Class BasicArrowButton

javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicArrowButton

All Implemented Interfaces:: ImageObserver, ItemSelectable, MenuContainer, Serializable, Accessible, SwingConstants

Direct Known Subclasses:: MetalScrollButton

public class BasicArrowButton extends JButton implements SwingConstants

JButton object that draws a scaled Arrow in one of the cardinal directions.

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.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class JButton

JButton.AccessibleJButton

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class AbstractButton

AbstractButton.AccessibleAbstractButton, AbstractButton.ButtonChangeListener

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class JComponent

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`protected int`	`direction`	The direction of the arrow.

Fields declared in class AbstractButton

actionListener, BORDER_PAINTED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, changeEvent, changeListener, CONTENT_AREA_FILLED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, DISABLED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, DISABLED_SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, FOCUS_PAINTED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, HORIZONTAL_TEXT_POSITION_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, itemListener, MARGIN_CHANGED_PROPERTY, MNEMONIC_CHANGED_PROPERTY, model, MODEL_CHANGED_PROPERTY, PRESSED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_ENABLED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, TEXT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, VERTICAL_TEXT_POSITION_CHANGED_PROPERTY

Fields declared in class JComponent

listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields declared in class Component

accessibleContext, BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields declared in interface ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Fields declared in interface SwingConstants

BOTTOM, CENTER, EAST, HORIZONTAL, LEADING, LEFT, NEXT, NORTH, NORTH_EAST, NORTH_WEST, PREVIOUS, RIGHT, SOUTH, SOUTH_EAST, SOUTH_WEST, TOP, TRAILING, VERTICAL, WEST

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`BasicArrowButton(int direction)`	Creates a `BasicArrowButton` whose arrow is drawn in the specified direction.
`BasicArrowButton(int direction, Color background, Color shadow, Color darkShadow, Color highlight)`	Creates a `BasicArrowButton` whose arrow is drawn in the specified direction and with the specified colors.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getDirection()`	Returns the direction of the arrow.
`Dimension`	`getMaximumSize()`	Returns the maximum size of the `BasicArrowButton`.
`Dimension`	`getMinimumSize()`	Returns the minimum size of the `BasicArrowButton`.
`Dimension`	`getPreferredSize()`	Returns the preferred size of the `BasicArrowButton`.
`boolean`	`isFocusTraversable()`	Returns whether the arrow button should get the focus.
`void`	`paintTriangle(Graphics g, int x, int y, int size, int direction, boolean isEnabled)`	Paints a triangle.
`void`	`setDirection(int direction)`	Sets the direction of the arrow.

Methods declared in class JButton

getAccessibleContext, getUIClassID, isDefaultButton, isDefaultCapable, paramString, removeNotify, setDefaultCapable, updateUI

Methods declared in class AbstractButton

actionPropertyChanged, addActionListener, addChangeListener, addImpl, addItemListener, checkHorizontalKey, checkVerticalKey, configurePropertiesFromAction, createActionListener, createActionPropertyChangeListener, createChangeListener, createItemListener, doClick, doClick, fireActionPerformed, fireItemStateChanged, fireStateChanged, getAction, getActionCommand, getActionListeners, getChangeListeners, getDisabledIcon, getDisabledSelectedIcon, getDisplayedMnemonicIndex, getHideActionText, getHorizontalAlignment, getHorizontalTextPosition, getIcon, getIconTextGap, getItemListeners, getLabel, getMargin, getMnemonic, getModel, getMultiClickThreshhold, getPressedIcon, getRolloverIcon, getRolloverSelectedIcon, getSelectedIcon, getSelectedObjects, getText, getUI, getVerticalAlignment, getVerticalTextPosition, imageUpdate, init, isBorderPainted, isContentAreaFilled, isFocusPainted, isRolloverEnabled, isSelected, paintBorder, removeActionListener, removeChangeListener, removeItemListener, setAction, setActionCommand, setBorderPainted, setContentAreaFilled, setDisabledIcon, setDisabledSelectedIcon, setDisplayedMnemonicIndex, setEnabled, setFocusPainted, setHideActionText, setHorizontalAlignment, setHorizontalTextPosition, setIcon, setIconTextGap, setLabel, setLayout, setMargin, setMnemonic, setMnemonic, setModel, setMultiClickThreshhold, setPressedIcon, setRolloverEnabled, setRolloverIcon, setRolloverSelectedIcon, setSelected, setSelectedIcon, setText, setUI, setVerticalAlignment, setVerticalTextPosition

Methods declared in class JComponent

addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, hide, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingForPrint, isPaintingOrigin, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods declared in class Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods declared in class Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setMixingCutoutShape, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods declared in class Object

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

Field Details

direction

protected int direction

The direction of the arrow. One of SwingConstants.NORTH, SwingConstants.SOUTH, SwingConstants.EAST or SwingConstants.WEST.

Constructor Details

BasicArrowButton

public BasicArrowButton(int direction, Color background, Color shadow, Color darkShadow, Color highlight)

Creates a BasicArrowButton whose arrow is drawn in the specified direction and with the specified colors.

Parameters:: direction - the direction of the arrow; one of SwingConstants.NORTH, SwingConstants.SOUTH, SwingConstants.EAST or SwingConstants.WEST; background - the background color of the button; shadow - the color of the shadow; darkShadow - the color of the dark shadow; highlight - the color of the highlight
Since:: 1.4

BasicArrowButton

public BasicArrowButton(int direction)

Creates a BasicArrowButton whose arrow is drawn in the specified direction.

Parameters:: direction - the direction of the arrow; one of SwingConstants.NORTH, SwingConstants.SOUTH, SwingConstants.EAST or SwingConstants.WEST

Method Details

getDirection

public int getDirection()

Returns the direction of the arrow.

Returns:: the direction of the arrow

setDirection

public void setDirection(int direction)

Sets the direction of the arrow.

Parameters:: direction - the direction of the arrow; one of of SwingConstants.NORTH, SwingConstants.SOUTH, SwingConstants.EAST or SwingConstants.WEST

getPreferredSize

public Dimension getPreferredSize()

Returns the preferred size of the BasicArrowButton.

Overrides:

getPreferredSize in class JComponent

Returns:

the preferred size

See Also:

getMinimumSize

public Dimension getMinimumSize()

Returns the minimum size of the BasicArrowButton.

Overrides:

getMinimumSize in class JComponent

Returns:

the minimum size

See Also:

getMaximumSize

public Dimension getMaximumSize()

Returns the maximum size of the BasicArrowButton.

Overrides:

getMaximumSize in class JComponent

Returns:

the maximum size

See Also:

isFocusTraversable

public boolean isFocusTraversable()

Returns whether the arrow button should get the focus. BasicArrowButtons are used as a child component of composite components such as JScrollBar and JComboBox. Since the composite component typically gets the focus, this method is overridden to return false.

Overrides:

isFocusTraversable in class Component

Returns:

false

See Also:

paintTriangle

public void paintTriangle(Graphics g, int x, int y, int size, int direction, boolean isEnabled)

Paints a triangle.

Parameters:: g - the Graphics to draw to; x - the x coordinate; y - the y coordinate; size - the size of the triangle to draw; direction - the direction in which to draw the arrow; one of SwingConstants.NORTH, SwingConstants.SOUTH, SwingConstants.EAST or SwingConstants.WEST; isEnabled - whether or not the arrow is drawn enabled

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