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Has someone in this java community built a custom calendar GUI control? I am looking for a calendar control, as part of a project I am doing. If it is already available, then I would like to integrate it directly into my code.

Any suggestions are welcome.
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P.S -> That is, if anyone has some free code lying around that I can use. Or I will build one of my own, but that will involve too much effort away from my own project.
[ November 19, 2004: Message edited by: Subhash Bhushan ]
 
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Hi there,

you can use the code below (I added some functionality to it)
Problem: Once you set a date (its a comboBox)- you can't have it blank :-(
Solution: I use it with a jbutton to setIndex -1

i think you can get some better calander - but this one works just fine for me.

Best of luck

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.PopupMenuListener;
import javax.swing.event.PopupMenuEvent;
import javax.swing.plaf.ComboBoxUI;
import javax.swing.plaf.basic.ComboPopup;
import javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalComboBoxUI;
import javax.swing.border.Border;
import javax.swing.border.EtchedBorder;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;

import com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifComboBoxUI;
import com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsComboBoxUI;


public class DateComboBox extends JComboBox
{
protected SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yy");

public void setDateFormat(SimpleDateFormat dateFormat)
{
this.dateFormat = dateFormat;
}

public void setSelectedItem(Object item)
{
// Could put extra logic here or in renderer when item is instanceof Date, Calendar, or String
// Dont keep a list ... just the currently selected item
removeAllItems(); // hides the popup if visible
addItem(item);
super.setSelectedItem(item);
}

public String getTodaysDate()
{
Calendar today = Calendar.getInstance();
return dateFormat.format(today.getTime());
}

public void updateUI()
{
ComboBoxUI cui = (ComboBoxUI) UIManager.getUI(this);
if (cui instanceof MetalComboBoxUI)
{
cui = new MetalDateComboBoxUI();
}
else if (cui instanceof MotifComboBoxUI)
{
cui = new MotifDateComboBoxUI();
}
else if (cui instanceof WindowsComboBoxUI)
{
cui = new WindowsDateComboBoxUI();
}
setUI(cui);
}

public boolean isBefore(DateComboBox someDay)
{
//check if the day1 came before day2

//initializing
Calendar a = Calendar.getInstance();
Calendar b = Calendar.getInstance();

try{
a.setTime( dateFormat.parse( someDay.getSelectedItem().toString() ) );
b.setTime( dateFormat.parse( this.getSelectedItem().toString() ) );

if (a.before(b))
return true;
else
return false;

}catch(Exception e)
{
//JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (this, "Date Conflict.", "Error Message", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
return false;
}

public boolean isBeforeOrSame(DateComboBox someDay)
{
Calendar a = Calendar.getInstance();
Calendar b = Calendar.getInstance();

try{
a.setTime( dateFormat.parse( someDay.getSelectedItem().toString() ) );
b.setTime( dateFormat.parse( this.getSelectedItem().toString() ) );

if (a.equals(b))
return true;

else if (a.before(b))
return true;

else
return false;

}catch(Exception e)
{
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (this, "Date Conflict.", "Error Message", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
return false;
}

// Inner classes are used purely to keep DateComboBox component in one file
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// UI Inner classes -- one for each supported Look and Feel
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

class MetalDateComboBoxUI extends MetalComboBoxUI
{
protected ComboPopup createPopup()
{
return new DatePopup( comboBox );
}
}

class WindowsDateComboBoxUI extends WindowsComboBoxUI
{
protected ComboPopup createPopup()
{
return new DatePopup( comboBox );
}
}

class MotifDateComboBoxUI extends MotifComboBoxUI
{
protected ComboPopup createPopup()
{
return new DatePopup( comboBox );
}
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// DatePopup inner class
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

class DatePopup implements ComboPopup, MouseMotionListener,
MouseListener, KeyListener, PopupMenuListener {

protected JComboBox comboBox;
protected Calendar calendar;
protected JPopupMenu popup;
protected JLabel monthLabel;
protected JPanel days = null;
protected SimpleDateFormat monthFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM yyyy");

