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mearvk - 15 Dec 2006 08:58 GMT
Hello all.

I have subclassed JDialog to create a custom JPasswordDialog. I want
similar functionality to JOptionPane. Where you do String
input=JOptionPane.showInputDialog(...); I want to be able to return a
String (or whatever) from the custom JPasswordDialog. However, I am
unsure of a clean way to do this.

Currently I have a PasswordDialogOKAction class (extends
AbstractAction) which does the actionPerformed handling. Now I dont
want my JPasswordDialog to perform its return until the user has
clicked the 'Ok' button. (actionPerformed should return before the
JPasswordDialog)

It is my understanding that wait() would be ideal but none of the
classes discussed implement or extend Runnable/Thread. So unless I tell
the main ("Thread-0" ?) thread to wait() while I let my AWT threads
keep going, I'm at an impass. (I don't know how/if to do this).

Suggestions welcome.

Thanks ahead of time,

Mearvk
Andrew Thompson - 15 Dec 2006 09:11 GMT
....
> I have subclassed JDialog to create a custom JPasswordDialog. I want
> similar functionality to JOptionPane. Where you do String
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> the main ("Thread-0" ?) thread to wait() while I let my AWT threads
> keep going, I'm at an impass. (I don't know how/if to do this).

Ummm...
based on my (incomplete) understanding of the problem.
<snippet>
(J)Dialog d = new (J)Dialog(owner, true);
</snippet>

Andrew T.
mearvk - 15 Dec 2006 09:27 GMT
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;

class JPasswordDialog extends JDialog
{
    Mediator mediator=null;

    JPanel mainPanel=null;
    JPanel usernamePanel=null;
    JPanel passwordPanel=null;
    JPanel buttonPanel=null;
    JLabel usernameL=null;
    JLabel passwordL=null;
    JTextField usernameTF=null;
    JPasswordField passwordTF=null;
    JButton login=null;
    JButton cancel=null;

    PasswordDialogOKAction passwordDialogOKAction=null;

    public JPasswordDialog(JFrame owner, String title, Mediator m)
    {
        super(owner, title);
        this.mediator=m;

        instantiateComponents();
        initMainPanel();
        initUsernamePanel();
        initPasswordPanel();
        initButtonPanel();
        this.add(mainPanel);

        setResizable(false);
        setBounds(owner.getX()+owner.getWidth()/2-125,
owner.getY()+owner.getHeight()/2-65,250,130);
    }

    public String[] prompt()
    {
        setVisible(true);

        try
        {
            synchronized (passwordDialogOKAction.lock)
            {
                wait();
            }
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            System.err.println(e);
        }

        return new String[]{getUsername(),getPassword()};
    }

    public JTextField getUsernameTextField()
    {
        return usernameTF;
    }

    public JTextField getPasswordField()
    {
        return passwordTF;
    }

    public synchronized String getUsername()
    {
        return usernameTF.getText();
    }

    public synchronized String getPassword()
    {
        return new String(passwordTF.getPassword());
    }

    private void instantiateComponents()
    {
        mainPanel=new JPanel();
        usernamePanel=new JPanel();
        passwordPanel=new JPanel();
        buttonPanel=new JPanel();
        usernameL=new JLabel("Username: ");
        passwordL=new JLabel("Password: ");
        usernameTF=new JTextField();
        passwordTF=new JPasswordField();
        login=new JButton("Login");
        cancel=new JButton("Cancel");
    }

    private void initMainPanel()
    {
        mainPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(3,1,0,0));
        mainPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10,10,10,10));
        mainPanel.add(usernamePanel);
        mainPanel.add(passwordPanel);
        mainPanel.add(buttonPanel);
    }

    private void initUsernamePanel()
    {
        usernamePanel.setLayout(null);
        usernameL.setBounds(0,0,70,20);
        usernameTF.setBounds(80,0,145,20);
        usernamePanel.add(usernameL);
        usernamePanel.add(usernameTF);
    }

