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JCombobox focusLost is not firing-why is that?

I have a JCombobox in my code. I have added the FocusLost event. But it didn't fired anyway. I have tried lots of time but didn't find solution.

jcbItemType.addFocusListener(new java.awt.event.FocusAdapter() {
    public void focusLost(java.awt.event.FocusEvent evt) {
        jcbItemTypeFocusLost(evt);
    }
});

private void jcbItemTypeFocusLost(java.awt.event.FocusEvent evt)                                      
    {                                          
        // TODO add your handling code here:
        System.out.println("name=" + ((Component) evt.getSource()).getName());
        System.out.println("index=" + jcbItemType.getSelectedIndex());
    }

But nothing is printed in console. Please suggest me what I am doing wrong.

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sarwar026 Avatar asked Apr 24 '12 06:04

sarwar026


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2 Answers

  • FocusListener isn't proper Listener for JComboBox, altogether with another Listener(s) can creating endless loop (especially Editable JComboBox),

  • FocusListener is asynchronous, sometimes is too hard to catch events is right orders especially in the cases that JComponents has added another Listener(s) too

example how to listening for Focus from derived JTextField / JFormattedTextField

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class ComboBoxTwo extends JFrame implements ItemListener {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    private JComboBox mainComboBox;
    private JComboBox subComboBox;

    public ComboBoxTwo() {
        String[] items = {"Select Item", "Color", "Shape", "Fruit"};
        String[] subItems1 = {"Select Color", "Red", "Blue", "Green"};
        mainComboBox = new JComboBox(items);
        mainComboBox.addItemListener(this);
        mainComboBox.addFocusListener(fcsListener);
        add(mainComboBox, BorderLayout.WEST);
        subComboBox = new JComboBox(subItems1);
        subComboBox.setPrototypeDisplayValue("XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX");
        subComboBox.addItemListener(this);
        add(subComboBox, BorderLayout.EAST);
    }

    @Override
    public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {
        if (e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED) {
            if (e.getSource() == mainComboBox) {
                System.out.println("Source  : mainComboBox");
            } else if (e.getSource() == subComboBox) {
                System.out.println("Source  : subComboBox");
            }
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                JFrame frame = new ComboBoxTwo();
                frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                frame.pack();
                frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                frame.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
//
    private FocusListener fcsListener = new FocusListener() {

        @Override
        public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) {
            dumpInfo(e);
        }

        @Override
        public void focusLost(FocusEvent e) {
            dumpInfo(e);
        }

        private void dumpInfo(FocusEvent e) {
            System.out.println("Source  : " + name(e.getComponent()));
            System.out.println("Opposite : " + name(e.getOppositeComponent()));
            System.out.println("Temporary: " + e.isTemporary());
            final Component c = e.getComponent();//works for editable JComboBox too
            if (c instanceof JFormattedTextField) {
                SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        ((JFormattedTextField) c).selectAll();
                    }
                });
            } else if (c instanceof JTextField) {
                SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        ((JTextField) c).selectAll();
                    }
                });
            }
        }

        private String name(Component c) {
            return (c == null) ? null : c.getName();
        }
    };
}
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mKorbel Avatar answered Oct 13 '22 06:10

mKorbel


I have found a very simple way to solve this.

The JComboBox default editor has an internal class BasicComboBoxEditor$BorderlessTextField that is the component that gets and loses focus.

It can be accessed simply by

Component component = comboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent();  
if (component instanceof JTextField) 
    JTextField borderlesstextfield = (JTextField) borderless;

Then add a focus listener like you would to any JTextField

borderlesstextfield.addFocusListener(new FocusListener() 
{
   public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) 
     {
     }
   public void focusLost(FocusEvent e) 
     {
     }
}});

Now you have a FocusListener that will respond as expected to gain and loss of focus for the ComboBox

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Fred Andrews Avatar answered Oct 13 '22 07:10

Fred Andrews