Problem rendering Combo Box with icon near the text

[wajedali]

Hi

I am having trouble rendering a combo box with icon near the text. Below is a simple code which demonstrates my problem.

import java.awt.Compon ent;
import java.util.HashM ap;
import javax.swing.Ico n;
import javax.swing.Ima geIcon;
import javax.swing.JCo mboBox;
import javax.swing.JLa bel;
import javax.swing.JLi st;
import javax.swing.Lis tCellRenderer;
import javax.swing.UIM anager;
import javax.swing.Win dowConstants;



public class IconComboBox extends javax.swing.JDi alog {
private JComboBox jComboBox1;
private String[] modelData;
private HashMap<String, Icon> icons = new HashMap<String, Icon>();

/** Creates new form IconComboBox */
public IconComboBox(ja va.awt.Frame parent, boolean modal) {
super(parent, modal);

ImageIcon img1 = new ImageIcon("1.pn g");
ImageIcon img2 = new ImageIcon("2.pn g");

modelData = new String[] { "Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3", "Item 4" };

icons.put(model Data[0],img1);
icons.put(model Data[1],img1);
icons.put(model Data[2],img2);
icons.put(model Data[3],img2);

initComponents( );
}


private void initComponents( )
{
jComboBox1 = new javax.swing.JCo mboBox();

getContentPane( ).setLayout(new java.awt.FlowLa yout());

setDefaultClose Operation(javax .swing.WindowCo nstants.DISPOSE _ON_CLOSE);
jComboBox1.setM odel(new javax.swing.Def aultComboBoxMod el(modelData));
getContentPane( ).add(jComboBox 1);

jComboBox1.setR enderer(new TypeListCellRen derer(icons));
setDefaultClose Operation( WindowConstants .DISPOSE_ON_CLO SE );

pack();
}

public static void main(String args[]) {

try {
UIManager.setLo okAndFeel(UIMan ager.getSystemL ookAndFeelClass Name());
java.awt.EventQ ueue.invokeLate r(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
new IconComboBox(ne w javax.swing.JFr ame(), true).setVisibl e(true);
}
});
}
catch (Exception e) {
// handle exception
}
}

private class TypeListCellRen derer extends JLabel implements ListCellRendere r {
HashMap<String, Icon> icons;

public TypeListCellRen derer(HashMap<S tring, Icon> icons) {
super();

this.icons = icons;
}

public Component getListCellRend ererComponent( JList list,
Object value, int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus ) {
String type = (String) value;
setText( type );
setIcon( icons.get( type ) );
return this;
}
}
}

When i run this program i will see the combo box with only the icon displayed (no text).
Now if will remark the following line:
UIManager.setLo okAndFeel(UIMan ager.getSystemL ookAndFeelClass Name());
Then the code works just fine.

Did someone knows how to solve this look and feel issue ?

[JosAH]

Why don't you put JLabels in the combobox model? A label can contain text as
well as icons and display them nicely so you don't have to do anything then.

kind regards,

Jos

[wajedali]

sir i had tried with Label but it not working can u plz give me solution i.e.code

[JosAH]

sir i had tried with Label but it not working can u plz give me solution i.e.code

I wrote 'JLabel' (a Swing component), not 'Label' (an AWT component). Never mix
the two (Swing and AWT).

kind regards,

Jos

[wajedali]

thank you sir now its working.

[JosAH]

thank you sir now its working.

Good, please note that it's always worth the trouble to see if there's a tutorial for
the topic present in Sun's tutorial sections. The API documentation also mentions
the link to such a tutorial section if present.

kind regards,

Jos