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java.awt.peer Reference

23.1 ButtonPeer

Description

ButtonPeer is an interface that defines the basis for buttons.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.ButtonPeer
extends java.awt.peer.ComponentPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void setLabel (String label);
}

Interface Methods

setLabel

public abstract void setLabel (String label)
Parameters label New text for label of button's peer.
Description Changes the text of the label of button's peer.

See Also

ComponentPeer, String

23.2 CanvasPeer

Description

CanvasPeer is an interface that defines the basis for canvases.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.CanvasPeer
   extends java.awt.peer.ComponentPeer {
}

See Also

ComponentPeer

23.3 CheckboxMenuItemPeer

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Description

CheckboxMenuItemPeer is an interface that defines the basis for checkbox menu items.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.CheckboxMenuItemPeer
   extends java.awt.peer.MenuItemPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void setState (boolean condition);
}

Interface Methods

setState

public abstract void setState (boolean condition)
Parameters condition New state for checkbox menu item's peer.
Description Changes the state of checkbox menu item's peer.

See Also

MenuComponentPeer, MenuItemPeer

23.4 CheckboxPeer

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Description

CheckboxPeer is an interface that defines the basis for checkbox components.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.CheckboxPeer
  extends java.awt.peer.ComponentPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void setCheckboxGroup (CheckboxGroup group);
  public abstract void setLabel (String label);
  public abstract void setState (boolean state);
}

Interface Methods

setCheckboxGroup

public abstract void setCheckboxGroup (CheckboxGroup
group)
Parameters group New group to put the checkbox peer in.
Description Changes the checkbox group to which the checkbox peer belongs; implicitly removes the peer from its old group, if any.

setLabel

public abstract void setLabel (String label)
Parameters label New text for label of checkbox's peer.
Description Changes the text of the label of the checkbox's peer.

setState

public abstract void setState (boolean state)
Parameters state New state for the checkbox's peer.
Description Changes the state of the checkbox's peer.

See Also

CheckboxGroup, ComponentPeer, String

23.5 ChoicePeer

Description

ChoicePeer is an interface that defines the basis for choice components.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.ChoicePeer extends java.awt.peer.ComponentPeer { // Interface Methods public abstract void add (String item, int index); images public abstract void addItem (String item, int position); images public abstract void remove (int index); images public abstract void select (int position); }

Interface Methods

add

public abstract void add (String item, int index) images

Parameters item Text of the entry to add.
index Position in which to add the entry; position 0 is the first entry in the list.
Description Adds a new entry to the available choices at the designated position.

addItem

public abstract void addItem (String item, int position) images

Parameters item Text of the entry to add.
position Position in which to add the entry; position 0 is the first entry in the list.
Description Adds a new entry to the available choices at the designated position.

remove

public abstract void remove (int index) images

Parameters index Position of the item to remove.
Description Removes an entry at the given position.

select

public abstract void select (int position)
Parameters position Position to make selected entry.
Description Makes the given entry the selected one for the choice's peer.

See Also

ComponentPeer, String

23.6 ComponentPeer

Description

ComponentPeer is an interface that defines the basis for all non-menu GUI peer interfaces.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.ComponentPeer { // Interface Methods public abstract int checkImage (Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer); public abstract Image createImage (ImageProducer producer); public abstract Image createImage (int width, int height); public abstract void disable(); images public abstract void dispose(); public abstract void enable(); images public abstract ColorModel getColorModel(); public abstract FontMetrics getFontMetrics (Font f); public abstract Graphics getGraphics(); public abstract Point getLocationOnScreen(); images public abstract Dimension getMinimumSize(); images public abstract Dimension getPreferredSize(); images public abstract Toolkit getToolkit(); public abstract boolean handleEvent (Event e); public abstract void hide(); images public abstract boolean isFocusTraversable(); images public abstract Dimension minimumSize(); images

public abstract void paint (Graphics g); public abstract Dimension preferredSize (); images public abstract boolean prepareImage (Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer); public abstract void print (Graphics g); public abstract void repaint (long tm, int x, int y, int width, int height); public abstract void requestFocus(); public abstract void reshape (int x, int y, int width, int height); images public abstract void setBackground (Color c); public abstract void setBounds (int x, int y, int width, int height); images public abstract void setCursor (Cursor cursor); images public abstract void setEnabled (boolean b); images public abstract void setFont (Font f); public abstract void setForeground (Color c); public abstract void setVisible (boolean b); images public abstract void show(); images }

