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org.eclipse.swt.widgets
Class Label

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget
      extended byorg.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control
          extended byorg.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label

All Implemented Interfaces:
Drawable


public class Label
extends Control

Instances of this class represent a non-selectable user interface object that displays a string or image. When SEPARATOR is specified, displays a single vertical or horizontal line.

Styles:

SEPARATOR, HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL

SHADOW_IN, SHADOW_OUT, SHADOW_NONE

CENTER, LEFT, RIGHT, WRAP

Events:

(none)

Note: Only one of SHADOW_IN, SHADOW_OUT and SHADOW_NONE may be specified. SHADOW_NONE is a HINT. Only one of HORIZONTAL and VERTICAL may be specified. Only one of CENTER, LEFT and RIGHT may be specified.

IMPORTANT: This class is intended to be subclassed only within the SWT implementation.


Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control
handle
 
Constructor Summary
Label(Composite parent, int style)
          Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value describing its behavior and appearance.
 
Method Summary
 Point computeSize(int wHint, int hHint, boolean changed)
          Returns the preferred size of the receiver.
 int getAlignment()
          Returns a value which describes the position of the text or image in the receiver.
 Image getImage()
          Returns the receiver's image if it has one, or null if it does not.
 String getText()
          Returns the receiver's text, which will be an empty string if it has never been set or if the receiver is a SEPARATOR label.
 void setAlignment(int alignment)
          Controls how text and images will be displayed in the receiver.
 void setImage(Image image)
          Sets the receiver's image to the argument, which may be null indicating that no image should be displayed.
 void setText(String string)
          Sets the receiver's text.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control
addControlListener, addFocusListener, addHelpListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMoveListener, addMouseTrackListener, addPaintListener, addTraverseListener, computeSize, forceFocus, getAccessible, getBackground, getBorderWidth, getBounds, getEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getLayoutData, getLocation, getMenu, getMonitor, getParent, getShell, getSize, getToolTipText, getVisible, internal_dispose_GC, internal_new_GC, isEnabled, isFocusControl, isReparentable, isVisible, moveAbove, moveBelow, pack, pack, redraw, redraw, removeControlListener, removeFocusListener, removeHelpListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMoveListener, removeMouseTrackListener, removePaintListener, removeTraverseListener, setBackground, setBounds, setBounds, setCapture, setCursor, setEnabled, setFocus, setFont, setForeground, setLayoutData, setLocation, setLocation, setMenu, setParent, setRedraw, setSize, setSize, setToolTipText, setVisible, toControl, toControl, toDisplay, toDisplay, traverse, update
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget
addDisposeListener, addListener, checkSubclass, checkWidget, dispose, getData, getData, getDisplay, getStyle, isDisposed, isListening, notifyListeners, removeDisposeListener, removeListener, removeListener, setData, setData, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

 

 

Label

public Label(Composite parent,
             int style)

Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value describing its behavior and appearance.

The style value is either one of the style constants defined in class SWT which is applicable to instances of this class, or must be built by bitwise OR'ing together (that is, using the int "|" operator) two or more of those SWT style constants. The class description lists the style constants that are applicable to the class. Style bits are also inherited from superclasses.

Parameters:
parent - a composite control which will be the parent of the new instance (cannot be null)
style - the style of control to construct
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException -

SWTException -

See Also:
SWT.SEPARATOR, SWT.HORIZONTAL, SWT.VERTICAL, SWT.SHADOW_IN, SWT.SHADOW_OUT, SWT.SHADOW_NONE, SWT.CENTER, SWT.LEFT, SWT.RIGHT, SWT.WRAP, Widget.checkSubclass(), Widget.getStyle()
Method Detail

 

 

computeSize

public Point computeSize(int wHint,
                         int hHint,
                         boolean changed)

Description copied from class: Control
Returns the preferred size of the receiver.

The preferred size of a control is the size that it would best be displayed at. The width hint and height hint arguments allow the caller to ask a control questions such as "Given a particular width, how high does the control need to be to show all of the contents?" To indicate that the caller does not wish to constrain a particular dimension, the constant SWT.DEFAULT is passed for the hint.

If the changed flag is true, it indicates that the receiver's contents have changed, therefore any caches that a layout manager containing the control may have been keeping need to be flushed. When the control is resized, the changed flag will be false, so layout manager caches can be retained.

Overrides:
computeSize in class Control

Parameters:
wHint - the width hint (can be SWT.DEFAULT)
hHint - the height hint (can be SWT.DEFAULT)
changed - true if the control's contents have changed, and false otherwise
Returns:
the preferred size of the control.
See Also:
Layout, Control.getBorderWidth(), Control.getBounds(), Control.getSize(), Control.pack(), "computeTrim, getClientArea for controls that implement them"


 

 

getAlignment

public int getAlignment()

Returns a value which describes the position of the text or image in the receiver. The value will be one of LEFT, RIGHT or CENTER unless the receiver is a SEPARATOR label, in which case, NONE is returned.

Returns:
the alignment
Throws:
SWTException -

  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver


 

 

getImage

public Image getImage()

Returns the receiver's image if it has one, or null if it does not.

Returns:
the receiver's image
Throws:
SWTException -

  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver


 

 

getText

public String getText()

Returns the receiver's text, which will be an empty string if it has never been set or if the receiver is a SEPARATOR label.

Returns:
the receiver's text
Throws:
SWTException -

  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver


 

 

setAlignment

public void setAlignment(int alignment)

Controls how text and images will be displayed in the receiver. The argument should be one of LEFT, RIGHT or CENTER. If the receiver is a SEPARATOR label, the argument is ignored and the alignment is not changed.

Parameters:
alignment - the new alignment
Throws:
SWTException -

  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver


 

 

setImage

public void setImage(Image image)

Sets the receiver's image to the argument, which may be null indicating that no image should be displayed.

Parameters:
image - the image to display on the receiver (may be null)
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException -

  • ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the image has been disposed

SWTException -

  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver


 

 

setText

public void setText(String string)

Sets the receiver's text.

This method sets the widget label. The label may include the mnemonic character and line delimiters.

Mnemonics are indicated by an '&' that causes the next character to be the mnemonic. When the user presses a key sequence that matches the mnemonic, focus is assigned to the control that follows the label. On most platforms, the mnemonic appears underlined but may be emphasised in a platform specific manner. The mnemonic indicator character '&' can be escaped by doubling it in the string, causing a single '&' to be displayed.

Parameters:
string - the new text
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException -

  • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the text is null

SWTException -

  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver


 

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