using rubber band selection in JList

• download example.jar
• download src.zip
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Code

class RubberBandingListener extends MouseInputAdapter {
  @Override public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
    setFocusable(true);
    if(srcPoint==null) srcPoint = e.getPoint();
    Point destPoint = e.getPoint();
    polygon.reset();
    polygon.addPoint(srcPoint.x,  srcPoint.y);
    polygon.addPoint(destPoint.x, srcPoint.y);
    polygon.addPoint(destPoint.x, destPoint.y);
    polygon.addPoint(srcPoint.x,  destPoint.y);
    //setSelectedIndices(getIntersectsIcons(polygon));
    if(srcPoint.getX()==destPoint.getX() || srcPoint.getY()==destPoint.getY()) {
      line.setLine(srcPoint.getX(),srcPoint.getY(),destPoint.getX(),destPoint.getY());
      setSelectedIndices(getIntersectsIcons(line));
    }else{
      setSelectedIndices(getIntersectsIcons(polygon));
    }
    repaint();
  }
  @Override
  public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
    setFocusable(true);
    srcPoint = null;
    repaint();
  }
  @Override
  public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
    int index = locationToIndex(e.getPoint());
    Rectangle rect = getCellBounds(index,index);
    if(!rect.contains(e.getPoint())) {
      getSelectionModel().setLeadSelectionIndex(getModel().getSize());
      clearSelection();
      setFocusable(false);
    }else{
      setFocusable(true);
    }
  }
  private int[] getIntersectsIcons(Shape p) {
    ListModel model = getModel();
    Vector< Integer > list = new Vector< Integer >(model.getSize());
    for(int i=0;i < model.getSize();i++) {
      Rectangle r = getCellBounds(i,i);
      if(p.intersects(r)) {
        list.add(i);
      }
    }
    int[] il = new int[list.size()];
    for(int i=0;i < list.size();i++) {
      il[i] = list.get(i);
    }
    return il;
  }
}

References

• XP Style Icons - Windows Application Icon, Software XP Icons
• using rubber band selection in JList(Japanese)
• rubber band selection, drag and drop reordering