javax.swing.text

Class JTextComponent

java.lang.Object

java.awt.Component

java.awt.Container

javax.swing.JComponent

javax.swing.text.JTextComponent

All Implemented Interfaces:

ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable, Accessible, Scrollable

Direct Known Subclasses:

JEditorPane, JTextArea, JTextField

public abstract class JTextComponent
extends JComponent
implements Scrollable, Accessible

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	JTextComponent.AccessibleJTextComponent AccessibleJTextComponent implements accessibility hooks for JTextComponent.
static class	JTextComponent.KeyBinding

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	DEFAULT_KEYMAP
static String	FOCUS_ACCELERATOR_KEY

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

accessibleContext, listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
JTextComponent() Creates a new JTextComponent instance.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addCaretListener(CaretListener listener) Adds a CaretListener object to this text component.
void	addInputMethodListener(InputMethodListener listener) Adds an InputListener object to this text component.
static Keymap	addKeymap(String n, Keymap parent) Create a new Keymap with a specific name and parent, and add the new Keymap to the global keymap table.
void	copy()
void	cut()
protected void	fireCaretUpdate(CaretEvent event) Notifies all registered CaretListener objects that the caret was updated.
AccessibleContext	getAccessibleContext() Get the AccessibleContext of this object.
Action[]	getActions() Returns the set of available Actions this component's associated editor can run.
Caret	getCaret() The Caret object used in this text component.
Color	getCaretColor()
CaretListener[]	getCaretListeners() Returns all added CaretListener objects.
int	getCaretPosition() Retrisves the current caret position.
Color	getDisabledTextColor()
Document	getDocument()
boolean	getDragEnabled()
char	getFocusAccelerator()
Highlighter	getHighlighter()
InputMethodListener[]	getInputMethodListeners() Returns all added InputMethodListener objects.
Keymap	getKeymap() Get the current Keymap of this component.
static Keymap	getKeymap(String n) Get a Keymap from the global keymap table, by name.
Insets	getMargin()
NavigationFilter	getNavigationFilter()
Dimension	getPreferredScrollableViewportSize()
int	getScrollableBlockIncrement(Rectangle visible, int orientation, int direction) Return the preferred scrolling amount (in pixels) for the given scrolling direction and orientation when scrolling in large amounts (pages).
boolean	getScrollableTracksViewportHeight() Return true if the height of the scrollable is always equal to the view, where it is displayed, height.In such case, the vertical scrolling should not be performed.
boolean	getScrollableTracksViewportWidth() Return true if the width of the scrollable is always equal to the view, where it is displayed, width (for instance, the text area with the word wrap).
int	getScrollableUnitIncrement(Rectangle visible, int orientation, int direction) Return the preferred scrolling amount (in pixels) for the given scrolling direction and orientation when scrolling in small amounts like table lines.
String	getSelectedText() Retrieves the currently selected text in this text document.
Color	getSelectedTextColor()
Color	getSelectionColor()
int	getSelectionEnd() Returns the end postion of the currently selected text.
int	getSelectionStart() Returns the start postion of the currently selected text.
String	getText() Retrieves the current text in this text document.
String	getText(int offset, int length) Retrieves a part of the current text in this document.
String	getToolTipText(MouseEvent ev) Returns the tooltip text for this text component for the given mouse event.
TextUI	getUI() This method returns the label's UI delegate.
String	getUIClassID() Returns a string that specifies the name of the Look and Feel class that renders this component.
boolean	isEditable() Checks whether this text component it editable.
static void	loadKeymap(Keymap map, JTextComponent.KeyBinding[] bindings, Action[] actions) Resolves a set of bindings against a set of actions and inserts the results into a Keymap.
Rectangle	modelToView(int position)
void	moveCaretPosition(int position) Moves the caret to a given position.
protected String	paramString() Returns a string representation of this JTextComponent.
void	paste()
void	read(Reader input, Object streamDescription) Read and set the content this component.
void	removeCaretListener(CaretListener listener) Removed a CaretListener object from this text component.
void	removeInputMethodListener(InputMethodListener listener) Removes an InputListener object from this text component.
static Keymap	removeKeymap(String n) Remove a Keymap from the global Keymap table, by name.
void	replaceSelection(String content)
void	select(int start, int end) Selects a part of the content of the text component.
void	selectAll() Selects the whole content of the text component.
void	setCaret(Caret newCaret) Sets a new Caret for this text component.
void	setCaretColor(Color newColor)
void	setCaretPosition(int position) Sets the caret to a new position.
void	setDisabledTextColor(Color newColor)
void	setDocument(Document newDoc)
void	setDragEnabled(boolean enabled)
void	setEditable(boolean newValue) Enables/disabled this text component's editability.
void	setFocusAccelerator(char newKey)
void	setHighlighter(Highlighter newHighlighter)
void	setKeymap(Keymap k) Set the current Keymap of this component, installing appropriate KeymapWrapper and KeymapActionMap objects in the InputMap and ActionMap parent chains, respectively, and fire a property change event with name "keymap".
void	setMargin(Insets m)
void	setNavigationFilter(NavigationFilter filter)
void	setSelectedTextColor(Color newColor)
void	setSelectionColor(Color newColor)
void	setSelectionEnd(int end) Selects the text from the selection start postion to the given position.
void	setSelectionStart(int start) Selects the text from the given postion to the selection end position.
void	setText(String text)
void	setUI(TextUI newUI) This method sets the label's UI delegate.
void	updateUI() This method resets the label's UI delegate to the default UI for the current look and feel.
int	viewToModel(Point pt)
void	write(Writer output) Write the content of this component to the given stream.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setLayout, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setName, setPreferredSize, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEFAULT_KEYMAP

