Module java.desktop

Class DefaultStyledDocument.ElementSpec

  • Enclosing class:
    DefaultStyledDocument


    public static class DefaultStyledDocument.ElementSpec
    extends Object
    Specification for building elements.

    Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans™ has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

    • Field Detail

      • StartTagType

        public static final short StartTagType
        A possible value for getType. This specifies that this record type is a start tag and represents markup that specifies the start of an element.
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      • EndTagType

        public static final short EndTagType
        A possible value for getType. This specifies that this record type is a end tag and represents markup that specifies the end of an element.
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      • ContentType

        public static final short ContentType
        A possible value for getType. This specifies that this record type represents content.
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      • JoinPreviousDirection

        public static final short JoinPreviousDirection
        A possible value for getDirection. This specifies that the data associated with this record should be joined to what precedes it.
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      • JoinNextDirection

        public static final short JoinNextDirection
        A possible value for getDirection. This specifies that the data associated with this record should be joined to what follows it.
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      • OriginateDirection

        public static final short OriginateDirection
        A possible value for getDirection. This specifies that the data associated with this record should be used to originate a new element. This would be the normal value.
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      • JoinFractureDirection

        public static final short JoinFractureDirection
        A possible value for getDirection. This specifies that the data associated with this record should be joined to the fractured element.
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    • Constructor Detail

      • ElementSpec

        public ElementSpec​(AttributeSet a,
                           short type)
        Constructor useful for markup when the markup will not be stored in the document.
        Parameters:
        a - the attributes for the element
        type - the type of the element (StartTagType, EndTagType, ContentType)
      • ElementSpec

        public ElementSpec​(AttributeSet a,
                           short type,
                           int len)
        Constructor for parsing inside the document when the data has already been added, but len information is needed.
        Parameters:
        a - the attributes for the element
        type - the type of the element (StartTagType, EndTagType, ContentType)
        len - the length >= 0
      • ElementSpec

        public ElementSpec​(AttributeSet a,
                           short type,
                           char[] txt,
                           int offs,
                           int len)
        Constructor for creating a spec externally for batch input of content and markup into the document.
        Parameters:
        a - the attributes for the element
        type - the type of the element (StartTagType, EndTagType, ContentType)
        txt - the text for the element
        offs - the offset into the text >= 0
        len - the length of the text >= 0
    • Method Detail

      • setType

        public void setType​(short type)
        Sets the element type.
        Parameters:
        type - the type of the element (StartTagType, EndTagType, ContentType)
      • getType

        public short getType​()
        Gets the element type.
        Returns:
        the type of the element (StartTagType, EndTagType, ContentType)
      • setDirection

        public void setDirection​(short direction)
        Sets the direction.
        Parameters:
        direction - the direction (JoinPreviousDirection, JoinNextDirection)
      • getDirection

        public short getDirection​()
        Gets the direction.
        Returns:
        the direction (JoinPreviousDirection, JoinNextDirection)
      • getAttributes

        public AttributeSet getAttributes​()
        Gets the element attributes.
        Returns:
        the attribute set
      • getArray

        public char[] getArray​()
        Gets the array of characters.
        Returns:
        the array
      • getOffset

        public int getOffset​()
        Gets the starting offset.
        Returns:
        the offset >= 0
      • getLength

        public int getLength​()
        Gets the length.
        Returns:
        the length >= 0
      • toString

        public String toString​()
        Converts the element to a string.
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object
        Returns:
        the string