How to extends JViewport correctly?

Question

I am trying to design a class of endless coordinate board with a grid. I have extended a JViewport and it draws at initial position ok (inside JScrollPane). How to tell scroll pane that there are some space to scroll in any direction?

The following does not help

            JCoordinateViewport coordinate = new JCoordinateViewport();
            coordinate.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
            //coordinate.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(10000, 10000));

            JScrollPane scroll = new JScrollPane();
            //scroll.setViewportView(coordinate);
            scroll.setViewport(coordinate);
            scroll.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(ScrollPaneConstants.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
            scroll.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(ScrollPaneConstants.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
            scroll.getVerticalScrollBar().setMinimum(-10000);
            scroll.getVerticalScrollBar().setMaximum(+10000);
            scroll.getHorizontalScrollBar().setMinimum(-10000);
            scroll.getHorizontalScrollBar().setMaximum(+10000);

UPDATE

Does anybody knows how JScrollPane determines scroll ranges from it's viewport?

UPDATE2

I found, that scrollbars appear t work if maximums and minimums are set after setVisible called.

But unfortunately, paintConponent does not called upon scroll.

Why?

UPDATE3

Although scroll bars work, they don't change viewport position.

Why?

Scrolling is based on the preferred size of the component added to the viewport of the scrollpane. — camickr, Feb 21 '13 at 22:29
I have no component, I am extending `JViewport` and it's component is `null`. — Suzan Cioc, Feb 21 '13 at 22:35
Well a scrollpane was designed to display a component in its viewport, so that would be your problem. — camickr, Feb 22 '13 at 01:23

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

CoordinateViewport coordinate = new JCoordinateViewport(); coordinate.setBackground(Color.WHITE); //coordinate.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(10000, 10000));

JScrollPane scroll = new JScrollPane(); //scroll.setViewportView(coordinate);
scroll.setViewport(coordinate); 
scroll.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(ScrollPaneConstants.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS); 
scroll.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(ScrollPaneConstants.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS); 
scroll.getVerticalScrollBar().setMinimum(-10000); 
scroll.getVerticalScrollBar().setMaximum(+10000); 
scroll.getHorizontalScrollBar().setMinimum(-10000); 
scroll.getHorizontalScrollBar().setMaximum(+10000);

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The following does not help

then issue should be only in the class with name CoordinateViewport
for better help sooner post an SSCCE, short, runnable, compilable, just about JFrame, JScrollPane and JViewport
for reducing of flickering in the JViewport is required to set
1. own RepaintManager
2. and by using/with built_in methods in JViewport
JViewport.setScrollMode(JViewport.BLIT_SCROLL_MODE); JViewport.setScrollMode(JViewport.BACKINGSTORE_SCROLL_MODE); JViewport.setScrollMode(JViewport.SIMPLE_SCROLL_MODE);
please see Passing current Date and JTable how to change BackGround Color as potential source for SSCCE

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

As shown here, painting on a JViewport appears to "stick" to the viewport, while painting on the underlying scrollable component slides beneath. Sizes are integral multiples of TILE: for demonstration purposes, the preferred size of the viewport is made smaller than the underlying panel; in practice, it's better to override getPreferredSize(). See also ScrollAction, which auto-scrolls as the mouse hovers near any border.

How to extends JViewport correctly?

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