Class BasicTextUI.BasicCaret

javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.BasicCaret

All Implemented Interfaces:: FocusListener, MouseListener, MouseMotionListener, Shape, Serializable, Cloneable, EventListener, UIResource, Caret

Enclosing class:: BasicTextUI

public static class BasicTextUI.BasicCaret extends DefaultCaret implements UIResource

Default implementation of the interface Caret.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class Rectangle2D

Rectangle2D.Double, Rectangle2D.Float

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`Rectangle2D.Double`	The `Double` class defines a rectangle specified in double coordinates.
`static class`	`Rectangle2D.Float`	The `Float` class defines a rectangle specified in float coordinates.

Field Summary

Fields declared in class DefaultCaret

ALWAYS_UPDATE, changeEvent, listenerList, NEVER_UPDATE, UPDATE_WHEN_ON_EDT

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final int`	`ALWAYS_UPDATE`	Indicates that the caret position is to be always updated accordingly to the document changes regardless whether the document updates are performed on the Event Dispatching Thread or not.
`protected ChangeEvent`	`changeEvent`	The change event for the model.
`protected EventListenerList`	`listenerList`	The event listener list.
`static final int`	`NEVER_UPDATE`	Indicates that the caret should remain at the same absolute position in the document regardless of any document updates, except when the document length becomes less than the current caret position due to removal.
`static final int`	`UPDATE_WHEN_ON_EDT`	Indicates that the caret position is to be updated only when document changes are performed on the Event Dispatching Thread.

Fields declared in class Rectangle

height, width, x, y

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`int`	`height`	The height of the `Rectangle`.
`int`	`width`	The width of the `Rectangle`.
`int`	`x`	The X coordinate of the upper-left corner of the `Rectangle`.
`int`	`y`	The Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the `Rectangle`.

Fields declared in class Rectangle2D

OUT_BOTTOM, OUT_LEFT, OUT_RIGHT, OUT_TOP

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final int`	`OUT_BOTTOM`	The bitmask that indicates that a point lies below this `Rectangle2D`.
`static final int`	`OUT_LEFT`	The bitmask that indicates that a point lies to the left of this `Rectangle2D`.
`static final int`	`OUT_RIGHT`	The bitmask that indicates that a point lies to the right of this `Rectangle2D`.
`static final int`	`OUT_TOP`	The bitmask that indicates that a point lies above this `Rectangle2D`.

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`BasicCaret()`	Constructs a `BasicCaret`.

Method Summary

Methods declared in class DefaultCaret

addChangeListener, adjustVisibility, damage, deinstall, equals, fireStateChanged, focusGained, focusLost, getBlinkRate, getChangeListeners, getComponent, getDot, getDotBias, getListeners, getMagicCaretPosition, getMark, getMarkBias, getSelectionPainter, getUpdatePolicy, install, isActive, isSelectionVisible, isVisible, mouseClicked, mouseDragged, mouseEntered, mouseExited, mouseMoved, mousePressed, mouseReleased, moveCaret, moveDot, moveDot, paint, positionCaret, removeChangeListener, repaint, setBlinkRate, setDot, setDot, setMagicCaretPosition, setSelectionVisible, setUpdatePolicy, setVisible

