ButtonGroup with JRadioButton

[Philip Pross]

Is there a way to tell which radiobutton is select in a buttongroup .... isn't there a better way to find out which is select then this example
if( rbDate.isSelected() == true )
{
type = "1";
}
if( rbEquip.isSelected() == true )
{
type = "2";
}}
if( rbNo.isSelected() == true )
{
type = "4";
}

[Gregg Bolinger]

You can put an action Listener on the Radio Buttons and set your type = "#" to whichever one is selected.
JRadioButton b = new JRadioButton("1");
b.addActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
type = "1";
}});
Something like that anyway.

[Nathan Pruett]

Or you can set the action command of your radio buttons via the:

JRadioButton.setActionCommand( String );

method and in your ButtonGroup call :

ButtonGroup.getSelection().getActionCommand();

To get the String you set as the action command of the JRadioButton above.

So your code would look something like :

ButtonGroup bg = new ButtonGroup();
JRadioButton rbDate = new JRadioButton( "Date" );
rbDate.setActionCommand( "1" );
bg.add( rbDate );
JRadioButton rbEquip = new JRadioButton( "Equip" );
rbEquip.setActionCommand( "2" );
bg.add( rbEquip );
JRadioButton rbNo = new JRadioButton( "No" );
rbNo.setActionCommand( "3" );
bg.add( rbNo );
.
.
.
// Later... in your listener...
String type = bg.getSelection().getActionCommand();

[Philip Pross]

Thanks alots, for the examples.
Phil

[Gregg Bolinger]

I like Nathans better than mine. I am going to start doing it that way.