javatools.swing
Class TextComponentChecker

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:

NoSpacesTCChecker, NotEmptyTCChecker, NumericTCChecker, PositiveTCChecker

public abstract class TextComponentChecker

extends java.lang.Object

It is used to manage checking in a text component.

Constructor Summary

TextComponentChecker()
Creates new TextComponentChecker

Method Summary

void	dispatchEvent(java.awt.event.KeyEvent evt) Dispatches a KeyEvent to this object.
java.lang.String	getText() Returns the text contained in the managed component.
abstract boolean	isValid() Checks if the component contains a correct value.
void	setRefTextComponent(javax.swing.text.JTextComponent refComp) Sets the referenced text component.
void	syncCheckerText() It is useful if text in the component changes without control.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TextComponentChecker

public TextComponentChecker()

Creates new TextComponentChecker

Method Detail

dispatchEvent

public void dispatchEvent(java.awt.event.KeyEvent evt)

Dispatches a KeyEvent to this object. Call it IN EACH KEY EVENT (KeyPressed, KeyReleased, KeyTyped.

Parameters:

evt - The generated event.

getText

public java.lang.String getText()

Returns the text contained in the managed component.

Returns:

The needed text.

isValid

public abstract boolean isValid()

Checks if the component contains a correct value.

Returns:

true: It is correct. false: It is not correct.

setRefTextComponent

public void setRefTextComponent(javax.swing.text.JTextComponent refComp)

Sets the referenced text component.

Parameters:

refComp - The component to be checked.

syncCheckerText

public void syncCheckerText()

It is useful if text in the component changes without control.