Steve - question on example #124
Steve, I've set up and run example #124 from your adf samples site. If I understand how it's supposed to work, then I think there's an issue with that example. When I first run TestPage, the page displays the first record (Id = 1) that was inserted via the sql script. RowType A (radio button) displays as selected, along with the inputtext and label for valueA. At this point, the inputtext is populated with AVALUE. So far so good. Clicking the RowType radio for B, the associated inputtext and label for valueB is displayed. This time, the inputtext has a null value, which is accurate according to the sql script i ran that accompanied this example. Now, click on radio button for RowType A again. This time, it's associated label and inputtext display, but the value is now null. I'm assuming that it should be back to AVALUE? Can you let me know what's going on here? I'm trying to use this example as a guide on how to implement conditional validation. Thanks, James.
See the following method in the entity object's java class:
public void setRowType(String value) {
setAttributeInternal(ROWTYPE, value);
if (value !=null) {
if (value.equalsIgnoreCase("A")) {
setValueB(null);
else if (value.equalsIgnoreCase("B")) {
setValueA(null);
}I consciously added that code to make it so that if the user set a value on "B", then the value of "A" got cleared and vice versa.
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I posted this example a while back, but it had some cosmetic bugs in it.
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Quick Start
1. Install JMF 2.1.1e (performance pack version)
( see imports list in source code if you really want to run it using the older version 2.1.1c )
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import javax.swing.border.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.media.*;
import javax.media.datasink.*;
import javax.media.format.*;
import javax.media.protocol.*;
import javax.media.util.*;
import javax.media.control.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.*;
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import com.sun.media.protocol.vfw.VFWCapture; // JMF 2.1.1e version
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protected final static int MIN_HEIGHT = 100; // 240;
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addComponentListener ( this );
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visualContainer.setLayout ( new BorderLayout() );
getContentPane().add ( visualContainer, BorderLayout.CENTER );
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// Nasty bug workaround
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// get the JLabel to "allow" a minimum of 10 pixels width
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getContentPane().add ( statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH );
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* @returns true if web cam is detected
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throws Exception
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if ( cams.length > 0 )
if ( cams.length == 1 )
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return ( initialise ( cams[0].capDevInfo ) );
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System.out.println ("Note : " + cams.length + " web cams detected");
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"Select Video format",
"Capture format selection",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE,
null, // Icon icon,
cams, // videoFormats,
cams[0] );
if ( selected != null )
return ( initialise ( ((MyCaptureDeviceInfo)selected).capDevInfo ) );
else
return ( initialise ( null ) );
else
return ( initialise ( null ) );
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* @params _deviceInfo, specific web cam device if not autodetected
* @returns true if web cam is detected
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throws Exception
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if ( webCamDeviceInfo != null )
statusBar.setText ( "Connecting to : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
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setUpToolBar();
getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
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if ( player != null )
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if ( currFormat instanceof VideoFormat )
currentFormat = (VideoFormat)currFormat;
imageSize = currentFormat.getSize();
visualContainer.setPreferredSize ( imageSize );
setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height + statusBar.getHeight() + toolbar.getHeight() );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Cannot get current video format");
invalidate();
pack();
return ( true );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Could not get visual component");
return ( false );
else
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statusBar.setText ( "Cannot create player" );
return ( false );
else
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return ( false );
catch ( CannotRealizeException nre )
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return ( false );
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currentFormat = selectedFormat;
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formatControl.setFormat ( currentFormat );
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visualComponent = player.getVisualComponent();
if ( visualComponent != null )
visualContainer.add ( visualComponent, BorderLayout.CENTER );
invalidate(); // let the layout manager work out the sizes
pack();
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toolbar.setFloatable(false);
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captureButton = new MyToolBarAction ( "Capture", "BtnCapture.jpg" );
toolbar.add ( formatButton );
toolbar.add ( captureButton );
getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
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if ( actionBtn == formatButton )
Object selected = JOptionPane.showInputDialog (this,
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"Capture format selection",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE,
null, // Icon icon,
myFormatList, // videoFormats,
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if ( selected != null )
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else if ( actionBtn == captureButton )
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if ( photo != null )
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CaptureDeviceInfo devInfo = null;
String name;
Vector capDevices = new Vector();
if ( list != null )
for ( int i=0; i<list.size(); i++ )
devInfo = (CaptureDeviceInfo)list.elementAt ( i );
name = devInfo.getName();
if ( name.startsWith ("vfw:") )
System.out.println ("DeviceManager List : " + name );
capDevices.addElement ( new MyCaptureDeviceInfo ( devInfo ) );
else
for ( int i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
try
name = VFWCapture.capGetDriverDescriptionName ( i );
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devInfo = com.sun.media.protocol.vfw.VFWSourceStream.autoDetect ( i );
if ( devInfo != null )
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for ( int i=0; i<capDevices.size(); i++ )
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if ( ( formats != null ) && ( formats.length > 0 ) )
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if ( player != null )
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if ( fgc != null )
return ( fgc.grabFrame() );
else
System.err.println ("Error : FrameGrabbingControl is null");
return ( null );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Player is null");
return ( null );
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if ( buffer != null )
// Convert it to an image
BufferToImage btoi = new BufferToImage ( (VideoFormat)buffer.getFormat() );
if ( btoi != null )
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if ( image != null )
return ( image );
else
System.err.println ("Error : BufferToImage cannot convert buffer");
return ( null );
else
System.err.println ("Error : cannot create BufferToImage instance");
return ( null );
else
System.out.println ("Error : Buffer grabbed is null");
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if ( player != null )
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player.deallocate();
player = null;
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playerClose();
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dim.height = MIN_HEIGHT;
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public void windowDeiconified ( WindowEvent e ) { }
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ex.printStackTrace();Hi,
Here's a working version.
If there are no spaces after the "<" symbol, it thinks it's a HTML tag.
Putting spaces in, stops this.
