Dynamically Add Components to a JDialog?

When dynamically adding/removing components from a container, it's necessary to invoke revalidate() validate() and repaint() afterward. The former will force the container to layout its components again and the latter will remove any visual "artifacts.

When dynamically adding/removing components from a container, it's necessary to invoke revalidate()/validate() and repaint() afterward. The former will force the container to layout its components again and the latter will remove any visual "artifacts".

I assume you mean I need to revalidate the component that I am adding. – NeilMonday Aug 8 at 20:50 @NeilMonday, revalidate() is issued on the JComponent that contains the other components (if that's the case), otherwise just invoke validate() on the JDialog(). – Крыѝa Aug 8 at 20:51 revalidate() - "This method will automatically be called on this component when a property value changes such that size, location, or internal layout of this component has been affected.

This automatic updating differs from the AWT because programs generally no longer need to invoke validate to get the contents of the GUI to update..."-Jdocs – Vort3x Aug 8 at 20:52 Try forcing the call to revalidate(), otherwise try calling repack() on the JDialog first and then revalidate() and/or repaint() – Vort3x Aug 8 at 20:55 @Vort3x: is there a method "repack()"? I believe that it's called "pack" (please see my answer). – Hovercraft Full Of Eels Aug 8 at 21:06.

I agree with mre (1+ to his answer), but I would also like to add that you may need to call pack() on the JDialog after adding or removing components especially if the dialog will need to resize to accomodate the component as your images indicate may happen. Edit 1 For example with a JFrame (but it works the same with a JDialog): import java.awt. *; import java.awt.event.

ActionEvent; import java.awt.event. ActionListener; import javax.swing. *; public class SwingFoo extends JPanel { private JTextField nameField = new JTextField(10); private JComboBox searchTermsCombo = new JComboBox(); private JButton addNewFieldBtn = new JButton("Add New Field"); private JButton submitBtn = new JButton("Submit"); private JPanel centerPanel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout()); private int gridY = 0; public SwingFoo() { GridBagConstraints gbc = createGBC(0, gridY); centerPanel.

Add(new JLabel("Name:"), gbc); gbc = createGBC(1, gridY); centerPanel. Add(nameField, gbc); gridY++; gbc = createGBC(0, gridY); centerPanel. Add(new JLabel("Search Terms:"), gbc); gbc = createGBC(1, gridY); centerPanel.

Add(searchTermsCombo, gbc); gridY++; addNewFieldBtn. AddActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { addNewFieldAction(e); } }); JPanel bottomPanel = new JPanel(); bottomPanel. SetLayout(new BoxLayout(bottomPanel, BoxLayout.

PAGE_AXIS)); JPanel addNewFieldPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1, 0)); addNewFieldPanel. Add(addNewFieldBtn); addNewFieldPanel. Add(new JLabel()); JPanel submitPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); submitPanel.

Add(submitBtn); bottomPanel. Add(addNewFieldPanel); bottomPanel. Add(Box.

CreateVerticalStrut(5)); bottomPanel. Add(submitPanel); int eb = 8; setBorder(BorderFactory. CreateEmptyBorder(eb, eb, eb, eb)); setLayout(new BorderLayout()); add(centerPanel, BorderLayout.

CENTER); add(bottomPanel, BorderLayout. SOUTH); } private void addNewFieldAction(ActionEvent e) { GridBagConstraints gbc = createGBC(0, gridY); centerPanel. Add(new JLabel("New Item:"), gbc); gbc = createGBC(1, gridY); centerPanel.

Add(new JTextField(10), gbc); gridY++; Window win = SwingUtilities. GetWindowAncestor(addNewFieldBtn); if (win! = null) { win.pack(); win.

SetLocationRelativeTo(null); } } private GridBagConstraints createGBC(int x, int y) { GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc. Gridx = x; gbc. Gridy = y; gbc.

Gridwidth = 1; gbc. Gridheight = 1; gbc. Weightx = 1.0; gbc.

Weighty = 1.0; gbc. Anchor = (x == 0)? Gbc.

LINE_START : gbc. LINE_END; gbc. Fill = (x == 0)?Gbc.

