Class HTMLEditorKit.LinkController

java.lang.Object

java.awt.event.MouseAdapter

javax.swing.text.html.HTMLEditorKit.LinkController

All Implemented Interfaces:: MouseListener, MouseMotionListener, MouseWheelListener, Serializable, EventListener

Enclosing class:: HTMLEditorKit

public static class HTMLEditorKit.LinkController extends MouseAdapter implements MouseMotionListener, Serializable

Class to watch the associated component and fire hyperlink events on it when appropriate.

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected void`	`activateLink(int pos, JEditorPane editor)`	Calls linkActivated on the associated JEditorPane if the given position represents a link.
`void`	`mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)`	Called for a mouse click event.

Methods declared in class MouseAdapter

mouseDragged, mouseEntered, mouseExited, mouseMoved, mousePressed, mouseReleased, mouseWheelMoved

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)`	Invoked when a mouse button is pressed on a component and then dragged.
`void`	`mouseEntered(MouseEvent e)`	Invoked when the mouse enters a component.
`void`	`mouseExited(MouseEvent e)`	Invoked when the mouse exits a component.
`void`	`mouseMoved(MouseEvent e)`	Invoked when the mouse cursor has been moved onto a component but no buttons have been pushed.
`void`	`mousePressed(MouseEvent e)`	Invoked when a mouse button has been pressed on a component.
`void`	`mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)`	Invoked when a mouse button has been released on a component.
`void`	`mouseWheelMoved(MouseWheelEvent e)`	Invoked when the mouse wheel is rotated.

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

LinkController

public LinkController()

Constructs a LinkController.

Method Details

mouseClicked

public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)

Called for a mouse click event. If the component is read-only (ie a browser) then the clicked event is used to drive an attempt to follow the reference specified by a link.

Specified by:

mouseClicked in interface MouseListener

Parameters:

e - the mouse event

See Also:

activateLink

protected void activateLink(int pos, JEditorPane editor)

Calls linkActivated on the associated JEditorPane if the given position represents a link.

This is implemented to forward to the method with the same name, but with the following args both == -1.

Parameters:: pos - the position; editor - the editor pane

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