Interface Methods

checkImage

public abstract int checkImage (Image image, int width,
int height, ImageObserver observer)
Parameters image Image to check.
width Horizontal size to which the image will be scaled.
height Vertical size to which the image will be scaled.
observer An ImageObserver to monitor image loading; normally, the object on which the image will be rendered.
Returns ImageObserver flags ORed together indicating status.
Description Checks status of image construction.

createImage

public abstract Image createImage (ImageProducer producer)
Parameters producer An object that implements the ImageProducer interface to create a new image.
Returns Newly created image instance.
Description Creates an Image based upon an ImageProducer.
public abstract Image createImage (int width, int height)
Parameters width Horizontal size for in-memory Image.
height Vertical size for in-memory Image.
Returns Newly created image instance.
Description Creates an in-memory Image for double buffering.

disable

public abstract void disable() images

Description Disables component so that it is unresponsive to user interactions. Replaced by setEnabled(false).

dispose

public abstract void dispose()
Description Releases resources used by peer.

enable

public abstract void enable() images

Description Enables component so that it is responsive to user interactions. Replaced by setEnabled(true).

getColorModel

public abstract ColorModel getColorModel()
Returns ColorModel used to display the current component.

getFontMetrics

public abstract FontMetrics getFontMetrics (Font f)
Parameters f A font whose metrics are desired.
Returns Font sizing information for the desired font.

getGraphics

public abstract Graphics getGraphics()
Throws InternalException
If acquiring a graphics context is unsupported
Returns Component's graphics context.

getLocationOnScreen

public abstract Point getLocationOnScreen() images

Returns The location of the component in the screen's coordinate space.

getMinimumSize

public abstract Dimension getMinimumSize() images

Returns The minimum dimensions of the component.

getPreferredSize

public abstract Dimension getPreferredSize() images

Returns The preferred dimensions of the component.

getToolkit

public abstract Toolkit getToolkit()
Returns Toolkit of Component.

handleEvent

public abstract boolean handleEvent (Event e)
Parameters e Event instance identifying what caused the method to be called.
Returns true if the peer handled the event, false to propagate the event to the parent container.
Description High-level event handling routine.

hide

public abstract void hide() images

Description Hides the component. Replaced by setVisible(false).

isFocusTraversable

public abstract boolean isFocusTraversable() images

Returns true if the peer can be tabbed onto, false otherwise.
Description Determines if this peer is navigable using the keyboard.

minimumSize

public abstract Dimension minimumSize() images

Returns The minimum dimensions of the component. Replaced by getMinimumSize().

paint

public abstract void paint (Graphics g)
Parameters g Graphics context of the component.
Description Draws something in graphics context.

preferredSize

public abstract Dimension preferredSize() images

Returns The preferred dimensions of the component. Replaced by getPreferredSize().

prepareImage

public abstract boolean prepareImage (Image image, int
width,
int height, ImageObserver observer)
Parameters image Image to load.
width Horizontal size to which the image will be scaled.
height Vertical size to which the image will be scaled.
observer An ImageObserver to monitor image loading; normally, the object on which the image will be rendered.
Returns true if the image has already loaded, false otherwise.
Description Forces the image to start loading.

print

public abstract void print (Graphics g)
Parameters g Graphics context of component.
Description Print something from the graphics context.

repaint

public abstract void repaint (long tm, int x, int y, int
width, int height)
Parameters tm Millisecond delay allowed before repaint.
x Horizontal origin of bounding box to redraw.
y Vertical origin of bounding box to redraw.
width Width of bounding box to redraw.
height Height of bounding box to redraw.
Description Requests scheduler to redraw portion of component within a time period.

requestFocus

public abstract void requestFocus()
Description Requests this Component gets the input focus.

reshape

public abstract void reshape (int x, int y, int width, int height) images

Parameters x New horizontal position for component.
y New vertical position for component.
width New width for component.
height New height for component.
Description Relocates and resizes the component's peer. Replaced by setBounds(int, int, int, int).

setBackground

public abstract void setBackground (Color c)
Parameters c New color for the background.
Description Changes the background color of the component.

setBounds

public abstract void setBounds (int x, int y, int width, int height) images

Parameters x New horizontal position for component.
y New vertical position for component.
width New width for component.
height New height for component.
Description Relocates and resizes the component's peer.

