How to present a hierarchical String list with checkboxes in Java Swing?

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So. The ideas have been a few.. no good ones.. So here is the problem i have incountered and can not figure out a solution for.

I need to have a txt file containing a hierarchical list of things to do, looking something like this:

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The txt file should in the program fill a list shown in a JPanel and after each step have a checkbox to comfirm "I have been a good boy and done this". The list can change over time and grow and shrink, so the solution needs a scrollbar. The list should also contaion a capability to show more the one row.

The solution im working on is done in Jave compiler 1.6 and im using Swing for my layout. Ideas i have had so far are: Modified JTable... and the other solutions i am asshamed of.. And thats about it.. ..

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 12 '12 at 07:14

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JTree with custom renderer. The renderer should be a panle with checkbox and text area.

answered Oct 12 '12 at 07:14

StanislavL

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 12 '12 at 07:14

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have look at JTree
have to override JTree Renderer and Editor (comcept is similair for JTable and JTree)
all data are stored in the DefaultTreeModel
examples about Tree Model,Tree Renderer Editor, Tree and here

answered Oct 12 '12 at 07:14

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Wish i could upvote, cause this awnser helpt me alot too! Tho the solution was in the other awnser the way there was throw yours! – Pewdut Oct 18 '12 at 06:47

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:40

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Also consider org.netbeans.swing.outline.Outline, discussed here and illustrated below. It's not apparent in the screenshot, but the the Outline instance has been added to a JScrollPane.

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answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:21

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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I would say JTreeTable is a right choice. It will provide a lot of power and flexibility. Please see some very basic examples:

For any serious purpose please use a mature implementation provided, for example, by a SwingLab project:

Please also see the following answer:

Java Swing table tree

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answered Oct 12 '12 at 15:21

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shaking head on these outdated references: they are the very first attempt (more a case study than usable) with tons of problems which are fixed (not all though, though) in JXTreeTable ... – kleopatra Oct 13 '12 at 08:29
I'm suggesting an idea, but not the actual implementation. – Renat Gilmanov Oct 13 '12 at 19:25

How to present a hierarchical String list with checkboxes in Java Swing?

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