public static final String DEFAULT_KEYMAP

See Also:

Constant Field Values

FOCUS_ACCELERATOR_KEY

public static final String FOCUS_ACCELERATOR_KEY

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

JTextComponent

public JTextComponent()

Creates a new JTextComponent instance.

Method Detail

getKeymap

public static Keymap getKeymap(String n)

Get a Keymap from the global keymap table, by name.

Parameters:

n - The name of the Keymap to look up

Returns:

A Keymap associated with the provided name, or null if no such Keymap exists

See Also:

addKeymap(java.lang.String, javax.swing.text.Keymap), removeKeymap(java.lang.String), keymaps

removeKeymap

public static Keymap removeKeymap(String n)

Remove a Keymap from the global Keymap table, by name.

Parameters:

n - The name of the Keymap to remove

Returns:

The keymap removed from the global table

See Also:

addKeymap(java.lang.String, javax.swing.text.Keymap), getKeymap(), keymaps

addKeymap

public static Keymap addKeymap(String n,
               Keymap parent)

Create a new Keymap with a specific name and parent, and add the new Keymap to the global keymap table. The name may be null, in which case the new Keymap will not be added to the global Keymap table. The parent may also be null, which is harmless.

Parameters:

n - The name of the new Keymap, or null

parent - The parent of the new Keymap, or null

Returns:

The newly created Keymap

See Also:

removeKeymap(java.lang.String), getKeymap(), keymaps

getKeymap

public Keymap getKeymap()

Get the current Keymap of this component.

Returns:

The component's current Keymap

See Also:

setKeymap(javax.swing.text.Keymap), keymap

setKeymap

public void setKeymap(Keymap k)

Set the current Keymap of this component, installing appropriate KeymapWrapper and KeymapActionMap objects in the InputMap and ActionMap parent chains, respectively, and fire a property change event with name "keymap".

See Also:

getKeymap(), keymap

loadKeymap

public static void loadKeymap(Keymap map,
              JTextComponent.KeyBinding[] bindings,
              Action[] actions)

Resolves a set of bindings against a set of actions and inserts the results into a Keymap. Specifically, for each provided binding b, if there exists a provided action a such that a.getValue(Action.NAME) == b.ActionName then an entry is added to the Keymap mapping b to a.

Parameters:

map - The Keymap to add new mappings to

bindings - The set of bindings to add to the Keymap

actions - The set of actions to resolve binding names against

See Also:

Action.NAME, Action.getValue(java.lang.String), JTextComponent.KeyBinding.actionName

getActions

public Action[] getActions()

Returns the set of available Actions this component's associated editor can run. Equivalent to calling getUI().getEditorKit().getActions(). This set of Actions is a reasonable value to provide as a parameter to loadKeymap(javax.swing.text.Keymap, javax.swing.text.JTextComponent.KeyBinding[], javax.swing.Action[]), when resolving a set of JTextComponent.KeyBinding objects against this component.

Returns:

The set of available Actions on this component's EditorKit

See Also:

TextUI.getEditorKit(javax.swing.text.JTextComponent), EditorKit.getActions()

setDocument

public void setDocument(Document newDoc)

getDocument

public Document getDocument()

getAccessibleContext

public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()

Get the AccessibleContext of this object.

Specified by:

getAccessibleContext in interface Accessible

Overrides:

getAccessibleContext in class JComponent

Returns:

an AccessibleContext object

setMargin

public void setMargin(Insets m)

getMargin

public Insets getMargin()

setText

public void setText(String text)

getText

public String getText()

Retrieves the current text in this text document.