    private void initPasswordPanel()
    {
        passwordPanel.setLayout(null);
        passwordL.setBounds(0,0,70,20);
        passwordTF.setBounds(80,0,145,20);
        passwordPanel.add(passwordL);
        passwordPanel.add(passwordTF);
    }

    private void initButtonPanel()
    {
        buttonPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(1,2,15,15));
        buttonPanel.add(login);
        buttonPanel.add(cancel);
        login.setAction((passwordDialogOKAction=new
PasswordDialogOKAction("Login",this, mediator)));
        cancel.setAction(new PasswordDialogCancelAction("Cancel",this));
    }
}

class PasswordDialogOKAction extends AbstractAction
{
    Mediator mediator=null;
    JPasswordDialog dialog=null;

    public ReentrantLock lock=new ReentrantLock();

    public PasswordDialogOKAction(String name,     JPasswordDialog dialog,
Mediator m)
    {
        super(name);
        this.dialog=dialog;
        this.mediator=m;
        lock.lock();
    }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
    {
        if(dialog.getUsername().length()<0 ||
dialog.getUsername().length()>20)
        {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(dialog, "Invalid Username.");
            lock.unlock();
            return;
        }

        if(dialog.getPassword().length()<0 ||
dialog.getPassword().length()>20)
        {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(dialog, "Invalid Password.");
            lock.unlock();
            return;
        }

        dialog.dispose();
    }
}

class PasswordDialogCancelAction extends AbstractAction
{
    JPasswordDialog dialog=null;

    public PasswordDialogCancelAction(String name, JPasswordDialog dialog)
    {
        super(name);
        this.dialog=dialog;
    }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
    {
        dialog.dispose();
    }   
}

See the prompt method for the idea...

Mearvk
Andrew Thompson - 15 Dec 2006 10:16 GMT
You version was not compliable (Mediator is missing)
nor runnable (no main()).  This variant, that compares your
method and my method, is both compilable and runnable.
<sscce>
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;

class JPasswordDialog extends JDialog
{
       Mediator mediator=null;

       JPanel mainPanel=null;
       JPanel usernamePanel=null;
       JPanel passwordPanel=null;
       JPanel buttonPanel=null;
       JLabel usernameL=null;
       JLabel passwordL=null;
       JTextField usernameTF=null;
       JPasswordField passwordTF=null;
       JButton login=null;
       JButton cancel=null;

       public static void main(String[] args) {
           JFrame f = new JFrame("Log In");
           f.setDefaultCloseOperation(
               JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
           f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);

           final JPasswordDialog jpd = new
               JPasswordDialog(f,
                   "Enter Password", new Mediator());

           Container c = f.getContentPane();
           c.setLayout(new GridLayout(0,1));

           final JTextField username = new JTextField();
           username.setEditable(false);

           final JTextField password = new JTextField();
           password.setEditable(false);

           JButton b1 = new JButton("Prompt");
           b1.addActionListener( new ActionListener(){
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
                   System.out.println("Hi!");
                   jpd.prompt();
                   username.setText( jpd.getUsername() );
                   password.setText( jpd.getPassword() );
                   System.out.println("Bye!");
               }
           } );
           c.add(b1);

           JButton b = new JButton("Log In");
           b.addActionListener( new ActionListener(){
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
                   System.out.println("Hi!");
                   jpd.setVisible(true);
                   username.setText( jpd.getUsername() );
                   password.setText( jpd.getPassword() );
                   System.out.println("Bye!");
               }
           } );
           c.add(b);
           c.add(username);
           c.add(password);

           f.pack();
           f.setVisible(true);
       }

       PasswordDialogOKAction passwordDialogOKAction=null;

       public JPasswordDialog(JFrame owner, String title, Mediator m)
       {
               super(owner, title, true);
               this.mediator=m;

               instantiateComponents();
               initMainPanel();
               initUsernamePanel();
               initPasswordPanel();
               initButtonPanel();
               this.add(mainPanel);

               setResizable(false);
               setBounds(owner.getX()+owner.getWidth()/2-125,
owner.getY()+owner.getHeight()/2-65,250,130);
       }

