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org.eclipse.swt.widgets
Class Label

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget
      extended by org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control
          extended by org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label
All Implemented Interfaces:
Adaptable, Drawable

public class Label
extends Control

Instances of this class represent a non-selectable user interface object that displays a string or image. When SEPARATOR is specified, displays a single vertical or horizontal line.

Shadow styles are hints and may not be honoured by the platform. To create a separator label with the default shadow style for the platform, do not specify a shadow style.

Styles:
SEPARATOR, HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL
SHADOW_IN, SHADOW_OUT, SHADOW_NONE
CENTER, LEFT, RIGHT, WRAP
Events:
(none)

Note: Only one of SHADOW_IN, SHADOW_OUT and SHADOW_NONE may be specified. SHADOW_NONE is a HINT. Only one of HORIZONTAL and VERTICAL may be specified. Only one of CENTER, LEFT and RIGHT may be specified.

IMPORTANT: This class is intended to be subclassed only within the SWT implementation.


Note: Unlike in SWT, setting an image clears the text of the label and vice versa. Thus, after calling setText(), the method getImage() will return null, and after calling setImage(), getText will return the empty string.

Since:
1.0

Constructor Summary
Label(Composite parent, int style)
          Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value describing its behavior and appearance.
 
Method Summary
 Point computeSize(int wHint, int hHint, boolean changed)
          Returns the preferred size of the receiver.
 int getAlignment()
          Returns a value which describes the position of the text or image in the receiver.
 Image getImage()
          Returns the receiver's image if it has one, or null if it does not.
 java.lang.String getText()
          Returns the receiver's text, which will be an empty string if it has never been set or if the receiver is a SEPARATOR label.
 void setAlignment(int alignment)
          Controls how text and images will be displayed in the receiver.
 void setData(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value)
          Sets the application defined property of the receiver with the specified name to the given value.
 void setImage(Image image)
          Sets the receiver's image to the argument, which may be null indicating that no image should be displayed.
 void setText(java.lang.String text)
          Sets the receiver's text.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control
addControlListener, addDragDetectListener, addFocusListener, addGestureListener, addHelpListener, addKeyListener, addMenuDetectListener, addMouseListener, addTouchListener, addTraverseListener, computeSize, forceFocus, getAccessible, getAdapter, getBackground, getBackgroundImage, getBorderWidth, getBounds, getCursor, getEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getLayoutData, getLocation, getMenu, getMonitor, getOrientation, getParent, getShell, getSize, getToolTipText, getTouchEnabled, getVisible, isEnabled, isFocusControl, isReparentable, isVisible, moveAbove, moveBelow, pack, pack, redraw, redraw, removeControlListener, removeDragDetectListener, removeFocusListener, removeGestureListener, removeHelpListener, removeKeyListener, removeMenuDetectListener, removeMouseListener, removeTouchListener, removeTraverseListener, setBackground, setBackgroundImage, setBounds, setBounds, setCursor, setEnabled, setFocus, setFont, setForeground, setLayoutData, setLocation, setLocation, setMenu, setOrientation, setParent, setRedraw, setSize, setSize, setToolTipText, setTouchEnabled, setVisible, toControl, toControl, toDisplay, toDisplay, update
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget
addDisposeListener, addListener, checkSubclass, checkWidget, dispose, getData, getData, getDisplay, getListeners, getStyle, isDisposed, isListening, notifyListeners, removeDisposeListener, removeListener, reskin, setData, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

Label

public Label(Composite parent,
             int style)
Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value describing its behavior and appearance.

The style value is either one of the style constants defined in class SWT which is applicable to instances of this class, or must be built by bitwise OR'ing together (that is, using the int "|" operator) two or more of those SWT style constants. The class description lists the style constants that are applicable to the class. Style bits are also inherited from superclasses.

Parameters:
parent - a composite control which will be the parent of the new instance (cannot be null)
style - the style of control to construct
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException -
  • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the parent is null
SWTException -
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the parent
  • ERROR_INVALID_SUBCLASS - if this class is not an allowed subclass
See Also:
SWT.SEPARATOR, SWT.HORIZONTAL, SWT.VERTICAL, SWT.SHADOW_IN, SWT.SHADOW_OUT, SWT.SHADOW_NONE, SWT.CENTER, SWT.LEFT, SWT.RIGHT, SWT.WRAP, Widget.checkSubclass(), Widget.getStyle()
Method Detail

setText

public void setText(java.lang.String text)
Sets the receiver's text.

This method sets the widget label. The label may include the mnemonic character and line delimiters.

Mnemonics are indicated by an '&' that causes the next character to be the mnemonic. When the user presses a key sequence that matches the mnemonic, focus is assigned to the control that follows the label. On most platforms, the mnemonic appears underlined but may be emphasised in a platform specific manner. The mnemonic indicator character '&' can be escaped by doubling it in the string, causing a single '&' to be displayed.

Parameters:
text - the new text
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException -
  • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the text is null
SWTException -
  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

getText

public java.lang.String getText()
Returns the receiver's text, which will be an empty string if it has never been set or if the receiver is a SEPARATOR label.

Returns:
the receiver's text
Throws:
SWTException -
  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

setImage

public void setImage(Image image)
Sets the receiver's image to the argument, which may be null indicating that no image should be displayed.

Parameters:
image - the image to display on the receiver (may be null)
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException -
  • ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the image has been disposed
SWTException -
  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

getImage

public Image getImage()
Returns the receiver's image if it has one, or null if it does not.

Returns:
the receiver's image
Throws:
SWTException -
  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

setAlignment

public void setAlignment(int alignment)
Controls how text and images will be displayed in the receiver. The argument should be one of LEFT, RIGHT or CENTER. If the receiver is a SEPARATOR label, the argument is ignored and the alignment is not changed.

Parameters:
alignment - the new alignment
Throws:
SWTException -
  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

getAlignment

public int getAlignment()
Returns a value which describes the position of the text or image in the receiver. The value will be one of LEFT, RIGHT or CENTER unless the receiver is a SEPARATOR label, in which case, NONE is returned.

Returns:
the alignment
Throws:
SWTException -
  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

computeSize

public Point computeSize(int wHint,
                         int hHint,
                         boolean changed)
Description copied from class: Control
Returns the preferred size of the receiver.

The preferred size of a control is the size that it would best be displayed at. The width hint and height hint arguments allow the caller to ask a control questions such as "Given a particular width, how high does the control need to be to show all of the contents?" To indicate that the caller does not wish to constrain a particular dimension, the constant SWT.DEFAULT is passed for the hint.

If the changed flag is true, it indicates that the receiver's contents have changed, therefore any caches that a layout manager containing the control may have been keeping need to be flushed. When the control is resized, the changed flag will be false, so layout manager caches can be retained.

Overrides:
computeSize in class Control
Parameters:
wHint - the width hint (can be SWT.DEFAULT)
hHint - the height hint (can be SWT.DEFAULT)
changed - true if the control's contents have changed, and false otherwise
Returns:
the preferred size of the control.
See Also:
Layout, Control.getBorderWidth(), Control.getBounds(), Control.getSize(), Control.pack(boolean), "computeTrim, getClientArea for controls that implement them"

setData

public void setData(java.lang.String key,
                    java.lang.Object value)
Description copied from class: Widget
Sets the application defined property of the receiver with the specified name to the given value.

Applications may associate arbitrary objects with the receiver in this fashion. If the objects stored in the properties need to be notified when the widget is disposed of, it is the application's responsibility to hook the Dispose event on the widget and do so.

Overrides:
setData in class Widget
Parameters:
key - the name of the property
value - the new value for the property
See Also:
Widget.getData(String)

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