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Chapter 3 JAVA EXERCISE
Creating a Metronome in Java
Implement a Java program for a metronome that allows the user to
generate a number of beats per minute for a specified duration in
seconds. The user interface should look like the following figure,
which uses button and slider objects. So that you can focus on the
generateBeats method, which requires that you understand and
implement concepts relating to tempo, we are providing the Java
code for the user interface.
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This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under CCLI Grant DUE 0717743, Jennifer Burg PI, Jason Romney, Co-PI.
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JSlider;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.border.TitledBorder;
public class Metronome extends JFrame {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Runnable app = new Runnable() {
public void run() {
Metronome t = new Metronome();
t.setVisible(true);
}
};
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(app);
}
public Metronome() {
super("Metronome App");
// code to use the operating system look.
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(this);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e);
}
final JSlider sBPM = new JSlider(JSlider.VERTICAL, 20, 200, 120);
sBPM.setPaintLabels(true);
sBPM.setPaintTicks(true);
sBPM.setMajorTickSpacing(20);
sBPM.setMinorTickSpacing(10);
java.util.Hashtable labelSlider = new java.util.Hashtable();
labelSlider.put(new Integer(200), new JLabel(" 200 Prestissimo"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(180), new JLabel(" 180 Presto"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(160), new JLabel(" 160"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(140), new JLabel(" 140"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(130), new JLabel(" 130 Allegro"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(120), new JLabel(" 120"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(100), new JLabel(" 100 Moderato"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(90), new JLabel(" 90 Andante"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(80), new JLabel(" 80"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(70), new JLabel(" 70 Adagio"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(60), new JLabel(" 60"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(50), new JLabel(" 50 Lento"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(40), new JLabel(" 40"));
labelSlider.put(new Integer(20), new JLabel(" 20"));
sBPM.setLabelTable(labelSlider);
sBPM.setPaintLabels(true);
sBPM.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(150, 400));
sBPM.setBorder(new TitledBorder("Beats per minute (BPM)"));
final JSlider sDuration = new JSlider(JSlider.VERTICAL, 0, 120, 5);
sDuration.setPaintLabels(true);
sDuration.setPaintTicks(true);
sDuration.setMajorTickSpacing(20);
sDuration.setMinorTickSpacing(10);
sDuration.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(70, 400));
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This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under CCLI Grant DUE 0717743, Jennifer Burg PI, Jason Romney, Co-PI.
sDuration.setBorder(new TitledBorder("Seconds"));
JPanel pMain = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
pMain.add(sBPM, BorderLayout.EAST);
pMain.add(sDuration, BorderLayout.CENTER);
JButton bBeats = new JButton("Listen to Beats");
bBeats.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
generateBeats(sBPM.getValue(), sDuration.getValue());
}
});
JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
panel.add(bBeats, BorderLayout.WEST);
pMain.add(panel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
pMain.setBorder(new javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder(5, 3, 5, 3));
getContentPane().add(pMain);
pack();
setLocation(0, 20);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
}
public void generateBeats(double bpm, int duration) {
/***Fill in code here.***/
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This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under CCLI Grant DUE 0717743, Jennifer Burg PI, Jason Romney, Co-PI.
