ScrollBarExample.java Source code

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//Send questions, comments, bug reports, etc. to the authors:

//Rob Warner (rwarner@interspatial.com)
//Robert Harris (rbrt_harris@yahoo.com)

import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*;

/**
 * This class demonstrates scroll bars
 */
public class ScrollBarExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Display display = new Display();
        Shell shell = new Shell(display);
        shell.setLayout(new FillLayout());

        // Create a List with a vertical scroll bar
        List list = new List(shell, SWT.V_SCROLL);

        // Add a bunch of items to it
        for (int i = 0; i < 500; i++) {
            list.add("A list item");
        }

        // Scroll to the bottom
        list.select(list.getItemCount() - 1);
        list.showSelection();

        // Get the scroll bar
        ScrollBar sb = list.getVerticalBar();

        // Add one more item that shows the selection value
        list.add("Selection: " + sb.getSelection());

        shell.open();
        while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
            if (!display.readAndDispatch()) {
                display.sleep();
            }
        }
        display.dispose();
    }
}