Class CaretEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

javax.swing.event.CaretEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable

public abstract class CaretEvent extends EventObject

CaretEvent is used to notify interested parties that the text caret has changed in the event source.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

Field Summary

Fields declared in class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`CaretEvent(Object source)`	Creates a new CaretEvent object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract int`	`getDot()`	Fetches the location of the caret.
`abstract int`	`getMark()`	Fetches the location of other end of a logical selection.

Methods declared in class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

CaretEvent

public CaretEvent(Object source)

Creates a new CaretEvent object.

Parameters:: source - the object responsible for the event

Method Details

getDot

public abstract int getDot()

Fetches the location of the caret.

Returns:: the dot >= 0

getMark

public abstract int getMark()

Fetches the location of other end of a logical selection. If there is no selection, this will be the same as dot.

Returns:: the mark >= 0

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