Class CompositeView

java.lang.Object

javax.swing.text.View

javax.swing.text.CompositeView

All Implemented Interfaces:: SwingConstants

Direct Known Subclasses:: BoxView

public abstract class CompositeView extends View

CompositeView is an abstract View implementation which manages one or more child views. (Note that CompositeView is intended for managing relatively small numbers of child views.) CompositeView is intended to be used as a starting point for View implementations, such as BoxView, that will contain child Views. Subclasses that wish to manage the collection of child Views should use the replace(int, int, View[]) method. As View invokes replace during DocumentListener notification, you normally won't need to directly invoke replace.

While CompositeView does not impose a layout policy on its child Views, it does allow for insetting the child Views it will contain. The insets can be set by either setInsets(short, short, short, short) or setParagraphInsets(AttributeSet).

In addition to the abstract methods of View, subclasses of CompositeView will need to override:

isBefore(int, int, Rectangle) - Used to test if a given View location is before the visual space of the CompositeView.
isAfter(int, int, Rectangle) - Used to test if a given View location is after the visual space of the CompositeView.
getViewAtPoint(int, int, Rectangle) - Returns the view at a given visual location.
childAllocation(int, Rectangle) - Returns the bounds of a particular child View. getChildAllocation will invoke childAllocation after offsetting the bounds by the Insets of the CompositeView.

Field Summary

Fields declared in class View

BadBreakWeight, ExcellentBreakWeight, ForcedBreakWeight, GoodBreakWeight, X_AXIS, Y_AXIS

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final int`	`BadBreakWeight`	The weight to indicate a view is a bad break opportunity for the purpose of formatting.
`static final int`	`ExcellentBreakWeight`	The weight to indicate a view supports breaking, and this represents a very attractive place to break.
`static final int`	`ForcedBreakWeight`	The weight to indicate a view supports breaking, and must be broken to be represented properly when placed in a view that formats its children by breaking them.
`static final int`	`GoodBreakWeight`	The weight to indicate a view supports breaking, but better opportunities probably exist.
`static final int`	`X_AXIS`	Axis for format/break operations.
`static final int`	`Y_AXIS`	Axis for format/break operations.

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

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final int`	`BOTTOM`	Box-orientation constant used to specify the bottom of a box.
`static final int`	`CENTER`	The central position in an area.
`static final int`	`EAST`	Compass-direction east (right).
`static final int`	`HORIZONTAL`	Horizontal orientation.
`static final int`	`LEADING`	Identifies the leading edge of text for use with left-to-right and right-to-left languages.
`static final int`	`LEFT`	Box-orientation constant used to specify the left side of a box.
`static final int`	`NEXT`	Identifies the next direction in a sequence.
`static final int`	`NORTH`	Compass-direction North (up).
`static final int`	`NORTH_EAST`	Compass-direction north-east (upper right).
`static final int`	`NORTH_WEST`	Compass-direction north west (upper left).
`static final int`	`PREVIOUS`	Identifies the previous direction in a sequence.
`static final int`	`RIGHT`	Box-orientation constant used to specify the right side of a box.
`static final int`	`SOUTH`	Compass-direction south (down).
`static final int`	`SOUTH_EAST`	Compass-direction south-east (lower right).
`static final int`	`SOUTH_WEST`	Compass-direction south-west (lower left).
`static final int`	`TOP`	Box-orientation constant used to specify the top of a box.
`static final int`	`TRAILING`	Identifies the trailing edge of text for use with left-to-right and right-to-left languages.
`static final int`	`VERTICAL`	Vertical orientation.
`static final int`	`WEST`	Compass-direction west (left).