setCursor

public abstract void setCursor (Cursor cursor) images

Parameters cursor New cursor.
Description Changes the cursor of the component.

setEnabled

public abstract void setEnabled (boolean b) images

Parameters b true to enable the peer; false to disable it.
Description Enables or disables the peer.

setFont

public abstract void setFont (Font f)
Parameters f New font for the component.
Description Changes the font used to display text in the component.

setForeground

public abstract void setForeground (Color c)
Parameters c New foreground color for the component.
Description Changes the foreground color of the component.

setVisible

public abstract void setVisible (boolean b) images

Parameters b true to show the peer; false to hide it.
Description Shows or hides the peer.

show

public abstract void show() images

Description Makes the peer visible. Replaced by setVisible(true).

See Also

ButtonPeer, CanvasPeer, CheckboxPeer, ChoicePeer, Color, ColorModel, ContainerPeer, Cursor, Dimension, Event, Font, FontMetrics, Graphics, Image, ImageObserver, ImageProducer, LabelPeer, ListPeer, ScrollbarPeer, TextComponentPeer, Toolkit

23.7 ContainerPeer

Description

ContainerPeer is an interface that defines the basis for containers.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.ContainerPeer extends java.awt.peer.ComponentPeer { // Interface Methods public abstract void beginValidate(); images public abstract void endValidate(); images public abstract Insets getInsets(); images public abstract Insets insets(); images }

Interface Methods

beginValidate

public abstract void beginValidate() images

Description Notifies the peer that the Container is going to validate its contents.

endValidate

public abstract void endValidate() images

Description Notifies the peer that the Container is finished validating its contents.

getInsets

public Insets getInsets() images

Returns Current Insets of container's peer.

insets

public Insets insets() images

Returns Current Insets of container's peer. Replaced by getInsets().

See Also

ComponentPeer, Insets, PanelPeer, ScrollPanePeer, WindowPeer

23.8 DialogPeer

Description

DialogPeer is an interface that defines the basis for a dialog box.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.DialogPeer
   extends java.awt.peer.WindowPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void setResizable (boolean resizable);
  public abstract void setTitle (String title);
}

Interface Methods

setResizable

public abstract void setResizable (boolean resizable)
Parameters resizable true if the dialog's peer should allow resizing; false to prevent resizing.
Description Changes the resize state of the dialog's peer.

setTitle

public abstract void setTitle (String title)
Parameters title New title for the dialog's peer.
Description Changes the title of the dialog's peer.

See Also

FileDialogPeer, String, WindowPeer

23.9 FileDialogPeer

Description

FileDialogPeer is an interface that defines the basis for a file dialog box.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.FileDialogPeer
   extends java.awt.peer.DialogPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void setDirectory (String directory);
  public abstract void setFile (String file);
  public abstract void setFilenameFilter (FilenameFilter filter);
}

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Interface Methods

setDirectory

public abstract void setDirectory (String directory)
Parameters directory Initial directory for file dialog's peer.
Description Changes the directory displayed in the file dialog's peer.

setFile

public abstract void setFile (String file)
Parameters file Initial filename for the file dialog's peer.
Description Changes the default file selection for the file dialog's peer.

setFilenameFilter

public abstract void setFilenameFilter (FilenameFilter
filter)
Parameters filter Initial filter for file dialog's peer.
Description Changes the current filename filter of the file dialog's peer.

See Also

DialogPeer, FilenameFilter, String

23.10 FontPeer images

Description

FontPeer is an interface that defines the basis for fonts.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.FontPeer {
}

See Also

ComponentPeer

23.11 FramePeer

Description

FramePeer is an interface that defines the basis for a frame.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.FramePeer
   extends java.awt.peer.WindowPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void setIconImage (Image image);
  public abstract void setMenuBar (MenuBar bar);
  public abstract void setResizable (boolean resizable);
  public abstract void setTitle (String title);
}

Interface Methods

setIconImage

public abstract void setIconImage (Image image)
Parameters image New image to use for frame peer's icon.
Description Changes the icon associated with the frame's peer.

setMenuBar

public abstract void setMenuBar (MenuBar bar)
Parameters bar New MenuBar to use for the frame's peer.
Description Changes the menu bar of the frame.

setResizable

public abstract void setResizable (boolean resizable)
Parameters resizable true if the frame's peer should allow resizing, false to prevent resizing.
Description Changes the resize state of the frame's peer.

setTitle

public abstract void setTitle (String title)
Parameters title New title to use for the frame's peer.
Description Changes the title of the frame's peer.

