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Class java.awt.Label

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.awt.Component
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           +----java.awt.Label

public class Label

extends Component

For example, the code . . .

setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 10, 10)); 
 add(new Label("Hi There!")); 
 add(new Label("Another Label"));

produces the following label:

CENTER

Indicates that the label should be centered.

LEFT

Indicates that the label should be left justified.

RIGHT

Indicates that the label should be right justified.

Label()

Constructs an empty label.

Label(String)

Constructs a new label with the specified string of text, left justified.

Label(String, int)

Constructs a new label that presents the specified string of text with the specified alignment.

addNotify()

Creates the peer for this label.

getAlignment()

Gets the current alignment of this label.

getText()

Gets the text of this label.

paramString()

Returns the parameter string representing the state of this label.

setAlignment(int)

Sets the alignment for this label to the specified alignment.

setText(String)

Sets the text for this label to the specified text.

public static final int LEFT

Indicates that the label should be left justified.

public static final int CENTER

Indicates that the label should be centered.

public static final int RIGHT

Indicates that the label should be right justified.

public Label()

Constructs an empty label.

public Label(String text)

Constructs a new label with the specified string of text, left justified.

Parameters:

text - the string that the label presents.

public Label(String text,
              int alignment)

Constructs a new label that presents the specified string of text with the specified alignment.

Possible values for alignment are Label.LEFT, Label.RIGHT, and Label.CENTER.

Parameters:

text - the string that the label presents.

alignment - the alignment value.

public void addNotify()

Creates the peer for this label. The peer allows us to modify the appearance of the label without changing its functionality.

Overrides:

addNotify in class Component

public int getAlignment()

Gets the current alignment of this label. Possible values are Label.LEFT, Label.RIGHT, and Label.CENTER.

See Also:

setAlignment

public synchronized void setAlignment(int alignment)

Sets the alignment for this label to the specified alignment. Possible values are Label.LEFT, Label.RIGHT, and Label.CENTER.

Parameters:

alignment - the alignment to be set.

Throws: IllegalArgumentException

if an improper value for alignment is given.

See Also:

getAlignment

public String getText()

Gets the text of this label.

Returns:

the text of this label.

See Also:

setText

public synchronized void setText(String text)

Sets the text for this label to the specified text.

Parameters:

text - the text that this label presents.

See Also:

getText

protected String paramString()

Returns the parameter string representing the state of this label. This string is useful for debugging.

Returns:

the parameter string of this label.

Overrides:

paramString in class Component

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