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/* Glazed Lists (c) 2003-2006 */
/* http://publicobject.com/glazedlists/ publicobject.com,*/
/* O'Dell Engineering Ltd.*/
package ca.odell.glazedlists.swing;
import ca.odell.glazedlists.EventList;
import javax.swing.ComboBoxModel;
import javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel;
import javax.swing.event.ListDataEvent;
/**
* A combo box model for displaying Glazed Lists in a combo box.
*
* The implementation of {@link #setSelectedItem} and {@link #getSelectedItem}
* is not in any way tied to the contents of the list.
*
* @see Glazed Lists Tutorial
*
* @deprecated Use {@link DefaultEventComboBoxModel} instead. This class will be removed in the GL
* 2.0 release. The wrapping of the source list with an EDT safe list has been
* determined to be undesirable (it is better for the user to provide their own EDT
* safe list).
* @author Jesse Wilson
*/
public class EventComboBoxModel extends EventListModel implements ComboBoxModel {
/** the currently selected item which typically belong to the source list */
private Object selected;
/**
* Creates a new combo box model that contains the elements of the given
* source and tracks further changes made to it.
*/
public EventComboBoxModel(EventList source) {
super(source);
}
/**
* Gets the currently selected item.
*/
public Object getSelectedItem() {
return selected;
}
/**
* Sets the currently selected item.
*
* The selection notification process is very much a hack. This fires
* a ListDataEvent where the range is between -1 and -1. This is identical
* to the notification process used by the {@link DefaultComboBoxModel}.
*/
public void setSelectedItem(Object selected) {
// if the selected item isn't actually changing values, avoid the work
if (this.selected == selected)
return;
this.selected = selected;
listDataEvent.setRange(-1, -1);
listDataEvent.setType(ListDataEvent.CONTENTS_CHANGED);
fireListDataEvent(listDataEvent);
}
}