See Also

Image, MenuBar, String, WindowPeer

23.12 LabelPeer

Description

LabelPeer is an interface that defines the basis for label components.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.LabelPeer
   extends java.awt.peer.ComponentPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void setAlignment (int alignment);
  public abstract void setText (String label);
}

Interface Methods

setAlignment

public abstract void setAlignment (int alignment)
Parameters alignment New alignment for label's peer.
Description Changes the current alignment of label's peer.

setText

public abstract void setText (String label)
Parameters label New text for label's peer.
Description Changes the current text of label's peer.

See Also

ComponentPeer, String

23.13 LightweightPeer images

Description

LightweightPeer is an interface that defines the basis for components that don't have a visual representation. When you directly subclass Component or Container, a LightweightPeer is used.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.LightweightPeer
   extends java.awt.peer.ComponentPeer {
}

See Also

ComponentPeer

23.14 ListPeer

Description

ListPeer is an interface that defines the basis for list components.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.ListPeer extends java.awt.peer.ComponentPeer { // Interface Methods public abstract void add (String item, int index); images public abstract void addItem (String item, int index); images public abstract void clear(); images public abstract void delItems (int start, int end); public abstract void deselect (int index); public abstract Dimension getMinimumSize (int rows); images public abstract Dimension getPreferredSize (int rows); images public abstract int[] getSelectedIndexes(); public abstract void makeVisible (int index); public abstract Dimension minimumSize (int rows); images public abstract Dimension preferredSize (int rows); images public abstract void removeAll(); images public abstract void select (int position); public abstract void setMultipleMode (boolean b); images public abstract void setMultipleSelections (boolean value); images }

Interface Methods

add

public abstract void add (String item, int index) images

Parameters item Text of an entry to add to the list.
index Position in which to add the entry; position 0 is the first entry in the list.
Description Adds a new entry to the available choices of the list's peer at the designated position.

addItem

public abstract void addItem (String item, int index) images

Parameters item Text of an entry to add to the list.
index Position in which to add the entry; position 0 is the first entry in the list.
Description Adds a new entry to the available choices of the list's peer at the designated position. Replaced by add(String, int).

clear

public abstract void clear() images

Description Clears all the entries out of the list's peer. Replaced by removeAll().

delItems

public abstract void delItems (int start, int end)
Parameters start Starting position of entries to delete.
end Ending position of entries to delete.
Description Removes a set of entries from the list's peer.

deselect

public abstract void deselect (int index)
Parameters index Position to deselect.
Description Deselects entry at designated position, if selected.

getMinimumSize

public abstract Dimension getMinimumSize (int rows) images

Parameters rows Number of rows within list's peer to size.
Returns The minimum dimensions of a list's peer of the given size.

getPreferredSize

public abstract Dimension getPreferredSize (int rows) images

Parameters rows Number of rows within list's peer to size.
Returns The preferred dimensions of a list's peer of the given size.

getSelectedIndexes

public abstract int[] getSelectedIndexes()
Returns Array of positions of currently selected entries in list's peer.

makeVisible

public abstract void makeVisible (int index)
Parameters index Position to make visible on screen.
Description Ensures an item is displayed on the screen in the list's peer.

minimumSize

public abstract Dimension minimumSize (int rows) images

Parameters rows Number of rows within list's peer to size.
Returns The minimum dimensions of a list's peer of the given size. Replaced by getMinimumSize(int).

preferredSize

public abstract Dimension preferredSize (int rows) images

Parameters rows Number of rows within list's peer to size.
Returns The preferred dimensions of a list's peer of the given size. Replaced by getPreferredSize(int).

removeAll

public abstract void removeAll() images

Description Clears all the entries out of the list's peer.

select

public abstract void select (int position)
Parameters position Position to select; 0 indicates the first item in the list.
Description Makes the given entry the selected item for the list's peer; deselects other selected entries if multiple selections are not enabled.

setMultipleMode

public abstract void setMultipleMode (boolean value) images

Parameters value true to allow multiple selections within the list's peer; false to disallow multiple selections.
Description Changes list peer's selection mode.

setMultipleSelections

public abstract void setMultipleSelections (boolean value) images

Parameters value true to allow multiple selections within the list's peer; false to disallow multiple selections.
Description Changes list peer's selection mode. Replaced by setMultipleMode(boolean).