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addChangeListener(ChangeListener l)`	Adds a listener to track whenever the caret position has been changed.
`protected void`	`adjustVisibility(Rectangle nloc)`	Scrolls the associated view (if necessary) to make the caret visible.
`protected void`	`damage(Rectangle r)`	Damages the area surrounding the caret to cause it to be repainted in a new location.
`void`	`deinstall(JTextComponent c)`	Called when the UI is being removed from the interface of a JTextComponent.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Compares this object to the specified object.
`protected void`	`fireStateChanged()`	Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type.
`void`	`focusGained(FocusEvent e)`	Called when the component containing the caret gains focus.
`void`	`focusLost(FocusEvent e)`	Called when the component containing the caret loses focus.
`int`	`getBlinkRate()`	Gets the caret blink rate.
`ChangeListener[]`	`getChangeListeners()`	Returns an array of all the change listeners registered on this caret.
`protected final JTextComponent`	`getComponent()`	Gets the text editor component that this caret is bound to.
`int`	`getDot()`	Fetches the current position of the caret.
`Position.Bias`	`getDotBias()`	Returns the bias of the caret position.
`<T extends EventListener> T[]`	`getListeners(Class<T> listenerType)`	Returns an array of all the objects currently registered as `FooListener`s upon this caret.
`Point`	`getMagicCaretPosition()`	Gets the saved caret position.
`int`	`getMark()`	Fetches the current position of the mark.
`Position.Bias`	`getMarkBias()`	Returns the bias of the mark.
`protected Highlighter.HighlightPainter`	`getSelectionPainter()`	Gets the painter for the Highlighter.
`int`	`getUpdatePolicy()`	Gets the caret movement policy on document updates.
`void`	`install(JTextComponent c)`	Called when the UI is being installed into the interface of a JTextComponent.
`boolean`	`isActive()`	Determines if the caret is currently active.
`boolean`	`isSelectionVisible()`	Checks whether the current selection is visible.
`boolean`	`isVisible()`	Indicates whether or not the caret is currently visible.
`void`	`mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)`	Called when the mouse is clicked.
`void`	`mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)`	Moves the caret position according to the mouse pointer's current location.
`void`	`mouseEntered(MouseEvent e)`	Called when the mouse enters a region.
`void`	`mouseExited(MouseEvent e)`	Called when the mouse exits a region.
`void`	`mouseMoved(MouseEvent e)`	Called when the mouse is moved.
`void`	`mousePressed(MouseEvent e)`	If button 1 is pressed, this is implemented to request focus on the associated text component, and to set the caret position.
`void`	`mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)`	Called when the mouse is released.
`protected void`	`moveCaret(MouseEvent e)`	Tries to move the position of the caret from the coordinates of a mouse event, using viewToModel().
`void`	`moveDot(int dot)`	Moves the caret position to the specified position, with a forward bias.
`void`	`moveDot(int dot, Position.Bias dotBias)`	Moves the caret position to the specified position, with the specified bias.
`void`	`paint(Graphics g)`	Renders the caret as a vertical line.
`protected void`	`positionCaret(MouseEvent e)`	Tries to set the position of the caret from the coordinates of a mouse event, using viewToModel().
`void`	`removeChangeListener(ChangeListener l)`	Removes a listener that was tracking caret position changes.
`protected final void`	`repaint()`	Cause the caret to be painted.
`void`	`setBlinkRate(int rate)`	Sets the caret blink rate.
`void`	`setDot(int dot)`	Sets the caret position and mark to the specified position, with a forward bias.
`void`	`setDot(int dot, Position.Bias dotBias)`	Sets the caret position and mark to the specified position, with the specified bias.
`void`	`setMagicCaretPosition(Point p)`	Saves the current caret position.
`void`	`setSelectionVisible(boolean vis)`	Changes the selection visibility.
`void`	`setUpdatePolicy(int policy)`	Sets the caret movement policy on the document updates.
`void`	`setVisible(boolean e)`	Sets the caret visibility, and repaints the caret.

Methods declared in class Rectangle

add, add, add, contains, contains, contains, contains, createIntersection, createUnion, getBounds, getBounds2D, getHeight, getLocation, getSize, getWidth, getX, getY, grow, inside, intersection, intersects, isEmpty, move, outcode, reshape, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setLocation, setLocation, setRect, setSize, setSize, toString, translate, union