cheers,
Owen
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.media.*;
import javax.media.datasink.*;
import javax.media.format.*;
import javax.media.protocol.*;
import javax.media.util.*;
import javax.media.control.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.*;
// import com.sun.media.vfw.VFWCapture; // JMF 2.1.1c version
import com.sun.media.protocol.vfw.VFWCapture; // JMF 2.1.1e version
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protected final static int MIN_HEIGHT = 100; // 240;
protected static int shotCounter = 1;
protected JLabel statusBar = null;
protected JPanel visualContainer = null;
protected Component visualComponent = null;
protected JToolBar toolbar = null;
protected MyToolBarAction formatButton = null;
protected MyToolBarAction captureButton = null;
protected Player player = null;
protected CaptureDeviceInfo webCamDeviceInfo = null;
protected MediaLocator ml = null;
protected Dimension imageSize = null;
protected FormatControl formatControl = null;
protected VideoFormat currentFormat = null;
protected Format[] videoFormats = null;
protected MyVideoFormat[] myFormatList = null;
protected MyCaptureDeviceInfo[] myCaptureDevices = null;
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Object selected = JOptionPane.showInputDialog (this,
"Select Video format",
"Capture format selection",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE,
null, // Icon icon,
cams, // videoFormats,
cams[0] );
if ( selected != null )
return ( initialise ( ((MyCaptureDeviceInfo)selected).capDevInfo ) );
else
return ( initialise ( null ) );
else
return ( initialise ( null ) );
* Initialise
* @params _deviceInfo, specific web cam device if not autodetected
* @returns true if web cam is detected
public boolean initialise ( CaptureDeviceInfo _deviceInfo )
throws Exception
statusBar.setText ( "Initialising...");
webCamDeviceInfo = _deviceInfo;
if ( webCamDeviceInfo != null )
statusBar.setText ( "Connecting to : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
try
setUpToolBar();
getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
ml = webCamDeviceInfo.getLocator();
if ( ml != null )
player = Manager.createRealizedPlayer ( ml );
if ( player != null )
player.start();
formatControl = (FormatControl)player.getControl ( "javax.media.control.FormatControl" );
videoFormats = webCamDeviceInfo.getFormats();
myFormatList = new MyVideoFormat[videoFormats.length];
for ( int i=0; i < videoFormats.length; i++ )
myFormatList[i] = new MyVideoFormat ( (VideoFormat)videoFormats[i] );
Format currFormat = formatControl.getFormat();
visualComponent = player.getVisualComponent();
if ( visualComponent != null )
visualContainer.add ( visualComponent, BorderLayout.CENTER );
if ( currFormat instanceof VideoFormat )
currentFormat = (VideoFormat)currFormat;
imageSize = currentFormat.getSize();
visualContainer.setPreferredSize ( imageSize );
setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height + statusBar.getHeight() + toolbar.getHeight() );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Cannot get current video format");
invalidate();
pack();
return ( true );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Could not get visual component");
return ( false );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Cannot create player");
statusBar.setText ( "Cannot create player" );
return ( false );
else
System.err.println ("Error : No MediaLocator for " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
statusBar.setText ( "No Media Locator for : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
return ( false );
catch ( IOException ioEx )
System.err.println ("Error connecting to [" + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() + "] : " + ioEx.getMessage() );
statusBar.setText ( "Connecting to : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
return ( false );
catch ( NoPlayerException npex )
statusBar.setText ("Cannot create player");
return ( false );
catch ( CannotRealizeException nre )
statusBar.setText ( "Cannot realize player");
return ( false );
else
return ( false );
* Dynamically create menu items
* @returns the device info object if found, null otherwise
public void setFormat ( VideoFormat selectedFormat )
if ( formatControl != null )
player.stop();
currentFormat = selectedFormat;
if ( visualComponent != null )
visualContainer.remove ( visualComponent );
imageSize = currentFormat.getSize();
visualContainer.setPreferredSize ( imageSize );
statusBar.setText ( "Format : " + currentFormat );
System.out.println ("Format : " + currentFormat );
formatControl.setFormat ( currentFormat );
player.start();
visualComponent = player.getVisualComponent();
if ( visualComponent != null )
visualContainer.add ( visualComponent, BorderLayout.CENTER );
invalidate(); // let the layout manager work out the sizes
pack();
else
System.out.println ("Visual component not an instance of FormatControl");
statusBar.setText ( "Visual component cannot change format" );
public VideoFormat getFormat ( )
return ( currentFormat );
protected void setUpToolBar ( )
toolbar = new JToolBar();
// Note : due to cosmetic glitches when undocking and docking the toolbar,
// I've set this to false.
toolbar.setFloatable(false);
// Note : If you supply the 16 x 16 bitmaps then you can replace
// the commented line in the MyToolBarAction constructor
formatButton = new MyToolBarAction ( "Resolution", "BtnFormat.jpg" );
captureButton = new MyToolBarAction ( "Capture", "BtnCapture.jpg" );
toolbar.add ( formatButton );
toolbar.add ( captureButton );
getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
protected void toolbarHandler ( MyToolBarAction actionBtn )
if ( actionBtn == formatButton )
Object selected = JOptionPane.showInputDialog (this,
"Select Video format",
"Capture format selection",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE,
null, // Icon icon,
myFormatList, // videoFormats,
currentFormat );
if ( selected != null )
setFormat ( ((MyVideoFormat)selected).format );
else if ( actionBtn == captureButton )
Image photo = grabFrameImage ( );
if ( photo != null )
MySnapshot snapshot = new MySnapshot ( photo, new Dimension ( imageSize ) );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Could not grab frame");
* autoDetects the first web camera in the system
* searches for video for windows ( vfw ) capture devices
* @returns the device info object if found, null otherwise
public MyCaptureDeviceInfo[] autoDetect ( )
Vector list = CaptureDeviceManager.getDeviceList ( null );
CaptureDeviceInfo devInfo = null;
String name;
Vector capDevices = new Vector();
if ( list != null )
for ( int i=0; i < list.size(); i++ )
devInfo = (CaptureDeviceInfo)list.elementAt ( i );
name = devInfo.getName();
if ( name.startsWith ("vfw:") )
System.out.println ("DeviceManager List : " + name );
capDevices.addElement ( new MyCaptureDeviceInfo ( devInfo ) );
else
for ( int i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
try
name = VFWCapture.capGetDriverDescriptionName ( i );
if (name != null && name.length() > 1)
devInfo = com.sun.media.protocol.vfw.VFWSourceStream.autoDetect ( i );
if ( devInfo != null )
System.out.println ("VFW Autodetect List : " + name );
capDevices.addElement ( new MyCaptureDeviceInfo ( devInfo ) );
catch ( Exception ioEx )
System.err.println ("Error connecting to [" + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() + "] : " + ioEx.getMessage() );
// ignore errors detecting device
statusBar.setText ( "AutoDetect failed : " + ioEx.getMessage() );
MyCaptureDeviceInfo[] detected = new MyCaptureDeviceInfo[ capDevices.size() ];
for ( int i=0; i < capDevices.size(); i++ )
detected[i] = (MyCaptureDeviceInfo)capDevices.elementAt ( i );
return ( detected );
* deviceInfo
* @note outputs text information
public void deviceInfo ( )
if ( webCamDeviceInfo != null )
Format[] formats = webCamDeviceInfo.getFormats();
if ( ( formats != null ) && ( formats.length > 0 ) )
for ( int i=0; i < formats.length; i++ )
Format aFormat = formats;
if ( aFormat instanceof VideoFormat )
Dimension dim = ((VideoFormat)aFormat).getSize();
// System.out.println ("Video Format " + i + " : " + formats[i].getEncoding() + ", " + dim.width + " x " + dim.height );
else
System.out.println ("Error : No web cam detected");
* grabs a frame's buffer from the web cam / device
* @returns A frames buffer
public Buffer grabFrameBuffer ( )
if ( player != null )
FrameGrabbingControl fgc = (FrameGrabbingControl)player.getControl ( "javax.media.control.FrameGrabbingControl" );
if ( fgc != null )
return ( fgc.grabFrame() );
else
System.err.println ("Error : FrameGrabbingControl is null");
return ( null );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Player is null");
return ( null );
* grabs a frame's buffer, as an image, from the web cam / device
* @returns A frames buffer as an image
public Image grabFrameImage ( )
Buffer buffer = grabFrameBuffer();
if ( buffer != null )
// Convert it to an image
BufferToImage btoi = new BufferToImage ( (VideoFormat)buffer.getFormat() );
if ( btoi != null )
Image image = btoi.createImage ( buffer );
if ( image != null )
return ( image );
else
