- java.lang.Object
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- java.awt.Component
 
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
- ImageObserver,- MenuContainer,- Serializable
 - Direct Known Subclasses:
- Button,- Canvas,- Checkbox,- Choice,- Container,- Label,- List,- Scrollbar,- TextComponent
 
 public abstract class Component extends Object implements ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable A component is an object having a graphical representation that can be displayed on the screen and that can interact with the user. Examples of components are the buttons, checkboxes, and scrollbars of a typical graphical user interface.The Componentclass is the abstract superclass of the nonmenu-related Abstract Window Toolkit components. ClassComponentcan also be extended directly to create a lightweight component. A lightweight component is a component that is not associated with a native window. On the contrary, a heavyweight component is associated with a native window. TheisLightweight()method may be used to distinguish between the two kinds of the components.Lightweight and heavyweight components may be mixed in a single component hierarchy. However, for correct operating of such a mixed hierarchy of components, the whole hierarchy must be valid. When the hierarchy gets invalidated, like after changing the bounds of components, or adding/removing components to/from containers, the whole hierarchy must be validated afterwards by means of the Container.validate()method invoked on the top-most invalid container of the hierarchy.SerializationIt is important to note that only AWT listeners which conform to theSerializableprotocol will be saved when the object is stored. If an AWT object has listeners that aren't marked serializable, they will be dropped atwriteObjecttime. Developers will need, as always, to consider the implications of making an object serializable. One situation to watch out for is this:import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import java.io.Serializable; class MyApp implements ActionListener, Serializable { BigObjectThatShouldNotBeSerializedWithAButton bigOne; Button aButton = new Button(); MyApp() { // Oops, now aButton has a listener with a reference // to bigOne! aButton.addActionListener(this); } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { System.out.println("Hello There"); } }In this example, serializingaButtonby itself will causeMyAppand everything it refers to to be serialized as well. The problem is that the listener is serializable by coincidence, not by design. To separate the decisions aboutMyAppand theActionListenerbeing serializable one can use a nested class, as in the following example:import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import java.io.Serializable; class MyApp implements java.io.Serializable { BigObjectThatShouldNotBeSerializedWithAButton bigOne; Button aButton = new Button(); static class MyActionListener implements ActionListener { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { System.out.println("Hello There"); } } MyApp() { aButton.addActionListener(new MyActionListener()); } }Note: For more information on the paint mechanisms utilized by AWT and Swing, including information on how to write the most efficient painting code, see Painting in AWT and Swing. For details on the focus subsystem, see How to Use the Focus Subsystem, a section in The Java Tutorial, and the Focus Specification for more information. - See Also:
- Serialized Form
 
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Nested Class SummaryNested Classes Modifier and Type Class Description protected classComponent.AccessibleAWTComponentInner class of Component used to provide default support for accessibility.static classComponent.BaselineResizeBehaviorEnumeration of the common ways the baseline of a component can change as the size changes.protected classComponent.BltBufferStrategyInner class for blitting offscreen surfaces to a component.protected classComponent.FlipBufferStrategyInner class for flipping buffers on a component.
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Field SummaryFields Modifier and Type Field Description protected AccessibleContextaccessibleContextTheAccessibleContextassociated with thisComponent.static floatBOTTOM_ALIGNMENTEase-of-use constant forgetAlignmentY.static floatCENTER_ALIGNMENTEase-of-use constant forgetAlignmentYandgetAlignmentX.static floatLEFT_ALIGNMENTEase-of-use constant forgetAlignmentX.static floatRIGHT_ALIGNMENTEase-of-use constant forgetAlignmentX.static floatTOP_ALIGNMENTEase-of-use constant forgetAlignmentY().- 
Fields declared in interface java.awt.image.ImageObserverABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH
 
