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18.58 java.awt.TextComponent (JDK 1.0)

This class is the superclass of the TextArea and TextField components. It cannot be instantiated itself, but provides methods that are common to these two component types. setEditable() specifies whether the text in the text component is editable or not. getText() returns the text in the component, and setText() specifies text to be displayed. getSelectedText() returns the currently selected text in the text component, and getSelectionStart() and getSelectionEnd() return the extents of the selected region of text. select() and selectAll() select some or all of the text displayed in the text component.

See also TextField and TextArea.

public class TextComponent extends Component {
    // No Constructor
    // Protected Instance Variables
        1.1  protected transient TextListener textListener;
    // Public Instance Methods
        1.1  public void addTextListener(TextListener l);
        1.1  public int getCaretPosition();
            public synchronized String getSelectedText();
            public synchronized int getSelectionEnd();
            public synchronized int getSelectionStart();
            public synchronized String getText();
            public boolean isEditable();
            public void removeNotify();  // Overrides Component
        1.1  public void removeTextListener(TextListener l);
            public synchronized void select(int selectionStart, int selectionEnd);
            public synchronized void selectAll();
        1.1  public void setCaretPosition(int position);
            public synchronized void setEditable(boolean b);
        1.1  public synchronized void setSelectionEnd(int selectionEnd);
        1.1  public synchronized void setSelectionStart(int selectionStart);
            public synchronized void setText(String t);
    // Protected Instance Methods
            protected String paramString();  // Overrides Component
        1.1  protected void processEvent(AWTEvent e);  // Overrides Component
        1.1  protected void processTextEvent(TextEvent e);
}

Hierarchy:

Object->Component(ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable)->TextComponent

Extended By:

TextArea, TextField


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