Dynamic Jpanel

[neo_philiac]

Hi,

I got this piece of code from this forum and i was trying to modify it so that I can make it dynamic. I modified it a little bit to add multiple collapsible panels. But I need some help.

1. I need to add these panels dynamically. If I click on a button it will add the panels one at a time and make a sort of queue layout(this queue layout is a problem too).

2. At the queue layout whenever I click a panel, it should move to the bottom of the list and then expand(as opposed to expanding in its own place).

For some reason I cant wrap my head around it. Please help :)

package desktopapplication2;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.font.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.*;


public class Test {
	public static void main(String[] args) {

		JFrame f = new JFrame();
		f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                Container contentPane = f.getContentPane();
                //contentPane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(contentPane,BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));
                //contentPane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(contentPane,BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
                // Define the layout for the subpanels
                GridBagLayout layout = new GridBagLayout();
                contentPane.setLayout( layout );
                GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
                //gbc.insets = new Insets(10, 0, 5, 0);
                gbc.weightx = 1.0;
		gbc.fill = gbc.HORIZONTAL;
		gbc.gridwidth = gbc.REMAINDER;

                CollapsablePanel cp1 = new CollapsablePanel("test1", buildPanel());
                gbc.insets = new Insets(10, 0, 5, 0);
                contentPane.add(cp1,gbc);

                CollapsablePanel cp2 = new CollapsablePanel("test2", buildPanel());
                gbc.insets = new Insets( 5, 0, 5, 0 );
		contentPane.add(cp2,gbc);

                CollapsablePanel cp3 = new CollapsablePanel("test3", buildPanel());
		contentPane.add(cp3,gbc);

                f.setSize(360, 500);
		f.setLocation(200, 100);
		f.setVisible(true);



	}



	public static JPanel buildPanel() {
		GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
		gbc.insets = new Insets(2, 1, 2, 1);
		gbc.weightx = 1.0;
		gbc.weighty = 1.0;

		JPanel p1 = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
		gbc.gridwidth = gbc.RELATIVE;
		p1.add(new JButton("button 1"), gbc);
		gbc.gridwidth = gbc.REMAINDER;
		p1.add(new JButton("button 2"), gbc);
		gbc.gridwidth = gbc.RELATIVE;
		p1.add(new JButton("button 3"), gbc);
		gbc.gridwidth = gbc.REMAINDER;
		p1.add(new JButton("button 4"), gbc);

		return p1;
	}
}

class CollapsablePanel extends JPanel {

	private boolean selected;
	JPanel contentPanel_;
	HeaderPanel headerPanel_;

	private class HeaderPanel extends JPanel implements MouseListener {
		String text_;
		Font font;
		BufferedImage open, closed;
		final int OFFSET = 30, PAD = 5;

		public HeaderPanel(String text) {
			addMouseListener(this);
			text_ = text;
			font = new Font("sans-serif", Font.PLAIN, 12);
			// setRequestFocusEnabled(true);
			setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 20));
			int w = getWidth();
			int h = getHeight();

			/*try {
				open = ImageIO.read(new File("images/arrow_down_mini.png"));
				closed = ImageIO.read(new File("images/arrow_right_mini.png"));
			} catch (IOException e) {
				e.printStackTrace();
			}*/

		}

		protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
			super.paintComponent(g);
			Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
			g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
					RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
			int h = getHeight();
			/*if (selected)
				g2.drawImage(open, PAD, 0, h, h, this);
			else
				g2.drawImage(closed, PAD, 0, h, h, this);
                        */ // Uncomment once you have your own images
			g2.setFont(font);
			FontRenderContext frc = g2.getFontRenderContext();
			LineMetrics lm = font.getLineMetrics(text_, frc);
			float height = lm.getAscent() + lm.getDescent();
			float x = OFFSET;
			float y = (h + height) / 2 - lm.getDescent();
			g2.drawString(text_, x, y);
		}

		public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
			toggleSelection();
		}

		public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {
		}

		public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
		}

		public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
		}

		public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
		}

	}

	public CollapsablePanel(String text, JPanel panel) {
		super(new GridBagLayout());
		GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
		gbc.insets = new Insets(1, 3, 0, 3);
		gbc.weightx = 1.0;
		gbc.fill = gbc.HORIZONTAL;
		gbc.gridwidth = gbc.REMAINDER;

		selected = false;
		headerPanel_ = new HeaderPanel(text);

		setBackground(new Color(200, 200, 220));
		contentPanel_ = panel;

		add(headerPanel_, gbc);
		add(contentPanel_, gbc);
		contentPanel_.setVisible(false);

		JLabel padding = new JLabel();
		gbc.weighty = 1.0;
		add(padding, gbc);

	}

	public void toggleSelection() {
		selected = !selected;

		if (contentPanel_.isShowing())
			contentPanel_.setVisible(false);
		else
			contentPanel_.setVisible(true);

		validate();

		headerPanel_.repaint();
	}

}

[neo_philiac]

OK I have added this code after the buildpanel() so that it till create a new collapsible panel. What am I doing wrong and how do I show it in the main[]

public static JPanel thumbnail() {

        //addMouseListener(this);
        JPanel t = new JPanel();
        JButton jb = new JButton("Thumb");


        jb.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {

            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                buildPanel();
            }
        });


        t.add(jb);



        return t;
    }

[neo_philiac]

OK I am taking the original post out and substituting it with this simpler problem. If you look at the code, you will see in the buildMainPanel() all I am trying to do is to create a new panel in the main container. But obciously there is this scope issue how can I get rid of this problem?

