/* * @(#)ButtonGroup.java 1.37 04/05/05 * * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. */ package javax.swing; import java.awt.event.*; import java.util.Vector; import java.util.Enumeration; import java.io.Serializable; /** * This class is used to create a multiple-exclusion scope for * a set of buttons. Creating a set of buttons with the * same ButtonGroup object means that * turning "on" one of those buttons * turns off all other buttons in the group. *

* A ButtonGroup can be used with * any set of objects that inherit from AbstractButton. * Typically a button group contains instances of * JRadioButton, * JRadioButtonMenuItem, * or JToggleButton. * It wouldn't make sense to put an instance of * JButton or JMenuItem * in a button group * because JButton and JMenuItem * don't implement the selected state. *

* Initially, all buttons in the group are unselected. Once any button is * selected, one button is always selected in the group. There is no way * to turn a button programmatically to "off", in order to clear the button * group. To give the appearance of "none selected", add an invisible radio * button to the group and then programmatically select that button to * turn off all the displayed radio buttons. For example, a normal button * with the label "none" could be wired to select the invisible radio button. *

* For examples and further information on using button groups see * How to Use Radio Buttons, * a section in The Java Tutorial. *

* Warning: * Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with * future Swing releases. The current serialization support is * appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running * the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage * of all JavaBeansTM * has been added to the java.beans package. * Please see {@link java.beans.XMLEncoder}. * * @version 1.37 05/05/04 * @author Jeff Dinkins */ public class ButtonGroup implements Serializable { // the list of buttons participating in this group protected Vector buttons = new Vector(); /** * The current selection. */ ButtonModel selection = null; /** * Creates a new ButtonGroup. */ public ButtonGroup() {} /** * Adds the button to the group. * @param b the button to be added */ public void add(AbstractButton b) { if(b == null) { return; } buttons.addElement(b); if (b.isSelected()) { if (selection == null) { selection = b.getModel(); } else { b.setSelected(false); } } b.getModel().setGroup(this); } /** * Removes the button from the group. * @param b the button to be removed */ public void remove(AbstractButton b) { if(b == null) { return; } buttons.removeElement(b); if(b.getModel() == selection) { selection = null; } b.getModel().setGroup(null); } /** * Returns all the buttons that are participating in * this group. * @return an Enumeration of the buttons in this group */ public Enumeration getElements() { return buttons.elements(); } /** * Returns the model of the selected button. * @return the selected button model */ public ButtonModel getSelection() { return selection; } /** * Sets the selected value for the ButtonModel. * Only one button in the group may be selected at a time. * @param m the ButtonModel * @param b true if this button is to be * selected, otherwise false */ public void setSelected(ButtonModel m, boolean b) { if (b && m != null && m != selection) { ButtonModel oldSelection = selection; selection = m; if (oldSelection != null) { oldSelection.setSelected(false); } m.setSelected(true); } } /** * Returns whether a ButtonModel is selected. * @return true if the button is selected, * otherwise returns false */ public boolean isSelected(ButtonModel m) { return (m == selection); } /** * Returns the number of buttons in the group. * @return the button count * @since 1.3 */ public int getButtonCount() { if (buttons == null) { return 0; } else { return buttons.size(); } } }