How do I get a string from an item in a dynamic jlist?

[csnowbar]

I am using Forte for Java Internet Edition to write an application that uses an nbCacedRowset from a database query at runtime to dynamically populate a jlist. Next to the jlist is a panel of text fields that needs to be dynamically populated with information from the same database depending on what item in the jlist is focused on. More specifically, items in the jlist are pieces of equipment whose corresponding status/information is to be displayed next to it in a status panel. Understand? Is there some way that I can return the value or string from the focused item in the jlist to be used in a query to populate the text fields in the status panel? Any help you could give me would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Craig

[This message has been edited by csnowbar (edited March 07, 2001).]

[Frank Carver]

"csnowbar",
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Thanks.

[Junilu Lacar]

I bet you'd have a better chance of getting an answer if you pared down your messages to a reasonable length. Have you tried using JList.addListSelectionListener()?
J.Lacar

[csnowbar]

Originally posted by JUNILU LACAR:
I bet you'd have a better chance of getting an answer if you pared down your messages to a reasonable length. Have you tried using JList.addListSelectionListener()?
J.Lacar

I have a ListSelectionListener in my code, but according to http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/event/class-use/ListSelectionListener.html, AccessibleJList is the only class that implements ListSelectionListener for a JList. How can I use AccessibleJList to return the string of a selected item in a JList? Or am I way off track here?
TSList = private void addListSelectionListener(ListSelectionListener TSListFocus)

[Junilu Lacar]

The Java API documentation on JList has an example of getting the index of the item clicked on using an anonymous inner class that extends MouseAdapter(). The JList method used is locationToIndex(). Assuming that setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION) so the user can select only one item at a time though, you can just cast the return value of getSelectedValue() to a String and go from there.
See How to Use Lists in the Java Tutorial Also see the article Advanced JList Programming in The Swing Connection.
J.Lacar