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Class java.awt.Label
java.lang.Object
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+----java.awt.Component
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+----java.awt.Label
- public class Label
- extends Component
A Label
object is a component for placing text in a
container. A label displays a single line of read-only text.
The text can be changed by the application, but a user cannot edit it
directly.
For example, the code . . .
setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 10, 10));
add(new Label("Hi There!"));
add(new Label("Another Label"));
produces the following label:
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CENTER
-
Indicates that the label should be centered.
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LEFT
- Indicates that the label should be left justified.
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RIGHT
- Indicates that the label should be right justified.
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Label()
- Constructs an empty label.
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Label(String)
- Constructs a new label with the specified string of text,
left justified.
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Label(String, int)
- Constructs a new label that presents the specified string of
text with the specified alignment.
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addNotify()
- Creates the peer for this label.
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getAlignment()
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Gets the current alignment of this label.
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getText()
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Gets the text of this label.
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paramString()
- Returns the parameter string representing the state of this
label.
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setAlignment(int)
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Sets the alignment for this label to the specified alignment.
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setText(String)
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Sets the text for this label to the specified text.
LEFT
public static final int LEFT
- Indicates that the label should be left justified.
CENTER
public static final int CENTER
- Indicates that the label should be centered.
RIGHT
public static final int RIGHT
- Indicates that the label should be right justified.
Label
public Label()
- Constructs an empty label.
Label
public Label(String text)
- Constructs a new label with the specified string of text,
left justified.
- Parameters:
- text - the string that the label presents.
Label
public Label(String text,
int alignment)
- Constructs a new label that presents the specified string of
text with the specified alignment.
Possible values for alignment
are Label.LEFT
,
Label.RIGHT
, and Label.CENTER
.
- Parameters:
- text - the string that the label presents.
- alignment - the alignment value.
addNotify
public void addNotify()
- Creates the peer for this label. The peer allows us to
modify the appearance of the label without changing its
functionality.
- Overrides:
- addNotify in class Component
getAlignment
public int getAlignment()
- Gets the current alignment of this label. Possible values are
Label.LEFT
, Label.RIGHT
, and
Label.CENTER
.
- See Also:
- setAlignment
setAlignment
public synchronized void setAlignment(int alignment)
- Sets the alignment for this label to the specified alignment.
Possible values are
Label.LEFT
,
Label.RIGHT
, and Label.CENTER
.
- Parameters:
- alignment - the alignment to be set.
- Throws: IllegalArgumentException
- if an improper value for
alignment
is given.
- See Also:
- getAlignment
getText
public String getText()
- Gets the text of this label.
- Returns:
- the text of this label.
- See Also:
- setText
setText
public synchronized void setText(String text)
- Sets the text for this label to the specified text.
- Parameters:
- text - the text that this label presents.
- See Also:
- getText
paramString
protected String paramString()
- Returns the parameter string representing the state of this
label. This string is useful for debugging.
- Returns:
- the parameter string of this label.
- Overrides:
- paramString in class Component
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