Trail: Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing
Lesson: Drag and Drop and Data Transfer
Drag and Drop and Data Transfer
Introduction to DnD
Default DnD Support
Demo - BasicDnD
TransferHandler Class
Export Methods
Import Methods
TransferSupport Class
Setting the Drop Mode
Demo - DropDemo
Choosing the Drop Action
Demo - ChooseDropAction
Showing the Drop Location
Location Sensitive Drop
Demo - LocationSensitiveDemo
Empty Table Drop
Drop Location Rendering
Top-Level Drop
Adding Cut, Copy and Paste (CCP)
CCP in a Text Component
CCP in a non-Text Component
Using and Creating a DataFlavor
Putting it All Together - DnD and CCP
Further Information
Solving Common Data Transfer Problems
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Solving Common Data Transfer Problems
This section discusses problems that you might encounter when using data transfer.

Problem: My drag gesture recognizer is not working properly with table/list/tree/text.

Do not use your own drag gesture recognizers with these components. Use setDragEnabled(true) and a TransferHandler.

Problem: I am unable to drop data onto my empty JTable.

You need to call setFillsViewportHeight(true) on the table. See Empty Table Drop for more information.

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