Class DefaultStyledDocument.ElementBuffer

java.lang.Object

javax.swing.text.DefaultStyledDocument.ElementBuffer

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable

Enclosing class:: DefaultStyledDocument

public class DefaultStyledDocument.ElementBuffer extends Object implements Serializable

Class to manage changes to the element hierarchy.

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.

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`ElementBuffer(Element root)`	Creates a new ElementBuffer.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`change(int offset, int length, AbstractDocument.DefaultDocumentEvent de)`	Changes content.
`protected void`	`changeUpdate()`	Updates the element structure in response to a change in the document.
`Element`	`clone(Element parent, Element clonee)`	Creates a copy of this element, with a different parent.
`Element`	`getRootElement()`	Gets the root element.
`void`	`insert(int offset, int length, DefaultStyledDocument.ElementSpec[] data, AbstractDocument.DefaultDocumentEvent de)`	Inserts new content.
`protected void`	`insertUpdate(DefaultStyledDocument.ElementSpec[] data)`	Inserts an update into the document.
`void`	`remove(int offset, int length, AbstractDocument.DefaultDocumentEvent de)`	Removes content.
`protected void`	`removeUpdate()`	Updates the element structure in response to a removal from the associated sequence in the document.

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

ElementBuffer

public ElementBuffer(Element root)

Creates a new ElementBuffer.

Parameters:: root - the root element
Since:: 1.4

Method Details

getRootElement

public Element getRootElement()

Gets the root element.

Returns:: the root element

insert

public void insert(int offset, int length, DefaultStyledDocument.ElementSpec[] data, AbstractDocument.DefaultDocumentEvent de)

Inserts new content.

Parameters:: offset - the starting offset >= 0; length - the length >= 0; data - the data to insert; de - the event capturing this edit

remove

public void remove(int offset, int length, AbstractDocument.DefaultDocumentEvent de)

Removes content.

Parameters:: offset - the starting offset >= 0; length - the length >= 0; de - the event capturing this edit

change

public void change(int offset, int length, AbstractDocument.DefaultDocumentEvent de)

Changes content.

Parameters:: offset - the starting offset >= 0; length - the length >= 0; de - the event capturing this edit

insertUpdate

protected void insertUpdate(DefaultStyledDocument.ElementSpec[] data)

Inserts an update into the document.

Parameters:: data - the elements to insert

removeUpdate

protected void removeUpdate()

Updates the element structure in response to a removal from the associated sequence in the document. Any elements consumed by the span of the removal are removed.

changeUpdate

protected void changeUpdate()

Updates the element structure in response to a change in the document.

clone

public Element clone(Element parent, Element clonee)

Creates a copy of this element, with a different parent.

Parameters:: parent - the parent element; clonee - the element to be cloned
Returns:: the copy

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