In this class we want to see how to filter/search data bound to a Java Swing JList.
We use a JTextField,listening to keyRelease events then filtering our data.
Filtering and searching data is definitely very important as it allows users to quickly find the items they are looking for. Without the ability to search or filter, users would have to scroll through long lists of data and that’s not very convenient.
In this class we implement a filter/search using a jTextField. We search through a java swing jlist.
After searching we handle the onClicks if the selected item showing them in a jOptionPane message dialog.
Let’s go.
Main.java
Here’s the full code for our project.
package info.camposha;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.ListSelectionModel;
public class FilterJList extends javax.swing.JFrame {
DefaultListModel defaultListModel=new DefaultListModel();
/*
Constructor
*/
public FilterJList() {
initComponents();
this.bindData();
}
/*
Our data source
*/
private ArrayList getStars()
{
ArrayList stars=new ArrayList();
stars.add("UY Scuti");
stars.add("VY Canis Majoris");
stars.add("VV Cephei A");
stars.add("NML Cygni");
stars.add("Betelgeuse");
stars.add("Antares A");
stars.add("Rigel");
stars.add("Aldebaran");
stars.add("Arcturus");
stars.add("Sirius");
stars.add("Epsilon Canis Majos");
stars.add("VX Sagittarii");
stars.add("AH Scorpii");
stars.add("PZ Cassiopeiae");
stars.add("EV Carinae");
stars.add("CE Tauri");
stars.add("The Pistol Star");
stars.add("Polaris");
return stars;
}
/*
Bind data to JList
*/
private void bindData(){
//foreach with functinal operation
getStars().stream().forEach((star) -> {
defaultListModel.addElement(star);
});
myJList.setModel(defaultListModel);
myJList.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION);
}
/*
Search/Filter data
*/
private void searchFilter(String searchTerm)
{
DefaultListModel filteredItems=new DefaultListModel();
ArrayList stars=getStars();
stars.stream().forEach((star) -> {
String starName=star.toString().toLowerCase();
if (starName.contains(searchTerm.toLowerCase())) {
filteredItems.addElement(star);
}
});
defaultListModel=filteredItems;
myJList.setModel(defaultListModel);
}
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
private void initComponents() {
jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
myJList = new javax.swing.JList<>();
searchTxt = new javax.swing.JTextField();
searchLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setTitle("Java JList - Filter/Search");
jPanel1.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 153, 104));
myJList.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 0, 18)); // NOI18N
myJList.setSelectionMode(javax.swing.ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION);
myJList.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
myJListMouseClicked(evt);
}
});
jScrollPane1.setViewportView(myJList);
searchTxt.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 0, 18)); // NOI18N
searchTxt.addKeyListener(new java.awt.event.KeyAdapter() {
public void keyReleased(java.awt.event.KeyEvent evt) {
searchTxtKeyReleased(evt);
}
});
searchLabel.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 12)); // NOI18N
searchLabel.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(204, 204, 204));
searchLabel.setText("Search/Filter");
javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(69, 69, 69)
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addComponent(searchLabel)
.addGap(18, 18, 18)
.addComponent(searchTxt, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 236, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
.addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 311, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
.addContainerGap(90, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(27, 27, 27)
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
.addComponent(searchTxt, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addComponent(searchLabel))
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
.addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 372, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addContainerGap())
);
javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
layout.setHorizontalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addContainerGap())
);
layout.setVerticalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addContainerGap(69, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
pack();
}// </editor-fold>
private void myJListMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(rootPane,myJList.getSelectedValue(), "Selected Star", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
}
private void searchTxtKeyReleased(java.awt.event.KeyEvent evt) {
searchFilter(searchTxt.getText());
}
//main method
public static void main(String args[]) {
try {
for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
break;
}
}
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(FilterJList.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> {
new FilterJList().setVisible(true);
});
}
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
private javax.swing.JList<String> myJList;
private javax.swing.JLabel searchLabel;
private javax.swing.JTextField searchTxt;
}
Result
Unfiltered JList:
Filtered JList:
