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By Jim Crafton
This column discusses property editors and how to implement one for Java -specifically, how to make one work for our CodeDocument class. When last we talked, we saw how to build a CodeDocument class, but it wasn't something we could work with in a visual designer like JBuilder, say, or...
Nov. 1, 1999 12:00 AM EST  Reads: 13,500
By Jim Crafton
When we last talked, I promised to finish up the CodeDocument class I'd so abruptly left behind back in July (JDJ Vol. 4, issue 7). Now, due to millions of desperate letters from fans around the globe, I've decided to finish off the series in this article, tackling reflection once agai...
Oct. 1, 1999 12:00 AM EDT  Reads: 9,599
By Jim Crafton
Originally I planned to continue with the syntax-highlighting CodeDocument component, but I decided to switch gears and discuss some neat uses for the JTable component that comes with Swing (my apologies go out to all those weeping in the aisles, anxiously awaiting more syntax-highligh...
Aug. 1, 1999 12:00 AM EDT  Reads: 10,648
By Jim Crafton
Last month we discussed the use of Swing's Document model to create a syntax-highlighting Document model that we could just plug into JTextPane and use. This month we'll continue with that and add complete support for comments, strings and numbers. We'll also cover how easy it is to ac...
Jul. 1, 1999 12:00 AM EDT  Reads: 17,832
By Jim Crafton
When Java first came out, one of its acknowledged weaknesses was the lack of an advanced set of GUI components. This was especially evident in the text controls, which lacked many of the advanced features found in the native text controls of operating systems such as Windows. With the ...
Jun. 1, 1999 12:00 AM EDT  Reads: 12,475