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Constructor SummaryConstructors Modifier Constructor Description protectedComponent()Constructs a new component.
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Method SummaryAll Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods Modifier and Type Method Description booleanaction(Event evt, Object what)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, should register this component as ActionListener on component which fires action events.voidadd(PopupMenu popup)Adds the specified popup menu to the component.voidaddComponentListener(ComponentListener l)Adds the specified component listener to receive component events from this component.voidaddFocusListener(FocusListener l)Adds the specified focus listener to receive focus events from this component when this component gains input focus.voidaddHierarchyBoundsListener(HierarchyBoundsListener l)Adds the specified hierarchy bounds listener to receive hierarchy bounds events from this component when the hierarchy to which this container belongs changes.voidaddHierarchyListener(HierarchyListener l)Adds the specified hierarchy listener to receive hierarchy changed events from this component when the hierarchy to which this container belongs changes.voidaddInputMethodListener(InputMethodListener l)Adds the specified input method listener to receive input method events from this component.voidaddKeyListener(KeyListener l)Adds the specified key listener to receive key events from this component.voidaddMouseListener(MouseListener l)Adds the specified mouse listener to receive mouse events from this component.voidaddMouseMotionListener(MouseMotionListener l)Adds the specified mouse motion listener to receive mouse motion events from this component.voidaddMouseWheelListener(MouseWheelListener l)Adds the specified mouse wheel listener to receive mouse wheel events from this component.voidaddNotify()Makes thisComponentdisplayable by connecting it to a native screen resource.voidaddPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list.voidaddPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list for a specific property.voidapplyComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation orientation)Sets theComponentOrientationproperty of this component and all components contained within it.booleanareFocusTraversalKeysSet(int id)Returns whether the Set of focus traversal keys for the given focus traversal operation has been explicitly defined for this Component.Rectanglebounds()Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bygetBounds().intcheckImage(Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)Returns the status of the construction of a screen representation of the specified image.intcheckImage(Image image, ImageObserver observer)Returns the status of the construction of a screen representation of the specified image.protected AWTEventcoalesceEvents(AWTEvent existingEvent, AWTEvent newEvent)Potentially coalesce an event being posted with an existing event.booleancontains(int x, int y)Checks whether this component "contains" the specified point, wherexandyare defined to be relative to the coordinate system of this component.booleancontains(Point p)Checks whether this component "contains" the specified point, where the point's x and y coordinates are defined to be relative to the coordinate system of this component.ImagecreateImage(int width, int height)Creates an off-screen drawable image to be used for double buffering.ImagecreateImage(ImageProducer producer)Creates an image from the specified image producer.VolatileImagecreateVolatileImage(int width, int height)Creates a volatile off-screen drawable image to be used for double buffering.VolatileImagecreateVolatileImage(int width, int height, ImageCapabilities caps)Creates a volatile off-screen drawable image, with the given capabilities.voiddeliverEvent(Event e)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bydispatchEvent(AWTEvent e).voiddisable()Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetEnabled(boolean).protected voiddisableEvents(long eventsToDisable)Disables the events defined by the specified event mask parameter from being delivered to this component.voiddispatchEvent(AWTEvent e)Dispatches an event to this component or one of its sub components.voiddoLayout()Prompts the layout manager to lay out this component.voidenable()Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetEnabled(boolean).voidenable(boolean b)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetEnabled(boolean).protected voidenableEvents(long eventsToEnable)Enables the events defined by the specified event mask parameter to be delivered to this component.voidenableInputMethods(boolean enable)Enables or disables input method support for this component.protected voidfirePropertyChange(String propertyName, boolean oldValue, boolean newValue)Support for reporting bound property changes for boolean properties.voidfirePropertyChange(String propertyName, byte oldValue, byte newValue)Reports a bound property change.voidfirePropertyChange(String propertyName, char oldValue, char newValue)Reports a bound property change.voidfirePropertyChange(String propertyName, double oldValue, double newValue)Reports a bound property change.voidfirePropertyChange(String propertyName, float oldValue, float newValue)Reports a bound property change.protected voidfirePropertyChange(String propertyName, int oldValue, int newValue)Support for reporting bound property changes for integer properties.voidfirePropertyChange(String propertyName, long oldValue, long newValue)Reports a bound property change.voidfirePropertyChange(String propertyName, short oldValue, short newValue)Reports a bound property change.protected voidfirePropertyChange(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue)Support for reporting bound property changes for Object properties.AccessibleContextgetAccessibleContext()Gets theAccessibleContextassociated with thisComponent.floatgetAlignmentX()Returns the alignment along the x axis.floatgetAlignmentY()Returns the alignment along the y axis.ColorgetBackground()Gets the background color of this component.intgetBaseline(int width, int height)Returns the baseline.Component.BaselineResizeBehaviorgetBaselineResizeBehavior()Returns an enum indicating how the baseline of the component changes as the size changes.RectanglegetBounds()Gets the bounds of this component in the form of aRectangleobject.RectanglegetBounds(Rectangle rv)Stores the bounds of this component into "return value" rv and return rv.ColorModelgetColorModel()Gets the instance ofColorModelused to display the component on the output device.ComponentgetComponentAt(int x, int y)Determines if this component or one of its immediate subcomponents contains the (x, y) location, and if so, returns the containing component.ComponentgetComponentAt(Point p)Returns the component or subcomponent that contains the specified point.ComponentListener[]getComponentListeners()Returns an array of all the component listeners registered on this component.ComponentOrientationgetComponentOrientation()Retrieves the language-sensitive orientation that is to be used to order the elements or text within this component.CursorgetCursor()Gets the cursor set in the component.DropTargetgetDropTarget()Gets theDropTargetassociated with thisComponent.ContainergetFocusCycleRootAncestor()Returns the Container which is the focus cycle root of this Component's focus traversal cycle.FocusListener[]getFocusListeners()Returns an array of all the focus listeners registered on this component.Set<AWTKeyStroke>getFocusTraversalKeys(int id)Returns the Set of focus traversal keys for a given traversal operation for this Component.booleangetFocusTraversalKeysEnabled()Returns whether focus traversal keys are enabled for this Component.FontgetFont()Gets the font of this component.FontMetricsgetFontMetrics(Font font)Gets the font metrics for the specified font.ColorgetForeground()Gets the foreground color of this component.GraphicsgetGraphics()Creates a graphics context for this component.GraphicsConfigurationgetGraphicsConfiguration()Gets theGraphicsConfigurationassociated with thisComponent.intgetHeight()Returns the current height of this component.HierarchyBoundsListener[]getHierarchyBoundsListeners()Returns an array of all the hierarchy bounds listeners registered on this component.HierarchyListener[]getHierarchyListeners()Returns an array of all the hierarchy listeners registered on this component.booleangetIgnoreRepaint()InputContextgetInputContext()Gets the input context used by this component for handling the communication with input methods when text is entered in this component.InputMethodListener[]getInputMethodListeners()Returns an array of all the input method listeners registered on this component.InputMethodRequestsgetInputMethodRequests()Gets the input method request handler which supports requests from input methods for this component.KeyListener[]getKeyListeners()Returns an array of all the key listeners registered on this component.<T extends EventListener>
 T[]getListeners(Class<T> listenerType)Returns an array of all the objects currently registered asFooListeners upon thisComponent.LocalegetLocale()Gets the locale of this component.PointgetLocation()Gets the location of this component in the form of a point specifying the component's top-left corner.PointgetLocation(Point rv)Stores the x,y origin of this component into "return value" rv and return rv.PointgetLocationOnScreen()Gets the location of this component in the form of a point specifying the component's top-left corner in the screen's coordinate space.DimensiongetMaximumSize()Gets the maximum size of this component.DimensiongetMinimumSize()Gets the minimum size of this component.MouseListener[]getMouseListeners()Returns an array of all the mouse listeners registered on this component.MouseMotionListener[]getMouseMotionListeners()Returns an array of all the mouse motion listeners registered on this component.PointgetMousePosition()Returns the position of the mouse pointer in thisComponent's coordinate space if theComponentis directly under the mouse pointer, otherwise returnsnull.MouseWheelListener[]getMouseWheelListeners()Returns an array of all the mouse wheel listeners registered on this component.StringgetName()Gets the name of the component.ContainergetParent()Gets the parent of this component.DimensiongetPreferredSize()Gets the preferred size of this component.PropertyChangeListener[]getPropertyChangeListeners()Returns an array of all the property change listeners registered on this component.PropertyChangeListener[]getPropertyChangeListeners(String propertyName)Returns an array of all the listeners which have been associated with the named property.DimensiongetSize()Returns the size of this component in the form of aDimensionobject.DimensiongetSize(Dimension rv)Stores the width/height of this component into "return value" rv and return rv.ToolkitgetToolkit()Gets the toolkit of this component.ObjectgetTreeLock()Gets this component's locking object (the object that owns the thread synchronization monitor) for AWT component-tree and layout operations.intgetWidth()Returns the current width of this component.intgetX()Returns the current x coordinate of the components origin.intgetY()Returns the current y coordinate of the components origin.booleangotFocus(Event evt, Object what)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processFocusEvent(FocusEvent).booleanhandleEvent(Event evt)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1 replaced by processEvent(AWTEvent).booleanhasFocus()Returnstrueif thisComponentis the focus owner.voidhide()Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetVisible(boolean).booleanimageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int w, int h)Repaints the component when the image has changed.booleaninside(int x, int y)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by contains(int, int).voidinvalidate()Invalidates this component and its ancestors.booleanisBackgroundSet()Returns whether the background color has been explicitly set for this Component.booleanisCursorSet()Returns whether the cursor has been explicitly set for this Component.booleanisDisplayable()Determines whether this component is displayable.booleanisDoubleBuffered()Returns true if this component is painted to an offscreen image ("buffer") that's copied to the screen later.booleanisEnabled()Determines