public interface

TabExpander

javax.swing.text.TabExpander
Known Indirect Subclasses

Class Overview

Simple interface to allow for different types of implementations of tab expansion.

Summary

Public Methods
abstract float nextTabStop(float x, int tabOffset)
Returns the next tab stop position given a reference position.

Public Methods

public abstract float nextTabStop (float x, int tabOffset)

Returns the next tab stop position given a reference position. Values are expressed in points.

Parameters
x the position in points >= 0
tabOffset the position within the text stream that the tab occurred at >= 0.
Returns
  • the next tab stop >= 0