Can I use a text value to selectToggle()? - javafx

Question

I am using a text file to load information to a javafx gui. Is there a way I can use a text value there to select a radio button in a toggle group.
I think '''toggleGroup.selectedValue(toggle value)''' is the function I need, but it does not take a string. Is there a way to convert the string to a toggle value, indirectly?
The following does not work because '''selectToggle()''' takes a toggle not a text value and neither an implicit nor explicit '''(toggle)''' cast seem to work.
tgrpSex.selectToggle(read.nextLine());
This should be reproducible:
package programmingassignment1;
import javafx.scene.image.Image;
import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
import javafx.scene.control.RadioButton;
import javafx.scene.control.TextArea;
import javafx.scene.control.ToggleGroup;
import javafx.scene.layout.*;
//import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
//import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import java.io.*; //input/output
import java.util.Scanner;
//import java.util.*; //scanner, user input
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
//import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
import javafx.stage.FileChooser;
import javafx.stage.FileChooser.ExtensionFilter;
public class Address extends Application {
RadioButton rbMale = new RadioButton("Male");
RadioButton rbFemale = new RadioButton("Female");
ToggleGroup tgrpSex = new ToggleGroup();
GridPane rootPane = new GridPane();
#Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage){
//Setting an action for the Open Contact button
Button btOpenContact = new Button("Open Contact");
File file = new File("AddressBook.txt");
btOpenContact.setOnAction(event -> {
try {
openContact(file);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
});
//Setting an action for the Save button
Button btSave = new Button("Save");
btSave.setOnAction(
new EventHandler<ActionEvent>(){
#Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e){
try{saveContact(file);}
catch(Exception f){f.getMessage();}
}});
//associate radio buttons with a toggle group
rbMale.setToggleGroup(tgrpSex);
rbFemale.setToggleGroup(tgrpSex);
rbMale.setOnAction(e -> {
if(rbMale.isSelected()){int maleContact = 1;}
});
rbFemale.setOnAction(e -> {
if(rbFemale.isSelected()){int maleContact = 0;}
});
rootPane.add(new Label("Sex"), 3, 1);
rootPane.add(rbFemale, 3, 2);
rootPane.add(rbMale, 3, 3);
rootPane.add(btOpenContact, 1, 13);
Scene scene = new Scene(rootPane, 1000, 500);
primaryStage.setTitle("Address Book");
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
public void saveContact(File file) throws FileNotFoundException, Exception{ //declaration
//this code might cause a FileNotFoundException
//if it does it creates an exception object of the above type
try{
//PrintWriter output = new PrintWriter (file);
PrintStream output = new PrintStream(file);
output.println(tfContactFirst.getText());
output.println(tfContactLast.getText());
output.println(tfSpouseFirst.getText());
output.println(tfSpouseLast.getText());
output.println(cboWorkHome.getValue());
output.println(tfStreet.getText());
output.println(tfCity.getText());
output.println(tfState.getText());
output.println(tfZip.getText());
output.close();
}
//what do do with exception
//here the catch clause with create another exception
//that is passed the result of the getMessage() method from the original exception
catch(FileNotFoundException e){
throw new Exception(e.getMessage());
}
}
//read same text file you save too
public void openContact(File file) throws FileNotFoundException, Exception{
try{
Scanner read = new Scanner(file);
while(read.hasNextLine()){
//how do I save the imageFileName
tfContactFirst.setText(read.nextLine());
tfContactLast.setText(read.nextLine());
tgrpSex.selectToggle(read.nextLine());
tfSpouseFirst.setText(read.nextLine());
tfSpouseLast.setText(read.nextLine());
//tfSpouseGender.setText(read.nextLine());
cboWorkHome.setValue(read.nextLine());
tfStreet.setText(read.nextLine());
tfCity.setText(read.nextLine());
tfState.setText(read.nextLine());
tfZip.setText(read.nextLine());
//taNotes.setText(read.nextLine());
}
}
catch(FileNotFoundException e){
throw new Exception(e.getMessage());
}
}
}
No results <- syntax error

Answer 1

Sorry. I got the answer. I didn't know what a toggle type object was. I looked up an examples of selectToggle() and learned you can pass a radio button object to it. So I put that in an if then statement. if(read.nextLine().equals("Male")){tgrpSex.selectToggle(rbMale);}
else{tgrpSex.selectToggle(rbFemale);}