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

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.awt.Component
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           +----java.awt.TextComponent
public class TextComponent
extends Component
A TextComponent is a component that allows the editing of some text.

Method Index

o getSelectedText()
Returns the selected text contained in this TextComponent.
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 TextComponent.
o isEditable()
Returns the boolean indicating whether this TextComponent 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 TextComponent.
o setEditable(boolean)
Sets the specified boolean to indicate whether or not this TextComponent should be editable.
o setText(String)
Sets the text of this TextComponent 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 TextComponent 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 TextComponent.
See Also:
setText
o getSelectedText 
public String getSelectedText()
Returns the selected text contained in this TextComponent.
See Also:
setText
o isEditable 
public boolean isEditable()
Returns the boolean indicating whether this TextComponent is editable or not.
See Also:
setEditable
o setEditable 
public void setEditable(boolean t)
Sets the specified boolean to indicate whether or not this TextComponent 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 TextComponent.
o paramString 
protected String paramString()
Returns the String of parameters for this TextComponent.
Overrides:
paramString in class Component 
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