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public Interface ListSelectionModel

Known Direct Implementers
javax.swing.text.html.OptionListModel, javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel
Imports
javax.swing.event.*

This interface represents the current state of the selection for any of the components that display a list of values with stable indices. The selection is modeled as a set of intervals, each interval represents a contiguous range of selected list elements. The methods for modifying the set of selected intervals all take a pair of indices, index0 and index1, that represent a closed interval, i.e. the interval includes both index0 and index1.
Authors
Hans Muller, Philip Milne
Since
1.2
See Also
DefaultListSelectionModel

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
public static final int
MULTIPLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION

A value for the selectionMode property: select one or more contiguous ranges of indices at a time.

public static final int
SINGLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION

A value for the selectionMode property: select one contiguous range of indices at a time.

public static final int
SINGLE_SELECTION

A value for the selectionMode property: select one list index at a time.

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public void
addListSelectionListener(ListSelectionListener
the ListSelectionListener
x
)

Add a listener to the list that's notified each time a change to the selection occurs.

public void
addSelectionInterval(int
one end of the interval.
index0
,
int
other end of the interval
index1
)

Changes the selection to be the set union of the current selection and the indices between index0 and index1 inclusive.

public void
clearSelection()

Change the selection to the empty set.

public int

Returns:

the anchor selection index
getAnchorSelectionIndex
()

Return the first index argument from the most recent call to setSelectionInterval(), addSelectionInterval() or removeSelectionInterval().

public int

Returns:

the lead selection index.
getLeadSelectionIndex
()

Return the second index argument from the most recent call to setSelectionInterval(), addSelectionInterval() or removeSelectionInterval().

public int

Returns:

the last selected index or -1 if the selection is empty.
getMaxSelectionIndex
()

Returns the last selected index or -1 if the selection is empty.

public int

Returns:

the first selected index or -1 if the selection is empty.
getMinSelectionIndex
()

Returns the first selected index or -1 if the selection is empty.

public default int[]

Returns:

all of the selected indices, in increasing order, or an empty array if nothing is selected
getSelectedIndices
()

Returns an array of all of the selected indices in the selection model, in increasing order.

public default int

Returns:

the number of selected items, 0 if no items are selected
getSelectedItemsCount
()

Returns the number of selected items.

public int

Returns:

the current selection mode
getSelectionMode
()

Returns the current selection mode.

public boolean

Returns:

true if the selection is undergoing a series of changes
getValueIsAdjusting
()

Returns true if the selection is undergoing a series of changes.

public void
insertIndexInterval(int
the beginning of the interval
index
,
int
the length of the interval
length
,
boolean
if true, interval inserts before the index, otherwise, interval inserts after the index
before
)

Insert length indices beginning before/after index.

public boolean

Returns:

true if the specified index is selected
isSelectedIndex
(int
an index
index
)

Returns true if the specified index is selected.

public boolean

Returns:

true if no indices are selected.
isSelectionEmpty
()

Returns true if no indices are selected.

public void
removeIndexInterval(int
the beginning of the interval
index0
,
int
the end of the interval
index1
)

Remove the indices in the interval index0,index1 (inclusive) from the selection model.

public void
removeListSelectionListener(ListSelectionListener
the ListSelectionListener
x
)

Remove a listener from the list that's notified each time a change to the selection occurs.

public void
removeSelectionInterval(int
one end of the interval.
index0
,
int
other end of the interval
index1
)

Changes the selection to be the set difference of the current selection and the indices between index0 and index1 inclusive.

public void
setAnchorSelectionIndex(int
the anchor selection index
index
)

Set the anchor selection index.

public void
setLeadSelectionIndex(int
the lead selection index
index
)

Set the lead selection index.

public void
setSelectionInterval(int
one end of the interval.
index0
,
int
other end of the interval
index1
)

Changes the selection to be between index0 and index1 inclusive.

public void
setSelectionMode(int
the selection mode
selectionMode
)

Sets the selection mode.

public void
setValueIsAdjusting(boolean
the new value of the property
valueIsAdjusting
)

Sets the valueIsAdjusting property, which indicates whether or not upcoming selection changes should be considered part of a single change.

Field Detail

MULTIPLE_INTERVAL_SELECTIONback to summary
public static final int MULTIPLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION

A value for the selectionMode property: select one or more contiguous ranges of indices at a time.

See Also
setSelectionMode
SINGLE_INTERVAL_SELECTIONback to summary
public static final int SINGLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION

A value for the selectionMode property: select one contiguous range of indices at a time.

See Also
setSelectionMode
SINGLE_SELECTIONback to summary
public static final int SINGLE_SELECTION

A value for the selectionMode property: select one list index at a time.

See Also
setSelectionMode

Method Detail

addListSelectionListenerback to summary
public void addListSelectionListener(ListSelectionListener x)

Add a listener to the list that's notified each time a change to the selection occurs.

Parameters
x:ListSelectionListener

the ListSelectionListener

See Also
removeListSelectionListener, setSelectionInterval, addSelectionInterval, removeSelectionInterval, clearSelection, insertIndexInterval, removeIndexInterval
addSelectionIntervalback to summary
public void addSelectionInterval(int index0, int index1)

Changes the selection to be the set union of the current selection and the indices between index0 and index1 inclusive. index0 doesn't have to be less than or equal to index1.

In SINGLE_SELECTION selection mode, this is equivalent to calling setSelectionInterval, and only the second index is used. In SINGLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION selection mode, this method behaves like setSelectionInterval, unless the given interval is immediately adjacent to or overlaps the existing selection, and can therefore be used to grow the selection.

If this represents a change to the current selection, then each ListSelectionListener is notified of the change.

Parameters
index0:int

one end of the interval.

index1:int

other end of the interval

See Also
addListSelectionListener, setSelectionInterval
clearSelectionback to summary
public void clearSelection()

Change the selection to the empty set. If this represents a change to the current selection then notify each ListSelectionListener.

See Also
addListSelectionListener
getAnchorSelectionIndexback to summary
public int getAnchorSelectionIndex()

Return the first index argument from the most recent call to setSelectionInterval(), addSelectionInterval() or removeSelectionInterval(). The most recent index0 is considered the "anchor" and the most recent index1 is considered the "lead". Some interfaces display these indices specially, e.g. Windows95 displays the lead index with a dotted yellow outline.

Returns:int

the anchor selection index

See Also
getLeadSelectionIndex, setSelectionInterval, addSelectionInterval
getLeadSelectionIndexback to summary
public int getLeadSelectionIndex()

Return the second index argument from the most recent call to setSelectionInterval(), addSelectionInterval() or removeSelectionInterval().

Returns:int

the lead selection index.

See Also
getAnchorSelectionIndex, setSelectionInterval, addSelectionInterval
getMaxSelectionIndexback to summary
public int getMaxSelectionIndex()

Returns the last selected index or -1 if the selection is empty.

Returns:int

the last selected index or -1 if the selection is empty.

getMinSelectionIndexback to summary
public int getMinSelectionIndex()

Returns the first selected index or -1 if the selection is empty.

Returns:int

the first selected index or -1 if the selection is empty.

getSelectedIndicesback to summary
public default int[] getSelectedIndices()

Returns an array of all of the selected indices in the selection model, in increasing order.

Implementation Specification

The default implementation iterates from minimum selected index getMinSelectionIndex() to maximum selected index getMaxSelectionIndex() and returns the selected indices isSelectedIndex(int) in a newly allocated int array.

Returns:int[]

all of the selected indices, in increasing order, or an empty array if nothing is selected

Since
11
See Also
removeSelectionInterval, addListSelectionListener
getSelectedItemsCountback to summary
public default int getSelectedItemsCount()

Returns the number of selected items.

Implementation Specification

The default implementation iterates from minimum selected index getMinSelectionIndex() to maximum selected index getMaxSelectionIndex() and returns the number of selected indices isSelectedIndex(int)

Returns:int

the number of selected items, 0 if no items are selected

Since
11
getSelectionModeback to summary
public int getSelectionMode()

Returns the current selection mode.

Returns:int

the current selection mode

See Also
setSelectionMode
getValueIsAdjustingback to summary
public boolean getValueIsAdjusting()

Returns true if the selection is undergoing a series of changes.

Returns:boolean

true if the selection is undergoing a series of changes

See Also
setValueIsAdjusting
insertIndexIntervalback to summary
public void insertIndexInterval(int index, int length, boolean before)

Insert length indices beginning before/after index. This is typically called to sync the selection model with a corresponding change in the data model.

