import java.awt.event.*; import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent; import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener; import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.text.*; /* This work is hereby released into the Public Domain. * To view a copy of the public domain dedication, visit * http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ */ public class AutoCompletion extends PlainDocument { JComboBox comboBox; ComboBoxModel model; JTextComponent editor; // flag to indicate if setSelectedItem has been called // subsequent calls to remove/insertString should be ignored boolean selecting=false; boolean hidePopupOnFocusLoss; boolean hitBackspace=false; boolean hitBackspaceOnSelection; KeyListener editorKeyListener; FocusListener editorFocusListener; public AutoCompletion(final JComboBox comboBox) { this.comboBox = comboBox; model = comboBox.getModel(); comboBox.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { if (!selecting) highlightCompletedText(0); } }); comboBox.addPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener() { public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent e) { if (e.getPropertyName().equals("editor")) configureEditor((ComboBoxEditor) e.getNewValue()); if (e.getPropertyName().equals("model")) model = (ComboBoxModel) e.getNewValue(); } }); editorKeyListener = new KeyAdapter() { public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) { if (comboBox.isDisplayable()) comboBox.setPopupVisible(true); hitBackspace=false; switch (e.getKeyCode()) { // determine if the pressed key is backspace (needed by the remove method) case KeyEvent.VK_BACK_SPACE : hitBackspace=true; hitBackspaceOnSelection=editor.getSelectionStart()!=editor.getSelectionEnd(); break; // ignore delete key case KeyEvent.VK_DELETE : e.consume(); comboBox.getToolkit().beep(); break; } } }; // Bug 5100422 on Java 1.5: Editable JComboBox won't hide popup when tabbing out hidePopupOnFocusLoss=System.getProperty("java.version").startsWith("1.5"); // Highlight whole text when gaining focus editorFocusListener = new FocusAdapter() { public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) { highlightCompletedText(0); } public void focusLost(FocusEvent e) { // Workaround for Bug 5100422 - Hide Popup on focus loss if (hidePopupOnFocusLoss) comboBox.setPopupVisible(false); } }; configureEditor(comboBox.getEditor()); // Handle initially selected object Object selected = comboBox.getSelectedItem(); if (selected!=null) setText(selected.toString()); highlightCompletedText(0); } public static void enable(JComboBox comboBox) { // has to be editable comboBox.setEditable(true); // change the editor's document new AutoCompletion(comboBox); } void configureEditor(ComboBoxEditor newEditor) { if (editor != null) { editor.removeKeyListener(editorKeyListener); editor.removeFocusListener(editorFocusListener); } if (newEditor != null) { editor = (JTextComponent) newEditor.getEditorComponent(); editor.addKeyListener(editorKeyListener); editor.addFocusListener(editorFocusListener); editor.setDocument(this); } } public void remove(int offs, int len) throws BadLocationException { // return immediately when selecting an item if (selecting) return; if (hitBackspace) { // user hit backspace => move the selection backwards // old item keeps being selected if (offs>0) { if (hitBackspaceOnSelection) offs--; } else { // User hit backspace with the cursor positioned on the start => beep comboBox.getToolkit().beep(); // when available use: UIManager.getLookAndFeel().provideErrorFeedback(comboBox); } highlightCompletedText(offs); } else { super.remove(offs, len); } } public void insertString(int offs, String str, AttributeSet a) throws BadLocationException { // return immediately when selecting an item if (selecting) return; // insert the string into the document super.insertString(offs, str, a); // lookup and select a matching item Object item = lookupItem(getText(0, getLength())); if (item != null) { setSelectedItem(item); } else { // keep old item selected if there is no match item = comboBox.getSelectedItem(); // imitate no insert (later on offs will be incremented by str.length(): selection won't move forward) offs = offs-str.length(); // provide feedback to the user that his input has been received but can not be accepted comboBox.getToolkit().beep(); // when available use: UIManager.getLookAndFeel().provideErrorFeedback(comboBox); } setText(item.toString()); // select the completed part highlightCompletedText(offs+str.length()); } private void setText(String text) { try { // remove all text and insert the completed string super.remove(0, getLength()); super.insertString(0, text, null); } catch (BadLocationException e) { throw new RuntimeException(e.toString()); } } private void highlightCompletedText(int start) { editor.setCaretPosition(getLength()); editor.moveCaretPosition(start); } private void setSelectedItem(Object item) { selecting = true; model.setSelectedItem(item); selecting = false; } private Object lookupItem(String pattern) { Object selectedItem = model.getSelectedItem(); // only search for a different item if the currently selected does not match if (selectedItem != null && startsWithIgnoreCase(selectedItem.toString(), pattern)) { return selectedItem; } else { // iterate over all items for (int i=0, n=model.getSize(); i < n; i++) { Object currentItem = model.getElementAt(i); // current item starts with the pattern? if (currentItem != null && startsWithIgnoreCase(currentItem.toString(), pattern)) { return currentItem; } } } // no item starts with the pattern => return null return null; } // checks if str1 starts with str2 - ignores case private boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(String str1, String str2) { return str1.toUpperCase().startsWith(str2.toUpperCase()); } private static void createAndShowGUI() { // the combo box (add/modify items if you like to) final JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox(new Object[] {"Ester", "Jordi", "Jordina", "Jorge", "Sergi"}); enable(comboBox); // create and show a window containing the combo box final JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(3); frame.getContentPane().add(comboBox); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } public static void main(String[] args) { javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() { public void run() { createAndShowGUI(); } }); } }