Java Development

[janboeyens]

I would like to generate a button click event.  But unlike the examples I found in the forum, I do not simply want to replace a key-press with a button click.  I want the button to be (auto-clicked) clicked if a certain logical condition is met. 

Anyone know how to generate an event like that ?

[simon_hain]

you can use event injector. but depending on your usecase it creates more problems then solving, so be careful.

[janboeyens]

Do you have a sample ?

I would want to evaluate a value during the building of a user screen - if I notice  that something is incorrect I want to "submit" the form immediately - and regenerate it.

eg.

public final class connect  extends UiApplication implements FieldChangeListener
{




         String log_tx;
         ButtonField okbut;
       LabelField tx;

  boolean something_not_yet_ready;


/**
 * 
 */
    
    MainScreen screen;
    /**
     * Entry point for the application
     * 
     * @param args Command line arguments (not used)
     */
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        connect sample = new connect();

        // Make the currently running thread the application's event
        // dispatch thread and begin processing events.
        sample.enterEventDispatcher();
    }



void show_start_screen(){      
     if(screen!=null){
          popScreen(screen);
        }
        screen = new MainScreen();
        screen.setTitle("Connection checker BlackBerry");

        okbut = new ButtonField("Clear", Field.FIELD_HCENTER |ButtonField.NEVER_DIRTY | ButtonField.CONSUME_CLICK);
         okbut.setChangeListener(this);
         
         screen.add(okbut);

if(something_not_yet_ready==true){
     // generate event ! as if button was clicked.
}


         pushscreen(screen);
}

}





public void fieldChanged(Field field, int context)
    {
        
        
        try
        {
       if(field.equals(okbut))
            {
              something_not_yet_ready=false;         

            }
 }

[simon_hain]

i don't see why you cannot invoke whatever command you need directly.
event injection is only needed when interacting with an UI you have no control over.

[janboeyens]

The reason is that I am using the BrowserField. 

It never returns the actual html code (that I am after)  correctly after the first call;  However, I have found that if I invoke it twice it somehow starts working (and correctly calls the listener event).  Therefore if I can simulate the repeated button pressing - I should be able to get the listener activated automatically.  I can paste that code (but I was worried it may just confuse the topic under discussion).

[simon_hain]

and calling invalidate on the browserfield does not work?

[janboeyens]

Simon, great idea.  I tried it, but I suspect because I don't actually display the BrowserField (I just use it as a reliable connection to the http) - the invalidate has no effect.  The Field's listener therefore does not run again -  I have tried doing an invalidate on the mainscreen itself - even this.updateDisplay - but the listener is simply not run again.

[janboeyens]

I have now found that the browserField listener remains one step behind the actual displayed text (despite doing invalidates and even forcing the mainscreen to re-generate)

It always returns the "Previously" displayed content.

My need therefor remains to be able to generate a button click - Instead of asking my user to click it twice .

Please help !