protected Color selectedBackground;
protected Color selectedForeground;
protected Color background;
protected Color foreground;

public DatePopup(JComboBox comboBox) {
this.comboBox = comboBox;
calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
// check Look and Feel
background = UIManager.getColor("ComboBox.background");
foreground = UIManager.getColor("ComboBox.foreground");
selectedBackground = UIManager.getColor("ComboBox.selectionBackground");
selectedForeground = UIManager.getColor("ComboBox.selectionForeground");

initializePopup();
}

//========================================
// begin ComboPopup method implementations
//
public void show()
{
try {
// if setSelectedItem() was called with a valid date, adjust the calendar
calendar.setTime( dateFormat.parse( comboBox.getSelectedItem().toString() ) );
} catch (Exception e) {}
updatePopup();
popup.show(comboBox, 0, comboBox.getHeight());
}

public void hide()
{
popup.setVisible(false);
}

protected JList list = new JList();

public JList getList()
{
return list;
}

public MouseListener getMouseListener()
{
return this;
}

public MouseMotionListener getMouseMotionListener()
{
return this;
}

public KeyListener getKeyListener()
{
return this;
}

public boolean isVisible()
{
return popup.isVisible();
}

public void uninstallingUI()
{
popup.removePopupMenuListener(this);
}

//
// end ComboPopup method implementations
//======================================



//===================================================================
// begin Event Listeners
//

// MouseListener

public void mousePressed( MouseEvent e ) {}
public void mouseReleased( MouseEvent e ) {}
// something else registered for MousePressed
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)
{
if ( !SwingUtilities.isLeftMouseButton(e) )
return;
if ( !comboBox.isEnabled() )
return;
if ( comboBox.isEditable() ) {
comboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent().requestFocus();
} else {
comboBox.requestFocus();
}
togglePopup();
}

protected boolean mouseInside = false;
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {
mouseInside = true;
}
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
mouseInside = false;
}

// MouseMotionListener
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {}
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {}

// KeyListener
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {}
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {}
public void keyReleased( KeyEvent e ) {
if ( e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_SPACE ||
e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ENTER ) {
togglePopup();
}
}

/**
* Variables hideNext and mouseInside are used to
* hide the popupMenu by clicking the mouse in the JComboBox
*/
public void popupMenuCanceled(PopupMenuEvent e) {}
protected boolean hideNext = false;
public void popupMenuWillBecomeInvisible(PopupMenuEvent e) {
hideNext = mouseInside;
}
public void popupMenuWillBecomeVisible(PopupMenuEvent e) {}

//
// end Event Listeners
//=================================================================

//===================================================================
// begin Utility methods
//

protected void togglePopup() {
if ( isVisible() || hideNext ) {
hide();
} else {
show();
}
hideNext = false;
}

//
// end Utility methods
//=================================================================

// Note *** did not use JButton because Popup closes when pressed
protected JLabel createUpdateButton(final int field, final int amount)
{
final JLabel label = new JLabel();
final Border selectedBorder = new EtchedBorder();
final Border unselectedBorder = new EmptyBorder(selectedBorder.getBorderInsets(new JLabel()));
label.setBorder(unselectedBorder);
label.setForeground(foreground);
label.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter()
{
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)
{
calendar.add(field, amount);
updatePopup();
}

public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e)
{
label.setBorder(selectedBorder);
}

public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e)
{
label.setBorder(unselectedBorder);
}
});
return label;
}


protected void initializePopup() {
JPanel header = new JPanel(); // used Box, but it wasn't Opaque
header.setLayout(new BoxLayout(header, BoxLayout.X_AXIS));
header.setBackground(Color.getHSBColor(0.6f, 0.2f, 0.89f));
header.setOpaque(true);

