waba.ui
Class Label

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--waba.ui.Control
        |
        +--waba.ui.Label

public class Label

extends Control

Label is a text label control. It supports multiline, but you need to separate the text with |.

Here is an example showing a label being used:

 public class MyProgram extends MainWindow
 {
 public void onStart()
  {
  Label label = new Label("Value:");
  label.setRect(10, 10, 80, 30);
  add(label);
  }
 

Field Summary

static int	CENTER Constant for center alignment.
static int	LEFT Constant for left alignment.
static int	RIGHT Constant for right alignment.

Fields inherited from class waba.ui.Control

BOTTOM, CENTER, controlCount, enabled, FILL, fm, font, height, LEFT, name, next, parent, PREFERRED, prev, RIGHT, TOP, width, x, y

Constructor Summary

Label(java.lang.String text)
Creates a label displaying the given text with left alignment. supports inverted text, multiple lines and is scrollable

Label(java.lang.String text, int align)
Creates a label displaying the given text with the given alignment.

Method Summary

int	getPreferredHeight() returns the preffered width of this control. added by guich
int	getPreferredWidth() returns the preffered width of this control. added by guich
java.lang.String	getText() Gets the text that is displayed in the label.
protected void	onBoundsChanged() called after an setRect. added by guich
void	onPaint(Graphics g) Called by the system to draw the button.
static java.lang.String[]	parseText(java.lang.String text, char delim) returns the parsed text
boolean	scroll(boolean down) scroll one page. returns true if success, false if no scroll possible
void	setInvert(boolean on) if invert is true, the background is filled with black and the letters are drawn white
void	setText(java.lang.String text) Sets the text that is displayed in the label.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the string representation of the object.

Methods inherited from class waba.ui.Control

addTimer, contains, createGraphics, getAbsoluteRect, getFontMetrics, getNext, getParent, getRect, isEnabled, isVisible, onEvent, onWindowPaintFinished, postEvent, removeTimer, repaint, repaintNow, setEnabled, setFont, setRect, setRect, setVisible

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

hashCode

Field Detail

LEFT

public static final int LEFT

Constant for left alignment.

CENTER

public static final int CENTER

Constant for center alignment.

RIGHT

public static final int RIGHT

Constant for right alignment.

Constructor Detail

Label

public Label(java.lang.String text)

Creates a label displaying the given text with left alignment. supports inverted text, multiple lines and is scrollable

Label

public Label(java.lang.String text,
             int align)

Creates a label displaying the given text with the given alignment.

Parameters:

text - the text displayed

align - the alignment

See Also:

LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER

Method Detail

setInvert

public void setInvert(boolean on)

if invert is true, the background is filled with black and the letters are drawn white

setText

public void setText(java.lang.String text)

Sets the text that is displayed in the label.

getText

public java.lang.String getText()

Gets the text that is displayed in the label.

parseText

public static java.lang.String[] parseText(java.lang.String text,
                                           char delim)

returns the parsed text

getPreferredWidth

public int getPreferredWidth()

returns the preffered width of this control. added by guich

Overrides:

getPreferredWidth in class Control

getPreferredHeight

public int getPreferredHeight()

returns the preffered width of this control. added by guich

Overrides:

getPreferredHeight in class Control

onBoundsChanged

protected void onBoundsChanged()

Description copied from class: Control

called after an setRect. added by guich

Overrides:

onBoundsChanged in class Control

scroll

public boolean scroll(boolean down)

scroll one page. returns true if success, false if no scroll possible

onPaint

public void onPaint(Graphics g)

Called by the system to draw the button.

Overrides:

onPaint in class Control

Tags copied from class: Control

Parameters:

g - the graphics object for drawing

See Also:

Graphics

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Description copied from class: java.lang.Object

Returns the string representation of the object.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object