Class java.awt.TextComponent 
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Class java.awt.TextComponent 

java.lang.Object
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           +----java.awt.TextComponent
public class TextComponent
extends Component
A TextComponent is a component that allows the editing of some text.
Version:
1.7, 09/08/95
Author:
Sami Shaio, Arthur van Hoff

Method Index

o getSelectedText()
Returns the selected text contained in this TextField.
o getSelectionEnd()
Returns the selected text's end position.
o getSelectionStart()
Returns the selected text's start position.
o getText()
Returns the text contained in this TextField.
o isEditable()
Returns the boolean indicating whether this TextField is editable or not.
o paramString()
Returns the String of parameters for this TextComponent.
o removeNotify()
Removes the TextComponent's peer.
o select(int, int)
Selects the text found between the specified start and end locations.
o selectAll()
Selects all the text in the TextField.
o setEditable(boolean)
Sets the specified boolean to indicate whether or not this TextField should be editable.
o setText(String)
Sets the text of this TextField to the specified text.

Methods

o removeNotify 
  public synchronized 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

o setText 

  public void setText(String t)
Sets the text of this TextField to the specified text.
Parameters:
t - the new text to be set
See Also:
getText

o getText 

  public String getText()
Returns the text contained in this TextField.
See Also:
setText

o getSelectedText 

  public String getSelectedText()
Returns the selected text contained in this TextField.
See Also:
setText

o isEditable 

  public boolean isEditable()
Returns the boolean indicating whether this TextField is editable or not.
See Also:
setEditable

o setEditable 

  public void setEditable(boolean t)
Sets the specified boolean to indicate whether or not this TextField should be editable.
Parameters:
t - the boolean to be set
See Also:
isEditable

o getSelectionStart 

  public int getSelectionStart()
Returns the selected text's start position.

o getSelectionEnd 

  public int getSelectionEnd()
Returns the selected text's end position.

o select 

  public void select(int selStart,
                     int selEnd)
Selects the text found between the specified start and end locations.
Parameters:
selStart - the start position of the text
selEnd - the end position of the text

o selectAll 

  public void selectAll()
Selects all the text in the TextField.

o paramString 

  protected String paramString()
Returns the String of parameters for this TextComponent.
Overrides:
paramString in class Component

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