org.eclipse.swt.widgets
Class Item

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget
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        +--org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Item

All Implemented Interfaces:

Drawable, Runnable

Direct Known Subclasses:

MenuItem

public class Item

extends Widget

This class is the abstract superclass of all non-windowed user interface objects that occur within specific controls. For example, a tree will contain tree items.

Styles:

(none)

Events:

(none)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget

h, INCMD_DISPOSE, INCMD_EXTKEY, INCMD_KEY, INCMD_LDOWN, INCMD_LUP, INCMD_MENU, INCMD_POS, UPDATEITEM_ENABLED, UPDATEITEM_NAME, w, x, y

Constructor Summary

Item(Widget parent, int style)
Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value describing its behavior and appearance.

Item(Widget parent, int style, int index)
Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value describing its behavior and appearance, and the index at which to place it in the items maintained by its parent.

Method Summary

Image	getImage() Returns the receiver's image if it has one, or null if it does not.
String	getText() Returns the receiver's text, which will be an empty string if it has never been set.
void	setImage(Image image) Sets the receiver's image to the argument, which may be null indicating that no image should be displayed.
void	setText(String string) Sets the receiver's text.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget

addListener, computeSize, dispose, focusState, getBorderWidth, getDisplayArea, getSelection, getStyle, isDisposed, removeListener, setBounds, setCursor, stop

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Runnable

run

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Drawable

drawLine, drawRect, drawText, setColor

Constructor Detail

Item

public Item(Widget parent,
            int style)

Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value describing its behavior and appearance. The item is added to the end of the items maintained by its parent.

The style value is either one of the style constants defined in class SWT which is applicable to instances of this class, or must be built by bitwise OR'ing together (that is, using the int "|" operator) two or more of those SWT style constants. The class description lists the style constants that are applicable to the class. Style bits are also inherited from superclasses.

Parameters:

parent - a widget which will be the parent of the new instance (cannot be null)

style - the style of item to construct

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the parent is null

SWTException -

• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the parent

See Also:

SWT, Widget.getStyle()

Item

public Item(Widget parent,
            int style,
            int index)

Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value describing its behavior and appearance, and the index at which to place it in the items maintained by its parent.

The style value is either one of the style constants defined in class SWT which is applicable to instances of this class, or must be built by bitwise OR'ing together (that is, using the int "|" operator) two or more of those SWT style constants. The class description lists the style constants that are applicable to the class. Style bits are also inherited from superclasses.

Parameters:

parent - a widget which will be the parent of the new instance (cannot be null)

style - the style of item to construct

index - the index at which to store the receiver in its parent

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the parent is null

SWTException -

• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the parent

See Also:

SWT, Widget.getStyle()

Method Detail

getImage

public Image getImage()

Returns the receiver's image if it has one, or null if it does not.

Returns:

the receiver's image

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

getText

public String getText()

Returns the receiver's text, which will be an empty string if it has never been set.

Overrides:

getText in class Widget

Returns:

the receiver's text

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

setImage

public void setImage(Image image)

Sets the receiver's image to the argument, which may be null indicating that no image should be displayed.

Parameters:

image - the image to display on the receiver (may be null)

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the image has been disposed

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

setText

public void setText(String string)

Sets the receiver's text.

Parameters:

string - the new text

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the text is null

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver