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package com.googlecode.lanterna.gui2.dialogs;

import com.googlecode.lanterna.TerminalTextUtils;
import com.googlecode.lanterna.TerminalSize;
import com.googlecode.lanterna.gui2.*;

import java.util.List;

Dialog that allows the user to select an item from a list
Author:Martin
Type parameters:
  • <T> – Type of elements in the list
/** * Dialog that allows the user to select an item from a list * * @param <T> Type of elements in the list * @author Martin */
public class ListSelectDialog<T> extends DialogWindow { private T result; ListSelectDialog( String title, String description, TerminalSize listBoxPreferredSize, boolean canCancel, List<T> content) { super(title); this.result = null; if(content.isEmpty()) { throw new IllegalStateException("ListSelectDialog needs at least one item"); } ActionListBox listBox = new ActionListBox(listBoxPreferredSize); for(final T item: content) { listBox.addItem(item.toString(), () -> onSelect(item)); } Panel mainPanel = new Panel(); mainPanel.setLayoutManager( new GridLayout(1) .setLeftMarginSize(1) .setRightMarginSize(1)); if(description != null) { mainPanel.addComponent(new Label(description)); mainPanel.addComponent(new EmptySpace(TerminalSize.ONE)); } listBox.setLayoutData( GridLayout.createLayoutData( GridLayout.Alignment.FILL, GridLayout.Alignment.CENTER, true, false)) .addTo(mainPanel); mainPanel.addComponent(new EmptySpace(TerminalSize.ONE)); if(canCancel) { Panel buttonPanel = new Panel(); buttonPanel.setLayoutManager(new GridLayout(2).setHorizontalSpacing(1)); buttonPanel.addComponent(new Button(LocalizedString.Cancel.toString(), this::onCancel).setLayoutData(GridLayout.createLayoutData(GridLayout.Alignment.CENTER, GridLayout.Alignment.CENTER, true, false))); buttonPanel.setLayoutData( GridLayout.createLayoutData( GridLayout.Alignment.END, GridLayout.Alignment.CENTER, false, false)) .addTo(mainPanel); } setComponent(mainPanel); } private void onSelect(T item) { result = item; close(); } private void onCancel() { close(); }
{@inheritDoc}
Params:
  • textGUI – Text GUI to add the dialog to
Returns:The item in the list that was selected or null if the dialog was cancelled
/** * {@inheritDoc} * * @param textGUI Text GUI to add the dialog to * @return The item in the list that was selected or {@code null} if the dialog was cancelled */
@Override public T showDialog(WindowBasedTextGUI textGUI) { result = null; super.showDialog(textGUI); return result; }
Shortcut for quickly creating a new dialog
Params:
  • textGUI – Text GUI to add the dialog to
  • title – Title of the dialog
  • description – Description of the dialog
  • items – Items in the dialog
Type parameters:
  • <T> – Type of items in the dialog
Returns:The selected item or null if cancelled
/** * Shortcut for quickly creating a new dialog * @param textGUI Text GUI to add the dialog to * @param title Title of the dialog * @param description Description of the dialog * @param items Items in the dialog * @param <T> Type of items in the dialog * @return The selected item or {@code null} if cancelled */
@SafeVarargs public static <T> T showDialog(WindowBasedTextGUI textGUI, String title, String description, T... items) { return showDialog(textGUI, title, description, null, items); }
Shortcut for quickly creating a new dialog
Params:
  • textGUI – Text GUI to add the dialog to
  • title – Title of the dialog
  • description – Description of the dialog
  • listBoxHeight – Maximum height of the list box, scrollbars will be used if there are more items
  • items – Items in the dialog
Type parameters:
  • <T> – Type of items in the dialog
Returns:The selected item or null if cancelled
/** * Shortcut for quickly creating a new dialog * @param textGUI Text GUI to add the dialog to * @param title Title of the dialog * @param description Description of the dialog * @param listBoxHeight Maximum height of the list box, scrollbars will be used if there are more items * @param items Items in the dialog * @param <T> Type of items in the dialog * @return The selected item or {@code null} if cancelled */
@SafeVarargs public static <T> T showDialog(WindowBasedTextGUI textGUI, String title, String description, int listBoxHeight, T... items) { int width = 0; for(T item: items) { width = Math.max(width, TerminalTextUtils.getColumnWidth(item.toString())); } width += 2; return showDialog(textGUI, title, description, new TerminalSize(width, listBoxHeight), items); }
Shortcut for quickly creating a new dialog
Params:
  • textGUI – Text GUI to add the dialog to
  • title – Title of the dialog
  • description – Description of the dialog
  • listBoxSize – Maximum size of the list box, scrollbars will be used if the items cannot fit
  • items – Items in the dialog
Type parameters:
  • <T> – Type of items in the dialog
Returns:The selected item or null if cancelled
/** * Shortcut for quickly creating a new dialog * @param textGUI Text GUI to add the dialog to * @param title Title of the dialog * @param description Description of the dialog * @param listBoxSize Maximum size of the list box, scrollbars will be used if the items cannot fit * @param items Items in the dialog * @param <T> Type of items in the dialog * @return The selected item or {@code null} if cancelled */
@SafeVarargs public static <T> T showDialog(WindowBasedTextGUI textGUI, String title, String description, TerminalSize listBoxSize, T... items) { ListSelectDialog<T> listSelectDialog = new ListSelectDialogBuilder<T>() .setTitle(title) .setDescription(description) .setListBoxSize(listBoxSize) .addListItems(items) .build(); return listSelectDialog.showDialog(textGUI); } }