public class

AbstractDocument.BranchElement

extends AbstractDocument.AbstractElement
java.lang.Object
   ↳ javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.AbstractElement
     ↳ javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.BranchElement
Known Direct Subclasses

Class Overview

Implements a composite element that contains other elements.

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 interface javax.swing.text.AttributeSet
Public Constructors
AbstractDocument.BranchElement(Element parent, AttributeSet a)
Constructs a composite element that initially contains no children.
Public Methods
Enumeration children()
Returns the children of the receiver as an Enumeration.
boolean getAllowsChildren()
Returns true if the receiver allows children.
Element getElement(int index)
Gets a child element.
int getElementCount()
Gets the number of children for the element.
int getElementIndex(int offset)
Gets the child element index closest to the given model offset.
int getEndOffset()
Gets the ending offset in the model for the element.
String getName()
Gets the element name.
int getStartOffset()
Gets the starting offset in the model for the element.
boolean isLeaf()
Checks whether the element is a leaf.
Element positionToElement(int pos)
Gets the child element that contains the given model position.
void replace(int offset, int length, Element[] elems)
Replaces content with a new set of elements.
String toString()
Converts the element to a string.
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Inherited Methods
From class javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.AbstractElement
From class java.lang.Object
From interface javax.swing.text.AttributeSet
From interface javax.swing.text.Element
From interface javax.swing.text.MutableAttributeSet
From interface javax.swing.tree.TreeNode

Public Constructors

public AbstractDocument.BranchElement (Element parent, AttributeSet a)

Constructs a composite element that initially contains no children.

Parameters
parent The parent element
a the attributes for the element

Public Methods

public Enumeration children ()

Returns the children of the receiver as an Enumeration.

Returns
  • the children of the receiver

public boolean getAllowsChildren ()

Returns true if the receiver allows children.

Returns
  • true if the receiver allows children, otherwise false

public Element getElement (int index)

Gets a child element.

Parameters
index the child index, >= 0 && < getElementCount()
Returns
  • the child element, null if none

public int getElementCount ()

Gets the number of children for the element.

Returns
  • the number of children >= 0

public int getElementIndex (int offset)

Gets the child element index closest to the given model offset.

Parameters
offset the offset >= 0
Returns
  • the element index >= 0

public int getEndOffset ()

Gets the ending offset in the model for the element.

Returns
  • the offset >= 0
Throws
NullPointerException if this element has no children

public String getName ()

Gets the element name.

Returns
  • the element name

public int getStartOffset ()

Gets the starting offset in the model for the element.

Returns
  • the offset >= 0

public boolean isLeaf ()

Checks whether the element is a leaf.

Returns
  • true if a leaf

public Element positionToElement (int pos)

Gets the child element that contains the given model position.

Parameters
pos the position >= 0
Returns
  • the element, null if none

public void replace (int offset, int length, Element[] elems)

Replaces content with a new set of elements.

Parameters
offset the starting offset >= 0
length the length to replace >= 0
elems the new elements

public String toString ()

Converts the element to a string.

Returns
  • the string