System.err.println ("Error : BufferToImage cannot convert buffer");
return ( null );
else
System.err.println ("Error : cannot create BufferToImage instance");
return ( null );
else
System.out.println ("Error : Buffer grabbed is null");
return ( null );
* Closes and cleans up the player
public void playerClose ( )
if ( player != null )
player.close();
player.deallocate();
player = null;
public void windowClosing ( WindowEvent e )
playerClose();
System.exit ( 1 );
public void componentResized ( ComponentEvent e )
Dimension dim = getSize();
boolean mustResize = false;
if ( dim.width < MIN_WIDTH )
dim.width = MIN_WIDTH;
mustResize = true;
if ( dim.height < MIN_HEIGHT )
dim.height = MIN_HEIGHT;
mustResize = true;
if ( mustResize )
setSize ( dim );
public void windowActivated ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowClosed ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowDeactivated ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowDeiconified ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowIconified ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowOpened ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void componentHidden(ComponentEvent e) { }
public void componentMoved(ComponentEvent e) { }
public void componentShown(ComponentEvent e) { }
protected void finalize ( ) throws Throwable
playerClose();
super.finalize();
class MyToolBarAction extends AbstractAction
public MyToolBarAction ( String name, String imagefile )
// Note : Use version this if you supply your own toolbar icons
// super ( name, new ImageIcon ( imagefile ) );
super ( name );
public void actionPerformed ( ActionEvent event )
toolbarHandler ( this );
class MyVideoFormat
public VideoFormat format;
public MyVideoFormat ( VideoFormat format )
this.format = format;
public String toString ( )
Dimension dim = format.getSize();
return ( format.getEncoding() + " [ " + dim.width + " x " + dim.height + " ]" );
class MyCaptureDeviceInfo
public CaptureDeviceInfo capDevInfo;
public MyCaptureDeviceInfo ( CaptureDeviceInfo devInfo )
capDevInfo = devInfo;
public String toString ( )
return ( capDevInfo.getName() );
class MySnapshot extends JFrame implements ImageObserver
protected Image photo = null;
protected int shotNumber;
public MySnapshot ( Image grabbedFrame, Dimension imageSize )
super ( );
shotNumber = shotCounter++;
setTitle ( "Photo" + shotNumber );
photo = grabbedFrame;
setDefaultCloseOperation ( WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE );
int imageHeight = photo.getWidth ( this );
int imageWidth = photo.getHeight ( this );
setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height );
final FileDialog saveDialog = new FileDialog ( this, "Save JPEG", FileDialog.SAVE );
final JFrame thisCopy = this;
saveDialog.setFile ( "Photo" + shotNumber );
addWindowListener ( new WindowAdapter()
public void windowClosing ( WindowEvent e )
saveDialog.show();
String filename = saveDialog.getFile();
if ( filename != null )
if ( saveJPEG ( filename ) )
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog ( thisCopy, "Saved " + filename );
setVisible ( false );
dispose();
else
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog ( thisCopy, "Error saving " + filename );
else
setVisible ( false );
dispose();
setVisible ( true );
public void paint ( Graphics g )
super.paint ( g );
g.drawImage ( photo, 0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight(), Color.black, this );
* Saves an image as a JPEG
* @params the image to save
* @params the filename to save the image as
public boolean saveJPEG ( String filename )
boolean saved = false;
BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage ( photo.getWidth(null),
photo.getHeight(null),
BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB );
Graphics2D g2 = bi.createGraphics();
g2.drawImage ( photo, null, null );
FileOutputStream out = null;
try
out = new FileOutputStream ( filename );
JPEGImageEncoder encoder = JPEGCodec.createJPEGEncoder ( out );
JPEGEncodeParam param = encoder.getDefaultJPEGEncodeParam ( bi );
param.setQuality ( 1.0f, false ); // 100% high quality setting, no compression
encoder.setJPEGEncodeParam ( param );
encoder.encode ( bi );
out.close();
saved = true;
catch ( Exception ex )
System.out.println ("Error saving JPEG : " + ex.getMessage() );
return ( saved );
} // of MySnapshot
public static void main (String[] args )
try
JWebCam myWebCam = new JWebCam ( "Web Cam Capture" );
myWebCam.setVisible ( true );
if ( !myWebCam.initialise() )
System.out.println ("Web Cam not detected / initialised");
catch ( Exception ex )
ex.printStackTrace(); -
Question on example from "Java concurrency in practice"
"Java concurrency in practice" 14.9 listing ( [Orig here|http://www.javaconcurrencyinpractice.com/listings/ThreadGate.java] ):
+...The condition predicate used by await is more complicated than simply testing isOpen. This is needed because if N threads are waiting at the gate at the time it is opened, they should all be allowed to proceed. But, if the gate is opened and closed in rapid succession, all threads might not be released if await examines only isOpen: by the time all the threads receive the notification, reacquire the lock, and emerge from wait, the gate may have closed again. So ThreadGate uses a somewhat more complicated condition predicate: every time the gate is closed, a "generation" counter is incremented, and a thread may pass await if the gate is open now or if the gate has opened since this thread arrived at the gate...+
public class ThreadGate {
private boolean isOpen;
private int generation;
public synchronized void close() {
isOpen = false;
public synchronized void open() {
++generation;
isOpen = true;
notifyAll();
public synchronized void await() throws InterruptedException {
int arrivalGeneration = generation;
while (!isOpen && arrivalGeneration == generation) {
wait();
Question:
Guys, could anyone explain me
1) the work of code in term of "thread T1 waits, thread T2 closes..." the part arrivalGeneration == generation is unclear?
2) Why both english and french editions say "every time the gate is closed, a generation counter is incremented"? How this is possible?
3) Give an example how "the gate may have closed again" ? How this is possible?
I posted this in other forums, but never had any explanations. Thanks.
Edited by: maxim_2004 on Jul 14, 2010 9:19 AMGeneration is a counter of how many times the gate has opened. We use it to determine if the gate has opened since a waiting thread arrived. The criteria for a waiting thread to proceed is not, "Is the gate open now?" but rather "Has the gate opened at least once since this thread started waiting?"
Say you have N waiting threads and one controller thread. When the controller thread calls open(), we want all N waiting threads to be able to proceed. But the controller thread may call close() at any time, and depending on when he calls close(), how many waiting threads there are (that is, how large N is) and how the scheduler on that JVM/OS is operating, the controller thread may call close() before all of the waiting threads have completed the await() method.
So a waiting thread may be stuck in the while loop call wait(), and by the time he has been notified, gets CPU cycles, acquires the lock, and goes back to test isOpen, the gate may have opened and closed. But we want him to be able to go, just because the gate did open. We don't care if he didn't get through before it closed again--he's supposed to be able to go anyway.
Therefore, we don't just wait if the gate is closed. We wait if the number of times it has opened is the same as when we arrived. In other words we wait only, if it hasn't opened since this waiting thread arrived.
Gate opens 1st time. (generation = 1)
Gate closes.
Gate opens 2nd time. (gen = 2)
T2 arrives. (arrivalGen = 2)
T2 calls wait()
Gate opens 3rd time. (gen = 3)
Gate closes.
T2 gets CPU time and lock. Executes while test. Gate is closed. BUT gen=3 and arrivalGen=2, so even though the gate is closed now, it has opened since T2 arrived, so T2 is allowed to proceed (arrivalGen != gen)
Edited by: jverd on Jul 14, 2010 10:05 AM
Edited by: jverd on Jul 14, 2010 10:08 AM -
No Question, just example web cam capture code
Hi,
Since loads of people ask for an example of capturing pics from a web cam, here's one that captures pics, lets you take snapshots, which it displays in another frame. When you shut down the frame it asks if you want to save it to a JPEG.
I'm mainly posting this to spite Eka_Kupkova, who only visits this forum to shamelessly advertise a commercial Twain based package in every single posting on this forum which mentions web cams.
Notes : ( Could be more, read the install docs for JMF )
1. you must download the "performance" version of jmf to capture video.
2. I "think" you need to setup the JMF_HOME environment variable
3. Run the jmfinit program to detect your camera and register it.
I had to run it a couple of times before it worked.
4. I had 2 icons for my toolbar, BtnFormat.jpg and BtnCapture.jpg.
They were just 16 x 16 pixel bitmaps, you can make them up yourself.