JLabel label;
label = createUpdateButton(Calendar.YEAR, -1);
label.setText("<<");
label.setToolTipText("Previous Year");

header.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(12));
header.add(label);
header.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(12));

label = createUpdateButton(Calendar.MONTH, -1);
label.setText("<");
label.setToolTipText("Previous Month");
header.add(label);

monthLabel = new JLabel("", JLabel.CENTER);
monthLabel.setForeground(foreground);
header.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
header.add(monthLabel);
header.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());

label = createUpdateButton(Calendar.MONTH, 1);
label.setText(">");
label.setToolTipText("Next Month");
header.add(label);

label = createUpdateButton(Calendar.YEAR, 1);
label.setText(">>");
label.setToolTipText("Next Year");

header.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(12));
header.add(label);
header.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(12));

popup = new JPopupMenu();
popup.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));
popup.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
popup.setBackground(background);
popup.addPopupMenuListener(this);
popup.add(BorderLayout.NORTH, header);
}

// update the Popup when either the month or the year of the calendar has been changed
protected void updatePopup() {
monthLabel.setText( monthFormat.format(calendar.getTime()) );
if (days != null) {
popup.remove(days);
}
days = new JPanel(new GridLayout(0, 7));
days.setBackground(Color.getHSBColor(0.6f, 0.2f, 0.89f));
days.setOpaque(true);

Calendar setupCalendar = (Calendar) calendar.clone();
setupCalendar.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK, setupCalendar.getFirstDayOfWeek());
for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
int dayInt = setupCalendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK);
JLabel label = new JLabel();
label.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
label.setForeground(foreground);
if (dayInt == Calendar.SUNDAY) {
label.setText("Sun");
} else if (dayInt == Calendar.MONDAY) {
label.setText("Mon");
} else if (dayInt == Calendar.TUESDAY) {
label.setText("Tue");
} else if (dayInt == Calendar.WEDNESDAY) {
label.setText("Wed");
} else if (dayInt == Calendar.THURSDAY) {
label.setText("Thu");
} else if (dayInt == Calendar.FRIDAY) {
label.setText("Fri");
} else if (dayInt == Calendar.SATURDAY){
label.setText("Sat");
}
days.add(label);
setupCalendar.roll(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK, true);
}

setupCalendar = (Calendar) calendar.clone();
setupCalendar.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 1);
int first = setupCalendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK);
for (int i = 0; i < (first - 1); i++) {
days.add(new JLabel(""));
}
for (int i = 1; i <= setupCalendar.getActualMaximum(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH); i++) {
final int day = i;
final JLabel label = new JLabel(String.valueOf(day));
label.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
label.setForeground(foreground);
label.addMouseListener(new MouseListener() {
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {}
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {}
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
label.setOpaque(false);
label.setBackground(background);
label.setForeground(foreground);
calendar.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, day);
comboBox.setSelectedItem(dateFormat.format(calendar.getTime()));
hide();
// hide is called with setSelectedItem() ... removeAll()
comboBox.requestFocus();
}
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {
label.setOpaque(true);
label.setBackground(selectedBackground);
label.setForeground(selectedForeground);
}
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
label.setOpaque(false);
label.setBackground(background);
label.setForeground(foreground);
}
});

days.add(label);
}

popup.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, days);
popup.pack();
}



}
}
 
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Thanks a lot. I will build upon it.
 
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Hi,

That code won't work for me
Can you think of any reason why it doesn't?
 
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Hi Josefin and welcome to the Ranch! Saying it doesnt work is useless, you need to be specific and tell the details.
 
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Noted, trying to be more specific now.

Eclipse doesn't like these two lines for some reason:

import com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifComboBoxUI;
import com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsComboBoxUI;

And they're obviously needed for the rest of the program to work.
 
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Ah. com.sun (or any sun) packages aren't part of the public API and are subject to be changed or even dropped. Since the imports you refer to are part of the LaF, youmay be able to figure out the functionality of the posted code and derive your own version that doesn't require those classes. When you do, please post it here to benefit the community!
 
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