ewe.ui
Class TextDisplayButton

java.lang.Object
  ewe.ui.ControlBase
      ewe.ui.Control
          ewe.ui.ButtonControl
              ewe.ui.mButton
                  ewe.ui.TextDisplayButton

All Implemented Interfaces:

CellConstants, ControlConstants, EventListener, ImageRefresher, TimerProc, UIConstants

Direct Known Subclasses:

ButtonListSelect, DateTimeInput, FontInput, NumberEntry

public class TextDisplayButton

extends mButton

This is a Button that is used to display text as if it were an Input. However you would not enter text into it - rather pressing on it would prompt some other kind of text input.

It is used by controls like DateDisplayInput.

Field Summary

boolean	isPassword
char	passwordCharacter

Fields inherited from class ewe.ui.mButton

action, buttonObject, insideColor, textPosition

Fields inherited from class ewe.ui.ButtonControl

actionOnPress, alignment, anchor, arrowDirection, flatInside, imageAnchor, inPress, pressState, shouldRepeat, state

Fields inherited from class ewe.ui.Control

_debug, backGround, beforeRemoved, borderColor, borderStyle, borderWidth, children, columns, constraints, DoPaintMethod, dragging, dragResolution, dragTime, exitKeys, fieldTransfer, font, foreGround, haveNativePaint, height, holdDownPause, holdTick, hotKey, image, lastSelected, listeners, maxHeight, maxWidth, menuState, minHeight, minWidth, modifiers, MyClass, name, next, np, parent, penStatus, popupSound, popupSoundClip, preferredHeight, preferredWidth, prev, prompt, promptControl, rows, ss, standardBorder, standardEdge, startDragResolution, tags, tail, text, toolTip, width, x, y

Fields inherited from class ewe.ui.ControlBase

clipItems, clipObject, clipOwner, curPoint, currentPenEvent, debugControl, debugFlag, DidHoldDown, doubleBuffer, doubleClickTime, firstPress, globalDrawFlat, globalEditable, globalEnabled, globalPalmStyle, globalSmallControls, GotPenDown, PenIsOn, pressPoint, TAG_LAST_USER_DATA, TAG_USER_DATA, TAKE_FIRST_PRESS, unnamed, useNativeTextInput

Fields inherited from interface ewe.ui.UIConstants

BDR_DOTTED, BDR_INNER, BDR_NOBORDER, BDR_OUTER, BDR_OUTLINE, BDR_RAISEDINNER, BDR_RAISEDOUTER, BDR_SUNKENINNER, BDR_SUNKENOUTER, BF_BOTTOM, BF_BOTTOMLEFT, BF_BOTTOMRIGHT, BF_BUTTON, BF_DIAGONAL, BF_DIAGONAL_ENDBOTTOMLEFT, BF_DIAGONAL_ENDBOTTOMRIGHT, BF_DIAGONAL_ENDTOPLEFT, BF_DIAGONAL_ENDTOPRIGHT, BF_EXACT, BF_FLAT, BF_LEFT, BF_MIDDLE, BF_MONO, BF_PALM, BF_RECT, BF_RIGHT, BF_SOFT, BF_SQUARE, BF_TOP, BF_TOPLEFT, BF_TOPRIGHT, EDGE_BUMP, EDGE_ETCHED, EDGE_RAISED, EDGE_SUNKEN

Fields inherited from interface ewe.ui.CellConstants

BORDER, BOTTOM, CELLFLAG, CELLMASK, CENTER, CONTROLMASK, DONTCHANGE, DONTFILL, DONTSTRETCH, EAST, FILL, FIXEDSIZE, GROW, HCENTER, HCONTRACT, HEXPAND, HFILL, HGROW, HSHRINK, HSTRETCH, INITIALLY_CLOSED, INITIALLY_MINIMIZED, INITIALLY_PREFERRED_SIZE, INSETS, LEFT, MAXIMUMSIZE, MINIMUMSIZE, NORTH, NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, PREFERREDSIZE, RECT, RIGHT, SHRINK, SOUTH, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, SPAN, STRETCH, TEXTSIZE, TOP, VCENTER, VCONTRACT, VEXPAND, VFILL, VGROW, VSHRINK, VSTRETCH, WEST

Fields inherited from interface ewe.ui.ControlConstants

All, AlwaysEnabled, AlwaysRecalculateSizes, ByDeferredMouse, ByDeferredPen, ByFrameChange, ByKeyboard, ByMouse, ByPen, ByRequest, CalculatedSizes, Disabled, DisablePopupMenu, DisplayOnly, Down, DrawFlat, Flag, ForceResize, HasData, Invisible, KeepImage, KeepSIP, Left, MakeMenuAtLeastAsWide, Maximize, Minimize, MouseSensitive, NoFocus, NotAnEditor, NotEditable, PaintDataOnly, PaintOutsideOnly, PenTransparent, PreferredSizeOnly, Right, SendUpKeyEvents, SendUpPenEvents, ShowSIP, ShrinkToNothing, SmallControl, SpecialBackground, TakeControlEvents, TakesKeyFocus, Transparent, Up, WantDrag, WantHoldDown

Fields inherited from interface ewe.fx.ImageRefresher

KEEP_VISIBLE

Constructor Summary

TextDisplayButton()

TextDisplayButton(String text)

Method Summary

String	getDisplayText() This gets the String to represent on screen the data String provided.
char	getPasswordCharacter() If isPassword is false, this returns 0, otherwise it will return the password character to use for display.
void	setBorderStyle(int style) Use this to set the border style instead of the normal setBorder().