5. I assume you've got the webcam working and the driver installed already.
Ps. if you find this useful, then reply back with where you are in the world. I'm in Dublin, Ireland.
cheers,
Owen
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.media.*;
import javax.media.format.*;
import javax.media.util.*;
import javax.media.control.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.*;
// Ps. I think JMF 2.1.1c used a different package for this class..
import com.sun.media.vfw.VFWCapture;
public class JWebCam extends JFrame
implements WindowListener,
ComponentListener
protected final static int MIN_WIDTH = 320;
protected final static int MIN_HEIGHT = 240;
protected static int shotCounter = 1;
protected JLabel statusBar = null;
protected Component visualComponent = null;
protected JToolBar toolbar = null;
protected MyToolBarAction formatButton = null;
protected MyToolBarAction captureButton = null;
protected Player player = null;
protected CaptureDeviceInfo webCamDeviceInfo = null;
protected MediaLocator ml = null;
protected Dimension imageSize = null;
protected FormatControl formatControl = null;
protected VideoFormat currentFormat = null;
protected Format[] videoFormats = null;
protected MyVideoFormat[] myFormatList = null;
* Constructor
public JWebCam ( String frameTitle )
super ( frameTitle );
try
UIManager.setLookAndFeel("javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel");
catch ( Exception cnfe )
System.out.println ("Note : Cannot load look and feel settings");
addWindowListener ( this );
addComponentListener ( this );
getContentPane().setLayout ( new BorderLayout() );
statusBar = new JLabel ("Initialising...");
statusBar.setBorder ( new EtchedBorder() );
getContentPane().add ( statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH );
setSize ( 320, 260 ); // default size...
setVisible ( true );
* Initialise
* @returns true if web cam is detected
public boolean initialise ( )
throws Exception
return ( initialise ( autoDetect() ) );
* Initialise
* @params _deviceInfo, specific web cam device if not autodetected
* @returns true if web cam is detected
public boolean initialise ( CaptureDeviceInfo _deviceInfo )
throws Exception
webCamDeviceInfo = _deviceInfo;
if ( webCamDeviceInfo != null )
statusBar.setText ( "Connecting to : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
try
// setUpMenu ( );
setUpToolBar();
getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
ml = webCamDeviceInfo.getLocator();
if ( ml != null )
player = Manager.createRealizedPlayer ( ml );
if ( player != null )
formatControl = (FormatControl)player.getControl ( "javax.media.control.FormatControl" );
videoFormats = webCamDeviceInfo.getFormats();
setFormat ( (VideoFormat)videoFormats[0] );
// player.start();
visualComponent = player.getVisualComponent();
getContentPane().add ( visualComponent, BorderLayout.CENTER );
invalidate();
pack();
setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height + statusBar.getHeight() + toolbar.getHeight() );
myFormatList = new MyVideoFormat[videoFormats.length];
for ( int i=0; i<videoFormats.length; i++ )
myFormatList[i] = new MyVideoFormat ( (VideoFormat)videoFormats[i] );
else
statusBar.setText ( "No Media Locator for : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
return ( true );
catch ( IOException ioEx )
statusBar.setText ( "Connecting to : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
return ( false );
catch ( NoPlayerException npex )
statusBar.setText ("Cannot create player");
return ( false );
catch ( CannotRealizeException nre )
statusBar.setText ( "Cannot realize player");
return ( false );
else
return ( false );
* Dynamically create menu items
* @returns the device info object if found, null otherwise
public void setFormat ( VideoFormat selectedFormat )
if ( formatControl != null )
player.stop();
statusBar.setText ( "Format : " + selectedFormat );
imageSize = selectedFormat.getSize();
formatControl.setFormat ( selectedFormat );
currentFormat = selectedFormat;
setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height + statusBar.getHeight() + toolbar.getHeight() );
player.start();
else
System.out.println ("Visual component not an instance of FormatControl");
statusBar.setText ( "Visual component cannot change format" );
protected void setUpToolBar ( )
toolbar = new JToolBar();
formatButton = new MyToolBarAction ( "Format", "BtnFormat.jpg" );
captureButton = new MyToolBarAction ( "Capture", "BtnCapture.jpg" );
if ( formatButton != null )
toolbar.add ( formatButton );
toolbar.add ( captureButton );
getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
protected void toolbarHandler ( MyToolBarAction actionBtn )
if ( actionBtn == formatButton )
// JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog ( this, "Format Dialog" );
Object selected = JOptionPane.showInputDialog (this,
"Select Video format",
"Capture format selection",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE,
null, // Icon icon,
myFormatList, // videoFormats,
currentFormat );
if ( selected != null )
setFormat ( ((MyVideoFormat)selected).format );
else if ( actionBtn == captureButton )
Image photo = grabFrameImage ( );
MySnapshot snapshot = new MySnapshot ( photo, new Dimension ( imageSize ) );
* autoDetects the first web camera in the system
* @returns the device info object if found, null otherwise
public CaptureDeviceInfo autoDetect ( )
Vector list = CaptureDeviceManager.getDeviceList ( null );
CaptureDeviceInfo devInfo = null;
if ( list != null )
String name;
for ( int i=0; i<list.size(); i++ )
devInfo = (CaptureDeviceInfo)list.elementAt ( i );
name = devInfo.getName();
if ( name.startsWith ("vfw:") )
break;
if ( devInfo != null && devInfo.getName().startsWith("vfw:") )
return ( devInfo );
else
for ( int i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
try
name = VFWCapture.capGetDriverDescriptionName ( i );
if (name != null && name.length() > 1)
devInfo = com.sun.media.protocol.vfw.VFWSourceStream.autoDetect ( i );
if ( devInfo != null )
return ( devInfo );
catch ( Exception ioEx )
// ignore errors detecting device
statusBar.setText ( "AutoDetect failed : " + ioEx.getMessage() );
return ( null );
else
return ( null );
* deviceInfo
* @note outputs text information
public void deviceInfo ( )
if ( webCamDeviceInfo != null )
Format[] formats = webCamDeviceInfo.getFormats();
if ( ( formats != null ) && ( formats.length > 0 ) )
for ( int i=0; i<formats.length; i++ )
Format aFormat = formats;
if ( aFormat instanceof VideoFormat )
Dimension dim = ((VideoFormat)aFormat).getSize();
System.out.println ("Video Format " + i + " : " + formats[i].getEncoding() + ", " + dim.width + " x " + dim.height );
else
System.out.println ("Format " + i + " : " + formats[i].getEncoding() );
else
System.out.println ("Error : No web cam detected");
* grabs a frame's buffer from the web cam / device
* @returns A frames buffer
public Buffer grabFrameBuffer ( )
if ( player != null )
FrameGrabbingControl fgc = (FrameGrabbingControl)player.getControl ( "javax.media.control.FrameGrabbingControl" );
Buffer buf = fgc.grabFrame();
return ( buf );
else
return ( null );
* grabs a frame's buffer, as an image, from the web cam / device
* @returns A frames buffer as an image
public Image grabFrameImage ( )
Buffer buffer = grabFrameBuffer();
if ( buffer != null )
// Convert it to an image
BufferToImage btoi = new BufferToImage ( (VideoFormat)buffer.getFormat() );
Image image = btoi.createImage ( buffer );
return ( image );
else
System.out.println ("Error : Buffer grabbed is null");
return ( null );
* Closes and cleans up the player
public void playerClose ( )
if ( player != null )
player.close();
player.deallocate();
player = null;
public void windowClosing ( WindowEvent e )
playerClose();
System.exit ( 1 );
public void componentResized(ComponentEvent e)
Dimension dim = getSize();
boolean mustResize = false;
if ( dim.width < MIN_WIDTH )
dim.width = MIN_WIDTH;
mustResize = true;
if ( dim.height < MIN_HEIGHT )
dim.height = MIN_HEIGHT;
mustResize = true;
if ( mustResize )
setSize ( dim );
public void windowActivated ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowClosed ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowDeactivated ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowDeiconified ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowIconified ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowOpened ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void componentHidden(ComponentEvent e) { }
