public abstract class

CaretEvent

extends EventObject
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.util.EventObject
     ↳ javax.swing.event.CaretEvent

Class Overview

CaretEvent is used to notify interested parties that the text caret has changed in the event source.

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 JavaBeansTM has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

Summary

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Inherited Fields
From class java.util.EventObject
Public Constructors
CaretEvent(Object source)
Creates a new CaretEvent object.
Public Methods
abstract int getDot()
Fetches the location of the caret.
abstract int getMark()
Fetches the location of other end of a logical selection.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.util.EventObject
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public CaretEvent (Object source)

Creates a new CaretEvent object.

Parameters
source the object responsible for the event

Public Methods

public abstract int getDot ()

Fetches the location of the caret.

Returns
  • the dot >= 0

public abstract int getMark ()

Fetches the location of other end of a logical selection. If there is no selection, this will be the same as dot.

Returns
  • the mark >= 0