Annotations

[spiral dock]

I tryed to add all components which are marked with the Component Annotation, but the components not getting added

// Adds all components to the JPanel
    private void addComponents() throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException {
        for(Method method : getClass().getDeclaredMethods()){
            if(method.isAnnotationPresent(Component.class))
                add(method.invoke(this));
        }

        for (int x = 0; x < getComponents().length; x++)
            getComponents()[x].setFocusable(false);
    }

    // Single Player button
    @Component
    private JButton singlePlayer() {
        return singlePlayer;
    }

    // Multi Player button
    @Component
    private JButton multiPlayer() {
        return multiPlayer;
    }

[marble shoal]

<@&987246487241105418> please have a look, thanks.

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[spiral dock]

Is there any way to add the return value(swing components) due annotations?

[spiral dock]

Updated code, but still not work: ```Java
private void addComponents() throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException {
for (Method method : getClass().getDeclaredMethods()) {
if (method.isAnnotationPresent(Component.class))
if (method.getAnnotation(Component.class).component() == Components.JBUTTON)
add((JButton) method.invoke(this));
else if (method.getAnnotation(Component.class).component() == Components.JLABEL)
add((JLabel) method.invoke(this));
}

    for (int x = 0; x < getComponents().length; x++)
        getComponents()[x].setFocusable(false);
}

// Single Player button
@Component(component = Components.JBUTTON)
private JButton singlePlayer() {
    return singlePlayer;
}

// Multi Player button
@Component(component = Components.JBUTTON)
private JButton multiPlayer() {
    return multiPlayer;
}```

[marble shoal]

Closed the thread.

[spiral dock]

T

[torpid oar]

is this your own annotation ?

[spiral dock]

Yes

[torpid oar]

can you show it ?

[spiral dock]

Cant really show it because i deleted it but it was: ```Java
@Target(...METHOD)
@Retention(Retention.RUNTIME)
public @interface Component{
Components component():
}
enum Components{
JBUTTON, JLABEL
}

im pretty sure the annotation itself isnt the problem

I also had no exceptions, they just did not got added to the panel

[burnt lodge]

Did you try put a breakpoint or print in add method/if statement

[torpid oar]

Did you try to debug it ?

where does it fail ?

does the isAnnotationPresent fail ?

or is it getAnnotation ?

or something else ?

also I struggle to see any benefit to using annotations

wouldn't it be way simpler in every way to just use method references ?

[spiral dock]

nothing fails, it just dont adds

[torpid oar]

wdym

[spiral dock]

the panel is just empty without the added buttons

[torpid oar]

and did you debug why ?

where does it fail ?

is it the if ?

the list.add ?

the view ?

what ?

[spiral dock]

not need to do add(...) for every button

[spiral dock]

the add is getting execute

[torpid oar]

and so, is the element in the list ?

[spiral dock]

i cant really test it because as i said i deleted it

[torpid oar]

then I can't help you

I can't help you with something if you can't even give more details than it doesnt work