Setting values for the attribut "name" (SWING)

[irents]

Hi all,
we are using QF-Test for testing our SWING GUIs.

The QF-Test requires that all SWING-widgets have different values assigned to the attribute "name"
(at least on the same hierarchy level).

By default, WindowBuilderPro does not set a value for the attribute "name", i.e., if the user has not set a value for the attribute "name" (in the property editor) its value remains unassigned.

It is quite annoying to ensure each time when a widget is added that a value has been assigned to its name attribute.

Is there another way of assigning a value to a name attribute of each widget?

In short, we need that the line
addButton.setName("addButton");
be generated automatically (for example, when the widget containing the button is saved):

private JButton addButton;

protected JButton getAddButton() {
if (addButton == null) {
addButton = new JButton();
...
addButton.setName("addButton");
}
return addButton;
}

Best regards,
Igor Rentts

[Eric Clayberg]

I would suggest turning on either the "Remember variable name in component" (Swing Designer v7.0) or the "Set variable name in widget data" (Swing Designer v6.x) preference...

[mkornatzki]

hi,
i have the same requirement but if i check "Set variable name in widget dats" in Designer 6.9 the name will not be set
in my opinion the online-help is not sufficient. mybe you can give some examples of the effects.

regards,
michael

[Eric Clayberg]

Give this a try in the latest v6.9.1 build or in v7.0.

[mkornatzki]

hi, it works in 6.9.1

Are there other changes in 6.9.1?
The changelog is only for 6.9.0.

regards,
michael

[Eric Clayberg]

Are there other changes in 6.9.1?

Minor bug fixes. Major development is being done in v7.0.