whether this component is enabled.booleanisFocusable()Returns whether this Component can be focused.booleanisFocusCycleRoot(Container container)Returns whether the specified Container is the focus cycle root of this Component's focus traversal cycle.booleanisFocusOwner()Returnstrueif thisComponentis the focus owner.booleanisFocusTraversable()Deprecated.As of 1.4, replaced byisFocusable().booleanisFontSet()Returns whether the font has been explicitly set for this Component.booleanisForegroundSet()Returns whether the foreground color has been explicitly set for this Component.booleanisLightweight()A lightweight component doesn't have a native toolkit peer.booleanisMaximumSizeSet()Returns true if the maximum size has been set to a non-nullvalue otherwise returns false.booleanisMinimumSizeSet()Returns whether or notsetMinimumSizehas been invoked with a non-null value.booleanisOpaque()Returns true if this component is completely opaque, returns false by default.booleanisPreferredSizeSet()Returns true if the preferred size has been set to a non-nullvalue otherwise returns false.booleanisShowing()Determines whether this component is showing on screen.booleanisValid()Determines whether this component is valid.booleanisVisible()Determines whether this component should be visible when its parent is visible.booleankeyDown(Event evt, int key)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processKeyEvent(KeyEvent).booleankeyUp(Event evt, int key)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processKeyEvent(KeyEvent).voidlayout()Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bydoLayout().voidlist()Prints a listing of this component to the standard system output streamSystem.out.voidlist(PrintStream out)Prints a listing of this component to the specified output stream.voidlist(PrintStream out, int indent)Prints out a list, starting at the specified indentation, to the specified print stream.voidlist(PrintWriter out)Prints a listing to the specified print writer.voidlist(PrintWriter out, int indent)Prints out a list, starting at the specified indentation, to the specified print writer.Componentlocate(int x, int y)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by getComponentAt(int, int).Pointlocation()Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bygetLocation().booleanlostFocus(Event evt, Object what)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processFocusEvent(FocusEvent).DimensionminimumSize()Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bygetMinimumSize().booleanmouseDown(Event evt, int x, int y)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processMouseEvent(MouseEvent).booleanmouseDrag(Event evt, int x, int y)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processMouseMotionEvent(MouseEvent).booleanmouseEnter(Event evt, int x, int y)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processMouseEvent(MouseEvent).booleanmouseExit(Event evt, int x, int y)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processMouseEvent(MouseEvent).booleanmouseMove(Event evt, int x, int y)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processMouseMotionEvent(MouseEvent).booleanmouseUp(Event evt, int x, int y)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processMouseEvent(MouseEvent).voidmove(int x, int y)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetLocation(int, int).voidnextFocus()Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by transferFocus().voidpaint(Graphics g)Paints this component.voidpaintAll(Graphics g)Paints this component and all of its subcomponents.protected StringparamString()Returns a string representing the state of this component.booleanpostEvent(Event e)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by dispatchEvent(AWTEvent).DimensionpreferredSize()Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bygetPreferredSize().booleanprepareImage(Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer)Prepares an image for rendering on this component at the specified width and height.booleanprepareImage(Image image, ImageObserver observer)Prepares an image for rendering on this component.voidprint(Graphics g)Prints this component.voidprintAll(Graphics g)Prints this component and all of its subcomponents.protected voidprocessComponentEvent(ComponentEvent e)Processes component events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredComponentListenerobjects.protected voidprocessEvent(AWTEvent e)Processes events occurring on this component.protected voidprocessFocusEvent(FocusEvent e)Processes focus events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredFocusListenerobjects.protected voidprocessHierarchyBoundsEvent(HierarchyEvent e)Processes hierarchy bounds events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredHierarchyBoundsListenerobjects.protected voidprocessHierarchyEvent(HierarchyEvent e)Processes hierarchy events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredHierarchyListenerobjects.protected voidprocessInputMethodEvent(InputMethodEvent e)Processes input method events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredInputMethodListenerobjects.protected voidprocessKeyEvent(KeyEvent e)Processes key events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredKeyListenerobjects.protected voidprocessMouseEvent(MouseEvent e)Processes mouse events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredMouseListenerobjects.protected voidprocessMouseMotionEvent(MouseEvent e)Processes mouse motion events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredMouseMotionListenerobjects.protected voidprocessMouseWheelEvent(MouseWheelEvent e)Processes mouse wheel events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredMouseWheelListenerobjects.voidremove(MenuComponent popup)Removes the specified popup menu from the component.voidremoveComponentListener(ComponentListener l)Removes the specified component listener so that it no longer receives component events from this component.voidremoveFocusListener(FocusListener l)Removes the specified focus listener so that it no longer receives focus events from this component.voidremoveHierarchyBoundsListener(HierarchyBoundsListener l)Removes the specified hierarchy bounds listener so that it no longer receives hierarchy bounds events from this component.voidremoveHierarchyListener(HierarchyListener l)Removes the specified hierarchy listener so that it no longer receives hierarchy changed events from this component.voidremoveInputMethodListener(InputMethodListener l)Removes the specified input method listener so that it no longer receives input method events from this component.voidremoveKeyListener(KeyListener l)Removes the specified key listener so that it no longer receives key events from this component.voidremoveMouseListener(MouseListener l)Removes the specified mouse listener so that it no longer receives mouse events from this component.voidremoveMouseMotionListener(MouseMotionListener l)Removes the specified mouse motion listener so that it no longer receives mouse motion events from this component.voidremoveMouseWheelListener(MouseWheelListener l)Removes the specified mouse wheel listener so that it no longer receives mouse wheel events from this component.voidremoveNotify()Makes thisComponentundisplayable by destroying it native screen resource.voidremovePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list.voidremovePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)Removes aPropertyChangeListenerfrom the listener list for a specific property.voidrepaint()Repaints this component.voidrepaint(int x, int y, int width, int height)Repaints the specified rectangle of this component.voidrepaint(long tm)Repaints the component.voidrepaint(long tm, int x, int y, int width, int height)Repaints the specified rectangle of this component withintmmilliseconds.voidrequestFocus()Requests that this Component get the input focus, and that this Component's top-level ancestor become the focused Window.protected booleanrequestFocus(boolean temporary)Requests that thisComponentget the input focus, and that thisComponent's top-level ancestor become the focusedWindow.protected booleanrequestFocus(boolean temporary, FocusEvent.Cause cause)Requests by the reason ofcausethat thisComponentget the input focus, and that thisComponent's top-level ancestor become the focusedWindow.voidrequestFocus(FocusEvent.Cause cause)Requests by the reason ofcausethat this Component get the input focus, and that this Component's top-level ancestor become the focused Window.booleanrequestFocusInWindow()Requests that this Component get the input focus, if this Component's top-level ancestor is already the focused Window.protected booleanrequestFocusInWindow(boolean temporary)Requests that thisComponentget the input focus, if thisComponent's top-level ancestor is already the focusedWindow.booleanrequestFocusInWindow(FocusEvent.Cause cause)Requests by the reason ofcausethat this Component get the input focus, if this Component's top-level ancestor is already the focused Window.voidreshape(int x, int y, int width, int height)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetBounds(int, int, int, int).voidresize(int width, int height)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetSize(int, int).voidresize(Dimension d)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetSize(Dimension).voidrevalidate()Revalidates the component hierarchy up to the nearest validate root.voidsetBackground(Color c)Sets the background color of this component.voidsetBounds(int x, int y, int width, int height)Moves and resizes this component.voidsetBounds(Rectangle r)Moves and resizes this component to conform to the new bounding rectangler.voidsetComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation o)Sets the language-sensitive orientation that is to be used to order the elements or text within this component.voidsetCursor(Cursor cursor)Sets the cursor image to the specified cursor.voidsetDropTarget(DropTarget dt)Associate aDropTargetwith this component.voidsetEnabled(boolean b)Enables or disables this component, depending on the value of the parameterb.voidsetFocusable(boolean focusable)Sets the focusable state of this Component to the specified value.voidsetFocusTraversalKeys(int id, Set<? extends AWTKeyStroke> keystrokes)Sets the focus traversal keys for a given traversal operation for this Component.voidsetFocusTraversalKeysEnabled(boolean focusTraversalKeysEnabled)Sets whether focus traversal keys are enabled for this Component.voidsetFont(Font f)Sets the font of this component.voidsetForeground(Color c)Sets the foreground color of this component.voidsetIgnoreRepaint(boolean ignoreRepaint)Sets whether or not paint messages received from the operating system should be ignored.voidsetLocale(Locale l)Sets the locale of this component.voidsetLocation(int x, int y)Moves this component to a new location.voidsetLocation(Point p)Moves this component to a new location.voidsetMaximumSize(Dimension maximumSize)Sets the maximum size of this component to a constant value.voidsetMinimumSize(Dimension minimumSize)Sets the minimum size of this component to a constant value.voidsetMixingCutoutShape(Shape shape)Sets a 'mixing-cutout' shape for this lightweight component.voidsetName(String name)Sets the name of the component to the specified string.voidsetPreferredSize(Dimension preferredSize)Sets the preferred size of this component to a constant value.voidsetSize(int width, int height)Resizes this component so that it has widthwidthand heightheight.voidsetSize(Dimension d)Resizes this component so that it has widthd.widthand heightd.height.voidsetVisible(boolean b)Shows or hides this component depending on the value of parameterb.voidshow()Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetVisible(boolean).voidshow(boolean b)Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetVisible(boolean).Dimensionsize()Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bygetSize().StringtoString()Returns a string representation of this component and its values.voidtransferFocus()Transfers the focus to the next component, as though this Component were the focus owner.voidtransferFocusBackward()Transfers the focus to the previous component, as though this Component were the focus owner.voidtransferFocusUpCycle()Transfers the focus up one focus traversal cycle.voidupdate(Graphics g)Updates this component.voidvalidate()Validates this component.
 
