Class ActionMap

java.lang.Object

javax.swing.ActionMap

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:: ActionMapUIResource

public class ActionMap extends Object implements Serializable

ActionMap provides mappings from Objects (called keys or Action names) to Actions. An ActionMap is usually used with an InputMap to locate a particular action when a key is pressed. As with InputMap, an ActionMap can have a parent that is searched for keys not defined in the ActionMap.

As with InputMap if you create a cycle, eg:

  ActionMap am = new ActionMap();
  ActionMap bm = new ActionMap():
  am.setParent(bm);
  bm.setParent(am);

some of the methods will cause a StackOverflowError to be thrown.

Since:

1.3

See Also:

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`ActionMap()`	Creates an `ActionMap` with no parent and no mappings.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object[]`	`allKeys()`	Returns an array of the keys defined in this `ActionMap` and its parent.
`void`	`clear()`	Removes all the mappings from this `ActionMap`.
`Action`	`get(Object key)`	Returns the binding for `key`, messaging the parent `ActionMap` if the binding is not locally defined.
`ActionMap`	`getParent()`	Returns this `ActionMap`'s parent.
`Object[]`	`keys()`	Returns the `Action` names that are bound in this `ActionMap`.
`void`	`put(Object key, Action action)`	Adds a binding for `key` to `action`.
`void`	`remove(Object key)`	Removes the binding for `key` from this `ActionMap`.
`void`	`setParent(ActionMap map)`	Sets this `ActionMap`'s parent.
`int`	`size()`	Returns the number of bindings in this `ActionMap`.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

ActionMap

public ActionMap()

Creates an ActionMap with no parent and no mappings.

Method Details

setParent

public void setParent(ActionMap map)

Sets this ActionMap's parent.

Parameters:: map - the ActionMap that is the parent of this one

getParent

public ActionMap getParent()

Returns this ActionMap's parent.

Returns:: the ActionMap that is the parent of this one, or null if this ActionMap has no parent

put

public void put(Object key, Action action)

Adds a binding for key to action. If action is null, this removes the current binding for key.

In most instances, key will be action.getValue(NAME).

Parameters:: key - a key; action - a binding for key

get

public Action get(Object key)

Returns the binding for key, messaging the parent ActionMap if the binding is not locally defined.

Parameters:: key - a key
Returns:: the binding for key

remove

public void remove(Object key)

Removes the binding for key from this ActionMap.

Parameters:: key - a key

clear

public void clear()

Removes all the mappings from this ActionMap.

keys

public Object[] keys()

Returns the Action names that are bound in this ActionMap.

Returns:: an array of the keys

size

public int size()

Returns the number of bindings in this ActionMap.

Returns:: the number of bindings in this ActionMap

allKeys

public Object[] allKeys()

Returns an array of the keys defined in this ActionMap and its parent. This method differs from keys() in that this method includes the keys defined in the parent.

Returns:: an array of the keys

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