org.eclipse.swt.widgets
Class Label

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget
      org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control
          org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label

All Implemented Interfaces:

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.

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.

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

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	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 string) Sets the receiver's text.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control

addControlListener, addFocusListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMoveListener, addPaintListener, addTraverseListener, computeSize, computeSize, forceFocus, getBackground, getBorderWidth, getBounds, getEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getLayoutData, getLocation, getMenu, getParent, getShell, getSize, getToolTipText, getVisible, isEnabled, isFocusControl, isReparentable, isVisible, moveAbove, moveBelow, pack, pack, redraw, redraw, removeControlListener, removeFocusListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMoveListener, removePaintListener, removeTraverseListener, setBackground, setBounds, setBounds, setCapture, setEnabled, setFocus, setFont, setForeground, setLayoutData, setLocation, setLocation, setMenu, setParent, setRedraw, setSize, setSize, setToolTipText, setVisible, toControl, toControl, toDisplay, toDisplay, traverse, update

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget

addDisposeListener, addListener, checkSubclass, checkWidget, dispose, getData, getData, getDisplay, getStyle, isDisposed, isListening, notifyListeners, removeDisposeListener, removeListener, removeListener, setData, 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

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

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

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

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

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

setText

public void setText(java.lang.String string)

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:

string - 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