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`CompositeView(Element elem)`	Constructs a `CompositeView` for the given element.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected abstract void`	`childAllocation(int index, Rectangle a)`	Returns the allocation for a given child.
`protected boolean`	`flipEastAndWestAtEnds(int position, Position.Bias bias)`	Determines in which direction the next view lays.
`protected short`	`getBottomInset()`	Gets the bottom inset.
`Shape`	`getChildAllocation(int index, Shape a)`	Fetches the allocation for the given child view to render into.
`protected Rectangle`	`getInsideAllocation(Shape a)`	Translates the immutable allocation given to the view to a mutable allocation that represents the interior allocation (i.e. the bounds of the given allocation with the top, left, bottom, and right insets removed.
`protected short`	`getLeftInset()`	Gets the left inset.
`protected int`	`getNextEastWestVisualPositionFrom(int pos, Position.Bias b, Shape a, int direction, Position.Bias[] biasRet)`	Returns the next visual position for the cursor, in either the east or west direction.
`protected int`	`getNextNorthSouthVisualPositionFrom(int pos, Position.Bias b, Shape a, int direction, Position.Bias[] biasRet)`	Returns the next visual position for the cursor, in either the north or south direction.
`int`	`getNextVisualPositionFrom(int pos, Position.Bias b, Shape a, int direction, Position.Bias[] biasRet)`	Provides a way to determine the next visually represented model location that one might place a caret.
`protected short`	`getRightInset()`	Gets the right inset.
`protected short`	`getTopInset()`	Gets the top inset.
`View`	`getView(int n)`	Returns the n-th view in this container.
`protected abstract View`	`getViewAtPoint(int x, int y, Rectangle alloc)`	Fetches the child view at the given coordinates.
`protected View`	`getViewAtPosition(int pos, Rectangle a)`	Fetches the child view that represents the given position in the model.
`int`	`getViewCount()`	Returns the number of child views of this view.
`int`	`getViewIndex(int pos, Position.Bias b)`	Returns the child view index representing the given position in the model.
`protected int`	`getViewIndexAtPosition(int pos)`	Fetches the child view index representing the given position in the model.
`protected abstract boolean`	`isAfter(int x, int y, Rectangle alloc)`	Tests whether a point lies after the rectangle range.
`protected abstract boolean`	`isBefore(int x, int y, Rectangle alloc)`	Tests whether a point lies before the rectangle range.
`protected void`	`loadChildren(ViewFactory f)`	Loads all of the children to initialize the view.
`Shape`	`modelToView(int pos, Shape a, Position.Bias b)`	Provides a mapping from the document model coordinate space to the coordinate space of the view mapped to it.
`Shape`	`modelToView(int p0, Position.Bias b0, int p1, Position.Bias b1, Shape a)`	Provides a mapping from the document model coordinate space to the coordinate space of the view mapped to it.
`void`	`replace(int offset, int length, View[] views)`	Replaces child views.
`protected void`	`setInsets(short top, short left, short bottom, short right)`	Sets the insets for the view.
`protected void`	`setParagraphInsets(AttributeSet attr)`	Sets the insets from the paragraph attributes specified in the given attributes.
`void`	`setParent(View parent)`	Sets the parent of the view.
`int`	`viewToModel(float x, float y, Shape a, Position.Bias[] bias)`	Provides a mapping from the view coordinate space to the logical coordinate space of the model.

Methods declared in class View

append, breakView, changedUpdate, createFragment, forwardUpdate, forwardUpdateToView, getAlignment, getAttributes, getBreakWeight, getContainer, getDocument, getElement, getEndOffset, getGraphics, getMaximumSpan, getMinimumSpan, getParent, getPreferredSpan, getResizeWeight, getStartOffset, getToolTipText, getViewFactory, getViewIndex, insert, insertUpdate, isVisible, modelToView, paint, preferenceChanged, remove, removeAll, removeUpdate, setSize, updateChildren, updateLayout, viewToModel

