Class DefaultHighlighter

java.lang.Object
javax.swing.text.LayeredHighlighter
javax.swing.text.DefaultHighlighter
All Implemented Interfaces:
Highlighter
Direct Known Subclasses:
BasicTextUI.BasicHighlighter
public class DefaultHighlighter extends LayeredHighlighter
Implements the Highlighter interfaces. Implements a simple highlight painter that renders in a solid color.
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Nested Class Summary

Modifier and Type Class Description
static class  DefaultHighlighter.DefaultHighlightPainter
Simple highlight painter that fills a highlighted area with a solid color.

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class javax.swing.text.LayeredHighlighter

LayeredHighlighter.LayerPainter

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface javax.swing.text.Highlighter

Highlighter.Highlight, Highlighter.HighlightPainter

Field Summary

Modifier and Type Field Description
static final LayeredHighlighter.LayerPainter DefaultPainter
Default implementation of LayeredHighlighter.LayerPainter that can be used for painting highlights.

Constructor Summary

Constructor Description
DefaultHighlighter()
Creates a new DefaultHighlighther object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method Description
Object addHighlight(int p0, int p1, Highlighter.HighlightPainter p)
Adds a highlight to the view.
void changeHighlight(Object tag, int p0, int p1)
Changes a highlight.
void deinstall(JTextComponent c)
Called when the UI is being removed from the interface of a JTextComponent.
boolean getDrawsLayeredHighlights()
Return the draw layered highlights.
Highlighter.Highlight[] getHighlights()
Makes a copy of the highlights.
void install(JTextComponent c)
Called when the UI is being installed into the interface of a JTextComponent.
void paint(Graphics g)
Renders the highlights.
void paintLayeredHighlights(Graphics g, int p0, int p1, Shape viewBounds, JTextComponent editor, View view)
When leaf Views (such as LabelView) are rendering they should call into this method.
void removeAllHighlights()
Removes all highlights.
void removeHighlight(Object tag)
Removes a highlight from the view.
void setDrawsLayeredHighlights(boolean newValue)
If true, highlights are drawn as the Views draw the text.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

DefaultPainter

public static final LayeredHighlighter.LayerPainter DefaultPainter
Default implementation of LayeredHighlighter.LayerPainter that can be used for painting highlights.

As of 1.4 this field is final.

Constructor Details

DefaultHighlighter

public DefaultHighlighter()
Creates a new DefaultHighlighther object.

Method Details

paint

public void paint(Graphics g)
Renders the highlights.
Parameters:
g - the graphics context

install

public void install(JTextComponent c)
Called when the UI is being installed into the interface of a JTextComponent. Installs the editor, and removes any existing highlights.
Parameters:
c - the editor component
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deinstall

public void deinstall(JTextComponent c)
Called when the UI is being removed from the interface of a JTextComponent.
Parameters:
c - the component
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addHighlight

public Object addHighlight(int p0, int p1, Highlighter.HighlightPainter p) throws BadLocationException
Adds a highlight to the view. Returns a tag that can be used to refer to the highlight.
Parameters:
p0 - the start offset of the range to highlight >= 0
p1 - the end offset of the range to highlight >= p0
p - the painter to use to actually render the highlight
Returns:
an object that can be used as a tag to refer to the highlight
Throws:
BadLocationException - if the specified location is invalid

removeHighlight

public void removeHighlight(Object tag)
Removes a highlight from the view.
Parameters:
tag - the reference to the highlight

removeAllHighlights

public void removeAllHighlights()
Removes all highlights.

changeHighlight

public void changeHighlight(Object tag, int p0, int p1) throws BadLocationException
Changes a highlight.
Parameters:
tag - the highlight tag
p0 - the beginning of the range >= 0
p1 - the end of the range >= p0
Throws:
BadLocationException - if the specified location is invalid

getHighlights

public Highlighter.Highlight[] getHighlights()
Makes a copy of the highlights. Does not actually clone each highlight, but only makes references to them.
Returns:
the copy
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paintLayeredHighlights

public void paintLayeredHighlights(Graphics g, int p0, int p1, Shape viewBounds, JTextComponent editor, View view)
When leaf Views (such as LabelView) are rendering they should call into this method. If a highlight is in the given region it will be drawn immediately.
Specified by:
paintLayeredHighlights in class LayeredHighlighter
Parameters:
g - Graphics used to draw
p0 - starting offset of view
p1 - ending offset of view
viewBounds - Bounds of View
editor - JTextComponent
view - View instance being rendered

setDrawsLayeredHighlights

public void setDrawsLayeredHighlights(boolean newValue)
If true, highlights are drawn as the Views draw the text. That is the Views will call into paintLayeredHighlight which will result in a rectangle being drawn before the text is drawn (if the offsets are in a highlighted region that is). For this to work the painter supplied must be an instance of LayeredHighlightPainter.
Parameters:
newValue - the new value

getDrawsLayeredHighlights

public boolean getDrawsLayeredHighlights()
Return the draw layered highlights.
Returns:
the draw layered highlights

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