public void componentMoved(ComponentEvent e) { }
public void componentShown(ComponentEvent e) { }
protected void finalize ( ) throws Throwable
playerClose();
super.finalize();
class MyToolBarAction extends AbstractAction
public MyToolBarAction ( String name, String imagefile )
super ( name, new ImageIcon ( imagefile ) );
public void actionPerformed ( ActionEvent event )
toolbarHandler ( this );
class MyVideoFormat
public VideoFormat format;
public MyVideoFormat ( VideoFormat _format )
format = _format;
public String toString ( )
Dimension dim = format.getSize();
return ( format.getEncoding() + " [ " + dim.width + " x " + dim.height + " ]" );
class MySnapshot extends JFrame
protected Image photo = null;
protected int shotNumber;
public MySnapshot ( Image grabbedFrame, Dimension imageSize )
super ( );
shotNumber = shotCounter++;
setTitle ( "Photo" + shotNumber );
photo = grabbedFrame;
setDefaultCloseOperation ( WindowConstants.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE );
int imageHeight = photo.getWidth ( this );
int imageWidth = photo.getHeight ( this );
setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height );
final FileDialog saveDialog = new FileDialog ( this, "Save JPEG", FileDialog.SAVE );
final JFrame thisCopy = this;
saveDialog.setFile ( "Photo" + shotNumber );
addWindowListener ( new WindowAdapter()
public void windowClosing ( WindowEvent e )
saveDialog.show();
String filename = saveDialog.getFile();
if ( filename != null )
if ( saveJPEG ( filename ) )
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog ( thisCopy, "Saved " + filename );
setVisible ( false );
dispose();
else
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog ( thisCopy, "Error saving " + filename );
else
setVisible ( false );
dispose();
setVisible ( true );
public void paint ( Graphics g )
g.drawImage ( photo, 0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight(), this );
* Saves an image as a JPEG
* @params the image to save
* @params the filename to save the image as
public boolean saveJPEG ( String filename )
boolean saved = false;
BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage ( photo.getWidth(null),
photo.getHeight(null),
BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB );
Graphics2D g2 = bi.createGraphics();
g2.drawImage ( photo, null, null );
FileOutputStream out = null;
try
out = new FileOutputStream ( filename );
JPEGImageEncoder encoder = JPEGCodec.createJPEGEncoder ( out );
JPEGEncodeParam param = encoder.getDefaultJPEGEncodeParam ( bi );
param.setQuality ( 1.0f, false );
encoder.setJPEGEncodeParam ( param );
encoder.encode ( bi );
out.close();
saved = true;
catch ( Exception ex )
System.out.println ("Error saving JPEG : " + ex.getMessage() );
return ( saved );
} // of MySnapshot
public static void main (String[] args )
try
JWebCam myWebCam = new JWebCam ( "TimeSlice Web Cam Capture" );
if ( myWebCam.initialise() )
// myWebCam.deviceInfo(); // outputs device info
else
System.out.println ("Web Cam not detected / initialised");
catch ( Exception ex )
ex.printStackTrace();Doohhh... I posted an old version which didn't work.
I tried and tested this last night, and it runs grand using Ver 2.1.1e.
Tested under Windows 98, using an old Creative GO Camera.
Haven't tried it under Linux, but suspect you'd have to at least change an references to "vfw" to "v4l".
You'll need jmf.jar in your classpath to run it too.
cheers,
Owen
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.media.*;
import javax.media.datasink.*;
import javax.media.format.*;
import javax.media.protocol.*;
import javax.media.util.*;
import javax.media.control.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.*;
// import com.sun.media.vfw.VFWCapture; // JMF 2.1.1c version
import com.sun.media.protocol.vfw.VFWCapture; // JMF 2.1.1e version
public class JWebCam extends JFrame
implements WindowListener, ComponentListener
protected final static int MIN_WIDTH = 320;
protected final static int MIN_HEIGHT = 240;
protected static int shotCounter = 1;
protected JLabel statusBar = null;
protected JPanel visualContainer = null;
protected Component visualComponent = null;
protected JToolBar toolbar = null;
protected MyToolBarAction formatButton = null;
protected MyToolBarAction captureButton = null;
protected Player player = null;
protected CaptureDeviceInfo webCamDeviceInfo = null;
protected MediaLocator ml = null;
protected Dimension imageSize = null;
protected FormatControl formatControl = null;
protected VideoFormat currentFormat = null;
protected Format[] videoFormats = null;
protected MyVideoFormat[] myFormatList = null;
protected boolean initialised = false;
* Constructor
public JWebCam ( String frameTitle )
super ( frameTitle );
try
UIManager.setLookAndFeel("javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel");
catch ( Exception cnfe )
System.out.println ("Note : Cannot load look and feel settings");
setSize ( 320, 260 ); // default size...
addWindowListener ( this );
addComponentListener ( this );
getContentPane().setLayout ( new BorderLayout() );
visualContainer = new JPanel();
visualContainer.setLayout ( new BorderLayout() );
getContentPane().add ( visualContainer, BorderLayout.CENTER );
statusBar = new JLabel ("");
statusBar.setBorder ( new EtchedBorder() );
getContentPane().add ( statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH );
* Initialise
* @returns true if web cam is detected
public boolean initialise ( )
throws Exception
return ( initialise ( autoDetect() ) );
* Initialise
* @params _deviceInfo, specific web cam device if not autodetected
* @returns true if web cam is detected
public boolean initialise ( CaptureDeviceInfo _deviceInfo )
throws Exception
statusBar.setText ( "Initialising...");
webCamDeviceInfo = _deviceInfo;
if ( webCamDeviceInfo != null )
statusBar.setText ( "Connecting to : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
try
setUpToolBar();
getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
ml = webCamDeviceInfo.getLocator();
if ( ml != null )
player = Manager.createRealizedPlayer ( ml );
if ( player != null )
player.start();
formatControl = (FormatControl)player.getControl ( "javax.media.control.FormatControl" );
videoFormats = webCamDeviceInfo.getFormats();
visualComponent = player.getVisualComponent();
if ( visualComponent != null )
visualContainer.add ( visualComponent, BorderLayout.CENTER );
myFormatList = new MyVideoFormat[videoFormats.length];
for ( int i=0; i<videoFormats.length; i++ )
myFormatList[i] = new MyVideoFormat ( (VideoFormat)videoFormats[i] );
Format currFormat = formatControl.getFormat();
if ( currFormat instanceof VideoFormat )
currentFormat = (VideoFormat)currFormat;
imageSize = currentFormat.getSize();
visualContainer.setPreferredSize ( imageSize );
setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height + statusBar.getHeight() + toolbar.getHeight() );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Cannot get current video format");
invalidate();
pack();
return ( true );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Could not get visual component");
return ( false );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Cannot create player");
statusBar.setText ( "Cannot create player" );
return ( false );
else
System.err.println ("Error : No MediaLocator for " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
statusBar.setText ( "No Media Locator for : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
return ( false );
catch ( IOException ioEx )
statusBar.setText ( "Connecting to : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
return ( false );
catch ( NoPlayerException npex )
statusBar.setText ("Cannot create player");
return ( false );
catch ( CannotRealizeException nre )
statusBar.setText ( "Cannot realize player");
return ( false );
else
return ( false );
* Dynamically create menu items
* @returns the device info object if found, null otherwise
public void setFormat ( VideoFormat selectedFormat )
if ( formatControl != null )
player.stop();
imageSize = selectedFormat.getSize();
formatControl.setFormat ( selectedFormat );
player.start();
statusBar.setText ( "Format : " + selectedFormat );
