Java Swing Ui With Xml Java SWING UI With XML

[arunkumarhg 0]

Hi,Am in the field of IT since 3.6 yrs, and am fed up with the developing the repet of the code during the Swing GUI Developement.So i thought of writing the GUI Description in a XML FIle and parsing the XML Using the SAX Parser and Build the Swing GUI on the FLY, so that the developement cost of the GUI will reduce and the XML GUI Descriptions can be used as Templates.The XML File some thing look like follows.####################################<?xml version="1.0"?><Menus> <!-- The menu bar at the top of the frame --> <XMenuBar NAME="TopMenu"> <XMenu NAME="File" > <XMenuItem NAME="FileOpen" LABEL="Open..." XInvoker="test.TestInvoker"/> <XMenuItem NAME="FileSave" LABEL="Save"/> <XMenuItem NAME="FileSaveAs" LABEL="Save As..."/> <XMenuItem NAME="FileExit" LABEL="Exit"/> </XMenu> <XMenu NAME="Edit" XInvoker="EditHandler"> <XMenuItem NAME="EditUndo" LABEL="Undo"/> <XMenuItem NAME="EditCut" LABEL="Cut"/> <XMenuItem NAME="EditPaste" LABEL="Paste"/> <XMenuItem NAME="EditDelete" LABEL="Delete"/> <CheckboxMenuItem NAME="EditReadOnly" LABEL="Disable Button 1" XInvoker="Button1Enabler"/> </XMenu> <XMenu NAME="Help" XInvoker="HelpHandler"> <XMenuItem NAME="HelpAbout" LABEL="About"/> <XMenuItem NAME="HelpTutorial" LABEL="Tutorial"/> </XMenu> </XMenuBar> <PopupMenu NAME="Pop1" XInvoker="PopupHandler"> <XMenu NAME="Sub Menu 1" XInvoker="SubMenu1Handler"> <XMenuItem NAME="Item 1" COMMAND="Item One"/> <XMenuItem NAME="Item 2" COMMAND="Item Two"/> </XMenu> <XMenuItem NAME="Item 3" COMMAND="Item Three"/> <XMenuItem NAME="Item 4" COMMAND="Item Four"/> <XMenuItem NAME="Item 5" COMMAND="Item Five" XInvoker="com.javaworld.mar2000.sax.DynamicMenuItemHandler"/> </PopupMenu> </Menus>####################################This is for the Building the Menu bar.I want the Same procedures for the Frames, Panels, Buttons.Any Idea, any links, any resources please let me know.Please if any one already implemented this kind of thing plz help me out, and let me know.RegardsArunkumar.H.G

[arunkumarhg 0]

Hi,This is the Some code snippet that what i expect to be at the final stage to build the menu bar.######################import javax.swing.*;public class XMenuDemo { public XMenuDemo() { CreateMenuBar CreateMenuBar = new CreateMenuBar(); JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setJMenuBar(CreateMenuBar.getMenuBar("C:/SampleMenu.xml",frame)); frame.setSize(300,300); frame.show(); } public static void main(String args[]) { XMenuDemo XMenuDemo = new XMenuDemo(); }}##############################CreateMenuBar.getMenuBar method should take the XML file path and the parent frame and gimme back the JMenubar with all menu and Menu items.Please help me out .PLz....................

[arunkumarhg 0]

Hi all,

After searching the net i got these links which does the same or similar thing as my concept.

http://swingml.sourceforge.net/demo.html
http://jfcml.sourceforge.net/
http://www.javaworld.com/

Can any one gimme more examples.

Plz.................