Parameters
index:int

the beginning of the interval

length:int

the length of the interval

before:boolean

if true, interval inserts before the index, otherwise, interval inserts after the index

isSelectedIndexback to summary
public boolean isSelectedIndex(int index)

Returns true if the specified index is selected.

Parameters
index:int

an index

Returns:boolean

true if the specified index is selected

isSelectionEmptyback to summary
public boolean isSelectionEmpty()

Returns true if no indices are selected.

Returns:boolean

true if no indices are selected.

removeIndexIntervalback to summary
public void removeIndexInterval(int index0, int index1)

Remove the indices in the interval index0,index1 (inclusive) from the selection model. This is typically called to sync the selection model width a corresponding change in the data model.

Parameters
index0:int

the beginning of the interval

index1:int

the end of the interval

removeListSelectionListenerback to summary
public void removeListSelectionListener(ListSelectionListener x)

Remove a listener from the list that's notified each time a change to the selection occurs.

Parameters
x:ListSelectionListener

the ListSelectionListener

See Also
addListSelectionListener
removeSelectionIntervalback to summary
public void removeSelectionInterval(int index0, int index1)

Changes the selection to be the set difference of the current selection and the indices between index0 and index1 inclusive. index0 doesn't have to be less than or equal to index1.

In SINGLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION selection mode, if the removal would produce two disjoint selections, the removal is extended through the greater end of the selection. For example, if the selection is 0-10 and you supply indices 5,6 (in any order) the resulting selection is 0-4.

If this represents a change to the current selection, then each ListSelectionListener is notified of the change.

Parameters
index0:int

one end of the interval.

index1:int

other end of the interval

See Also
addListSelectionListener
setAnchorSelectionIndexback to summary
public void setAnchorSelectionIndex(int index)

Set the anchor selection index.

Parameters
index:int

the anchor selection index

See Also
getAnchorSelectionIndex
setLeadSelectionIndexback to summary
public void setLeadSelectionIndex(int index)

Set the lead selection index.

Parameters
index:int

the lead selection index

See Also
getLeadSelectionIndex
setSelectionIntervalback to summary
public void setSelectionInterval(int index0, int index1)

Changes the selection to be between index0 and index1 inclusive. index0 doesn't have to be less than or equal to index1.

In SINGLE_SELECTION selection mode, only the second index is used.

If this represents a change to the current selection, then each ListSelectionListener is notified of the change.

Parameters
index0:int

one end of the interval.

index1:int

other end of the interval

See Also
addListSelectionListener
setSelectionModeback to summary
public void setSelectionMode(int selectionMode)

Sets the selection mode. The following list describes the accepted selection modes:

  • ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION - Only one list index can be selected at a time. In this mode, setSelectionInterval and addSelectionInterval are equivalent, both replacing the current selection with the index represented by the second argument (the "lead").
  • ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION - Only one contiguous interval can be selected at a time. In this mode, addSelectionInterval behaves like setSelectionInterval (replacing the current selection), unless the given interval is immediately adjacent to or overlaps the existing selection, and can therefore be used to grow it.
  • ListSelectionModel.MULTIPLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION - In this mode, there's no restriction on what can be selected.
Parameters
selectionMode:int

the selection mode

Exceptions
IllegalArgumentException:
if the selection mode isn't one of those allowed
See Also
getSelectionMode
setValueIsAdjustingback to summary
public void setValueIsAdjusting(boolean valueIsAdjusting)

Sets the valueIsAdjusting property, which indicates whether or not upcoming selection changes should be considered part of a single change. The value of this property is used to initialize the valueIsAdjusting property of the ListSelectionEvents that are generated.

For example, if the selection is being updated in response to a user drag, this property can be set to true when the drag is initiated and set to false when the drag is finished. During the drag, listeners receive events with a valueIsAdjusting property set to true. At the end of the drag, when the change is finalized, listeners receive an event with the value set to false. Listeners can use this pattern if they wish to update only when a change has been finalized.

Setting this property to true begins a series of changes that is to be considered part of a single change. When the property is changed back to false, an event is sent out characterizing the entire selection change (if there was one), with the event's valueIsAdjusting property set to false.

Parameters
valueIsAdjusting:boolean

the new value of the property

See Also
getValueIsAdjusting, javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent#getValueIsAdjusting