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`add(int newx, int newy)`	Adds a point, specified by the integer arguments `newx,newy` to the bounds of this `Rectangle`.
`void`	`add(Point pt)`	Adds the specified `Point` to the bounds of this `Rectangle`.
`void`	`add(Rectangle r)`	Adds a `Rectangle` to this `Rectangle`.
`boolean`	`contains(int x, int y)`	Checks whether or not this `Rectangle` contains the point at the specified location `(x,y)`.
`boolean`	`contains(int X, int Y, int W, int H)`	Checks whether this `Rectangle` entirely contains the `Rectangle` at the specified location `(X,Y)` with the specified dimensions `(W,H)`.
`boolean`	`contains(Point p)`	Checks whether or not this `Rectangle` contains the specified `Point`.
`boolean`	`contains(Rectangle r)`	Checks whether or not this `Rectangle` entirely contains the specified `Rectangle`.
`Rectangle2D`	`createIntersection(Rectangle2D r)`	Returns a new `Rectangle2D` object representing the intersection of this `Rectangle2D` with the specified `Rectangle2D`.
`Rectangle2D`	`createUnion(Rectangle2D r)`	Returns a new `Rectangle2D` object representing the union of this `Rectangle2D` with the specified `Rectangle2D`.
`Rectangle`	`getBounds()`	Gets the bounding `Rectangle` of this `Rectangle`.
`Rectangle2D`	`getBounds2D()`	Returns a high precision and more accurate bounding box of the `Shape` than the `getBounds` method.
`double`	`getHeight()`	Returns the height of the bounding `Rectangle` in `double` precision.
`Point`	`getLocation()`	Returns the location of this `Rectangle`.
`Dimension`	`getSize()`	Gets the size of this `Rectangle`, represented by the returned `Dimension`.
`double`	`getWidth()`	Returns the width of the bounding `Rectangle` in `double` precision.
`double`	`getX()`	Returns the X coordinate of the bounding `Rectangle` in `double` precision.
`double`	`getY()`	Returns the Y coordinate of the bounding `Rectangle` in `double` precision.
`void`	`grow(int h, int v)`	Resizes the `Rectangle` both horizontally and vertically.
`boolean`	`inside(int X, int Y)`	Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by `contains(int, int)`.
`Rectangle`	`intersection(Rectangle r)`	Computes the intersection of this `Rectangle` with the specified `Rectangle`.
`boolean`	`intersects(Rectangle r)`	Determines whether or not this `Rectangle` and the specified `Rectangle` intersect.
`boolean`	`isEmpty()`	Determines whether the `RectangularShape` is empty.
`void`	`move(int x, int y)`	Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by `setLocation(int, int)`.
`int`	`outcode(double x, double y)`	Determines where the specified coordinates lie with respect to this `Rectangle2D`.
`void`	`reshape(int x, int y, int width, int height)`	Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by `setBounds(int, int, int, int)`.
`void`	`resize(int width, int height)`	Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by `setSize(int, int)`.
`void`	`setBounds(int x, int y, int width, int height)`	Sets the bounding `Rectangle` of this `Rectangle` to the specified `x`, `y`, `width`, and `height`.
`void`	`setBounds(Rectangle r)`	Sets the bounding `Rectangle` of this `Rectangle` to match the specified `Rectangle`.
`void`	`setLocation(int x, int y)`	Moves this `Rectangle` to the specified location.
`void`	`setLocation(Point p)`	Moves this `Rectangle` to the specified location.
`void`	`setRect(double x, double y, double width, double height)`	Sets the bounds of this `Rectangle` to the integer bounds which encompass the specified `x`, `y`, `width`, and `height`.
`void`	`setSize(int width, int height)`	Sets the size of this `Rectangle` to the specified width and height.
`void`	`setSize(Dimension d)`	Sets the size of this `Rectangle` to match the specified `Dimension`.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a `String` representing this `Rectangle` and its values.
`void`	`translate(int dx, int dy)`	Translates this `Rectangle` the indicated distance, to the right along the X coordinate axis, and downward along the Y coordinate axis.
`Rectangle`	`union(Rectangle r)`	Computes the union of this `Rectangle` with the specified `Rectangle`.

Methods declared in class Rectangle2D

add, add, add, contains, contains, getPathIterator, getPathIterator, hashCode, intersect, intersects, intersectsLine, intersectsLine, outcode, setFrame, setRect, union

