JToolBar doesn't display button text ?

Question

I have created a new action like this
          this.putValue(Action.NAME, "Queue");
          this.putValue(Action.SHORT_DESCRIPTION, "Add ID card to print queue");
          this.putValue(Action.SMALL_ICON, this.loadIcon("resources/icons/arrowright_green24.gif"));then i call
Jbutton queueButton = toolBar.add(new QueueAction());and it displays the button with an icon but no text under it,
i was under the assumption that it would use the NAME value that i set in the action as the button text
if i call
queueButton.setText("Queue"); that displays how i want it, but if that is the case what is the point of using an action in the first place
what am i doing wrong ?
thanks in advance
alex

Answer 1

what am i doing wrong ?You can always look at the source code to see exactly what is going on. I found the following code which would seem to be the cause of the problem:
if (icon !=null)
    b.putClientProperty("hideActionText", Boolean.TRUE);
}Although I must admit I'm not sure why setting the text after the fact seems works since it never resets the client property. But you can chase it down through the code if you're interested.
but if that is the case what is the point of using an action in the first placeAn Action can be shared by multiple components. Typically you would have a menu item and a toolbar button for the same Action. You can then just enable/disable the Action and both components will be changed.
You should be able to solve your problem by using:
button = new JButton( new QueueAction() );
toolBar.add( button );