Complex types in custom controls

[waldronk]

I'm trying to create a custom panel that supports a complex type. I've created a bean info for the panel class that supports 2 boolean properties and a property that accepts a javax.swing.ImageIcon. When import the bean the boolean properties show up fine in the designer properties but the icon property does not. This works in another tool I've used. Does Swing Designer only support basic types for custom properties and if so are there any plans to add support for more complex types? Also, is the ocean look and feel (and java 1.5) supported in the designer? Thanks.

Kevin Waldron

[Guest]

Since I haven't gotten a respone let me clarify my issue, which has changed slightly. I've created my own font class (MyFont) that wraps the the java.awt.font and provides an enumerated list of available fonts: FONT_A, FONT_B, FONT_C, etc.. I tried creating a PropertyEditor (MyFontEditor) so that the GUI designer can pick from a drop down list of our available fonts. I want to add this capability to all my custom widgets. I can get the property to show up in the swing builder 3.0.1 (though I had to specifically set the propertyeditor in the beaninfo) and it will generate the proper code but after i pick from the list it will not display my selection nor will it render the change (which might be related to the fact that the standalone font picker doesn't support the SansSerif font family we are using). Should this work? Below is the code for my editor:

public class MyFontEditor
extends PropertyEditorSupport {

public MyFontEditor() {
}

public MyFontEditor(Object source) {
super(source);
}

public String[] getTags() {
String[] tags = new String[MyFont.class.getFields().length];
Field[] fields = MyFont.class.getFields();

for(int i=0; i< fields.length; i++) {
tags[i] = fields[i].getName();
}
return tags;
}

public void setAsText(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException {
setValue(MyFont.fromString(text));
}

public String getAsText() {
if(getValue() != null) {
return getValue().toString();
} else {
return "";
}
}

public String getJavaInitializationString() {
return "MyFont." + getValue().toString();
}
}

thanks,
Kevin

[Eric Clayberg]

I'm trying to create a custom panel that supports a complex type. I've created a bean info for the panel class that supports 2 boolean properties and a property that accepts a javax.swing.ImageIcon. When import the bean the boolean properties show up fine in the designer properties but the icon property does not. This works in another tool I've used. Does Swing Designer only support basic types for custom properties and if so are there any plans to add support for more complex types?

Complex types are supported currently. The Designer build you are using supports custom Icon properties, but not ImageIcon properties. The latest v3.0.1 build will support either.

Also, is the ocean look and feel (and java 1.5) supported in the designer?

Theoretically, all Swing look and feels are supported, but I have not tried that one. Add it to the Designer > Swing > Look and Feel page and see if it works.

[Eric Clayberg]

Since I haven't gotten a respone let me clarify my issue, which has changed slightly. I've created my own font class (MyFont) that wraps the the java.awt.font and provides an enumerated list of available fonts: FONT_A, FONT_B, FONT_C, etc.. I tried creating a PropertyEditor (MyFontEditor) so that the GUI designer can pick from a drop down list of our available fonts. I want to add this capability to all my custom widgets. I can get the property to show up in the swing builder 3.0.1 (though I had to specifically set the propertyeditor in the beaninfo) and it will generate the proper code but after i pick from the list it will not display my selection nor will it render the change (which might be related to the fact that the standalone font picker doesn't support the SansSerif font family we are using). Should this work?

Please send a complete, self-contained test case to wb-support@instantiations.com and we will take a look at it.