Mega Code Archive
Using a Choice button to select a font
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import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;
public class MyChoice extends Applet {
private Choice choiceButton;
private TextField t;
private Font f;
public void init()
{
choiceButton = new Choice();
t = new TextField( "Sample Text", 16 );
t.setEditable( false );
// add items to choiceButton
choiceButton.addItem( "TimesRoman" );
choiceButton.addItem( "Courier" );
choiceButton.addItem( "Helvetica" );
f = new Font( choiceButton.getItem( 0 ),
Font.PLAIN, 14 );
t.setFont( f );
add( choiceButton );
add( t );
}
public boolean action( Event e, Object o )
{
String s;
// Check for Choice button event
if ( e.target instanceof Choice ) {
f = new Font( choiceButton.getSelectedItem(),
Font.PLAIN, 14 );
t.setFont( f );
s = "Number of items: " +
choiceButton.countItems();
s += " Current index: " +
choiceButton.getSelectedIndex();
showStatus( s );
}
return true;
}
}
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