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2009/05/19

Left Clipped JComboBox

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final JButton arrowButton = getArrowButton(combo02);
combo02.setRenderer(new DefaultListCellRenderer() {
  @Override public Component getListCellRendererComponent(
    JList list, Object value, int index,
    boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus) {
    super.getListCellRendererComponent(list, value, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus);
    int itb = 0, ilr = 0;
    Insets insets = getInsets();
    itb += insets.top + insets.bottom;
    ilr += insets.left + insets.right;
    insets = combo02.getInsets();
    itb += insets.top + insets.bottom;
    ilr += insets.left + insets.right;
    int availableWidth = combo02.getWidth() - ilr;
    if (index < 0) {
      // @see BasicComboBoxUI#rectangleForCurrentValue
      int buttonSize = combo02.getHeight() - itb;
      if (arrowButton != null) {
        buttonSize = arrowButton.getWidth();
      }
      availableWidth -= buttonSize;
      JTextField tf = (JTextField) combo02.getEditor().getEditorComponent();
      insets = tf.getMargin();
      availableWidth -= (insets.left + insets.right);
    }
    String cellText = (value != null) ? value.toString() : "";
    // <blockquote cite="https://tips4java.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/left-dot-renderer/">
    // @title Left Dot Renderer
    // @auther Rob Camick
    FontMetrics fm = getFontMetrics(getFont());
    if (fm.stringWidth(cellText) > availableWidth) {
      String dots = "...";
      int textWidth = fm.stringWidth(dots);
      int nChars = cellText.length() - 1;
      while (nChars > 0) {
        textWidth += fm.charWidth(cellText.charAt(nChars));
        if (textWidth > availableWidth) break;
        nChars--;
      }
      setText(dots + cellText.substring(nChars + 1));
    }
    // </blockquote>
    return this;
  }
});

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