Methods inherited from class ewe.ui.mButton

calculateSizes, doPaint, getImageColor, getImageColor, gotFocus, lostFocus, make

Methods inherited from class ewe.ui.ButtonControl

activate, deactivate, doAction, doPenHeld, doPenPress, dragged, fullAction, fullAction, penHeld, penPressed, penReleased, penRightReleased, startDragging, startDropMenu, stopDragging

Methods inherited from class ewe.ui.Control

acceptsData, addListener, addTimer, amOnTopFrame, calculateTextSize, cancelCut, cancelHoldDown, canEdit, chainDataChange, change, checkClipboardOperations, checkExitKey, checkMenu, checkMenuKey, checkModifiers, checkPenTransparent, clearTag, clipboardToString, clipboardTransfer, closeMenu, contains, contains, createGraphics, dataAccepted, dataBeingRemoved, dataDraggedOff, dataDraggedOver, dataDraggedOver, dataDroppedOn, dataTransferCancelled, defaultTo, doActionKey, doBackground, doBorder, doHotKey, doMenu, dontAcceptDrop, doPaintChildren, doPaintChildren, doPaintChildren, doPaintData, doPaintData, doShowMenu, exitEntry, fillBackground, formClosing, fromClipboard, fromField, fromField, getAllDescendants, getAllSubControls, getBackground, getChildren, getChildrenBackwards, getClipboardMenu, getClipObject, getControlBuffer, getControlBuffer, getDataRect, getDataToCopy, getDataToDragAndDrop, getDim, getDragAndDropContext, getFont, getFontMetrics, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getFrame, getFrameOrContainer, getGraphics, getImage, getLastSelected, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMenu, getMinimumSize, getModifiers, getNext, getNextKeyFocus, getParent, getPosInFrame, getPosInParent, getPreferredSize, getPrompt, getPromptText, getRect, getRect, getServer, getSize, getSizes, getSubControls, getTag, getText, getToolTip, getWindow, hasModifier, hasPopupFormAttached, hasTag, inheritModifiers, isChildOf, isModal, isOnMe, isSomeonesHotKey, makeFrameTopMost, makeHot, menuIsActive, modify, modifyAll, modifyAll, notifyAction, notifyDataChange, notifyDataChange, notNative_doPaintChildren, oldButWorksDoPaintChildren, oldPaintChildren, oldPostEvent, onControlEvent, onEvent, onKeyEvent, onLabelPenEvent, onPaint, onPenEvent, paintBackground, paintChildren, penClicked, penDoubleClicked, popupBeep, popupMenuClosed, popupMenuEvent, popupMenuEvent, postEvent, recalculatePreferredSize, redisplay, refresh, removeListener, removeTimer, repaint, repaintDataNow, repaintNow, repaintNow, repaintNow, requestPaint, requestResizeTo, resetRect, resizeTo, restore, scrollAndRepaint, sendToListeners, set, setBorder, setCell, setClipObject, setControl, setCursor, setFixedSize, setFont, setHotKey, setHotKey, setLocation, setMaximumSize, setMenu, setMinimumSize, setPreferredSize, setPromptControl, setRect, setRect, setServer, setTag, setTags, setText, setTextSize, setToolTip, show, shown, standardOnKeyEvent, startDragAndDrop, startDragAndDrop, takeData, takeFocus, takeFromClipboard, takePromptControl, testDim, ticked, toClipboard, toField, toField, toString, toTextData, transferPenPress, transferPenPress, tryDragAndDrop, tryNext, tryStartMenu, updateData, willAcceptDrop, willShowFrame

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode

Field Detail

isPassword

public boolean isPassword

passwordCharacter

public char passwordCharacter

Constructor Detail

TextDisplayButton

public TextDisplayButton()

TextDisplayButton

public TextDisplayButton(String text)

Method Detail

setBorderStyle

public void setBorderStyle(int style)

Use this to set the border style instead of the normal setBorder().

Parameters:

style - the border style.

getPasswordCharacter

public char getPasswordCharacter()

If isPassword is false, this returns 0, otherwise it will return the password character to use for display.

Overrides:

getPasswordCharacter in class Control

getDisplayText

public String getDisplayText()

This gets the String to represent on screen the data String provided. If the Control is not a password, this will just return the provided String itself. Otherwise it returns a String of "hidden" characters equal in length to the data String.

Overrides:

getDisplayText in class Control