Using acronyms for variable-name

[mkornatzki]

What did i have to do if i want that the designer takes the acronyms of a component instead of the "default name"?

Acronyms are defined in "preferences" - "type specific" (sadly it is not described in the online help at http://download.instantiations.com/Desi ... cific.html - or it is not where i excpect it).

thanks,
michael

[Eric Clayberg]

What did i have to do if i want that the designer takes the acronyms of a component instead of the "default name"?
Acronyms are defined in "preferences" - "type specific" (sadly it is not described in the online help at http://download.instantiations.com/Desi ... cific.html - or it is not where i excpect it).

See Code Generation > Variable Names

[mkornatzki]

thanks for the info.
maybe i missunderstand something wrong.
* in preferences - variable names - create variable using pattern: i select ${class_acronym}${text} i also tried ${class_acronym}
* i test it witch check "Set variable name in widget date" and uncheck
when i place something like a button on a frame i get the variable: button_<number> and not btn_<number> like my acronym for buttons.

Did i have to do some other settings?

i use SwingDesigner 6.9 and Eclipse 3.3

thanks,
michael

[Eric Clayberg]

The pattern is applied when you set the text a widget. For example, if you label a button "Cancel", its variable name will become "btnCancel".

If you want "btn" to be the default variable nme used for each Button, you need to set the Default Name for the component class...



"Set variable name in widget data" just copies the variable name into the widgets setData() for use with record/playback GUI testing tools.

[mkornatzki]

thanks. now i've got it.

[mkornatzki]

but...not complete.

i change all the "Default names" to something like the acronyms.

Now when i add a button the variable is "btn"
But when i change the Text like "Test" the variable didn't change to btnTest

I have attached my settings.

thanks,
michael

[Eric Clayberg]

Try setting "Use text component variable auto rename" to "Always".