net.sf.sbcc.componentcombo
Interface JAbstractComponentComboBox.KeySelectionManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicComponentComboBoxUI.DefaultKeySelectionManager, JAbstractComponentComboBox.DefaultKeySelectionManager

Enclosing class:

JAbstractComponentComboBox

public static interface JAbstractComponentComboBox.KeySelectionManager

The interface that defines a KeySelectionManager. To qualify as a KeySelectionManager, the class needs to implement the method that identifies the list index given a character and the combo box data model.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

selectionForKey(char aKey, SimpleComboBoxModel aModel) Given aKey and the model, returns the row that should become selected.

Method Detail

selectionForKey

java.lang.Object selectionForKey(char aKey,
                                 SimpleComboBoxModel aModel)

Given aKey and the model, returns the row that should become selected. Return -1 if no match was found.

Parameters:

aKey - a char value, usually indicating a keyboard key that was pressed

aModel - a ComboBoxModel -- the component's data model, containing the list of selectable items

Returns:

an int equal to the selected row, where 0 is the first item and -1 is none.