       public String[] prompt()
       {
               setVisible(true);

               try
               {
                       synchronized (passwordDialogOKAction.lock)
                       {
                               wait();
                       }
               }
               catch(Exception e)
               {
                       System.err.println(e);
               }

               return new String[]{getUsername(),getPassword()};
       }

       public JTextField getUsernameTextField()
       {
               return usernameTF;
       }

       public JTextField getPasswordField()
       {
               return passwordTF;
       }

       public synchronized String getUsername()
       {
               return usernameTF.getText();
       }

       public synchronized String getPassword()
       {
               return new String(passwordTF.getPassword());
       }

       private void instantiateComponents()
       {
               mainPanel=new JPanel();
               usernamePanel=new JPanel();
               passwordPanel=new JPanel();
               buttonPanel=new JPanel();
               usernameL=new JLabel("Username: ");
               passwordL=new JLabel("Password: ");
               usernameTF=new JTextField();
               passwordTF=new JPasswordField();
               login=new JButton("Login");
               cancel=new JButton("Cancel");
       }

       private void initMainPanel()
       {
               mainPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(3,1,0,0));

mainPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10,10,10,10));
               mainPanel.add(usernamePanel);
               mainPanel.add(passwordPanel);
               mainPanel.add(buttonPanel);
       }

       private void initUsernamePanel()
       {
               usernamePanel.setLayout(null);
               usernameL.setBounds(0,0,70,20);
               usernameTF.setBounds(80,0,145,20);
               usernamePanel.add(usernameL);
               usernamePanel.add(usernameTF);
       }

       private void initPasswordPanel()
       {
               passwordPanel.setLayout(null);
               passwordL.setBounds(0,0,70,20);
               passwordTF.setBounds(80,0,145,20);
               passwordPanel.add(passwordL);
               passwordPanel.add(passwordTF);
       }

       private void initButtonPanel()
       {
               buttonPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(1,2,15,15));
               buttonPanel.add(login);
               buttonPanel.add(cancel);
               login.setAction((passwordDialogOKAction=new
PasswordDialogOKAction("Login",this, mediator)));
               cancel.setAction(new
PasswordDialogCancelAction("Cancel",this));
       }

}

class PasswordDialogOKAction extends AbstractAction
{
       Mediator mediator=null;
       JPasswordDialog dialog=null;

       public ReentrantLock lock=new ReentrantLock();

       public PasswordDialogOKAction(String name,      JPasswordDialog
dialog,
Mediator m)
       {
               super(name);
               this.dialog=dialog;
               this.mediator=m;
               lock.lock();
       }

       public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
       {
               if(dialog.getUsername().length()<0 ||
dialog.getUsername().length()>20)
               {
                       JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(dialog, "Invalid
Username.");
                       lock.unlock();
                       return;
               }

               if(dialog.getPassword().length()<0 ||
dialog.getPassword().length()>20)
               {
                       JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(dialog, "Invalid
Password.");
                       lock.unlock();
                       return;
               }

               dialog.dispose();
       }

}

class PasswordDialogCancelAction extends AbstractAction
{
       JPasswordDialog dialog=null;

       public PasswordDialogCancelAction(String name, JPasswordDialog
dialog)
       {
               super(name);
               this.dialog=dialog;
       }

       public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
       {
               dialog.dispose();
       }

}

class Mediator {
   Mediator() {
   }
}
</sscce>

Andrew T.
mearvk - 15 Dec 2006 11:17 GMT
I need a way to block the prompt() method until the user has either
clicked the 'OK' button or the 'Cancel' button. When the user has
clicked either button *then* the prompt method should return the values
(username, password). I could be overthinking this and/or looking at
the problem incorrectly, however this is my current situation.

I hope this is more clear now.

Mearvk
mearvk - 15 Dec 2006 11:26 GMT
Evidently the whole problem can be fixed by using the 'modal' feature.
I wasn't aware of it until now. I was trying to hand-code this
functionality into my program.

Thank you for your help and effort.

Mearvk


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