currentFormat = selectedFormat;
visualContainer.setPreferredSize ( currentFormat.getSize() );
setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height + statusBar.getHeight() + toolbar.getHeight() );
else
System.out.println ("Visual component not an instance of FormatControl");
statusBar.setText ( "Visual component cannot change format" );
public VideoFormat getFormat ( )
return ( currentFormat );
protected void setUpToolBar ( )
toolbar = new JToolBar();
// Note : If you supply the 16 x 16 bitmaps then you can replace
// the commented line in the MyToolBarAction constructor
formatButton = new MyToolBarAction ( "Resolution", "BtnFormat.jpg" );
captureButton = new MyToolBarAction ( "Capture", "BtnCapture.jpg" );
toolbar.add ( formatButton );
toolbar.add ( captureButton );
getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
protected void toolbarHandler ( MyToolBarAction actionBtn )
if ( actionBtn == formatButton )
Object selected = JOptionPane.showInputDialog (this,
"Select Video format",
"Capture format selection",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE,
null, // Icon icon,
myFormatList, // videoFormats,
currentFormat );
if ( selected != null )
setFormat ( ((MyVideoFormat)selected).format );
else if ( actionBtn == captureButton )
Image photo = grabFrameImage ( );
if ( photo != null )
MySnapshot snapshot = new MySnapshot ( photo, new Dimension ( imageSize ) );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Could not grab frame");
* autoDetects the first web camera in the system
* searches for video for windows ( vfw ) capture devices
* @returns the device info object if found, null otherwise
public CaptureDeviceInfo autoDetect ( )
Vector list = CaptureDeviceManager.getDeviceList ( null );
CaptureDeviceInfo devInfo = null;
if ( list != null )
String name;
for ( int i=0; i<list.size(); i++ )
devInfo = (CaptureDeviceInfo)list.elementAt ( i );
name = devInfo.getName();
if ( name.startsWith ("vfw:") )
break;
if ( devInfo != null && devInfo.getName().startsWith("vfw:") )
return ( devInfo );
else
for ( int i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
try
name = VFWCapture.capGetDriverDescriptionName ( i );
if (name != null && name.length() > 1)
devInfo = com.sun.media.protocol.vfw.VFWSourceStream.autoDetect ( i );
if ( devInfo != null )
return ( devInfo );
catch ( Exception ioEx )
// ignore errors detecting device
statusBar.setText ( "AutoDetect failed : " + ioEx.getMessage() );
return ( null );
else
return ( null );
* deviceInfo
* @note outputs text information
public void deviceInfo ( )
if ( webCamDeviceInfo != null )
Format[] formats = webCamDeviceInfo.getFormats();
if ( ( formats != null ) && ( formats.length > 0 ) )
for ( int i=0; i<formats.length; i++ )
Format aFormat = formats;
if ( aFormat instanceof VideoFormat )
Dimension dim = ((VideoFormat)aFormat).getSize();
// System.out.println ("Video Format " + i + " : " + formats[i].getEncoding() + ", " + dim.width + " x " + dim.height );
else
System.out.println ("Error : No web cam detected");
* grabs a frame's buffer from the web cam / device
* @returns A frames buffer
public Buffer grabFrameBuffer ( )
if ( player != null )
FrameGrabbingControl fgc = (FrameGrabbingControl)player.getControl ( "javax.media.control.FrameGrabbingControl" );
if ( fgc != null )
return ( fgc.grabFrame(); );
else
System.err.println ("Error : FrameGrabbingControl is null");
return ( null );
else
System.err.println ("Error : Player is null");
return ( null );
* grabs a frame's buffer, as an image, from the web cam / device
* @returns A frames buffer as an image
public Image grabFrameImage ( )
Buffer buffer = grabFrameBuffer();
if ( buffer != null )
// Convert it to an image
BufferToImage btoi = new BufferToImage ( (VideoFormat)buffer.getFormat() );
if ( btoi != null )
Image image = btoi.createImage ( buffer );
if ( image != null )
return ( image );
else
System.err.println ("Error : BufferToImage cannot convert buffer");
return ( null );
else
System.err.println ("Error : cannot create BufferToImage instance");
return ( null );
else
System.out.println ("Error : Buffer grabbed is null");
return ( null );
* Closes and cleans up the player
public void playerClose ( )
if ( player != null )
player.close();
player.deallocate();
player = null;
public void windowClosing ( WindowEvent e )
playerClose();
System.exit ( 1 );
public void componentResized ( ComponentEvent e )
Dimension dim = getSize();
boolean mustResize = false;
if ( dim.width < MIN_WIDTH )
dim.width = MIN_WIDTH;
mustResize = true;
if ( dim.height < MIN_HEIGHT )
dim.height = MIN_HEIGHT;
mustResize = true;
if ( mustResize )
setSize ( dim );
public void windowActivated ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowClosed ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowDeactivated ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowDeiconified ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowIconified ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void windowOpened ( WindowEvent e ) { }
public void componentHidden(ComponentEvent e) { }
public void componentMoved(ComponentEvent e) { }
public void componentShown(ComponentEvent e) { }
protected void finalize ( ) throws Throwable
playerClose();
super.finalize();
class MyToolBarAction extends AbstractAction
public MyToolBarAction ( String name, String imagefile )
// Note : Use version this if you supply your own toolbar icons
// super ( name, new ImageIcon ( imagefile ) );
super ( name );
public void actionPerformed ( ActionEvent event )
toolbarHandler ( this );
class MyVideoFormat
public VideoFormat format;
public MyVideoFormat ( VideoFormat _format )
format = _format;
public String toString ( )
Dimension dim = format.getSize();
return ( format.getEncoding() + " [ " + dim.width + " x " + dim.height + " ]" );
class MySnapshot extends JFrame
protected Image photo = null;
protected int shotNumber;
public MySnapshot ( Image grabbedFrame, Dimension imageSize )
super ( );
shotNumber = shotCounter++;
setTitle ( "Photo" + shotNumber );
photo = grabbedFrame;
setDefaultCloseOperation ( WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE );
int imageHeight = photo.getWidth ( this );
int imageWidth = photo.getHeight ( this );
setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height );
final FileDialog saveDialog = new FileDialog ( this, "Save JPEG", FileDialog.SAVE );
final JFrame thisCopy = this;
saveDialog.setFile ( "Photo" + shotNumber );
addWindowListener ( new WindowAdapter()
public void windowClosing ( WindowEvent e )
saveDialog.show();
String filename = saveDialog.getFile();
if ( filename != null )
if ( saveJPEG ( filename ) )
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog ( thisCopy, "Saved " + filename );
setVisible ( false );
dispose();
else
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog ( thisCopy, "Error saving " + filename );
else
setVisible ( false );
dispose();
setVisible ( true );
public void paint ( Graphics g )
g.drawImage ( photo, 0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight(), this );
* Saves an image as a JPEG
* @params the image to save
* @params the filename to save the image as
public boolean saveJPEG ( String filename )
boolean saved = false;
BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage ( photo.getWidth(null),
photo.getHeight(null),
BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB );
Graphics2D g2 = bi.createGraphics();
g2.drawImage ( photo, null, null );
FileOutputStream out = null;
try
out = new FileOutputStream ( filename );
JPEGImageEncoder encoder = JPEGCodec.createJPEGEncoder ( out );
JPEGEncodeParam param = encoder.getDefaultJPEGEncodeParam ( bi );
param.setQuality ( 1.0f, false ); // 100% high quality setting, no compression
encoder.setJPEGEncodeParam ( param );
encoder.encode ( bi );
out.close();
saved = true;
catch ( Exception ex )
System.out.println ("Error saving JPEG : " + ex.getMessage() );
return ( saved );
} // of MySnapshot
public static void main (String[] args )
try
JWebCam myWebCam = new JWebCam ( "TimeSlice Web Cam Capture" );
myWebCam.setVisible ( true );
if ( !myWebCam.initialise() )
System.out.println ("Web Cam not detected / initialised");
catch ( Exception ex )
ex.printStackTrace(); -
Compile questions about example " DrawTest.java"
i install the j2sdk1.4.0 with windows98 operations system.
