I'm making a panel to display a property advertisement with "Buy" and "Favorite" buttons at the bottom. Instead of making same panels multiple times, I've created a method that produces an advertisement panel for me and I simply call the method multiple times with different co-ordinate.
public JPanel createAdvertisement(int price, String owner, String location, int bedrooms, int bathrooms,
int stories, int area) {
JPanel adPanel = new JPanel();
adPanel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
adPanel.setBorder(new LineBorder(new Color(0, 0, 0), 1, true));
adPanel.setBounds(50, 138, 500, 230);
this.add(adPanel);
adPanel.setLayout(null);
JLabel housePicture = new JLabel("");
housePicture.setIcon(new ImageIcon(BrowseAds.class.getResource("/images/stock house.jpg")));
housePicture.setBounds(10, 0, 194, 200);
adPanel.add(housePicture);
JLabel priceLabel = new JLabel(String.valueOf(price));
priceLabel.setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.BOLD, 18));
priceLabel.setIcon(new ImageIcon(BrowseAds.class.getResource("/images/price.png")));
priceLabel.setBounds(214, 11, 276, 32);
adPanel.add(priceLabel);
JLabel ownerLabel = new JLabel(owner);
ownerLabel.setIcon(new ImageIcon(BrowseAds.class.getResource("/images/owner.png")));
ownerLabel.setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 16));
ownerLabel.setBounds(218, 50, 270, 21);
adPanel.add(ownerLabel);
JLabel locationLabel = new JLabel("<html>" + location + "</html>");
locationLabel.setIcon(new ImageIcon(BrowseAds.class.getResource("/images/location.png")));
locationLabel.setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 12));
locationLabel.setBounds(220, 75, 270, 30);
adPanel.add(locationLabel);
JLabel bedroomLabel = new JLabel(String.valueOf(bedrooms) + " Rooms");
bedroomLabel.setIcon(new ImageIcon(BrowseAds.class.getResource("/images/bedroom.png")));
bedroomLabel.setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 12));
bedroomLabel.setBounds(224, 118, 100, 21);
adPanel.add(bedroomLabel);
JLabel bathroomLabel = new JLabel(String.valueOf(bathrooms) + " Baths");
bathroomLabel.setIcon(new ImageIcon(BrowseAds.class.getResource("/images/bathroom.png")));
bathroomLabel.setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 12));
bathroomLabel.setBounds(350, 118, 100, 21);
adPanel.add(bathroomLabel);
JLabel storiesLabel = new JLabel(String.valueOf(stories) + " Stories");
storiesLabel.setIcon(new ImageIcon(BrowseAds.class.getResource("/images/floors.png")));
storiesLabel.setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 12));
storiesLabel.setBounds(224, 150, 100, 21);
adPanel.add(storiesLabel);
JLabel areaLabel = new JLabel(String.valueOf(area) + " Marla");
areaLabel.setIcon(new ImageIcon(BrowseAds.class.getResource("/images/area.png")));
areaLabel.setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 12));
areaLabel.setBounds(350, 150, 100, 21);
adPanel.add(areaLabel);
buyButton = new JButton("Buy");
buyButton.addActionListener(this);
buyButton.setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 10));
buyButton.setBounds(214, 196, 120, 23);
adPanel.add(buyButton);
JButton btnAddToFavorite = new JButton("Add to Favorite");
btnAddToFavorite.setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 10));
btnAddToFavorite.setBounds(360, 196, 120, 23);
adPanel.add(btnAddToFavorite);
return adPanel;
}
I want to call different methods on the same button based on its location. E.g. If the user clicks the 3rd "Buy" button on the screen, I want to send the data of that advertisement to the back-end. Can you suggest me a way to carry different actions using the same button.
The code for making advertisements:
public void viewAds() {
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
int index = ((pageNumber - 1) * 4) + i;
if (index < totalCount) {
Ad curr = array.get(i);
JPanel panel = createAdvertisement(curr.price, curr.owner, curr.location, curr.bedrooms, curr.bathrooms,
curr.stories, curr.area);
if (index % 4 == 0) {
panel.setBounds(70, 138, 500, 230);
}
if (index % 4 == 1) {
panel.setBounds(700, 138, 500, 230);
}
if (index % 4 == 2) {
panel.setBounds(70, 380, 500, 230);
} else if (index % 4 == 3) {
panel.setBounds(700, 380, 500, 230);
}
} else {
break;
}
}
}
SExtend JButton to include a field private or otherwise that records which one it is. All that is needed is an ID. Going further than that is a form of caching or it might be better to have a component/container that keeps info, for example coords on screen.
class SButton extends JButton {
int myID;
// Code that accepts an ActionListener and applies it to this button.
// Or use super classes' methods and constructors.
// Constructor has to set the button's command to include the ID
// The ID can be generated statically in sequence or provide by
// outside code. This is because the command is passed through
// the ActionEvent generated by the thread. So a simple way
// is to append the ID at the end of the command. This can
// be easy because the SButtons will all have the same label
// or you can provide a single base for their command for all.
}
class Ad {
Point myLocation;
// Ad code creates panel that uses an SButton, maybe providing ID.
}
class AdManager implements ActionListener {
Ad [] myAds = new Ad []; // use lists, hashmaps, etc. as appropriate.
void initAds () {
for (some kind of loop) {
make some kind of Ad;
set its ActionListener to this AdManager;
put it in myAds;
}
}
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e) {
String cmd = e.getActionCommand ();
int anID = cmd.subString (some index at the end);
theOneMethodThatSyedWroteThatHandlesAllTheSButtons (anID);
}
}