGHT, SOUTH, SOUTH_EAST, SOUTH_WEST, TOP, TRAILING, VERTICAL, WEST

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

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

Constructor Summary

protected

SmartTextField(java.lang.String text, int columns) Default constructor for this class.

Method Summary

protected abstract boolean	isValidCharacter(char aChar) Returns whether a character is valid for this text field.
protected abstract boolean	isValidString(java.lang.String aString) Returns whether a string is valid for this text field.
protected abstract void	postProcessing() This method is used by the any subclass that need to complete any processing of the text string in the text field after all the requirement checks have been performed.
void	processKeyEvent(java.awt.event.KeyEvent e) This method processes a key event.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JTextField

addActionListener, configurePropertiesFromAction, createActionPropertyChangeListener, createDefaultModel, fireActionPerformed, getAccessibleContext, getAction, getActionListeners, getActions, getColumns, getColumnWidth, getHorizontalAlignment, getHorizontalVisibility, getPreferredSize, getScrollOffset, getUIClassID, isValidateRoot, paramString, postActionEvent, removeActionListener, scrollRectToVisible, setAction, setActionCommand, setColumns, setDocument, setFont, setHorizontalAlignment, setScrollOffset

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.text.JTextComponent

addCaretListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeymap, copy, cut, fireCaretUpdate, getCaret, getCaretColor, getCaretListeners, getCaretPosition, getDisabledTextColor, getDocument, getDragEnabled, getFocusAccelerator, getHighlighter, getInputMethodRequests, getKeymap, getKeymap, getMargin, getNavigationFilter, getPreferredScrollableViewportSize, getScrollableBlockIncrement, getScrollableTracksViewportHeight, getScrollableTracksViewportWidth, getScrollableUnitIncrement, getSelectedText, getSelectedTextColor, getSelectionColor, getSelectionEnd, getSelectionStart, getText, getText, getToolTipText, getUI, isEditable, loadKeymap, modelToView, moveCaretPosition, paste, processInputMethodEvent, read, removeCaretListener, removeKeymap, removeNotify, replaceSelection, select, selectAll, setCaret, setCaretColor, setCaretPosition, setComponentOrientation, setDisabledTextColor, setDragEnabled, setEditable, setFocusAccelerator, setHighlighter, setKeymap, setMargin, setNavigationFilter, setSelectedTextColor, setSelectionColor, setSelectionEnd, setSelectionStart, setText, setUI, updateUI, viewToModel, write

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, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFocusTraversalKeys, 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, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, 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, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, 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, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SmartTextField

protected SmartTextField(java.lang.String text,
                         int columns)

Default constructor for this class. The initial text of the smart text field can be specified as well as the size (in characters) of the text field.

Parameters:

text - The initial string that is displayed in the text field.

columns - THe width of the text field in characters.

Method Detail

processKeyEvent

public void processKeyEvent(java.awt.event.KeyEvent e)

This method processes a key event. This event is generated by input from the keyboard when this text field has the focus. This method is called for every key that is pressed and released on the keyboard. This includes modifier keys like the shift and alt keys. This class looks at the key and determines if the key is valid input given the restrictions of the concrete sub-classes.

Example - A smart text field only allows alphabetic characters. If the key pressed is a "2" then this method will determine that the key is invalid and "consume" the key event.

Note - Every printable character has a "TYPED" key event. Currentlt under Java 1.2.1 this does not happen. Bug 4186905 relating this bug has been fixed and is awaiting release.

Overrides:

processKeyEvent in class javax.swing.JComponent

Parameters:

e - A key event generated by a keyboard action.

isValidCharacter

protected abstract boolean isValidCharacter(char aChar)

Returns whether a character is valid for this text field. As the user types from the keyboard, this method is called to determine if the character is a valid character based in the restrictions of the subclass.

Parameters:

aChar - A character to perform the validity test with.

Returns:

True if the character is valid for this subclassed text field.
False is the character is not valid.

isValidString

protected abstract boolean isValidString(java.lang.String aString)

Returns whether a string is valid for this text field. As the user types from the keyboard, this method is called to determine if the new string in the text field is valid based upon the restriction of the subclass. This is done after the character has been determined to be valid since there can be restrictions placed on the text string as a whole, such a maximum length or date format.

Parameters:

aString - The string to perform the validity check with.

Returns:

True if the string is valid for this subclassed text field.
False if the character is not valud.

postProcessing

protected abstract void postProcessing()

This method is used by the any subclass that need to complete any processing of the text string in the text field after all the requirement checks have been performed.