How to Add TextArea to a JList In Java Netbeans
In this Java Tutorial we will see How To Create a JList With JTextArea Inside It In Java Using Netbeans.
What We Are Gonna Use In This Project:
- Java Programming Language.- NetBeans Editor.
Project Source Code:
package new_tutorials;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JList;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.ListCellRenderer;
/**
*
* @author 1BestCsharp
*/
public class TextAreaInJListFrame extends JFrame{
private JList<TextAreaListElement> textAreaList;
public TextAreaInJListFrame(){
setTitle("TextArea In JList");
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
List<TextAreaListElement> elements = new ArrayList<>();
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 1", "Description for Item Line Description for Item 1 Line 2 Description for Item 1 Line 3"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 2", "Description Description DescriptionDescription DescriptionDescription Description Description Description Description for Item 2"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 3", "Description for Item 3"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 11", "Description for Item Line Description for Item 1 Line 2 Description for Item 1 Line 3"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 22", "Description Description DescriptionDescription DescriptionDescription Description Description Description Description for Item 2"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 33", "Description for Item 3"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 41", "Description for Item Line Description for Item 1 Line 2 Description for Item 1 Line 3"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 52", "Description Description DescriptionDescription DescriptionDescription Description Description Description Description for Item 2"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 63", "Description for Item 3"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 71", "Description for Item Line Description for Item 1 Line 2 Description for Item 1 Line 3"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 82", "Description Description DescriptionDescription DescriptionDescription Description Description Description Description for Item 2"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 93", "Description for Item 3"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 211", "Description for Item Line Description for Item 1 Line 2 Description for Item 1 Line 3"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 992", "Description Description DescriptionDescription DescriptionDescription Description Description Description Description for Item 2"));
elements.add(new TextAreaListElement("Item 543", "Description for Item 3"));
textAreaList = new JList<>(elements.toArray(TextAreaListElement[] :: new));
textAreaList.setCellRenderer(new TextAreListRenderer());
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(textAreaList);
add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
setSize(400,300);
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
}
public static class TextAreaListElement{
private final String label;
private final String description;
public TextAreaListElement(String label, String description){
this.label = label;
this.description = description;
}
public String getLabel(){
return label;
}
public String getDescription(){
return description;
}
}
// create a renderer to display the textArea
private class TextAreListRenderer extends JTextArea implements ListCellRenderer<TextAreaListElement>{
public TextAreListRenderer(){
setLineWrap(true);
setWrapStyleWord(true);
setMargin(new Insets(5, 10, 5, 10));
setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 16));
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300,80));
}
@Override
public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList<? extends TextAreaListElement> list, TextAreaListElement value, int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus) {
setEnabled(list.isEnabled());
setText(value.getLabel()+ "\n" + value.getDescription());
if(isSelected){
setBackground(Color.BLACK);
setForeground(Color.YELLOW);
}
else{
setBackground(list.getBackground());
setForeground(list.getForeground());
}
return this;
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
TextAreaInJListFrame frame = new TextAreaInJListFrame();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}
The Final Result:
.png "JList With JTextArea In Java")
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