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TOP_ALIGNMENTpublic static final float TOP_ALIGNMENT Ease-of-use constant forgetAlignmentY(). Specifies an alignment to the top of the component.- See Also:
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CENTER_ALIGNMENTpublic static final float CENTER_ALIGNMENT Ease-of-use constant forgetAlignmentYandgetAlignmentX. Specifies an alignment to the center of the component- See Also:
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BOTTOM_ALIGNMENTpublic static final float BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT Ease-of-use constant forgetAlignmentY. Specifies an alignment to the bottom of the component.- See Also:
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LEFT_ALIGNMENTpublic static final float LEFT_ALIGNMENT Ease-of-use constant forgetAlignmentX. Specifies an alignment to the left side of the component.- See Also:
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RIGHT_ALIGNMENTpublic static final float RIGHT_ALIGNMENT Ease-of-use constant forgetAlignmentX. Specifies an alignment to the right side of the component.- See Also:
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accessibleContextprotected AccessibleContext accessibleContext TheAccessibleContextassociated with thisComponent.
 
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Componentprotected Component() Constructs a new component. ClassComponentcan be extended directly to create a lightweight component that does not utilize an opaque native window. A lightweight component must be hosted by a native container somewhere higher up in the component tree (for example, by aFrameobject).
 
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getNamepublic String getName() Gets the name of the component.- Returns:
- this component's name
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- 1.1
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setNamepublic void setName(String name) Sets the name of the component to the specified string.- Parameters:
- name- the string that is to be this component's name
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getParentpublic Container getParent() Gets the parent of this component.- Returns:
- the parent container of this component
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setDropTargetpublic void setDropTarget(DropTarget dt) Associate aDropTargetwith this component. TheComponentwill receive drops only if it is enabled.- Parameters:
- dt- The DropTarget
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getDropTargetpublic DropTarget getDropTarget() Gets theDropTargetassociated with thisComponent.- Returns:
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getGraphicsConfigurationpublic GraphicsConfiguration getGraphicsConfiguration() Gets theGraphicsConfigurationassociated with thisComponent. If theComponenthas not been assigned a specificGraphicsConfiguration, theGraphicsConfigurationof theComponentobject's top-level container is returned. If theComponenthas been created, but not yet added to aContainer, this method returnsnull.- Returns:
- the GraphicsConfigurationused by thisComponentornull
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getTreeLockpublic final Object getTreeLock() Gets this component's locking object (the object that owns the thread synchronization monitor) for AWT component-tree and layout operations.- Returns:
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getToolkitpublic Toolkit getToolkit() Gets the toolkit of this component. Note that the frame that contains a component controls which toolkit is used by that component. Therefore if the component is moved from one frame to another, the toolkit it uses may change.- Returns:
- the toolkit of this component
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isValidpublic boolean isValid() Determines whether this component is valid. A component is valid when it is correctly sized and positioned within its parent container and all its children are also valid. In order to account for peers' size requirements, components are invalidated before they are first shown on the screen. By the time the parent container is fully realized, all its components will be valid.- Returns:
- trueif the component is valid,- falseotherwise
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- 1.0
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- validate(),- invalidate()
 
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isDisplayablepublic boolean isDisplayable() Determines whether this component is displayable. A component is displayable when it is connected to a native screen resource.A component is made displayable either when it is added to a displayable containment hierarchy or when its containment hierarchy is made displayable. A containment hierarchy is made displayable when its ancestor window is either packed or made visible. A component is made undisplayable either when it is removed from a displayable containment hierarchy or when its containment hierarchy is made undisplayable. A containment hierarchy is made undisplayable when its ancestor window is disposed. - Returns:
- trueif the component is displayable,- falseotherwise
- Since:
- 1.2
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- Container.add(Component),- Window.pack(),- Window.show(),- Container.remove(Component),- Window.dispose()
 
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isVisiblepublic boolean isVisible() Determines whether this component should be visible when its parent is visible. Components are initially visible, with the exception of top level components such asFrameobjects.- Returns:
- trueif the component is visible,- falseotherwise
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- 1.0
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- setVisible(boolean)
 
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getMousePositionpublic Point getMousePosition() throws HeadlessException Returns the position of the mouse pointer in thisComponent's coordinate space if theComponentis directly under the mouse pointer, otherwise returnsnull. If theComponentis not showing on the screen, this method returnsnulleven if the mouse pointer is above the area where theComponentwould be displayed. If theComponentis partially or fully obscured by otherComponents or native windows, this method returns a non-null value only if the mouse pointer is located above the unobscured part of theComponent.For Containers it returns a non-null value if the mouse is above theContaineritself or above any of its descendants. UseContainer.getMousePosition(boolean)if you need to exclude children.Sometimes the exact mouse coordinates are not important, and the only thing that matters is whether a specific Componentis under the mouse pointer. If the return value of this method isnull, mouse pointer is not directly above theComponent.- Returns:
- mouse coordinates relative to this Component, or null
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- HeadlessException- if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() returns true
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- 1.5
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isShowingpublic boolean isShowing() Determines whether this component is showing on screen. This means that the component must be visible, and it must be in a container that is visible and showing.Note: sometimes there is no way to detect whether the Componentis actually visible to the user. This can happen when:- the component has been added to a visible ScrollPanebut theComponentis not currently in the scroll pane's view port.
- the Componentis obscured by anotherComponentorContainer.
 - Returns:
- trueif the component is showing,- falseotherwise
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- setVisible(boolean)
 