See Also

ComponentPeer, Dimension, String

23.15 MenuBarPeer

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Description

MenuBarPeer is an interface that defines the basis for menu bars.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.MenuBarPeer
   extends java.awt.peer.MenuComponentPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void addHelpMenu (Menu m);
public abstract void addMenu (Menu m);
  public abstract void delMenu (int index);
}

Interface Methods

addHelpMenu

public abstract void addHelpMenu (Menu m)
Parameters m Menu to designate as the help menu with the menu bar's peer.
Description Sets a particular menu to be the help menu of the menu bar's peer.

addMenu

public abstract void addMenu (Menu m)
Parameters m Menu to add to the menu bar's peer
Description Adds a menu to the menu bar's peer.

delMenu

public abstract void delMenu (int index)
Parameters index Menu position to delete from the menu bar's peer.
Description Deletes a menu from the menu bar's peer.

See Also

Menu, MenuComponentPeer

23.16 MenuComponentPeer

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Description

MenuComponentPeer is an interface that defines the basis for all menu GUI peer interfaces.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.MenuComponentPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void dispose();
}

Interface Methods

dispose

public abstract void dispose()
Description Releases resources used by peer.

See Also

MenuBarPeer, MenuItemPeer

23.17 MenuItemPeer

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Description

MenuBarPeer is an interface that defines the basis for menu bars.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.MenuItemPeer extends java.awt.peer.MenuComponentPeer { // Interface Methods public abstract void disable(); images public abstract void enable(); images public abstract void setEnabled (boolean b); images public abstract void setLabel (String label); }

Interface Methods

disable

public abstract void disable() images

Description Disables the menu item's peer so that it is unresponsive to user interactions. Replaced by setEnabled(false).

enable

public abstract void enable() images

Description Enables the menu item's peer so that it is responsive to user interactions. Replaced by setEnabled(true).

setEnabled

public abstract void setEnabled (boolean b) images

Parameters b true to enable the peer; false to disable it.
Description Enables or disables the menu item's peer.

setLabel

public abstract void setLabel (String label)
Parameters label New text to appear on the menu item's peer.
Description Changes the label of the menu item's peer.

See Also

CheckboxMenuItemPeer, MenuComponentPeer, MenuPeer, String

23.18 MenuPeer

Description

MenuPeer is an interface that defines the basis for menus.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.MenuPeer
   extends java.awt.peer.MenuItemPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void addItem (MenuItem item);
  public abstract void addSeparator();
  public abstract void delItem (int index);
}

Interface Methods

addItem

public abstract void addItem (MenuItem item)
Parameters item MenuItem to add to the menu's peer
Description Adds a menu item to the menu's peer.

addSeparator

public abstract void addSeparator()
Description Adds a menu separator to the menu's peer.

delItem

public abstract void delItem (int index)
Parameters index MenuItem position to delete from the menu's peer.
Description Deletes a menu item from the menu's peer.

See Also

MenuItem, MenuItemPeer

23.19 PanelPeer

Description

PanelPeer is an interface that defines the basis for a panel.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.PanelPeer
   extends java.awt.peer.ContainerPeer {
}

See Also

ContainerPeer

23.20 PopupMenuPeer images

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Description

PopupMenuPeer is an interface that defines the basis for a popup menu.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.PopupMenuPeer
   extends java.awt.peer.MenuPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void show (Event e);
}

Interface Methods

show

public abstract void show (Event e)
Parameters e A mouse down event that begins the display of the popup menu.
Description Shows the peer at the location encapsulated in e.

See Also

Event, MenuPeer

23.21 ScrollbarPeer

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Description

ScrollbarPeer is an interface that defines the basis for scrollbar components.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.ScrollbarPeer
   extends java.awt.peer.ComponentPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void setLineIncrement (int amount);
  public abstract void setPageIncrement (int amount);
  public abstract void setValues (int value, int visible, int minimum, int maximum);
}

Interface Methods

setLineIncrement

public abstract void setLineIncrement (int amount)
Parameters amount New line increment amount.
Description Changes the line increment amount for the scrollbar's peer.

setPageIncrement

public abstract void setPageIncrement (int amount)
Parameters amount New paging increment amount.
Description Changes the paging increment amount for the scrollbar's peer.

setValues

public abstract void setValues (int value, int visible,
int minimum, int maximum)
Parameters value New value for the scrollbar's peer.
visible New slider width.
minimum New minimum value for the scrollbar's peer.
maximum New maximum value for the scrollbar's peer.
Description Changes the settings of the scrollbar's peer to the given amounts.

