如果JTextField不包含数据，则显示消息对话框

Question

I am writing a BMI calculator application. Currently an error happens which causes the program to stop working if I do not enter data into one field. For instance, there are two JTextFIelds for 'height', one being feet and the other inches. If I just input '6' into the feet JTextField and enter nothing into inches JTextField, then enter my weight in the weight JTextField and click on calculate, it does not work.

What I want to do is display a message dialog saying "Please make sure all fields are filled in" if one field does not contain data.

Below is the ActionHandler code that is added to my 'Calculate' button.

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    double heightFT = ((Double.parseDouble(heightFt_TF.getText()));
    double heightIn = (Double.parseDouble(heightIn_TF.getText()));
    double weight = (Double.parseDouble(weight_TF.getText()));
    double totalHeight = (heightFT*12) + heightIn;              

    BMI = (weight / (totalHeight*totalHeight)) * 703;
    String s = BMI+"";
    s = s.substring(0,4);
    BMI_TF.setText(s);                              
}

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Solved

I have now fixed the problem. What I did was add 'throws NumberFormatException' in the method and did a try catch. In the try code block I wrote the code I want to execute if all data fields are entered. In the catch clause I wrote code that uses the NumberFormatException and simply displays the message dialog with the error message. Now, if one field is not entered, the message dialog appears!

Answer 1

Just check if your JTextField objects contain text. Eg:

if (heightFt_TF.getText() == null || heightIn_TF.getText() == null || weight_TF.getText() == null) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Please make sure all fields are filled in");
}

Of course you also have to make sure, that the content of the textfields really contains a number.

Answer 2

Download Apache Commons Lang library and use StringUtils.isBlank(myTextField.getText()); to validate your fields.

public boolean validateFields() {
    if (StringUtils.isBlank(heightFt_TF.getText()) {
        // show message
        return false;
    }

    if (StringUtils.isBlank(weight_TF.getText()) {
        // show message
        return false;
    }

    return true;
}

Only run your calculation if validateFields() returns true.

Answer 3

public boolean validate(JTextField field) {

  boolean result = field.getText() != null;
  if (result) {
    try {
      Double.parseDouble(field.getText()));
    } catch(NumberFormatException e) {
      result = false
    } 
  }
  return result;                    
}