- the component has been added to a visible 
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isEnabledpublic boolean isEnabled() Determines whether this component is enabled. An enabled component can respond to user input and generate events. Components are enabled initially by default. A component may be enabled or disabled by calling itssetEnabledmethod.- Returns:
- trueif the component is enabled,- falseotherwise
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- setEnabled(boolean)
 
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setEnabledpublic void setEnabled(boolean b) Enables or disables this component, depending on the value of the parameterb. An enabled component can respond to user input and generate events. Components are enabled initially by default.Note: Disabling a lightweight component does not prevent it from receiving MouseEvents. Note: Disabling a heavyweight container prevents all components in this container from receiving any input events. But disabling a lightweight container affects only this container. - Parameters:
- b- If- true, this component is enabled; otherwise this component is disabled
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- isEnabled(),- isLightweight()
 
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enable@Deprecated public void enable() Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetEnabled(boolean).
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enable@Deprecated public void enable(boolean b) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetEnabled(boolean).Enables or disables this component.- Parameters:
- b-- trueto enable this component; otherwise- false
 
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disable@Deprecated public void disable() Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetEnabled(boolean).
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isDoubleBufferedpublic boolean isDoubleBuffered() Returns true if this component is painted to an offscreen image ("buffer") that's copied to the screen later. Component subclasses that support double buffering should override this method to return true if double buffering is enabled.- Returns:
- false by default
 
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enableInputMethodspublic void enableInputMethods(boolean enable) Enables or disables input method support for this component. If input method support is enabled and the component also processes key events, incoming events are offered to the current input method and will only be processed by the component or dispatched to its listeners if the input method does not consume them. By default, input method support is enabled.- Parameters:
- enable- true to enable, false to disable
- Since:
- 1.2
- See Also:
- processKeyEvent(java.awt.event.KeyEvent)
 
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setVisiblepublic void setVisible(boolean b) Shows or hides this component depending on the value of parameterb.This method changes layout-related information, and therefore, invalidates the component hierarchy. - Parameters:
- b- if- true, shows this component; otherwise, hides this component
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- isVisible(),- invalidate()
 
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show@Deprecated public void show() Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetVisible(boolean).
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show@Deprecated public void show(boolean b) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetVisible(boolean).Makes this component visible or invisible.- Parameters:
- b-- trueto make this component visible; otherwise- false
 
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hide@Deprecated public void hide() Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetVisible(boolean).
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getForegroundpublic Color getForeground() Gets the foreground color of this component.- Returns:
- this component's foreground color; if this component does not have a foreground color, the foreground color of its parent is returned
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- setForeground(java.awt.Color)
 
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setForegroundpublic void setForeground(Color c) Sets the foreground color of this component.- Parameters:
- c- the color to become this component's foreground color; if this parameter is- nullthen this component will inherit the foreground color of its parent
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- getForeground()
 
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isForegroundSetpublic boolean isForegroundSet() Returns whether the foreground color has been explicitly set for this Component. If this method returnsfalse, this Component is inheriting its foreground color from an ancestor.- Returns:
- trueif the foreground color has been explicitly set for this Component;- falseotherwise.
- Since:
- 1.4
 
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getBackgroundpublic Color getBackground() Gets the background color of this component.- Returns:
- this component's background color; if this component does not have a background color, the background color of its parent is returned
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- setBackground(java.awt.Color)
 
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setBackgroundpublic void setBackground(Color c) Sets the background color of this component.The background color affects each component differently and the parts of the component that are affected by the background color may differ between operating systems. - Parameters:
- c- the color to become this component's color; if this parameter is- null, then this component will inherit the background color of its parent
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- getBackground()
 
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isBackgroundSetpublic boolean isBackgroundSet() Returns whether the background color has been explicitly set for this Component. If this method returnsfalse, this Component is inheriting its background color from an ancestor.- Returns:
- trueif the background color has been explicitly set for this Component;- falseotherwise.
- Since:
- 1.4
 
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getFontpublic Font getFont() Gets the font of this component.- Specified by:
- getFontin interface- MenuContainer
- Returns:
- this component's font; if a font has not been set for this component, the font of its parent is returned
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- setFont(java.awt.Font)
 
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setFontpublic void setFont(Font f) Sets the font of this component.This method changes layout-related information, and therefore, invalidates the component hierarchy. - Parameters:
- f- the font to become this component's font; if this parameter is- nullthen this component will inherit the font of its parent
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- getFont(),- invalidate()
 
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isFontSetpublic boolean isFontSet() Returns whether the font has been explicitly set for this Component. If this method returnsfalse, this Component is inheriting its font from an ancestor.- Returns:
- trueif the font has been explicitly set for this Component;- falseotherwise.
- Since:
- 1.4
 
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getLocalepublic Locale getLocale() Gets the locale of this component.- Returns:
- this component's locale; if this component does not have a locale, the locale of its parent is returned
- Throws:
- IllegalComponentStateException- if the- Componentdoes not have its own locale and has not yet been added to a containment hierarchy such that the locale can be determined from the containing parent
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- setLocale(java.util.Locale)
 
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setLocalepublic void setLocale(Locale l) Sets the locale of this component. This is a bound property.This method changes layout-related information, and therefore, invalidates the component hierarchy. - Parameters:
- l- the locale to become this component's locale
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- getLocale(),- invalidate()
 
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getColorModelpublic ColorModel getColorModel() Gets the instance ofColorModelused to display the component on the output device.- Returns:
- the color model used by this component
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- ColorModel,- ComponentPeer.getColorModel(),- Toolkit.getColorModel()
 
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getLocationpublic Point getLocation() Gets the location of this component in the form of a point specifying the component's top-left corner. The location will be relative to the parent's coordinate space.Due to the asynchronous nature of native event handling, this method can return outdated values (for instance, after several calls of setLocation()in rapid succession). For this reason, the recommended method of obtaining a component's position is withinjava.awt.event.ComponentListener.componentMoved(), which is called after the operating system has finished moving the component.- Returns:
- an instance of Pointrepresenting the top-left corner of the component's bounds in the coordinate space of the component's parent
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- setLocation(int, int),- getLocationOnScreen()
 
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getLocationOnScreenpublic Point getLocationOnScreen() Gets the location of this component in the form of a point specifying the component's top-left corner in the screen's coordinate space.- Returns:
- an instance of Pointrepresenting the top-left corner of the component's bounds in the coordinate space of the screen
- Throws:
- IllegalComponentStateException- if the component is not showing on the screen
- See Also:
- setLocation(int, int),- getLocation()
 
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location@Deprecated public Point location() Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bygetLocation().Returns the location of this component's top left corner.- Returns:
- the location of this component's top left corner
 
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setLocationpublic void setLocation(int x, int y)Moves this component to a new location. The top-left corner of the new location is specified by thexandyparameters in the coordinate space of this component's parent.This method changes layout-related information, and therefore, invalidates the component hierarchy. - Parameters:
- x- the x-coordinate of the new location's top-left corner in the parent's coordinate space
- y- the y-coordinate of the new location's top-left corner in the parent's coordinate space
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- getLocation(),- setBounds(int, int, int, int),- invalidate()
 
