JGoodiesBeanFormBuilder - How to use?

[MjH]

I'm missing something when attempting to use the JGoodiesBeanFormBuilder. For example, I define my form like so:

    FormLayout layout = new FormLayout("right:pref, 3dlu, pref:grow"
    BeanFormBuilder formBuilder = new JGoodiesBeanFormBuilder(getFormModel(), layout);

Now I add a few objects:

    this.firstField = formBuilder.add("first")[1];
    formBuilder.add("second");
    formBuilder.add("third");

So far, so good. Now, below those, I want to add a tabbedPane that spans all the columns of the form. I can build the tabbedPane with the TabbedDialogPage class, but how do I add it to the form? I don't seem to be able to find the right method to do that.

Thanks in advance...

[Keith Donald]

Maury,

You can likely grab the wrapped "JGoodies"-specific builder (the one we wrap) and use it's familiar methods to do that. Our wrapper interfaces here are weak at this point. Because of that, in general, I'd prefer the TableLayoutBuilder or GridLayoutBuilders to JGoodiesFormBuilder... Our JGoodies wrappers are just not there yet, compared to these other builders. I will make a note in the docs.

Apologize for the confusion! Keith

[MjH]

I'd prefer the TableLayoutBuilder or GridLayoutBuilders to JGoodiesFormBuilder... Our JGoodies wrappers are just not there yet, compared to these other builders.

That's not a problem, I was just giving JGoodies a try.

Okay, TableLayoutBuilder will give me control over the layout, but it doesn't have the convienence of the TableFormBuilder add methods. The following gives me the layout I'm looking for, but seems somewhat kludgy:

    TableFormBuilder formBuilder = new TableFormBuilder(getFormModel());
    this.firstField = formBuilder.add("first")[1];
    formBuilder.row();
    formBuilder.add("second");
    formBuilder.row();
    formBuilder.add("third");
    
    javax.swing.JTabbedPane tP = new javax.swing.JTabbedPane();
    tP.addTab("tab 1", new javax.swing.JPanel());
    tP.addTab("tab 2", new javax.swing.JPanel());
    tP.addTab("tab 3", new javax.swing.JPanel());
    
    TableLayoutBuilder layoutBuilder = new TableLayoutBuilder();
    layoutBuilder.row();
    layoutBuilder.cell(formBuilder.getForm());
    layoutBuilder.row();
    layoutBuilder.cell(tP);

Is there any specific reason TableFormBuilder doesn't have a getBuilder method to return the TableLayoutBuilder for the form, like some of the other Builder classes? Then the above could look like:

    TableFormBuilder formBuilder = new TableFormBuilder(getFormModel());
    this.firstField = formBuilder.add("first")[1];
    formBuilder.row();
    formBuilder.add("second");
    formBuilder.row();
    formBuilder.add("third");
    formBuilder.row();
    
    javax.swing.JTabbedPane tP = new javax.swing.JTabbedPane();
    tP.addTab("tab 1", new javax.swing.JPanel());
    tP.addTab("tab 2", new javax.swing.JPanel());
    tP.addTab("tab 3", new javax.swing.JPanel());
    
    TableLayoutBuilder layoutBuilder = formBuilder.getBuilder();
    layoutBuilder.cell(tP);

Apologize for the confusion!

No problems, I'm used to being confused. ;-)

[oliverhutchison]

Is there any specific reason TableFormBuilder doesn't have a getBuilder method to return the TableLayoutBuilder for the form, like some of the other Builder classes?

None at all. I just added the following:

TableLayoutBuilder TableFormBuilder.getLayoutBuilder()

Ollie

[skumarsamy]

Hi,

I have an application that was built with the jgoodies defaultbuilder with the layouts, now i'm trying to get the same application with spring rich client integrated, so what is the best practice i can now take. If i need to leverage with the current technology background, how i can proceed? your help most wanted please.

i'm already confused with your framework as the documentation is very less and, any step-by-step tutorial that we can follow. Also looking for java webstart application, the sample also talks about standalone.

If get current update from SVN, is it the newly released source please, because i'm not able to see JGoodiesBeanBuilder at all.

thanks
kumar

[skumarsamy]

Hi,

I went to this posting, and from there started doing some initial work,

http://opensource.atlassian.com/conf.../Forms+Support

As you asked to use the new TableFormBuilder(getFormModel()); this one even gives me out undefined, i don't know where to start and how to proceed. Will any one please help me.

thanks
kumar