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F_Ryan
F_Ryan

Reputation: 18

Beginner Java Netbeans: How do I display for loop in jlabel?

I have looked on this site and nothing has really answered my question. This is what my code looks like:

    // declare user input variables
    int min, max;

    //assign user input to min and max
    min = Integer.parseInt(Min.getText ());
    max = Integer.parseInt(Max.getText ());

    //use for loop to display the values
    for (int n = min; n<= max; n++){
        System.out.println(Integer.toString(n));
        Output.setText(Integer.toString(n));
    }

and the System.out.println () yields the correct answer. for instance, the user inputs 2 and 9, it will say:

run:
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

but the jLabel I'm trying to set the text to, Output, only displays 9. I know his might be stupidly simple but hey, I'm a beginner. Any help would be appreciated.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 13511

Answers (4)

M. Fire
M. Fire

Reputation: 127

This is what I'd normally do:

String vals = "";
int min = Integer.parseInt(Min.getText ());
int max = Integer.parseInt(Max.getText ());

for (int i = min; i <= max; i++)
    vals = vals + Integer.toString(i) + " ";

output.setText(vals);

Upvotes: 0

Paul Samsotha
Paul Samsotha

Reputation: 208994

String nums = "";

for (..........) {
    nums += yourResult + " ";  // this will give a space separating your output
}

label.setText(nums);

Keep adding to the String every iteration, then just set the final text to the label.

Upvotes: 0

MadProgrammer
MadProgrammer

Reputation: 347204

The answer "depends".

Do you want each number on a new line or appended to the end of the String. Do you want them displayed individually like a counter?

If you want the numbers display in sequence, then you could use something like this...

JLabel label = new JLabel();
int min = 0;
int max = 10;
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(128);
for (int n = min; n <= max; n++) {
    sb.append(n);
}
label.setText(sb.toString());

Which will output something like...

labels in a row

Or if you wanted each number of a new line, you could use...

JLabel label = new JLabel();
int min = 0;
int max = 10;
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(128);
sb.append("<html>");
for (int n = min; n <= max; n++) {
    System.out.println(Integer.toString(n));
    sb.append(n).append("<br>");
}
sb.append("</html>");
label.setText(sb.toString());

Which will output something like...

labels per line

Now, if you want this, it would actually be easier to use a JTextArea and simply append each number to it...

JTextArea editor = new JTextArea(10, 10);
editor.setEditable(false);
int min = 0;
int max = 10;
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(128);
for (int n = min; n <= max; n++) {
    editor.append(Integer.toString(n) + "\n");
}

Which will output something like...

enter image description here

Now, if you want to animate it, you're going to need to do things different, either using a javax.swing.Timer or SwingWorker

Upvotes: 2

danmcardle
danmcardle

Reputation: 2109

Every time you call System.out.println, it is writing the string you give it to STDOUT (aka your terminal). However, every time you call Output.setText, it is replacing the last string you set it to.

The solution would be to create a single string containing the concatenation of all the individual numbers and then send that string into Output.setText.

To create a string in a loop in Java you could do

// Create string "0\n1\n2\n3..."
String s = "";
for (int i=0; i<10; i++) {
    s += i + "\n";
}

Alternatively, there is a class built into Java called StringBuilder which is preferred in situations where efficiency is a concern. Using + is very wasteful because it creates lots of intermediate objects that must be garbage collected.

StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder();
for (int i=0; i<10; i++) {
    s.append(i);
    s.append("\n");
}

Upvotes: 0

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