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move@Deprecated public void move(int x, int y) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetLocation(int, int).Moves this component to a new location.- Parameters:
- x- the x-coordinate of the new location's top-left corner in the parent's coordinate space
- y- the y-coordinate of the new location's top-left corner in the parent's coordinate space
 
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setLocationpublic void setLocation(Point p) Moves this component to a new location. The top-left corner of the new location is specified by pointp. Pointpis given in the parent's coordinate space.This method changes layout-related information, and therefore, invalidates the component hierarchy. - Parameters:
- p- the point defining the top-left corner of the new location, given in the coordinate space of this component's parent
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- getLocation(),- setBounds(int, int, int, int),- invalidate()
 
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getSizepublic Dimension getSize() Returns the size of this component in the form of aDimensionobject. Theheightfield of theDimensionobject contains this component's height, and thewidthfield of theDimensionobject contains this component's width.- Returns:
- a Dimensionobject that indicates the size of this component
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- setSize(int, int)
 
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size@Deprecated public Dimension size() Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bygetSize().Returns the size of this component in the form of aDimensionobject.- Returns:
- the Dimensionobject that indicates the size of this component
 
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setSizepublic void setSize(int width, int height)Resizes this component so that it has widthwidthand heightheight.This method changes layout-related information, and therefore, invalidates the component hierarchy. - Parameters:
- width- the new width of this component in pixels
- height- the new height of this component in pixels
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- getSize(),- setBounds(int, int, int, int),- invalidate()
 
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resize@Deprecated public void resize(int width, int height) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetSize(int, int).Resizes this component.- Parameters:
- width- the new width of the component
- height- the new height of the component
 
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setSizepublic void setSize(Dimension d) Resizes this component so that it has widthd.widthand heightd.height.This method changes layout-related information, and therefore, invalidates the component hierarchy. - Parameters:
- d- the dimension specifying the new size of this component
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if- dis- null
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- setSize(int, int),- setBounds(int, int, int, int),- invalidate()
 
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resize@Deprecated public void resize(Dimension d) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetSize(Dimension).Resizes this component so that it has widthd.widthand heightd.height.- Parameters:
- d- the new size of this component
 
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getBoundspublic Rectangle getBounds() Gets the bounds of this component in the form of aRectangleobject. The bounds specify this component's width, height, and location relative to its parent.- Returns:
- a rectangle indicating this component's bounds
- See Also:
- setBounds(int, int, int, int),- getLocation(),- getSize()
 
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bounds@Deprecated public Rectangle bounds() Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bygetBounds().Returns the bounding rectangle of this component.- Returns:
- the bounding rectangle for this component
 
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setBoundspublic void setBounds(int x, int y, int width, int height)Moves and resizes this component. The new location of the top-left corner is specified byxandy, and the new size is specified bywidthandheight.This method changes layout-related information, and therefore, invalidates the component hierarchy. - Parameters:
- x- the new x-coordinate of this component
- y- the new y-coordinate of this component
- width- the new- widthof this component
- height- the new- heightof this component
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- getBounds(),- setLocation(int, int),- setLocation(Point),- setSize(int, int),- setSize(Dimension),- invalidate()
 
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reshape@Deprecated public void reshape(int x, int y, int width, int height) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bysetBounds(int, int, int, int).Reshapes the bounding rectangle for this component.- Parameters:
- x- the x coordinate of the upper left corner of the rectangle
- y- the y coordinate of the upper left corner of the rectangle
- width- the width of the rectangle
- height- the height of the rectangle
 
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setBoundspublic void setBounds(Rectangle r) Moves and resizes this component to conform to the new bounding rectangler. This component's new position is specified byr.xandr.y, and its new size is specified byr.widthandr.heightThis method changes layout-related information, and therefore, invalidates the component hierarchy. - Parameters:
- r- the new bounding rectangle for this component
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if- ris- null
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- getBounds(),- setLocation(int, int),- setLocation(Point),- setSize(int, int),- setSize(Dimension),- invalidate()
 
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getXpublic int getX() Returns the current x coordinate of the components origin. This method is preferable to writingcomponent.getBounds().x, orcomponent.getLocation().xbecause it doesn't cause any heap allocations.- Returns:
- the current x coordinate of the components origin
- Since:
- 1.2
 
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getYpublic int getY() Returns the current y coordinate of the components origin. This method is preferable to writingcomponent.getBounds().y, orcomponent.getLocation().ybecause it doesn't cause any heap allocations.- Returns:
- the current y coordinate of the components origin
- Since:
- 1.2
 
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getWidthpublic int getWidth() Returns the current width of this component. This method is preferable to writingcomponent.getBounds().width, orcomponent.getSize().widthbecause it doesn't cause any heap allocations.- Returns:
- the current width of this component
- Since:
- 1.2
 
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getHeightpublic int getHeight() Returns the current height of this component. This method is preferable to writingcomponent.getBounds().height, orcomponent.getSize().heightbecause it doesn't cause any heap allocations.- Returns:
- the current height of this component
- Since:
- 1.2
 
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getBoundspublic Rectangle getBounds(Rectangle rv) Stores the bounds of this component into "return value" rv and return rv. If rv isnulla newRectangleis allocated. This version ofgetBoundsis useful if the caller wants to avoid allocating a newRectangleobject on the heap.- Parameters:
- rv- the return value, modified to the components bounds
- Returns:
- rv
 
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getSizepublic Dimension getSize(Dimension rv) Stores the width/height of this component into "return value" rv and return rv. If rv isnulla newDimensionobject is allocated. This version ofgetSizeis useful if the caller wants to avoid allocating a newDimensionobject on the heap.- Parameters:
- rv- the return value, modified to the components size
- Returns:
- rv
 
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getLocationpublic Point getLocation(Point rv) Stores the x,y origin of this component into "return value" rv and return rv. If rv isnulla newPointis allocated. This version ofgetLocationis useful if the caller wants to avoid allocating a newPointobject on the heap.- Parameters:
- rv- the return value, modified to the components location
- Returns:
- rv
 
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isOpaquepublic boolean isOpaque() Returns true if this component is completely opaque, returns false by default.An opaque component paints every pixel within its rectangular region. A non-opaque component paints only some of its pixels, allowing the pixels underneath it to "show through". A component that does not fully paint its pixels therefore provides a degree of transparency. Subclasses that guarantee to always completely paint their contents should override this method and return true. - Returns:
- true if this component is completely opaque
- Since:
- 1.2
- See Also:
- isLightweight()
 
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isLightweightpublic boolean isLightweight() A lightweight component doesn't have a native toolkit peer. Subclasses ofComponentandContainer, other than the ones defined in this package likeButtonorScrollbar, are lightweight. All of the Swing components are lightweights.This method will always return falseif this component is not displayable because it is impossible to determine the weight of an undisplayable component.- Returns:
- true if this component has a lightweight peer; false if it has a native peer or no peer
- Since:
- 1.2
- See Also:
- isDisplayable()
 
