package be.nikiroo.utils.ui; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import javax.swing.JList; public class ListSnapshot { private JList list; private List elements = new ArrayList(); public ListSnapshot(JList list) { this.list = list; for (int index : list.getSelectedIndices()) { elements.add(list.getModel().getElementAt(index)); } } public void apply() { applyTo(list); } public void applyTo(JList list) { List indices = new ArrayList(); for (int i = 0; i < list.getModel().getSize(); i++) { Object newObject = list.getModel().getElementAt(i); for (Object oldObject : elements) { if (isSameElement(oldObject, newObject)) { indices.add(i); break; } } } int a[] = new int[indices.size()]; for (int i = 0; i < indices.size(); i++) { a[i] = indices.get(i); } list.setSelectedIndices(a); } // You can override this protected boolean isSameElement(Object oldElement, Object newElement) { if (oldElement == null || newElement == null) return oldElement == null && newElement == null; return oldElement.toString().equals(newElement.toString()); } @Override public String toString() { StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(); builder.append("List Snapshot of: ").append(list).append("\n"); builder.append("Selected elements:\n"); for (Object element : elements) { builder.append("\t").append(element).append("\n"); } return builder.toString(); } }