Subj : Re: AWT Event handling in Rhino
To   : mcbridematt <matt@mcbridematt.dhs.org>
From : Igor Bukanov <igor@fastmail.fm>
Date : Wed Apr 23 2003 12:14 pm

mcbridematt wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm working on the new Jazilla branch (Jazilla-NG/based on jXUL) and
> when I created a "File -> Open Web Location" clone, I wondered how can
> I capture text from the text field when I can't access it from the
> event handler. Anyway, this is my code:
> 
> function openURL() {
>         frame = Packages.javax.swing.JFrame();
>         frame.setTitle("Go to URL");
>         URLField = Packages.javax.swing.JTextField("http://typeinaurlinthistextfield");
>         GoTo = Packages.javax.swing.JButton("Go");
>         panel = Packages.javax.swing.JPanel();
>         panel.add(new Packages.javax.swing.JLabel("Type in a URL, or a
> chrome resource"));
>         panel.add(URLField);
>         panel.add(GoTo);
>         frame.getContentPane().add(panel);
>         frame.setSize(new Packages.java.awt.Dimension(400,100));
>         frame.setVisible(true);             
> }
> Now, If I create an ActionListener against GoTo, I have a problem, I
> can't call URLField.getText()?. Can someone tell me how to do this?

How exactly do you need to create action listener? If from the script, 
then I think closure is your friend:
var URLField = Packages.javax.swing.JTextField("");
var GoTo = Packages.javax.swing.JButton("Go");
var l = { actionPerformed: function() { use URLField  }};
GoTo.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener(l))
....

Regards, Igor

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