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setPreferredSizepublic void setPreferredSize(Dimension preferredSize) Sets the preferred size of this component to a constant value. Subsequent calls togetPreferredSizewill always return this value. Setting the preferred size tonullrestores the default behavior.- Parameters:
- preferredSize- The new preferred size, or null
- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
- getPreferredSize(),- isPreferredSizeSet()
 
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isPreferredSizeSetpublic boolean isPreferredSizeSet() Returns true if the preferred size has been set to a non-nullvalue otherwise returns false.- Returns:
- true if setPreferredSizehas been invoked with a non-null value.
- Since:
- 1.5
 
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getPreferredSizepublic Dimension getPreferredSize() Gets the preferred size of this component.- Returns:
- a dimension object indicating this component's preferred size
- See Also:
- getMinimumSize(),- LayoutManager
 
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preferredSize@Deprecated public Dimension preferredSize() Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bygetPreferredSize().Returns the component's preferred size.- Returns:
- the component's preferred size
 
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setMinimumSizepublic void setMinimumSize(Dimension minimumSize) Sets the minimum size of this component to a constant value. Subsequent calls togetMinimumSizewill always return this value. Setting the minimum size tonullrestores the default behavior.- Parameters:
- minimumSize- the new minimum size of this component
- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
- getMinimumSize(),- isMinimumSizeSet()
 
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isMinimumSizeSetpublic boolean isMinimumSizeSet() Returns whether or notsetMinimumSizehas been invoked with a non-null value.- Returns:
- true if setMinimumSizehas been invoked with a non-null value.
- Since:
- 1.5
 
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getMinimumSizepublic Dimension getMinimumSize() Gets the minimum size of this component.- Returns:
- a dimension object indicating this component's minimum size
- See Also:
- getPreferredSize(),- LayoutManager
 
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minimumSize@Deprecated public Dimension minimumSize() Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bygetMinimumSize().Returns the minimum size of this component.- Returns:
- the minimum size of this component
 
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setMaximumSizepublic void setMaximumSize(Dimension maximumSize) Sets the maximum size of this component to a constant value. Subsequent calls togetMaximumSizewill always return this value. Setting the maximum size tonullrestores the default behavior.- Parameters:
- maximumSize- a- Dimensioncontaining the desired maximum allowable size
- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
- getMaximumSize(),- isMaximumSizeSet()
 
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isMaximumSizeSetpublic boolean isMaximumSizeSet() Returns true if the maximum size has been set to a non-nullvalue otherwise returns false.- Returns:
- true if maximumSizeis non-null, false otherwise
- Since:
- 1.5
 
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getMaximumSizepublic Dimension getMaximumSize() Gets the maximum size of this component.- Returns:
- a dimension object indicating this component's maximum size
- See Also:
- getMinimumSize(),- getPreferredSize(),- LayoutManager
 
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getAlignmentXpublic float getAlignmentX() Returns the alignment along the x axis. This specifies how the component would like to be aligned relative to other components. The value should be a number between 0 and 1 where 0 represents alignment along the origin, 1 is aligned the furthest away from the origin, 0.5 is centered, etc.- Returns:
- the horizontal alignment of this component
 
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getAlignmentYpublic float getAlignmentY() Returns the alignment along the y axis. This specifies how the component would like to be aligned relative to other components. The value should be a number between 0 and 1 where 0 represents alignment along the origin, 1 is aligned the furthest away from the origin, 0.5 is centered, etc.- Returns:
- the vertical alignment of this component
 
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getBaselinepublic int getBaseline(int width, int height)Returns the baseline. The baseline is measured from the top of the component. This method is primarily meant forLayoutManagers to align components along their baseline. A return value less than 0 indicates this component does not have a reasonable baseline and thatLayoutManagers should not align this component on its baseline.The default implementation returns -1. Subclasses that support baseline should override appropriately. If a value >= 0 is returned, then the component has a valid baseline for any size >= the minimum size and getBaselineResizeBehaviorcan be used to determine how the baseline changes with size.- Parameters:
- width- the width to get the baseline for
- height- the height to get the baseline for
- Returns:
- the baseline or < 0 indicating there is no reasonable baseline
- Throws:
- IllegalArgumentException- if width or height is < 0
- Since:
- 1.6
- See Also:
- getBaselineResizeBehavior(),- FontMetrics
 
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getBaselineResizeBehaviorpublic Component.BaselineResizeBehavior getBaselineResizeBehavior() Returns an enum indicating how the baseline of the component changes as the size changes. This method is primarily meant for layout managers and GUI builders.The default implementation returns BaselineResizeBehavior.OTHER. Subclasses that have a baseline should override appropriately. Subclasses should never returnnull; if the baseline can not be calculated returnBaselineResizeBehavior.OTHER. Callers should first ask for the baseline usinggetBaselineand if a value >= 0 is returned use this method. It is acceptable for this method to return a value other thanBaselineResizeBehavior.OTHEReven ifgetBaselinereturns a value less than 0.- Returns:
- an enum indicating how the baseline changes as the component size changes
- Since:
- 1.6
- See Also:
- getBaseline(int, int)
 
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doLayoutpublic void doLayout() Prompts the layout manager to lay out this component. This is usually called when the component (more specifically, container) is validated.- See Also:
- validate(),- LayoutManager
 
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layout@Deprecated public void layout() Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bydoLayout().
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validatepublic void validate() Validates this component.The meaning of the term validating is defined by the ancestors of this class. See Container.validate()for more details.- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- invalidate(),- doLayout(),- LayoutManager,- Container.validate()
 
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invalidatepublic void invalidate() Invalidates this component and its ancestors.By default, all the ancestors of the component up to the top-most container of the hierarchy are marked invalid. If the java.awt.smartInvalidatesystem property is set totrue, invalidation stops on the nearest validate root of this component. Marking a container invalid indicates that the container needs to be laid out.This method is called automatically when any layout-related information changes (e.g. setting the bounds of the component, or adding the component to a container). This method might be called often, so it should work fast. - Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- validate(),- doLayout(),- LayoutManager,- Container.isValidateRoot()
 
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revalidatepublic void revalidate() Revalidates the component hierarchy up to the nearest validate root.This method first invalidates the component hierarchy starting from this component up to the nearest validate root. Afterwards, the component hierarchy is validated starting from the nearest validate root. This is a convenience method supposed to help application developers avoid looking for validate roots manually. Basically, it's equivalent to first calling the invalidate()method on this component, and then calling thevalidate()method on the nearest validate root.- Since:
- 1.7
- See Also:
- Container.isValidateRoot()
 
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getGraphicspublic Graphics getGraphics() Creates a graphics context for this component. This method will returnnullif this component is currently not displayable.- Returns:
- a graphics context for this component, or nullif it has none
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- paint(java.awt.Graphics)
 
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getFontMetricspublic FontMetrics getFontMetrics(Font font) Gets the font metrics for the specified font. Warning: Since Font metrics are affected by theFontRenderContextand this method does not provide one, it can return only metrics for the default render context which may not match that used when rendering on the Component ifGraphics2Dfunctionality is being used. Instead metrics can be obtained at rendering time by callingGraphics.getFontMetrics()or text measurement APIs on theFontclass.- Parameters:
- font- the font for which font metrics is to be obtained
- Returns:
- the font metrics for font
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- getFont(),- ComponentPeer.getFontMetrics(Font),- Toolkit.getFontMetrics(Font)
 