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`append(View v)`	Appends a single child view.
`View`	`breakView(int axis, int offset, float pos, float len)`	Tries to break this view on the given axis.
`void`	`changedUpdate(DocumentEvent e, Shape a, ViewFactory f)`	Gives notification from the document that attributes were changed in a location that this view is responsible for.
`View`	`createFragment(int p0, int p1)`	Creates a view that represents a portion of the element.
`protected void`	`forwardUpdate(DocumentEvent.ElementChange ec, DocumentEvent e, Shape a, ViewFactory f)`	Forwards the given `DocumentEvent` to the child views that need to be notified of the change to the model.
`protected void`	`forwardUpdateToView(View v, DocumentEvent e, Shape a, ViewFactory f)`	Forwards the `DocumentEvent` to the give child view.
`float`	`getAlignment(int axis)`	Determines the desired alignment for this view along an axis.
`AttributeSet`	`getAttributes()`	Fetches the attributes to use when rendering.
`int`	`getBreakWeight(int axis, float pos, float len)`	Determines how attractive a break opportunity in this view is.
`Container`	`getContainer()`	Fetches the container hosting the view.
`Document`	`getDocument()`	Fetches the model associated with the view.
`Element`	`getElement()`	Fetches the structural portion of the subject that this view is mapped to.
`int`	`getEndOffset()`	Fetches the portion of the model for which this view is responsible.
`Graphics`	`getGraphics()`	Fetch a `Graphics` for rendering.
`float`	`getMaximumSpan(int axis)`	Determines the maximum span for this view along an axis.
`float`	`getMinimumSpan(int axis)`	Determines the minimum span for this view along an axis.
`View`	`getParent()`	Returns the parent of the view.
`abstract float`	`getPreferredSpan(int axis)`	Determines the preferred span for this view along an axis.
`int`	`getResizeWeight(int axis)`	Determines the resizability of the view along the given axis.
`int`	`getStartOffset()`	Fetches the portion of the model for which this view is responsible.
`String`	`getToolTipText(float x, float y, Shape allocation)`	Returns the tooltip text at the specified location.
`ViewFactory`	`getViewFactory()`	Fetches the `ViewFactory` implementation that is feeding the view hierarchy.
`int`	`getViewIndex(float x, float y, Shape allocation)`	Returns the child view index representing the given position in the view.
`void`	`insert(int offs, View v)`	Inserts a single child view.
`void`	`insertUpdate(DocumentEvent e, Shape a, ViewFactory f)`	Gives notification that something was inserted into the document in a location that this view is responsible for.
`boolean`	`isVisible()`	Returns a boolean that indicates whether the view is visible or not.
`Shape`	`modelToView(int pos, Shape a)`	Deprecated.
`abstract void`	`paint(Graphics g, Shape allocation)`	Renders using the given rendering surface and area on that surface.
`void`	`preferenceChanged(View child, boolean width, boolean height)`	Child views can call this on the parent to indicate that the preference has changed and should be reconsidered for layout.
`void`	`remove(int i)`	Removes one of the children at the given position.
`void`	`removeAll()`	Removes all of the children.
`void`	`removeUpdate(DocumentEvent e, Shape a, ViewFactory f)`	Gives notification that something was removed from the document in a location that this view is responsible for.
`void`	`setSize(float width, float height)`	Sets the size of the view.
`protected boolean`	`updateChildren(DocumentEvent.ElementChange ec, DocumentEvent e, ViewFactory f)`	Updates the child views in response to receiving notification that the model changed, and there is change record for the element this view is responsible for.
`protected void`	`updateLayout(DocumentEvent.ElementChange ec, DocumentEvent e, Shape a)`	Updates the layout in response to receiving notification of change from the model.
`int`	`viewToModel(float x, float y, Shape a)`	Deprecated.

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

CompositeView

public CompositeView(Element elem)

Constructs a CompositeView for the given element.

Parameters:: elem - the element this view is responsible for

Method Details

loadChildren

protected void loadChildren(ViewFactory f)

Loads all of the children to initialize the view. This is called by the setParent(View) method. Subclasses can reimplement this to initialize their child views in a different manner. The default implementation creates a child view for each child element.

Parameters:

f - the view factory

See Also:

setParent

public void setParent(View parent)

Sets the parent of the view. This is reimplemented to provide the superclass behavior as well as calling the loadChildren method if this view does not already have children. The children should not be loaded in the constructor because the act of setting the parent may cause them to try to search up the hierarchy (to get the hosting Container for example). If this view has children (the view is being moved from one place in the view hierarchy to another), the loadChildren method will not be called.

Overrides:: setParent in class View
Parameters:: parent - the parent of the view, null if none

getViewCount

public int getViewCount()

Returns the number of child views of this view.

Overrides:

getViewCount in class View

Returns:

the number of views >= 0

See Also:

getView

public View getView(int n)

Returns the n-th view in this container.

Overrides:: getView in class View
Parameters:: n - the number of the desired view, >= 0 && < getViewCount()
Returns:: the view at index n

replace

public void replace(int offset, int length, View[] views)

Replaces child views. If there are no views to remove this acts as an insert. If there are no views to add this acts as a remove. Views being removed will have the parent set to null, and the internal reference to them removed so that they may be garbage collected.

Overrides:: replace in class View
Parameters:: offset - the starting index into the child views to insert the new views; >= 0 and <= getViewCount; length - the number of existing child views to remove; this should be a value >= 0 and <= (getViewCount() - offset); views - the child views to add; this value can be null to indicate no children are being added (useful to remove)

getChildAllocation

public Shape getChildAllocation(int index, Shape a)

Fetches the allocation for the given child view to render into. This enables finding out where various views are located.

Overrides:: getChildAllocation in class View
Parameters:: index - the index of the child, >= 0 && < getViewCount(); a - the allocation to this view
Returns:: the allocation to the child

modelToView

public Shape modelToView(int pos, Shape a, Position.Bias b) throws BadLocationException

Provides a mapping from the document model coordinate space to the coordinate space of the view mapped to it.