i want to recomplie the examples in c:\j2sdk1.4.0\demo\applets\DrawTest
javac DrawTest.java
12 errors occur as following:
DrawTest.java:185: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable orange
location: class Color
b.setForeground(Color.orange);
^
DrawTest.java:188: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable black
location: class Color
b.setForeground(Color.black);
^
DrawTest.java:194: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable lightGray
location: class Color
shapes.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
^
DrawTest.java:200: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable lightGray
location: class Color
g.setColor(Color.lightGray);
^
12 errors
how to solve this problem?
thanks a lotNormally problems regarding cannot resolve symbol I've found are because the file you're working on uses another class file in the code, and the compiler from the prompt doesn't know where it's looking for the dependant classes. When compiling try using "javac -classpath "c:\whereyourclassesare" "c:\whereyourjavafileis.java""
That should work, hopefully :) -
Java logging questions - an example would really help
We have taken over a project (i.e. we inherited someone else's code). I am relatively new to java. We would like to add debug messages or log messages to trace the application. Is there an easy way to insert debug messages and view the applicable log files?
1.) I added the following code to add a debug message "log.error("Inside doResetPassword (" + userIdentification + ", " + newPassword + ")");"
2.) Where is this log file located (what is the name of the log file)? Do I have to enable logging in Oracle? What are the steps to enable the logging? Is there a console that displays the log messages?
Any help would be greatly appreciated ...
Thanks,
Mike
public class AuthenticationListener implements Listener {
private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(AuthenticationListener.class);
PersonnelService personnelService;
EmailService emailService;
* Setter for Spring injection of {@link EmailService}.
* @param emailService
public void setEmailService(EmailService emailService) {
this.emailService = emailService;
* Setter for Spring injection of {@link PersonnelService}.
* @param personnelService
public void setPersonnelService(PersonnelService personnelService) {
this.personnelService = personnelService;
public void doResetPassword(String userIdentification, String newPassword) {
Personnel personnel = personnelService.loadPersonnelById(Integer.parseInt(userIdentification));
log.error("Inside doResetPassword (" + userIdentification + ", " + newPassword + ")");
try {
emailService.send(new PasswordEmail(personnel, newPassword));
} catch (Exception e) {
log.error("AuthenticationListener.doResetPassword: " + e.getMessage());
}Hi,
You should check out log4j. It's pretty easy to use, and has been the favorite logging tool for pretty much everyone I've worked with for the last few years. It's free, just google it.
You won't have to change your java code, it plugs into the standard Java logging facility automatically.
You just put log4j.jar and log4j.xml into your applib directory. Here is an example of a log4j.xml file that logs both to the console and to the file /logs/my.log. It assumes your code is in 'com.mypackage.' You can have as many logger elements as you want, and have different packages or classes set to different logging levels.
<pre>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/">
<appender name="console" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
<param name="Target" value="System.out" />
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} %-5p %C %m%n" />
</layout>
</appender>
<appender name="file" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
<param name="File" value="/logs/my.log" />
<param name="Append" value="true" />
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern"
value="%d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} %-5p %c %m%n" />
</layout>
</appender>
<logger name="com.mypackage">
<level value="debug" />
</logger>
<root>
<priority value="warn" />
<appender-ref ref="console" />
<appender-ref ref="file" />
</root>
</log4j:configuration>
</pre>
Hope that helps,
Mike from Ottawa -
Cascading windows question with example inside
is there a way to force windows to not cascade past the bottom of the screen, like in CS3? i have to have my images in cascade form since i work on multiples of the same image spread out all over the place, but when i cascade 50 windows, the last dozen or so keep going until only the top few inches are showing and just go off to the right. any way to fix this? its like PS is not detecting the edge of my monitor somehow. any and all help is appreciated.
is there a way to force windows to not cascade past the bottom of the screen, like in CS3? i have to have my images in cascade form since i work on multiples of the same image spread out all over the place, but when i cascade 50 windows, the last dozen or so keep going until only the top few inches are showing and just go off to the right. any way to fix this? its like PS is not detecting the edge of my monitor somehow. any and all help is appreciated.
-
License key question with regards to upgrading from 7/8.1 to 10
Hi, I hope I've posted my question in the right area of the forum:
I understand that Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for Win7/Win8 users.
That's really wonderful but I was wondering what the exact mechanism with regards to our 7/8 license keys. Here's a couple examples to clarify my question:
first, example: I have Windows 7 Pro license and say I upgrade to 10 within the first year. Let's say I need to reinstall Windows after that first year is finished will I still be able to use that same license key I used to upgrade 7 to 10 to install a fresh
copy of Windows 10 or will I need to purchase a new license because the year is elapsed?
Here's another scenario. I upgrade to Windows 10 from 7 and after trying Windows 10 for while, I decide to uninstall 10 and go back to 7... because I'm crazy like that.... Will I be able to use my original Key for Windows 7 or is the upgrade a one way road:
where the 7 key turns into a Windows 10 key and can no longer be used to activate Windows 7?
Thanks for the feedback!Hi Momashi
Here's another scenario. I upgrade to Windows 10 from 7 and after trying Windows 10 for while, I decide to uninstall 10 and go back to 7...
because I'm crazy like that.... Will I be able to use my original Key for Windows 7 or is the upgrade a one way road: where the 7 key turns into a Windows 10 key and can no longer be used to activate Windows 7?
If you Upgrade to Windows 10 and do not like it, for whatever reason.
Before you upgrade to Windows 10.
Create an image of windows 7 to an external HD and a recovery CD, using windows 7 Backup and Restore.
You can re-install windows 7 in the SAME SYSTEM using the recovery CD without using a key.
Hope it helps
Where did you get your outlandish information about a Windows 7 key turning into a Windows 10 key? Nothing in the past has ever happened like this before, so what makes you think it will happen with Windows 10?
My Windows ME did not turn into a Windows XP key!
My Windows XP key did not turn into a Windows Vista key!
My Windows Vista key did not turn into a Windows 7 key!
And so on!
Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. ” -
I want to change the question order in my form, using TAB
Hi,
I'm trying to build a form in Adobe livecycle designer and I want to change the order of questions: I want users to press TAB to switch question, but I have 2 columns and pressing Tab always brings me from left to right, then second line, I want second line until the end of the column and then change to right.....
Example of what is the situation now:
Header 1
Header 2
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Question 7
Question 8
Example of what I want:
Header 1
Header 2
Question 1
Question 5
Question 2
Question 6
Question 3
Question 7
Question 4
Question 8
Thanks for you help!Hi WWRACHELB,
Try using custom order of fields in 'TAB Order' (window--> Tab Order) if that solves your problem.
Regards,
Ratnesh -
Captivate 4 Questions coming up blank.