Returns:

the text

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the underlaying document is null

getText

public String getText(int offset,
             int length)
               throws BadLocationException

Retrieves a part of the current text in this document.

Parameters:

offset - the postion of the first character

length - the length of the text to retrieve

Returns:

the text

Throws:

BadLocationException - if arguments do not hold pre-conditions

getSelectedText

public String getSelectedText()

Retrieves the currently selected text in this text document.

Returns:

the selected text

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the underlaying document is null

getUIClassID

public String getUIClassID()

Returns a string that specifies the name of the Look and Feel class that renders this component.

Overrides:

getUIClassID in class JComponent

Returns:

the string "TextComponentUI"

See Also:

JComponent.setUI(javax.swing.plaf.ComponentUI), JComponent.updateUI()

paramString

protected String paramString()

Returns a string representation of this JTextComponent.

Overrides:

paramString in class JComponent

Returns:

A string describing this component.

getUI

public TextUI getUI()

This method returns the label's UI delegate.

Returns:

The label's UI delegate.

setUI

public void setUI(TextUI newUI)

This method sets the label's UI delegate.

Parameters:

newUI - The label's UI delegate.

updateUI

public void updateUI()

This method resets the label's UI delegate to the default UI for the current look and feel.

Overrides:

updateUI in class JComponent

getPreferredScrollableViewportSize

public Dimension getPreferredScrollableViewportSize()

Specified by:

getPreferredScrollableViewportSize in interface Scrollable

getScrollableUnitIncrement

public int getScrollableUnitIncrement(Rectangle visible,
                             int orientation,
                             int direction)

Description copied from interface: Scrollable

Return the preferred scrolling amount (in pixels) for the given scrolling direction and orientation when scrolling in small amounts like table lines.

Specified by:

getScrollableUnitIncrement in interface Scrollable

Parameters:

visible - the currently visible part of the component.

orientation - the scrolling orientation

direction - the scrolling direction (negative - up, positive -down). The values greater than one means that more mouse wheel or similar events were generated, and hence it is better to scroll the longer distance.

Returns:

the preferred scrolling distance, negative if up or left.

getScrollableBlockIncrement

public int getScrollableBlockIncrement(Rectangle visible,
                              int orientation,
                              int direction)

Description copied from interface: Scrollable

Return the preferred scrolling amount (in pixels) for the given scrolling direction and orientation when scrolling in large amounts (pages).

Specified by:

getScrollableBlockIncrement in interface Scrollable

Parameters:

visible - the currently visible part of the component.

orientation - the scrolling orientation

direction - the scrolling direction (negative - up, positive -down). The values greater than one means that more mouse wheel or similar events were generated, and hence it is better to scroll the longer distance.

Returns:

the preferred scrolling distance, negative if up or left.

isEditable

public boolean isEditable()

Checks whether this text component it editable.

Returns:

true if editable, false otherwise

setEditable

public void setEditable(boolean newValue)

Enables/disabled this text component's editability.

Parameters:

newValue - true to make it editable, false otherwise.

getCaret

public Caret getCaret()

The Caret object used in this text component.

Returns:

the caret object

setCaret

public void setCaret(Caret newCaret)

Sets a new Caret for this text component.

Parameters:

newCaret - the new Caret to set

getCaretColor

public Color getCaretColor()

setCaretColor

public void setCaretColor(Color newColor)

getDisabledTextColor

public Color getDisabledTextColor()

setDisabledTextColor

public void setDisabledTextColor(Color newColor)

getSelectedTextColor

public Color getSelectedTextColor()

setSelectedTextColor

public void setSelectedTextColor(Color newColor)

getSelectionColor

public Color getSelectionColor()

setSelectionColor

public void setSelectionColor(Color newColor)

getCaretPosition

public int getCaretPosition()

Retrisves the current caret position.

Returns:

the current position

setCaretPosition

public void setCaretPosition(int position)

Sets the caret to a new position.

Parameters:

position - the new position

moveCaretPosition

public void moveCaretPosition(int position)

Moves the caret to a given position. This selects the text between the old and the new position of the caret.

getHighlighter

public Highlighter getHighlighter()

setHighlighter

public void setHighlighter(Highlighter newHighlighter)

getSelectionStart

public int getSelectionStart()

Returns the start postion of the currently selected text.

Returns:

the start postion

setSelectionStart

public void setSelectionStart(int start)

Selects the text from the given postion to the selection end position.

Parameters:

start - the start positon of the selected text.

getSelectionEnd

public int getSelectionEnd()

Returns the end postion of the currently selected text.