Specified by:

modelToView in class View

Parameters:

pos - the position to convert >= 0

a - the allocated region to render into

b - a bias value of either Position.Bias.Forward or Position.Bias.Backward

Returns:

the bounding box of the given position

Throws:

BadLocationException - if the given position does not represent a valid location in the associated document

See Also:

modelToView

public Shape modelToView(int p0, Position.Bias b0, int p1, Position.Bias b1, Shape a) throws BadLocationException

Provides a mapping from the document model coordinate space to the coordinate space of the view mapped to it.

Overrides:

modelToView in class View

Parameters:

p0 - the position to convert >= 0

b0 - the bias toward the previous character or the next character represented by p0, in case the position is a boundary of two views; either Position.Bias.Forward or Position.Bias.Backward

p1 - the position to convert >= 0

b1 - the bias toward the previous character or the next character represented by p1, in case the position is a boundary of two views

a - the allocated region to render into

Returns:

the bounding box of the given position is returned

Throws:

BadLocationException - if the given position does not represent a valid location in the associated document

IllegalArgumentException - for an invalid bias argument

See Also:

viewToModel

public int viewToModel(float x, float y, Shape a, Position.Bias[] bias)

Provides a mapping from the view coordinate space to the logical coordinate space of the model.

Specified by:

viewToModel in class View

Parameters:

x - x coordinate of the view location to convert >= 0

y - y coordinate of the view location to convert >= 0

a - the allocated region to render into

bias - either Position.Bias.Forward or Position.Bias.Backward

Returns:

the location within the model that best represents the given point in the view >= 0

See Also:

getNextVisualPositionFrom

public int getNextVisualPositionFrom(int pos, Position.Bias b, Shape a, int direction, Position.Bias[] biasRet) throws BadLocationException

Provides a way to determine the next visually represented model location that one might place a caret. Some views may not be visible, they might not be in the same order found in the model, or they just might not allow access to some of the locations in the model. This is a convenience method for getNextNorthSouthVisualPositionFrom(int, Position.Bias, Shape, int, Position.Bias[]) and getNextEastWestVisualPositionFrom(int, Position.Bias, Shape, int, Position.Bias[]). This method enables specifying a position to convert within the range of >=0. If the value is -1, a position will be calculated automatically. If the value < -1, the BadLocationException will be thrown.

Overrides:

getNextVisualPositionFrom in class View

Parameters:

pos - the position to convert

b - a bias value of either Position.Bias.Forward or Position.Bias.Backward

a - the allocated region to render into

direction - the direction from the current position that can be thought of as the arrow keys typically found on a keyboard; this may be one of the following:

SwingConstants.WEST
SwingConstants.EAST
SwingConstants.NORTH
SwingConstants.SOUTH

biasRet - an array containing the bias that was checked

Returns:

the location within the model that best represents the next location visual position

Throws:

BadLocationException - the given position is not a valid position within the document

IllegalArgumentException - if direction is invalid

getViewIndex

public int getViewIndex(int pos, Position.Bias b)

Returns the child view index representing the given position in the model. This is implemented to call the getViewIndexByPosition method for backward compatibility.

Overrides:: getViewIndex in class View
Parameters:: pos - the position >= 0; b - the bias
Returns:: index of the view representing the given position, or -1 if no view represents that position
Since:: 1.3

isBefore

protected abstract boolean isBefore(int x, int y, Rectangle alloc)

Tests whether a point lies before the rectangle range.

Parameters:: x - the X coordinate >= 0; y - the Y coordinate >= 0; alloc - the rectangle
Returns:: true if the point is before the specified range

isAfter

protected abstract boolean isAfter(int x, int y, Rectangle alloc)

Tests whether a point lies after the rectangle range.

Parameters:: x - the X coordinate >= 0; y - the Y coordinate >= 0; alloc - the rectangle
Returns:: true if the point is after the specified range

getViewAtPoint

protected abstract View getViewAtPoint(int x, int y, Rectangle alloc)

Fetches the child view at the given coordinates.

Parameters:: x - the X coordinate >= 0; y - the Y coordinate >= 0; alloc - the parent's allocation on entry, which should be changed to the child's allocation on exit
Returns:: the child view

childAllocation

protected abstract void childAllocation(int index, Rectangle a)

Returns the allocation for a given child.