package desktopapplication2;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.font.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.*;

public class Test {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        final Container contentPane = f.getContentPane();

        GridBagLayout layout = new GridBagLayout();
        contentPane.setLayout(layout);
        final GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
        gbc.insets = new Insets(10, 0, 5, 0);
        gbc.weightx = 1.0;
        gbc.fill = gbc.HORIZONTAL;
        gbc.gridwidth = gbc.REMAINDER;

        CollapsablePanel cp1 = new CollapsablePanel("Main Queue", buildMainPanel());
        //gbc.insets = new Insets(10, 0, 5, 0);
        contentPane.add(cp1, gbc);

        JButton j = new JButton("IOI");

        j.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {

            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                CollapsablePanel cp4 = new CollapsablePanel("test4", buildPanel());
                contentPane.add(cp4, gbc);
                contentPane.validate();
                contentPane.repaint();
            }
        });
        contentPane.add(j, gbc);


        f.setSize(360, 500);
        f.setLocation(200, 100);
        f.setVisible(true);



    }
    // Building the Main Panel

    public static JPanel buildMainPanel() {
        GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
        gbc.insets = new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5);
        gbc.weightx = 1.0;
        gbc.weighty = 1.0;

        JPanel p1 = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());

        JButton bt1 = new JButton(new ImageIcon("/Users/sha33/NetBeansProjects/DesktopApplication2/src/desktopapplication2/r1.jpg"));
        p1.add(bt1, gbc);
        bt1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {

            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                CollapsablePanel cp4 = new CollapsablePanel("test4", buildPanel());
                contentPane.add(cp4, gbc);
                contentPane.validate();
                contentPane.repaint();
            }
        });


        JButton bt2 = new JButton(new ImageIcon("/Users/sha33/NetBeansProjects/DesktopApplication2/src/desktopapplication2/r2.jpg"));
        p1.add(bt2, gbc);

        JButton bt3 = new JButton(new ImageIcon("/Users/sha33/NetBeansProjects/DesktopApplication2/src/desktopapplication2/r3.jpg"));
        p1.add(bt3, gbc);


        return p1;
    }

    public static JPanel buildPanel() {
        GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
        gbc.insets = new Insets(2, 1, 2, 1);
        gbc.weightx = 1.0;
        gbc.weighty = 1.0;

        JPanel p1 = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
        gbc.gridwidth = gbc.RELATIVE;
        p1.add(new JButton("button 1"), gbc);
        gbc.gridwidth = gbc.REMAINDER;
        p1.add(new JButton("button 2"), gbc);
        gbc.gridwidth = gbc.RELATIVE;
        p1.add(new JButton("button 3"), gbc);
        gbc.gridwidth = gbc.REMAINDER;
        p1.add(new JButton("button 4"), gbc);
        ;

        return p1;
    }
}

class CollapsablePanel extends JPanel {

    private boolean selected;
    JPanel contentPanel_;
    HeaderPanel headerPanel_;

    private class HeaderPanel extends JPanel implements MouseListener {

        String text_;
        Font font;
        BufferedImage open, closed;
        final int OFFSET = 30, PAD = 5;

        public HeaderPanel(String text) {
            addMouseListener(this);
            text_ = text;
            font = new Font("sans-serif", Font.PLAIN, 12);
            // setRequestFocusEnabled(true);
            setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 20));
            int w = getWidth();
            int h = getHeight();

            /*try {
            open = ImageIO.read(new File("images/arrow_down_mini.png"));
            closed = ImageIO.read(new File("images/arrow_right_mini.png"));
            } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            }*/

        }

        protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
            super.paintComponent(g);
            Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
            g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
                    RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
            int h = getHeight();
            /*if (selected)
            g2.drawImage(open, PAD, 0, h, h, this);
            else
            g2.drawImage(closed, PAD, 0, h, h, this);
             */ // Uncomment once you have your own images
            g2.setFont(font);
            FontRenderContext frc = g2.getFontRenderContext();
            LineMetrics lm = font.getLineMetrics(text_, frc);
            float height = lm.getAscent() + lm.getDescent();
            float x = OFFSET;
            float y = (h + height) / 2 - lm.getDescent();
            g2.drawString(text_, x, y);
        }

        public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
            toggleSelection();
        }

        public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {
        }

        public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
        }

        public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
        }

        public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
        }
    }

    public CollapsablePanel(String text, JPanel panel) {
        super(new GridBagLayout());
        GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
        gbc.insets = new Insets(1, 3, 0, 3);
        gbc.weightx = 1.0;
        gbc.fill = gbc.HORIZONTAL;
        gbc.gridwidth = gbc.REMAINDER;

        selected = false;
        headerPanel_ = new HeaderPanel(text);

        setBackground(new Color(200, 200, 220));
        contentPanel_ = panel;

        add(headerPanel_, gbc);
        add(contentPanel_, gbc);
        contentPanel_.setVisible(false);

        JLabel padding = new JLabel();
        gbc.weighty = 1.0;
        add(padding, gbc);

    }

    public void toggleSelection() {
        selected = !selected;

        if (contentPanel_.isShowing()) {
            contentPanel_.setVisible(false);
        } else {
            contentPanel_.setVisible(true);
        }

        validate();

        headerPanel_.repaint();
    }
}

[moutanna]

But contentPane is no known inside the buildMainPanel class as it is declared in the main method and the gbc must be declared final. so the code does not compile.