See Also

ComponentPeer

23.22 ScrollPanePeer images

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Description

ScrollPanePeer is an interface that defines the basis for a scrolling container.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.ScrollPanePeer
   extends java.awt.peer.ContainerPeer {

  // Interface Methods
  public abstract void childResized (int w, int h);
  public abstract int getHScrollbarHeight();
  public abstract int getVScrollbarWidth();
  public abstract void setScrollPosition (int x, int y);
  public abstract void setUnitIncrement (Adjustable adj, int u);
  public abstract void setValue (Adjustable adj, int v);
}

Interface Methods

childResized

public abstract void childResized (int w, int h)
Parameters w The new child width.
h The new child height.
Description Tells the peer that the child has a new size.

getHScrollbarHeight

public abstract int getHScrollbarHeight()
Returns Height that a horizontal scrollbar would occupy.
Description The height is returned regardless of whether the scrollbar is showing or not.

getVScrollbarWidth

public abstract int getVScrollbarWidth()
Returns Width that a vertical scrollbar would occupy.
Description The width is returned regardless of whether the scrollbar is showing or not.

setScrollPosition

public abstract void setScrollPosition (int x, int y)
Parameters x The new horizontal position.
y The new vertical position.
Description Changes the coordinate of the child component that is displayed at the origin of the ScrollPanePeer.

setUnitIncrement

public abstract void setUnitIncrement (Adjustable adj, int
u)
Parameters adj The Adjustable object to change.
u The new value.
Description Changes the unit increment of the given Adjustable object.

setValue

public abstract void setValue (Adjustable adj, int v)
Parameters adj The Adjustable object to change.
v The new value.
Description Changes the value of the given Adjustable object.

See Also

Adjustable, ContainerPeer, Scrollbar

23.23 TextAreaPeer

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Description

TextAreaPeer is an interface that defines the basis for text areas.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.TextAreaPeer extends java.awt.peer.TextComponentPeer { // Interface Methods public abstract Dimension getMinimumSize (int rows, int columns); images public abstract Dimension getPreferredSize (int rows, int columns); images public abstract void insert (String string, int position); images public abstract void insertText (String string, int position); images public abstract Dimension minimumSize (int rows, int columns); images public abstract Dimension preferredSize (int rows, int columns); images public abstract void replaceRange (String string, int startPosition, int endPosition); public abstract void replaceText (String string, int startPosition, int endPosition); }

Interface Methods

getMinimumSize

public abstract Dimension getMinimumSize (int rows, int columns) images

Parameters rows Number of rows within the text area's peer.
columns Number of columns within the text area's peer.
Returns The minimum dimensions of a text area's peer of the given size.

getPreferredSize

public abstract Dimension getPreferredSize (int rows, int columns) images

Parameters rows Number of rows within the text area's peer.
columns Number of columns within the text area's peer.
Returns The preferred dimensions of a text area's peer of the given size.

insert

public abstract void insert (String string, int position) images

Parameters string Content to place within the text area's peer.
position Location at which to insert the content.
Description Places additional text within the text area's peer.

insertText

public abstract void insertText (String string, int position) images

Parameters string Content to place within the text area's peer.
position Location at which to insert the content.
Description Places additional text within the text area's peer. Replaced by insert(String, int).

minimumSize

public abstract Dimension minimumSize (int rows, int columns) images

Parameters rows Number of rows within the text area's peer.
columns Number of columns within the text area's peer.
Returns The minimum dimensions of a text area's peer of the given size. Replaced by getMinimumSize(int, int).

preferredSize

public abstract Dimension preferredSize (int rows, int columns) images

Parameters rows Number of rows within the text area's peer.
columns Number of columns within the text area's peer.
Returns The preferred dimensions of a text area's peer of the given size. Replaced by getPreferredSize(int, int).

replaceRange

public abstract void replaceRange (String string, int startPosition, int endPosition) images

Parameters string New content to place in the text area's peer.
startPosition Starting position of the content to replace.
endPosition Ending position of the content to replace.
Description Replaces a portion of the text area peer's content with the given text.

replaceText

public abstract void replaceText (String string, int startPosition, int endPosition) images

Parameters string New content to place in the text area's peer.
startPosition Starting position of the content to replace.
endPosition Ending position of the content to replace.
Description Replaces a portion of the text area peer's content with the given text. Replaced by replaceRange(String, int, int).