Parameters:: index - the index of the child, >= 0 && < getViewCount(); a - the allocation to the interior of the box on entry, and the allocation of the child view at the index on exit.

getViewAtPosition

protected View getViewAtPosition(int pos, Rectangle a)

Fetches the child view that represents the given position in the model. This is implemented to fetch the view in the case where there is a child view for each child element.

Parameters:: pos - the position >= 0; a - the allocation to the interior of the box on entry, and the allocation of the view containing the position on exit
Returns:: the view representing the given position, or null if there isn't one

getViewIndexAtPosition

protected int getViewIndexAtPosition(int pos)

Fetches the child view index representing the given position in the model. This is implemented to fetch the view in the case where there is a child view for each child element.

Parameters:: pos - the position >= 0
Returns:: index of the view representing the given position, or -1 if no view represents that position

getInsideAllocation

protected Rectangle getInsideAllocation(Shape a)

Translates the immutable allocation given to the view to a mutable allocation that represents the interior allocation (i.e. the bounds of the given allocation with the top, left, bottom, and right insets removed. It is expected that the returned value would be further mutated to represent an allocation to a child view. This is implemented to reuse an instance variable so it avoids creating excessive Rectangles. Typically the result of calling this method would be fed to the childAllocation method.

Parameters:: a - the allocation given to the view
Returns:: the allocation that represents the inside of the view after the margins have all been removed; if the given allocation was null, the return value is null

setParagraphInsets

protected void setParagraphInsets(AttributeSet attr)

Sets the insets from the paragraph attributes specified in the given attributes.

Parameters:: attr - the attributes

setInsets

protected void setInsets(short top, short left, short bottom, short right)

Sets the insets for the view.

Parameters:: top - the top inset >= 0; left - the left inset >= 0; bottom - the bottom inset >= 0; right - the right inset >= 0

getLeftInset

protected short getLeftInset()

Gets the left inset.

Returns:: the inset >= 0

getRightInset

protected short getRightInset()

Gets the right inset.

Returns:: the inset >= 0

getTopInset

protected short getTopInset()

Gets the top inset.

Returns:: the inset >= 0

getBottomInset

protected short getBottomInset()

Gets the bottom inset.

Returns:: the inset >= 0

getNextNorthSouthVisualPositionFrom

protected int getNextNorthSouthVisualPositionFrom(int pos, Position.Bias b, Shape a, int direction, Position.Bias[] biasRet) throws BadLocationException

Returns the next visual position for the cursor, in either the north or south direction.

Parameters:

pos - the position to convert >= 0

b - a bias value of either Position.Bias.Forward or Position.Bias.Backward

a - the allocated region to render into

direction - the direction from the current position that can be thought of as the arrow keys typically found on a keyboard; this may be one of the following:

SwingConstants.NORTH
SwingConstants.SOUTH

biasRet - an array containing the bias that was checked

Returns:

the location within the model that best represents the next north or south location

Throws:

BadLocationException - for a bad location within a document model

IllegalArgumentException - if direction is invalid

See Also:

getNextEastWestVisualPositionFrom

protected int getNextEastWestVisualPositionFrom(int pos, Position.Bias b, Shape a, int direction, Position.Bias[] biasRet) throws BadLocationException

Returns the next visual position for the cursor, in either the east or west direction.

Parameters:

pos - the position to convert >= 0

b - a bias value of either Position.Bias.Forward or Position.Bias.Backward

a - the allocated region to render into

direction - the direction from the current position that can be thought of as the arrow keys typically found on a keyboard; this may be one of the following:

SwingConstants.WEST
SwingConstants.EAST

biasRet - an array containing the bias that was checked

Returns:

the location within the model that best represents the next west or east location

Throws:

BadLocationException - for a bad location within a document model

IllegalArgumentException - if direction is invalid

See Also:

flipEastAndWestAtEnds

protected boolean flipEastAndWestAtEnds(int position, Position.Bias bias)

Determines in which direction the next view lays. Consider the View at index n. Typically the Views are laid out from left to right, so that the View to the EAST will be at index n + 1, and the View to the WEST will be at index n - 1. In certain situations, such as with bidirectional text, it is possible that the View to EAST is not at index n + 1, but rather at index n - 1, or that the View to the WEST is not at index n - 1, but index n + 1. In this case this method would return true, indicating the Views are laid out in descending order.

This unconditionally returns false, subclasses should override this method if there is the possibility for laying Views in descending order.

Parameters:: position - position into the model; bias - either Position.Bias.Forward or Position.Bias.Backward
Returns:: false

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