public static interface

DocumentEvent.ElementChange

javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent.ElementChange
Known Indirect Subclasses

Class Overview

Describes changes made to a specific element.

Summary

Public Methods
abstract Element[] getChildrenAdded()
Gets the child elements that were added to the given parent element.
abstract Element[] getChildrenRemoved()
Gets the child elements that were removed from the given parent element.
abstract Element getElement()
Returns the element represented.
abstract int getIndex()
Fetches the index within the element represented.

Public Methods

public abstract Element[] getChildrenAdded ()

Gets the child elements that were added to the given parent element. The element array returned is in the order that the elements lie in the document, and must be contiguous.

Returns
  • the child elements

public abstract Element[] getChildrenRemoved ()

Gets the child elements that were removed from the given parent element. The element array returned is sorted in the order that the elements used to lie in the document, and must be contiguous.

Returns
  • the child elements

public abstract Element getElement ()

Returns the element represented. This is the element that was changed.

Returns
  • the element

public abstract int getIndex ()

Fetches the index within the element represented. This is the location that children were added and/or removed.

Returns
  • the index >= 0