See Also

Dimension, String, TextComponentPeer

23.24 TextComponentPeer

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Description

TextComponentPeer is an interface that defines the basis for text components.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.TextComponentPeer extends java.awt.peer.ComponentPeer { // Interface Methods public abstract int getCaretPosition(); images public abstract int getSelectionEnd(); public abstract int getSelectionStart(); public abstract String getText(); public abstract void select (int selectionStart, int selectionEnd); public abstract void setCaretPosition (int pos); images public abstract void setEditable (boolean state); public abstract void setText (String text); }

Interface Methods

getCaretPosition

public abstract int getCaretPosition() images

Returns The current position of the caret (text cursor).

getSelectionEnd

public abstract int getSelectionEnd()
Returns The ending cursor position of any selected text.

getSelectionStart

public abstract int getSelectionStart()
Returns The initial position of any selected text.

getText

public abstract String getText()
Returns The current contents of the text component's peer.

select

public abstract void select (int selectionStart, int
selectionEnd)
Parameters selectionStart Beginning position of the text to select.
selectionEnd Ending position of the text to select.
Description Selects text in the text component's peer.

selectCaretPosition

public abstract void selectCaretPosition (int pos)
Parameters pos New caret position.
Description Changes the position of the caret (text cursor).

setEditable

public abstract void setEditable (boolean state)
Parameters state true if the user can change the contents of the text component's peer (i.e., true to make the peer editable); false to make the peer readonly.
Description Allows you to change the current editable state of the text component's peer.

setText

public abstract void setText (String text)
Parameters text New text for the text component's peer.
Description Sets the content of the text component's peer.

See Also

ComponentPeer, String, TextAreaPeer, TextFieldPeer

23.25 TextFieldPeer

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Description

TextFieldPeer is an interface that defines the basis for text fields.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.TextFieldPeer extends java.awt.peer.TextComponentPeer { // Interface Methods public abstract Dimension getMinimumSize (int rows, int columns); images public abstract Dimension getPreferredSize (int rows, int columns); images public abstract Dimension minimumSize (int rows, int columns); images public abstract Dimension preferredSize (int rows, int columns); images public abstract void setEchoChar (char echoChar); images public abstract void setEchoCharacter (char c); images }

Interface Methods

getMinimumSize

public abstract Dimension getMinimumSize (int rows) images

Parameters rows Number of rows within the text field's peer.
Returns The minimum dimensions of a text field's peer of the given size.

getPreferredSize

public abstract Dimension getPreferredSize (int rows) images

Parameters rows Number of rows within the text field's peer.
Returns The preferred dimensions of a text field's peer of the given size.

minimumSize

public abstract Dimension minimumSize (int rows) images

Parameters rows Number of rows within the text field's peer.
Returns Replaced by getMinimumSize(int).

preferredSize

public abstract Dimension preferredSize (int rows) images

Parameters rows Number of rows within the text field's peer.
Returns Replaced by getPreferredSize(int).

setEchoChar

public abstract void setEchoChar (char c) images

Parameters c The character to display for all input.
Description Changes the character that is displayed to the user for every character he or she types in the text field.

setEchoCharacter

public abstract void setEchoCharacter (char c) images

Parameters c The character to display for all input.
Description Replaced by setEchoChar(char).

See Also

Dimension, TextComponentPeer

23.26 WindowPeer

Description

WindowPeer is an interface that defines the basis for a window.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.peer.WindowPeer
   extends java.awt.peer.ContainerPeer {

   // Interface Methods
   public abstract void toBack();
   public abstract void toFront();
}

Interface Methods

toBack

public abstract void toBack()
Description Puts the window's peer in the background of the display.

toFront

public abstract void toFront()
Description Brings the window's peer to the foreground of the display.

See Also

ContainerPeer, DialogPeer, FramePeer

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