Using MVC/MVP for Swing UI?

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Till now I have worked with some java swing code with everything in one class. I want design and develop better UI application. Trying to use MVP/MVC for swing UI, didn't found any concrete example anywhere.

I want to develop swing UI form with submit button. i.e. this main panel representing user form contains three panels: - Header panel with combo box and text fields. - Center panel with table pane. - End panel with some combo box and text fields.

So basically I have written 4 UI classes with no action listeners, one for main and three for header,center and end panel. Executing Main panel show me all the components.

I want to provide runtime data to combo box and when user submit I should get selected values from combo box and other fields. How should I design using MVP/MVC. Could any one provide some explanation or give me a link to any reference or example?

What about http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5217611/the-mvc-pattern-and-swing — Niels Bech Nielsen, Jul 04 '14 at 11:07
Or the example seen [here](http://stackoverflow.com/q/3066590/230513). — trashgod, Jul 04 '14 at 18:04
Thanks for your reply. Links provided help in getting some understanding of using MVC in swing. — ginger522, Jul 07 '14 at 11:08

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

Look at this: Java - Learning MVC

The MVC pattern requires these 3 classes.

theModel: handles data
theView: handles GUI
theController: handles listeners.

You may need some understanding of the Observer pattern first.

the design may be as follows:

public class Test {

    public Test(){
       MyModel      model      = new MyModel();
       MyController controller = new MyController(model);
    }
}

controller class

public class MyController implements ActionListener {
    private MyView view;
    private MyModel model;

    MyController(MyModel theModel){
        model = theModel;
        view = new MyView(this);
        model.register(view);
    }

    // implement actionPerformed here
}

view class

public class View implements Observer {
    private MyController controller;

    public View(){
         // Swing Components here
         JButton button = new JButton();
         button.addActionListener(controller);
         add(button);
    }
    // notifyObserver method implementation
}

model class

public class MyModel extends Observable {
    // handle state/data changes here

}

Using MVC/MVP for Swing UI?

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