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`add(double newx, double newy)`	Adds a point, specified by the double precision arguments `newx` and `newy`, to this `Rectangle2D`.
`void`	`add(Point2D pt)`	Adds the `Point2D` object `pt` to this `Rectangle2D`.
`void`	`add(Rectangle2D r)`	Adds a `Rectangle2D` object to this `Rectangle2D`.
`boolean`	`contains(double x, double y)`	Tests if the specified coordinates are inside the boundary of the `Shape`, as described by the definition of insideness.
`boolean`	`contains(double x, double y, double w, double h)`	Tests if the interior of the `Shape` entirely contains the specified rectangular area.
`PathIterator`	`getPathIterator(AffineTransform at)`	Returns an iteration object that defines the boundary of this `Rectangle2D`.
`PathIterator`	`getPathIterator(AffineTransform at, double flatness)`	Returns an iteration object that defines the boundary of the flattened `Rectangle2D`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns the hashcode for this `Rectangle2D`.
`static void`	`intersect(Rectangle2D src1, Rectangle2D src2, Rectangle2D dest)`	Intersects the pair of specified source `Rectangle2D` objects and puts the result into the specified destination `Rectangle2D` object.
`boolean`	`intersects(double x, double y, double w, double h)`	Tests if the interior of the `Shape` intersects the interior of a specified rectangular area.
`boolean`	`intersectsLine(double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2)`	Tests if the specified line segment intersects the interior of this `Rectangle2D`.
`boolean`	`intersectsLine(Line2D l)`	Tests if the specified line segment intersects the interior of this `Rectangle2D`.
`int`	`outcode(Point2D p)`	Determines where the specified `Point2D` lies with respect to this `Rectangle2D`.
`void`	`setFrame(double x, double y, double w, double h)`	Sets the location and size of the outer bounds of this `Rectangle2D` to the specified rectangular values.
`void`	`setRect(Rectangle2D r)`	Sets this `Rectangle2D` to be the same as the specified `Rectangle2D`.
`static void`	`union(Rectangle2D src1, Rectangle2D src2, Rectangle2D dest)`	Unions the pair of source `Rectangle2D` objects and puts the result into the specified destination `Rectangle2D` object.

Methods declared in class RectangularShape

clone, contains, contains, getCenterX, getCenterY, getFrame, getMaxX, getMaxY, getMinX, getMinY, intersects, setFrame, setFrame, setFrameFromCenter, setFrameFromCenter, setFrameFromDiagonal, setFrameFromDiagonal

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`clone()`	Creates a new object of the same class and with the same contents as this object.
`boolean`	`contains(Point2D p)`	Tests if a specified `Point2D` is inside the boundary of the `Shape`, as described by the definition of insideness.
`boolean`	`contains(Rectangle2D r)`	Tests if the interior of the `Shape` entirely contains the specified `Rectangle2D`.
`double`	`getCenterX()`	Returns the X coordinate of the center of the framing rectangle of the `Shape` in `double` precision.
`double`	`getCenterY()`	Returns the Y coordinate of the center of the framing rectangle of the `Shape` in `double` precision.
`Rectangle2D`	`getFrame()`	Returns the framing `Rectangle2D` that defines the overall shape of this object.
`double`	`getMaxX()`	Returns the largest X coordinate of the framing rectangle of the `Shape` in `double` precision.
`double`	`getMaxY()`	Returns the largest Y coordinate of the framing rectangle of the `Shape` in `double` precision.
`double`	`getMinX()`	Returns the smallest X coordinate of the framing rectangle of the `Shape` in `double` precision.
`double`	`getMinY()`	Returns the smallest Y coordinate of the framing rectangle of the `Shape` in `double` precision.
`boolean`	`intersects(Rectangle2D r)`	Tests if the interior of the `Shape` intersects the interior of a specified `Rectangle2D`.
`void`	`setFrame(Point2D loc, Dimension2D size)`	Sets the location and size of the framing rectangle of this `Shape` to the specified `Point2D` and `Dimension2D`, respectively.
`void`	`setFrame(Rectangle2D r)`	Sets the framing rectangle of this `Shape` to be the specified `Rectangle2D`.
`void`	`setFrameFromCenter(double centerX, double centerY, double cornerX, double cornerY)`	Sets the framing rectangle of this `Shape` based on the specified center point coordinates and corner point coordinates.
`void`	`setFrameFromCenter(Point2D center, Point2D corner)`	Sets the framing rectangle of this `Shape` based on a specified center `Point2D` and corner `Point2D`.
`void`	`setFrameFromDiagonal(double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2)`	Sets the diagonal of the framing rectangle of this `Shape` based on the two specified coordinates.
`void`	`setFrameFromDiagonal(Point2D p1, Point2D p2)`	Sets the diagonal of the framing rectangle of this `Shape` based on two specified `Point2D` objects.

Methods declared in class Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`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`.
`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.
`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

BasicCaret

public BasicCaret()

Constructs a BasicCaret.

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