Add String to JList exactly where they're dropped, not at the bottom

Question

I\'ve got a couple of JList both being able to be sources and destinations of DnD COPY actions. They work fine, but for one thing - elements are added at the bottom of the lists

Answer 1

This is a fully working example that uses the (newer) Transferable API. This is based on the example you have linked.

Note, I've not bothered with using Strings, as this just confuses people, instead, I'm transferring objects.

Also note, that I'm using a "move" API, so names will be moved from one list to the other...

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.datatransfer.*;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import javax.swing.*;

public class ComponentAPIDnD {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new ComponentAPIDnD();
    }

    public ComponentAPIDnD() {
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                try {
                    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
                } catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
                }

                JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
                frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
                frame.add(new TestPane());
                frame.pack();
                frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                frame.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }

    public class TestPane extends JPanel {

        private JList left;
        private JList right;

        public TestPane() {
            setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 2));
            DefaultListModel<User> model = new DefaultListModel<>();
            model.addElement(new User("Rai"));
            model.addElement(new User("Mark"));
            model.addElement(new User("Han"));
            model.addElement(new User("Luke"));
            model.addElement(new User("Ben"));
            model.addElement(new User("Yoda"));
            left = new JList(model);
            left.setCellRenderer(new UserListCellRenderer());
            right = new JList(new DefaultListModel<User>());
            right.setCellRenderer(new UserListCellRenderer());

            left.setName("Left");
            right.setName("Right");

            add(new JScrollPane(left));
            add(new JScrollPane(right));

            left.setTransferHandler(new UserTransferHandler(left));
            right.setTransferHandler(new UserTransferHandler(right));

            left.setDropMode(DropMode.ON_OR_INSERT);
            right.setDropMode(DropMode.ON_OR_INSERT);

            left.setDragEnabled(true);
            right.setDragEnabled(true);
        }

        @Override
        public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
            return new Dimension(400, 400);
        }
    }

    public static class UserTransferHandler extends TransferHandler {

        private JList list;

        public UserTransferHandler(JList list) {
            this.list = list;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean canImport(TransferSupport support) {
            boolean canImport = false;
            if (support.isDataFlavorSupported(UserTransferable.USER_DATA_FLAVOR)) {
                JList.DropLocation dl = (JList.DropLocation) support.getDropLocation();
                if (dl.getIndex() != -1) {
                    canImport = true;
                }
            }
            return canImport;
        }

        @Override
        protected void exportDone(JComponent source, Transferable data, int action) {
            try {
                User user = (User) data.getTransferData(UserTransferable.USER_DATA_FLAVOR);
                ((DefaultListModel<User>)list.getModel()).removeElement(user);
            } catch (UnsupportedFlavorException | IOException ex) {
                ex.printStackTrace();
            }
        }

        @Override
        public boolean importData(TransferSupport support) {
            boolean accepted = false;
            if (support.isDrop()) {
                if (support.isDataFlavorSupported(UserTransferable.USER_DATA_FLAVOR)) {

                    JList.DropLocation dl = (JList.DropLocation)support.getDropLocation();
                    DefaultListModel<User> model = (DefaultListModel<User>) list.getModel();
                    int index = dl.getIndex();
                    boolean insert = dl.isInsert();

                    Transferable t = support.getTransferable();
                    try {
                        User dropped = (User) t.getTransferData(UserTransferable.USER_DATA_FLAVOR);
                        System.out.println("Drop " + dropped + " on " + list.getName());
                        if (insert) {
                            if (index >= model.getSize()) {
                                model.addElement(dropped);
                            } else {
                                model.add(index, dropped);
                            }
                        } else {
                            model.addElement(dropped);
                        }

                        accepted = true;
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }
                }
            }
            return accepted;
        }

        @Override
        public int getSourceActions(JComponent c) {
            return COPY_OR_MOVE;
        }

        @Override
        protected Transferable createTransferable(JComponent c) {
            User user = (User) list.getSelectedValue();
            return new UserTransferable(user);
        }

    }

    public static class UserTransferable implements Transferable {

        public static final DataFlavor USER_DATA_FLAVOR = new DataFlavor(User.class, "User");

        private User user;

        public UserTransferable(User user) {
            this.user = user;
        }

        @Override
        public DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors() {
            return new DataFlavor[] {USER_DATA_FLAVOR};
        }

        @Override
        public boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor) {
            return USER_DATA_FLAVOR.equals(flavor);
        }

        @Override
        public Object getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor) throws UnsupportedFlavorException, IOException {
            Object value = null;
            if (USER_DATA_FLAVOR.equals(flavor)) {
                value = user;
            } else {
                throw new UnsupportedFlavorException(flavor);
            }
            return user;
        }

    }

    public class User {

        private String name;

        public User(String name) {
            this.name = name;
        }

        public String getName() {
            return name;
        }
    }

    public class UserListCellRenderer extends DefaultListCellRenderer {

        @Override
        public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList<?> list, Object value, int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus) {
            super.getListCellRendererComponent(list, value, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus);

            if (value instanceof User) {

                setText(((User) value).getName());

            }

            return this;
        }
    }
}