BOTH : gbc. HORIZONTAL; gbc. Insets = (x == 0)?

New Insets(5, 0, 5, 5) : new Insets(5, 5, 5, 0); return gbc; } private static void createAndShowGui() { JFrame frame = new JFrame("SwingFoo"); frame. SetDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame. EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.getContentPane().

Add(new SwingFoo()); frame.pack(); frame. SetLocationRelativeTo(null); frame. SetVisible(true); } public static void main(String args) { SwingUtilities.

InvokeLater(new Runnable() { public void run() { createAndShowGui(); } }); } }.

Win. SetLocationRelativeTo(null); I would find it disconcerting for a dialog to jump (back - given I often drag them toward one side of the screen) to the middle of the screen when I choose to add a new item! – Andrew Thompson Aug 8 at 21:39 Thanks, this helped me out as well.

If I could vote for 2 answers I would. – NeilMonday Aug 8 at 22:01 +1, @Hovercraft, Completely forgot about pack()! :D – КрыÑ?

A Aug 9 at 1:06.

To avoiding any further discusion about required/non-required any of Methods ... notice: for adds/removes JComponents (simple structured just in one Row/Column and with same Size on Screen) is sufficient just action JFrame.pack(), but for most complete GUI layed by some of standard Swing LayoutManagers is required usage of revalidate(); repaint(); // required in most of cases example for one Column import java.awt. Color; import java.awt. Dimension; import java.awt.

GridLayout; import java.awt.event. ActionEvent; import java.awt.event. ActionListener; import javax.swing.

JButton; import javax.swing. JCheckBox; import javax.swing. JFrame; import javax.swing.

JPanel; import javax.swing.border. LineBorder; public class AddComponentsAtRuntime { private JFrame f; private JPanel panel; private JCheckBox checkValidate, checkReValidate, checkRepaint, checkPack; public AddComponentsAtRuntime() { JButton be = new JButton(); b. SetBackground(Color.

Red); b. SetBorder(new LineBorder(Color. Black, 2)); b.

SetPreferredSize(new Dimension(600, 10)); panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(0, 1)); panel. Add(b); f = new JFrame(); f. SetDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.

EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f. Add(panel, "Center"); f. Add(getCheckBoxPanel(), "South"); f.

SetLocation(200, 200); f.pack(); f. SetVisible(true); } private JPanel getCheckBoxPanel() { checkValidate = new JCheckBox("validate"); checkValidate. SetSelected(false); checkReValidate = new JCheckBox("revalidate"); checkReValidate.

SetSelected(false); checkRepaint = new JCheckBox("repaint"); checkRepaint. SetSelected(false); checkPack = new JCheckBox("pack"); checkPack. SetSelected(false); JButton addComp = new JButton("Add New One"); addComp.

AddActionListener(new ActionListener() { @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { JButton be = new JButton(); b. SetBackground(Color. Red); b.

SetBorder(new LineBorder(Color. Black, 2)); b. SetPreferredSize(new Dimension(600, 10)); panel.

Add(b); makeChange(); System.out. Println(" Components Count after Adds :" + panel. GetComponentCount()); } }); JButton removeComp = new JButton("Remove One"); removeComp.

AddActionListener(new ActionListener() { @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { int count = panel. GetComponentCount(); if (count > 0) { panel. Remove(0); } makeChange(); System.out.

Println(" Components Count after Removes :" + panel. GetComponentCount()); } }); JPanel panel2 = new JPanel(); panel2. Add(checkValidate); panel2.

Add(checkReValidate); panel2. Add(checkRepaint); panel2. Add(checkPack); panel2.

Add(addComp); panel2. Add(removeComp); return panel2; } private void makeChange() { if (checkValidate.isSelected()) { panel.validate(); } if (checkReValidate.isSelected()) { panel.revalidate(); } if (checkRepaint.isSelected()) { panel.repaint(); } if (checkPack.isSelected()) { f.pack(); } } public static void main(String args) { AddComponentsAtRuntime makingChanges = new AddComponentsAtRuntime(); } }.

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