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Class java.awt.TextComponent

java.lang.Object
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           +----java.awt.TextComponent

public class TextComponent

extends Component

getCaretPosition()

Returns the position of the text insertion caret for the text component.

getSelectedText()

Returns the selected text contained in this TextComponent.

getSelectionEnd()

Returns the selected text's end position.

getSelectionStart()

Returns the selected text's start position.

getText()

Returns the text contained in this TextComponent.

isEditable()

Returns the boolean indicating whether this TextComponent is editable or not.

paramString()

Returns the String of parameters for this TextComponent.

removeNotify()

Removes the TextComponent's peer.

select(int, int)

Selects the text found between the specified start and end locations.

selectAll()

Selects all the text in the TextComponent.

setCaretPosition(int)

Sets the position of the text insertion caret for the TextComponent

setEditable(boolean)

Sets the specified boolean to indicate whether or not this TextComponent should be editable.

setSelectionEnd(int)

Sets the selection end to the specified position.

setSelectionStart(int)

Sets the selection start to the specified position.

setText(String)

Sets the text of this TextComponent to the specified text.

  public void removeNotify()

Removes the TextComponent's peer. The peer allows us to modify the appearance of the TextComponent without changing its functionality.

Overrides:

removeNotify in class Component

  public synchronized void setText(String t)

Sets the text of this TextComponent to the specified text.

Parameters:

t - the new text to be set

See Also:

getText

  public synchronized String getText()

Returns the text contained in this TextComponent.

See Also:

setText

  public synchronized String getSelectedText()

Returns the selected text contained in this TextComponent.

See Also:

setText

  public boolean isEditable()

Returns the boolean indicating whether this TextComponent is editable or not.

See Also:

setEditable

  public synchronized void setEditable(boolean b)

Sets the specified boolean to indicate whether or not this TextComponent should be editable.

Parameters:

b - the boolean to be set

See Also:

isEditable

  public synchronized int getSelectionStart()

Returns the selected text's start position.

  public synchronized void setSelectionStart(int selectionStart)

Sets the selection start to the specified position. The new starting point is constrained to be before or at the current selection end.

Parameters:

selectionStart - the start position of the text

  public synchronized int getSelectionEnd()

Returns the selected text's end position.

  public synchronized void setSelectionEnd(int selectionEnd)

Sets the selection end to the specified position. The new end point is constrained to be at or after the current selection start.

Parameters:

selectionEnd - the start position of the text

  public synchronized void select(int selectionStart,
                                  int selectionEnd)

Selects the text found between the specified start and end locations.

Parameters:

selectionStart - the start position of the text

selectionEnd - the end position of the text

  public synchronized void selectAll()

Selects all the text in the TextComponent.

  public void setCaretPosition(int position)

Sets the position of the text insertion caret for the TextComponent

Parameters:

position - the position

Throws: IllegalArgumentException

If position is less than 0.

  public int getCaretPosition()

Returns the position of the text insertion caret for the text component.

Returns:

the position of the text insertion caret for the text component.

  protected String paramString()

Returns the String of parameters for this TextComponent.

Overrides:

paramString in class Component

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