Create a swing application with reflection

Question

Hi folks, I'm seeing the possibility to create a application like eclipse wich loads the classes in a folder and builds the application , but I have a doubt, how organize the components in application , how I will add a component in a menu, how I will build the hierarchy , separating menus,panel and buttons , anyone have idea ?
Thanks .

Answer 1

1) Use JEditorPane
2) Need to Highlight syntax
3) Need to show lines
check out these links
coweb.cc.gatech.edu/mediaComp-plan/uploads/95/JESGutter.1.java
http://javaalmanac.com/egs/javax.swing.text/style_HiliteWords2.html
Now to popup
setLayout for the JEditorPane to null
You will have one JComboBox /or popup with all the properties and methods
of the class.
now add that JComboBox to JEditorPane
You can get the position of the dot by using
Point point = editorPane.getCaret().getMagicCaretPosition();
popupMenu.show( jEditorPane,
(int)point.getX(),
(int)point.getY());
Here you can show JComboBox too. (Absolute positioning).
Now as you need to use JEditorPane implement DocumentListener on it.
Using caret listener you can get the current word.
You can use getClass() for that. Add all the methods and properties in JComboBox or Popup.
As for other properties such as saving keywords, search, 'files opened' etc.
you can use xml.