Re: Trouble setting JSlider position
Just off the cuff...
Are you sure that the slider is done adjusting?
What's the value of getValueIsAdjusting() on the JSlider?
If so, then you should be able to just use the setValue() method.
HTH
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Hello everyone,
I have been playing with jsliders for a while now, and have never had
any trouble positioning sliders where I want in response to particular
events. I am running into trouble right now though, where I want to
prevent one slider from passing below the value of another slider.
I have written a simple program which demonstrates this problem. The
program displays two sliders (only listens to second slider). If I
move the second slider below the first slider and release it,
- it shows the proper portion of code has been reached;
- it shows the lower bound has been read correctly;
- it shows that the value of the slider has been reset properly;
- problem: as soon as the slider value is adjusted by the program, it
goes right back to where the user had set it.
I am guessing the problem is in the checkSliderBounds method, but maybe
it's in the stateChanged method. Any thoughts?
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
public class SliderSnapTester extends JFrame implements ChangeListener
{
JSlider sliderOne;
JSlider sliderTwo;
JTextField sliderOneDisplay = new JTextField(3);
JTextField sliderTwoDisplay = new JTextField(3);
public SliderSnapTester() {
super("Slider Snap Tester");
setSize(500, 200);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setVisible(true);
// Container panel for whole frame.
JPanel wholePanel = new JPanel();
BoxLayout wholePanelLayout = new BoxLayout(wholePanel,
BoxLayout.Y_AXIS);
wholePanel.setLayout(wholePanelLayout);
// Build Sliders
buildSliders();
// Build panels for each row.
JPanel sliderOnePanel = new JPanel();
BoxLayout sliderOnePanelLayout = new BoxLayout(sliderOnePanel,
BoxLayout.X_AXIS);
sliderOnePanel.setLayout(sliderOnePanelLayout);
sliderOnePanel.add(sliderOne);
sliderOnePanel.add(sliderOneDisplay);
JPanel sliderTwoPanel = new JPanel();
BoxLayout sliderTwoPanelLayout = new BoxLayout(sliderTwoPanel,
BoxLayout.X_AXIS);
sliderTwoPanel.setLayout(sliderTwoPanelLayout);
sliderTwoPanel.add(sliderTwo);
sliderTwoPanel.add(sliderTwoDisplay);
// Build whole panel.
wholePanel.add(sliderOnePanel);
wholePanel.add(sliderTwoPanel);
// Initialize displays.
sliderOneDisplay.setText("" + sliderOne.getValue() );
sliderTwoDisplay.setText("" + sliderTwo.getValue() );
add(wholePanel);
setVisible(true);
} // END SliderSnapTester()
public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent evt) {
JSlider sliderChanged = (JSlider)evt.getSource();
if ( sliderChanged == sliderTwo &&
!sliderChanged.getValueIsAdjusting() ) {
checkSliderBounds();
}
} // END stateChanged(ChangeEvent evt)
private void checkSliderBounds() {
int sliderTwoValue = sliderTwo.getValue();
int lowerBound = sliderOne.getValue() + 1; // Lowest allowed value
for slider two.
if (sliderTwoValue < lowerBound) {
sliderTwo.setValue(lowerBound);
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "lowerBound: " + lowerBound);
}
sliderTwoDisplay.setText("" + sliderTwoValue);
} // END checkSliderBounds()
private void buildSliders() {
sliderOne = new JSlider(JSlider.HORIZONTAL, 0, 100, 50);
sliderTwo = new JSlider(JSlider.HORIZONTAL, 0, 100, 75);
sliderOne.setMajorTickSpacing(25);
sliderOne.setMinorTickSpacing(5);
sliderOne.setPaintTicks(true);
sliderOne.setPaintLabels(true);
sliderTwo.setMajorTickSpacing(25);
sliderTwo.setMinorTickSpacing(5);
sliderTwo.setPaintTicks(true);
sliderTwo.setPaintLabels(true);
sliderOne.addChangeListener(this);
sliderTwo.addChangeListener(this);
} // END buildSliders()
public static void main(String[] arguments) {
SliderSnapTester sliderSnapTester = new SliderSnapTester();
}
}
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