GWT - Finding which button is checked in a Dynamically generated list of Radiobuttons - gwt

Question

I have a for loop that displays a list of text fields and radio buttons.
What is the best way to reference the widgets so that I can read the text fields and aslo find which radio button is checked.
Here is my loop
for(int x = 0; x<getLoopCount(); x++)
{
answerTable.setWidget(x,0, new Label("Answer:"));
answerTable.setWidget(x,1, new TextBox());
answerTable.setWidget(x,2, new RadioButton(""));
}
Is there a way to ID each widget so I can reference it?

Answer 1

I would recommend grouping the three widgets together in a composite widget like this:
class AnswerComposite extends Composite {
private final Label label;
private final TextBox textBox;
private final RadioButton radioButton;
public AnswerComposite() {
label = new Label("Answer:");
textBox = new TextBox();
radioButton = new RadioButton("answerGroup");
HorizontalPanel contentPanel = new HorizontalPanel();
contentPanel.add(label);
contentPanel.add(textBox);
contentPanel.add(radioButton);
initWidget(contentPanel);
}
public String getText() {
return textBox.getValue();
}
public boolean isSelected() {
return radioButton.getValue();
}
}
You can then add them to a panel and/or put them in a list like this:
VerticalPanel answersPanel = new VerticalPanel();
List<AnswerComposite> answerComposites = new ArrayList<AnswerComposite>();
for (int i = 0; i < getLoopCount(); i++) {
AnswerComposite answerComposite = new AnswerComposite();
answersPanel.add(answerComposite);
answerComposites.add(answersComposite);
}
Checking your widgets then becomes very easy:
answerComposites.get(i).getText();
answerComposites.get(i).isSelected();
It will probably also be convenient to add a ValueChangeHandler to your RadioButtons (see enrybo's answer).

Answer 2

You can add a ValueChangeHandler to your RadioButton when you are creating them.
for(int x = 0; x<getLoopCount(); x++){
answerTable.setWidget(x,0, new Label("Answer:"));
answerTable.setWidget(x,1, new TextBox());
RadioButton rb = new RadioButton("");
rb.addValueChangeHandler(new ValueChangeHandler(){
#Override
void onValueChange(ValueChangeEvent<Boolean> event){
// Do something
}
});
answerTable.setWidget(x,2, rb);
}
The ValueChangeEvent will only be fired when the RadioButton is checked. It will not fire if another RadioButton in the same group is checked.
Since you're adding the ValueChangeHandler as you're creating your RadioButton you should know what is to be done with it without having to create an ID for it.

Answer 3

Let me give you an adhoc answer, so don't care about the syntax but the algorithmic idea.
Extend GWT button.
abstract class MyButton
extends Button{
// provide the appropriate constructor in impl class,
// especially if using uibinder
abstract public void helloDolly(... args ...);
}
Instantiate all those buttons using MyButton.
MyButton[] buttons = {
new MyButton(){
public void helloDolly(... args ...){
Window.alert("allo allo #1");
}
},
new MyButton(){
public void helloDolly(... args ...){
Window.alert("allo allo #2");
}
},
// blah blah black sheep ....
}
Use clickEvent.getSource() when defining handler.
buttons[i].addEventHandler(
new ClickHandler(ClickEvent click){
Object src = click.getSource();
if (src !instanceOf MyButton){
throw new MyAngryException("For goodness' sake, pls use MyButton");
// or ignore
return;
}
((MyButton)src).helloDolly(... args ...);
}
)