DefaultListCellRenderer.java

/*
 * Copyright 2013 Simon Thiel
 * 
 * This file is part of SitJar.
 * 
 * SitJar is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *  
 * SitJar is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with SitJar. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt>. * 
 */

package sit.gui.lists;

import java.awt.Component;
import javax.swing.JList;

/**
 *
 * @author simon
 */
public class DefaultListCellRenderer extends javax.swing.DefaultListCellRenderer{

    @Override
    public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList<?> list, Object value, int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus) {
        String myString = getStringFromElement(value);
        return super.getListCellRendererComponent(list, myString, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus);
    }

    /**
     * overwrite this to change the string used in the list
     * @param value
     * @return
     */
    protected String getStringFromElement(Object value) {
        return value.toString();
    }



}