I'm having some major problems with quiz answers not showing up.
Just the Letters from the choices show on the slides (About 7 Questions slides mixed in the first 43 Slides, there are a total of about 85 slides)
Muliple choice and single choice graded
Questions slides after 43 all work correctly
Check Boxes show
Check boxes are unrelated to the the correct answers because when I mark the correct boxes I get the Incorrect answer texts.
Captivate is running on Windows XP Pro 32 bit SP2.
Captivate with latest update (build 1658)
Published on two different XP Pro 32 bit machines with same result
Publishing as AS3 script.
I've resized the project at least once.
I original had the project in it's infancy as a AS2 file in captivate 3 but quickly changed it to AS3 and captivate 4 with the preferences check boxes.
I tried creating a new blank project and copied all slides into it, but the the slides at front still had problem.
Edited on a third machine Vista 64 bit Captivate 4 Build 1658, added a question before slide 43, moved a question slide that was before slide 43 to end and published. Saved CP file. All questions work now.
Opened saved CP in XP Pro machines again and published. Slides before 43 all broken again. Interesting enough the question slide I moved to end still works.
Both XP Pro machines have had Captivate 3 installed. On one, the Main editing machine Captivate 3 is still installed along with Captivate 4 on the other Captivate 3 was uninstalled and Captivate 4 added .
I can not install SP3 of XP Pro.
Captivate 4 is running as Administrator on the Vista 64 bit machine
At one point I had edited the file on Captivate 4 Vista 64 bit and then brought back to the XP Pro Machine for final edits.
How do I get this working in XP Pro 32 bit? Am I missing something between the two versions? I think I could move all question slide to end and navigate back and forth but this is fragile at best. I wouldn't want to be trusting that this will work three weeks from now.I've ironed out a lot of the bugs in the questions
now. Had to move all the questions to the end of Captivate project and set all questions to only 1 try.
I use advanced actions to jump to and away from the questions slides. Basically if I've been to the questions slides don't jump there, jump to the next slide. This action is run on the slide before the question, for example on slide 12 I must jump to slide 64 if I've not been to the question slide yet, other wise I jump to slide 13,. On the slide after the question set (A blank slide with a continue button, I use the same advanced action which will jump to slide 13 as I've just finished the questions).
The questions being moved to the end of the project was done to get around the initial problem with Questions coming up blank earlier in the project (About 1/3rd the way in, question slides would appear blank but when placed at the end of the project they would show up correctly and again only after I had moved to a Vista 64bit machine, not sure if the 64 bit operating system was a red herring but at the point of the move things that where not running started to run, including advanced actions).
Each of my questions had 2 tries on them with two captions (The first caption to say that the response was wrong, try again and the second one to say incorrect the correct answers are.) After a certain point in the slides (even when moved to the end) two incorrect answers would stop the slide from advancing, to advance had to use the progress bar or multiple clicks on the Play button, clicking "anywhere" just wouldn't advance. I moved back to just a single try and the advancement problem disappeared. Hardly a real solution as I want the student to actually think about a incorrect answer as opposed to get the right answer no matter what they do. I didn't want to enable review as an alternative because I was having so many problems with slide movement as it was never mind adding review to the formula.
I also had to simplify several complex animations that used the timeline. In a nut shell, one Continue or Next Slide button per slide. Working with multiple buttons at different timeline markers was unreliable. I found that occasionally you would have to click a second time on transparent buttons to advance the timeline. When this clicking problem happened I would find that some slides later, a transparent button programmed for next slide or Jump to Slide would instead jump back to the slide in which I had to click twice. As soon as you adjusted the timeline (which was more an act of praying too ones god) so that you only had to press it once, both the the jumping back to the slide in question and the single click would work for a bit (Once it was working don't go there till it breaks again)
Nihaar, I'll resubmit my working project to you so you can see the problems that still reside in the show. I'd love to not have to stand on one leg while juggling three balls and one machete. It would be nice to just have to stand on one leg, the machete and three balls just come unnaturally to me and I'm always afraid that I'll be left standing holding just one ball.
Advanced actions:
The following Advanced Action is for the final lesson final info slide, It jumps to the final question set (L7 Review 1) or to the next slide (Congratulations slide) if the questions have been seen. The script also shows the play bar (First question slide of a set turns the play bar off). Note that Q7Complete is a user Variable. When you declare the variable set it's value to 1 (In some computer languages 0 can be problematic, so I, as a habit use 1).
This Advanced Action is run on a button in the last info slide where you want to jump to the question or not and on a blank "On Slide Enter" that you have added after the last question of the set. The "On Slide Exit" of the blank slide should be set at "No Action". If you forget to set the "No Action" the "On Slide Enter" advanced action will not navigate away from the blank slide properly.
On each question set the first question slide, set the "On Slide Enter" to set the cpCmndShowPlaybar = 0 to hide the play bar during the question slides.
Please note that you should order the questions sets first to last when using this method. Do not mix up the order as I found that making questions mandatory (not a bug but a good feature) causes a problem in the navigation in and out of the question slides. Also ensure the person does not visit the questions a second time as this causes the questions already answered to reset. Each set of questions has it's own User Variable and Advanced Action.
Check if ( Q7Complete not equal to 2 )
begin
Q7Complete := 2
Jump to slide L7 Review 1
end
or Else
begin
Q7Complete :=2
cpCmndShowPlaybar := 1
Jump to slide Congratulations
End -
Reporting model-layer warnings during renderModel (Steve #101 examaple)
Hi!
Everyone (almost ;) knows Steve's #101 example about reporting model-layer warnings to JSF.
It works good, but there is one caveat: it doen't report warnings ussied before prepareModel phase and after invokeApplication phase.
The first isn't a trouble, but the secons can turn in it.
For example, the entity has auto calculated field and in case of calculating want to inform user a value was changed.
In #101 i'му aded warning right in getDname() method:
getDBTransaction().getRootApplicationModule().addWarning(new JboWarning("getDname() warning"));
These warning doesn't appear on the first load to the testPage.jspx, inspite of it was added at model level during renderModel.
On second render the warning apperar but because getDname() called twice (why twice?) during process validation phase.
Does anybody faced the need of adding warnings at the renderModel phase? The cues will be apreciate...
Thanks.
Ilya Rodionov.Hi,
Thanks for your quickly reply.I debuged my code in the two mode,first I run my application in the business component browser ,all warning are displayed as I desired .(both in base entity clase SXEntityImpl and concrete entity class applicationUserImpl)but when I run my jsf page (which include the same view object),only warning added in my concrete entity(appicationUserImpl.java) displayed on the screen.
lixinzhu
2007/09/27 -
I have a SSAS cube dimension with hierarchies - Country, State, City, Street.
I have two measures (Price and Quantity) that need to aggregate independently up to City level only. Product (multiplication) of these two measures at City level should then be aggregated for higher level hierarchies (Country, State).
How do I do this in MDX?
Thanks,
J.Hi,
Here is my question with example:
Dimension Hierarchy - Country, State, City, Street.
Country State City Street Qty
US CA City1 Street1 10
US CA City1 Street2 5
US FL City3 Street3 8
US FL City4 Street4 4
Country State Plan Price
US CA A $100
US CA C $70
US FL B $50
Calculated Measure at Country level = 100*10 + 100*5 + 70*10 + 70*5 + 50*8 + 50*4 = 3150
This is different from SUM(Price)*SUM(Qty) as it would be - 220*17 = 3740.
I want 3150 to be my answer at Country level.
I can JOIN the two table using Country and State fields to get a Cartesian product and that could works. The issue is the fact table becomes too big.
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