TextFormat Class

public class TextFormat

Provides different ways for text to be formatted.

Fields

Name Description

ALL All viable flags in the bit mask.

BOTTOM Formats the text along the bottom of the rectangle.

EDITCONTROL Draws the text in the same manner as a Windows Edit control does.

ENDELLIPSIS Puts an ellipsis at the end of the text if it is too long to fit into the rectangle.

EXPANDTABS Expands tabs in the text.

HORIZONTALCENTER Centers the text horizontally.

LEFT Aligns the text to the left.

NOPREFIX Automatically breaks words at the end of the line.

PATHELLIPSIS Puts an ellipsis in the middle of the text, properly breaking the text with appropriate backslashes.

RIGHT Aligns the text to the right.

RIGHTTOLEFT The text is laid from right to left, as when using Hebrew or Arabic fonts.

SINGLELINE Automatically breaks words at the end of the line.

TOP Aligns text to the top of the rectangle.

VERTICALCENTER Vertically aligns text.

WORDBREAK Automatically breaks words at the end of the line.

WORDELLIPSIS Puts an ellipsis at the end of the text at a word break if the text is too long to fit in the rectangle.

Name	Description
ALL	All viable flags in the bit mask.
BOTTOM	Formats the text along the bottom of the rectangle.
EDITCONTROL	Draws the text in the same manner as a Windows Edit control does.
ENDELLIPSIS	Puts an ellipsis at the end of the text if it is too long to fit into the rectangle.
EXPANDTABS	Expands tabs in the text.
HORIZONTALCENTER	Centers the text horizontally.
LEFT	Aligns the text to the left.
NOPREFIX	Automatically breaks words at the end of the line.
PATHELLIPSIS	Puts an ellipsis in the middle of the text, properly breaking the text with appropriate backslashes.
RIGHT	Aligns the text to the right.
RIGHTTOLEFT	The text is laid from right to left, as when using Hebrew or Arabic fonts.
SINGLELINE	Automatically breaks words at the end of the line.
TOP	Aligns text to the top of the rectangle.
VERTICALCENTER	Vertically aligns text.
WORDBREAK	Automatically breaks words at the end of the line.
WORDELLIPSIS	Puts an ellipsis at the end of the text at a word break if the text is too long to fit in the rectangle.

Methods

Name Description

ensureValid(int format) Throws an exception if the given value is not possible for this class.

valid(int format) Determines whether the specified format is valid for this class.

Name	Description
ensureValid(int format)	Throws an exception if the given value is not possible for this class.
valid(int format)	Determines whether the specified format is valid for this class.

Fields

TextFormat.ALL

Syntax

public static final int ALL;

Description

All viable flags in the bit mask.

TextFormat.BOTTOM

Syntax

public static final int BOTTOM;

Description

Formats the text along the bottom of the rectangle.

TextFormat.EDITCONTROL

Syntax

public static final int EDITCONTROL;

Description

Draws the text in the same manner as a Windows Edit control does. The average character width is calculated in the same manner, and the last line of multiline text is not drawn if it would be only partially visible.