Are you stuck on getting the names populated in the combo box? That seems like the easy part. You are just declaring int values and giving them a name that you supply to the add method.int table1 = add("The name of your table"); // * caveat: this is a Java sampleDoesn't that work?Here is a complete Java Add-in ComboBox sample for setting a timer to refresh your map at given intervals.
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
import com.esri.arcgis.addins.desktop.ComboBox;
import com.esri.arcgis.controls.HookHelper;
import com.esri.arcgis.controls.IHookHelper;
import com.esri.arcgis.interop.AutomationException;
/**
* ArcMap Add-in that lets the user specify intervals for the map to refresh.
*
* @author donahuel
*
*/
public class MapRefreshCBX extends ComboBox{
/**
* Called when the combo box is initialized. Subclasses must implement this method
* to add entries to the combo box using the add() method.
*
* @exception java.io.IOException if there are interop problems.
* @exception com.esri.arcgis.interop.AutomationException if the component throws an ArcObjects exception.
*/
@Override
public void initialize() {
try {
manual = add("Manual Map Refresh");
thirty = add("30 seconds");
sixty = add("60 seconds");
ninety = add("90 seconds");
onetwenty = add("120 seconds");
onefifty = add("150 seconds");
oneeighty = add("180 seconds");
twoten = add("210 seconds");
twoforty = add("240 seconds");
twoseventy = add("270 seconds");
threehundred = add("300 seconds");
hookHelper = new HookHelper();
hookHelper.setHookByRef(this.hook.getHook());
timer = new Timer();
select(manual);
} catch (AutomationException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
/**
* Called by system when the edit box is typed into (if editable)
*
* @param editString the String typed into the edit box
* @exception java.io.IOException if there are interop problems.
* @exception com.esri.arcgis.interop.AutomationException if the component throws an ArcObjects exception.
*/
@Override
public void onEditChange(String arg0) throws IOException, AutomationException {
}
@Override
public void onEnter() throws IOException, AutomationException {
}
/**
* Called by system when the combo box gets or loses focus
*
* @param setFocus - true when combo box gets focus, false when it loses focus
* @exception java.io.IOException if there are interop problems.
* @exception com.esri.arcgis.interop.AutomationException if the component throws an ArcObjects exception.
*/
@Override
public void onFocus(boolean arg0) throws IOException, AutomationException {
}
/**
* Called by system when a selection changes
*
* @param cookie the item selected
* @exception java.io.IOException if there are interop problems.
* @exception com.esri.arcgis.interop.AutomationException if the component throws an ArcObjects exception.
*/
@Override
public void onSelChange(int arg0) throws IOException, AutomationException {
isTimerStopped = false;
if(arg0 == manual){
timer.cancel();
isTimerStopped = true;
}
if(arg0 == thirty){
period = 30000;
if(isTimerStopped){
} else {
timer.cancel();
timer = new Timer();
}
}
if(arg0 == sixty){
period = 60000;
if(isTimerStopped){
} else {
timer.cancel();
timer = new Timer();
}
}
if(arg0 == ninety){
period = 90000;
if(isTimerStopped){
} else {
timer.cancel();
timer = new Timer();
}
}
if(arg0 == onetwenty){
period = 120000;
if(isTimerStopped){
} else {
timer.cancel();
timer = new Timer();
}
}
if(arg0 == onefifty){
period = 150000;
if(isTimerStopped){
} else {
timer.cancel();
timer = new Timer();
}
}
if(arg0 == oneeighty){
period = 180000;
if(isTimerStopped){
} else {
timer.cancel();
timer = new Timer();
}
}
if(arg0 == twoten){
period = 210000;
if(isTimerStopped){
} else {
timer.cancel();
timer = new Timer();
}
}
if(arg0 == twoforty){
period = 240000;
if(isTimerStopped){
} else {
timer.cancel();
timer = new Timer();
}
}
if(arg0 == twoseventy){
period = 270000;
if(isTimerStopped){
} else {
timer.cancel();
timer = new Timer();
}
}
if(arg0 == threehundred){
period = 300000;
if(isTimerStopped){
} else {
timer.cancel();
timer = new Timer();
}
}
if(isTimerStopped){
// don't schedule anything because it will log an error saying the timer is already stopped
} else {
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask()
{
@Override
public void run() {
try {
hookHelper.getActiveView().refresh();
} catch (AutomationException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}, delay, period);
}
}
private int manual;
private int thirty;
private int sixty;
private int ninety;
private int onetwenty;
private int onefifty;
private int oneeighty;
private int twoten;
private int twoforty;
private int twoseventy;
private int threehundred;
private Timer timer;
private int delay = 0;
private int period;
private boolean isTimerStopped;
private IHookHelper hookHelper;
}