Returns:

the end postion

setSelectionEnd

public void setSelectionEnd(int end)

Selects the text from the selection start postion to the given position.

Parameters:

end - the end positon of the selected text.

select

public void select(int start,
          int end)

Selects a part of the content of the text component.

Parameters:

start - the start position of the selected text

end - the end position of the selected text

selectAll

public void selectAll()

Selects the whole content of the text component.

replaceSelection

public void replaceSelection(String content)

getScrollableTracksViewportHeight

public boolean getScrollableTracksViewportHeight()

Description copied from interface: Scrollable

Return true if the height of the scrollable is always equal to the view, where it is displayed, height.In such case, the vertical scrolling should not be performed.

Specified by:

getScrollableTracksViewportHeight in interface Scrollable

Returns:

true is no horizontal scrolling is assumed, faster otherwise.

getScrollableTracksViewportWidth

public boolean getScrollableTracksViewportWidth()

Description copied from interface: Scrollable

Return true if the width of the scrollable is always equal to the view, where it is displayed, width (for instance, the text area with the word wrap). In such case, the horizontal scrolling should not be performed.

Specified by:

getScrollableTracksViewportWidth in interface Scrollable

Returns:

true is no horizontal scrolling is assumed, faster otherwise.

addCaretListener

public void addCaretListener(CaretListener listener)

Adds a CaretListener object to this text component.

Parameters:

listener - the listener to add

removeCaretListener

public void removeCaretListener(CaretListener listener)

Removed a CaretListener object from this text component.

Parameters:

listener - the listener to remove

getCaretListeners

public CaretListener[] getCaretListeners()

Returns all added CaretListener objects.

Returns:

an array of listeners

fireCaretUpdate

protected void fireCaretUpdate(CaretEvent event)

Notifies all registered CaretListener objects that the caret was updated.

Parameters:

event - the event to send

addInputMethodListener

public void addInputMethodListener(InputMethodListener listener)

Adds an InputListener object to this text component.

Overrides:

addInputMethodListener in class Component

Parameters:

listener - the listener to add

See Also:

InputMethodEvent, Component.removeInputMethodListener(InputMethodListener), Component.getInputMethodListeners(), Component.getInputMethodRequests()

removeInputMethodListener

public void removeInputMethodListener(InputMethodListener listener)

Removes an InputListener object from this text component.

Overrides:

removeInputMethodListener in class Component

Parameters:

listener - the listener to remove

See Also:

InputMethodEvent, Component.addInputMethodListener(InputMethodListener), Component.getInputMethodRequests()

getInputMethodListeners

public InputMethodListener[] getInputMethodListeners()

Returns all added InputMethodListener objects.

Overrides:

getInputMethodListeners in class Component

Returns:

an array of listeners

See Also:

Component.addInputMethodListener(InputMethodListener), Component.removeInputMethodListener(InputMethodListener)

modelToView

public Rectangle modelToView(int position)
                      throws BadLocationException

Throws:

BadLocationException

getDragEnabled

public boolean getDragEnabled()

setDragEnabled

public void setDragEnabled(boolean enabled)

viewToModel

public int viewToModel(Point pt)

copy

public void copy()

cut

public void cut()

paste

public void paste()

setFocusAccelerator

public void setFocusAccelerator(char newKey)

getFocusAccelerator

public char getFocusAccelerator()

getNavigationFilter

public NavigationFilter getNavigationFilter()

Since:

1.4

setNavigationFilter

public void setNavigationFilter(NavigationFilter filter)

Since:

1.4

read

public void read(Reader input,
        Object streamDescription)
          throws IOException

Read and set the content this component. If not overridden, the method reads the component content as a plain text. The second parameter of this method describes the input stream. It can be String, URL, File and so on. If not null, this object is added to the properties of the associated document under the key Document.StreamDescriptionProperty.

Parameters:

input - an input stream to read from.

streamDescription - an object, describing the stream.

Throws:

IOException - if the reader throws it.

See Also:

getDocument(), Document.getProperty(Object)

write

public void write(Writer output)
           throws IOException

Write the content of this component to the given stream. If not overridden, the method writes the component content as a plain text.

Parameters:

output - the writer to write into.

Throws:

IOException - if the writer throws it.

getToolTipText

public String getToolTipText(MouseEvent ev)

Returns the tooltip text for this text component for the given mouse event. This forwards the call to TextUI.getToolTipText(JTextComponent, Point).

Overrides:

getToolTipText in class JComponent

Parameters:

ev - the mouse event

Returns:

the tooltip text for this text component for the given mouse event

See Also:

JComponent.setToolTipText(java.lang.String), JComponent.getToolTipText()