Link between JTree and JTabbedPane

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I've got a project in Java where I have a frame which is divided in 2 panels. The left panel consists of a JTabbedPane and the right panel of a JTree. These are 2 different classes. Now if I doubleclick on a item in the Jtree, I want the tabbed pane to switch to the tab about the node I pressed on and fill in the data.

For example when I press on a student, I want to jump to the student tab and fill in the details I can get out of the tree, name etc.

I know you can use a selection listener with the tree and use the setindexat for the tabs, but my biggest problem is I don't know how the classes can communicate with eachother. Does anybody have a idea?

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 25 '13 at 21:06

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You should write an interface for a listener and make your tabbed pane implement that listener. The listener will basically listen to events generated by the tree. So have your tree also fire events whenever a double click is done on a particular item.

In the implementation of the listener, look for the child that is the item associated with that event and do your processing i.e. populate the tab.

answered Jul 25 '13 at 21:06

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@B13ZT: What listener interface did you decide to use? – trashgod Jul 26 '13 at 09:33

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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In your TreeSelectionListener, illustrated here, invoke setSelectedIndex() or setSelectedComponent(), discussed here, to select the tab corresponding to the selection. A Map<TreeNode, Integer> or Map<TreeNode, Component> may simplify identifying the correct tab.

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answered Jul 25 '13 at 23:33

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Link between JTree and JTabbedPane

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