SelectorWidget

The SelectorWidget is a dropdown-style selection widget that allows users to pick an option from a predefined list. It supports dynamically updating the selection list, displaying a configurable UI, and handling selection changes efficiently.

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Features

• Dropdown selection – Expands to show available choices.
• Event handling – Fires callbacks when the selection changes.

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Properties

Field	Type	Description
currentValue	String	Currently selected option.

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APIs

setCandidates

Updates the list of selectable options.

JavaKubeJS

selectorWidget.setCandidates(List.of("OptionA", "OptionB", "OptionC"));

selectorWidget.setCandidates(["OptionA", "OptionB", "OptionC"]);

• Triggers a UI update to reflect the new options.

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setValue

Sets the currently selected value.

Java / KubeJS

selectorWidget.setValue("OptionA");

• If the value is not found in candidates, it remains unchanged.

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setMaxCount

Defines how many options should be visible before scrolling.

Java / KubeJS

selectorWidget.setMaxCount(3);

• If there are more than maxCount options, a scrollbar is added.

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setFontColor

Changes the color of option text.

Java / KubeJS

selectorWidget.setFontColor(0xFFFFFF); // White text

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setButtonBackground

Sets the background texture for the button area.

Java / KubeJS

selectorWidget.setButtonBackground(myCustomTexture);

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setOnChanged

Registers a callback to handle selection changes.

JavaKubeJS

selectorWidget.setOnChanged(selected -> {
    System.out.println("New selection: " + selected);
});

selectorWidget.setOnChanged(selected => {
    console.log("New selection: " + selected);
});

• This is useful for updating UI state or triggering game logic.

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setCandidatesSupplier

Automatically updates the option list from a dynamic source.

JavaKubeJS

selectorWidget.setCandidatesSupplier(() -> fetchDynamicOptions());

selectorWidget.setCandidatesSupplier(() => fetchDynamicOptions());

• The widget polls this function to refresh the list.
• Useful when candidates change based on external conditions.

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setShow

Manually toggles the dropdown visibility.

Java / KubeJS

selectorWidget.setShow(true); // Opens dropdown