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setCursorpublic void setCursor(Cursor cursor) Sets the cursor image to the specified cursor. This cursor image is displayed when thecontainsmethod for this component returns true for the current cursor location, and this Component is visible, displayable, and enabled. Setting the cursor of aContainercauses that cursor to be displayed within all of the container's subcomponents, except for those that have a non-nullcursor.The method may have no visual effect if the Java platform implementation and/or the native system do not support changing the mouse cursor shape. - Parameters:
- cursor- One of the constants defined by the- Cursorclass; if this parameter is- nullthen this component will inherit the cursor of its parent
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- isEnabled(),- isShowing(),- getCursor(),- contains(int, int),- Toolkit.createCustomCursor(java.awt.Image, java.awt.Point, java.lang.String),- Cursor
 
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getCursorpublic Cursor getCursor() Gets the cursor set in the component. If the component does not have a cursor set, the cursor of its parent is returned. If no cursor is set in the entire hierarchy,Cursor.DEFAULT_CURSORis returned.- Returns:
- the cursor for this component
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- setCursor(java.awt.Cursor)
 
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isCursorSetpublic boolean isCursorSet() Returns whether the cursor has been explicitly set for this Component. If this method returnsfalse, this Component is inheriting its cursor from an ancestor.- Returns:
- trueif the cursor has been explicitly set for this Component;- falseotherwise.
- Since:
- 1.4
 
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paintpublic void paint(Graphics g) Paints this component.This method is called when the contents of the component should be painted; such as when the component is first being shown or is damaged and in need of repair. The clip rectangle in the Graphicsparameter is set to the area which needs to be painted. Subclasses ofComponentthat override this method need not callsuper.paint(g).For performance reasons, Components with zero width or height aren't considered to need painting when they are first shown, and also aren't considered to need repair.Note: For more information on the paint mechanisms utilitized by AWT and Swing, including information on how to write the most efficient painting code, see Painting in AWT and Swing. - Parameters:
- g- the graphics context to use for painting
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- update(java.awt.Graphics)
 
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updatepublic void update(Graphics g) Updates this component.If this component is not a lightweight component, the AWT calls the updatemethod in response to a call torepaint. You can assume that the background is not cleared.The updatemethod ofComponentcalls this component'spaintmethod to redraw this component. This method is commonly overridden by subclasses which need to do additional work in response to a call torepaint. Subclasses of Component that override this method should either callsuper.update(g), or callpaint(g)directly from theirupdatemethod.The origin of the graphics context, its ( 0,0) coordinate point, is the top-left corner of this component. The clipping region of the graphics context is the bounding rectangle of this component.Note: For more information on the paint mechanisms utilitized by AWT and Swing, including information on how to write the most efficient painting code, see Painting in AWT and Swing. - Parameters:
- g- the specified context to use for updating
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- paint(java.awt.Graphics),- repaint()
 
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paintAllpublic void paintAll(Graphics g) Paints this component and all of its subcomponents.The origin of the graphics context, its ( 0,0) coordinate point, is the top-left corner of this component. The clipping region of the graphics context is the bounding rectangle of this component.- Parameters:
- g- the graphics context to use for painting
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- paint(java.awt.Graphics)
 
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repaintpublic void repaint() Repaints this component.If this component is a lightweight component, this method causes a call to this component's paintmethod as soon as possible. Otherwise, this method causes a call to this component'supdatemethod as soon as possible.Note: For more information on the paint mechanisms utilitized by AWT and Swing, including information on how to write the most efficient painting code, see Painting in AWT and Swing. - Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- update(Graphics)
 
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repaintpublic void repaint(long tm) Repaints the component. If this component is a lightweight component, this results in a call topaintwithintmmilliseconds.Note: For more information on the paint mechanisms utilitized by AWT and Swing, including information on how to write the most efficient painting code, see Painting in AWT and Swing. - Parameters:
- tm- maximum time in milliseconds before update
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- paint(java.awt.Graphics),- update(Graphics)
 
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repaintpublic void repaint(int x, int y, int width, int height)Repaints the specified rectangle of this component.If this component is a lightweight component, this method causes a call to this component's paintmethod as soon as possible. Otherwise, this method causes a call to this component'supdatemethod as soon as possible.Note: For more information on the paint mechanisms utilitized by AWT and Swing, including information on how to write the most efficient painting code, see Painting in AWT and Swing. - Parameters:
- x- the x coordinate
- y- the y coordinate
- width- the width
- height- the height
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- update(Graphics)
 
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repaintpublic void repaint(long tm, int x, int y, int width, int height)Repaints the specified rectangle of this component withintmmilliseconds.If this component is a lightweight component, this method causes a call to this component's paintmethod. Otherwise, this method causes a call to this component'supdatemethod.Note: For more information on the paint mechanisms utilitized by AWT and Swing, including information on how to write the most efficient painting code, see Painting in AWT and Swing. - Parameters:
- tm- maximum time in milliseconds before update
- x- the x coordinate
- y- the y coordinate
- width- the width
- height- the height
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- update(Graphics)
 
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printpublic void print(Graphics g) Prints this component. Applications should override this method for components that must do special processing before being printed or should be printed differently than they are painted.The default implementation of this method calls the paintmethod.The origin of the graphics context, its ( 0,0) coordinate point, is the top-left corner of this component. The clipping region of the graphics context is the bounding rectangle of this component.- Parameters:
- g- the graphics context to use for printing
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- paint(Graphics)
 
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printAllpublic void printAll(Graphics g) Prints this component and all of its subcomponents.The origin of the graphics context, its ( 0,0) coordinate point, is the top-left corner of this component. The clipping region of the graphics context is the bounding rectangle of this component.- Parameters:
- g- the graphics context to use for printing
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- print(Graphics)
 
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imageUpdatepublic boolean imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int w, int h) Repaints the component when the image has changed. ThisimageUpdatemethod of anImageObserveris called when more information about an image which had been previously requested using an asynchronous routine such as thedrawImagemethod ofGraphicsbecomes available. See the definition ofimageUpdatefor more information on this method and its arguments.The imageUpdatemethod ofComponentincrementally draws an image on the component as more of the bits of the image are available.If the system property awt.image.incrementaldrawis missing or has the valuetrue, the image is incrementally drawn. If the system property has any other value, then the image is not drawn until it has been completely loaded.Also, if incremental drawing is in effect, the value of the system property awt.image.redrawrateis interpreted as an integer to give the maximum redraw rate, in milliseconds. If the system property is missing or cannot be interpreted as an integer, the redraw rate is once every 100ms.The interpretation of the x,y,width, andheightarguments depends on the value of theinfoflagsargument.- Specified by:
- imageUpdatein interface- ImageObserver
- Parameters:
- img- the image being observed
- infoflags- see- imageUpdatefor more information
- x- the x coordinate
- y- the y coordinate
- w- the width
- h- the height
- Returns:
- falseif the infoflags indicate that the image is completely loaded;- trueotherwise.
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- ImageObserver,- Graphics.drawImage(Image, int, int, Color, java.awt.image.ImageObserver),- Graphics.drawImage(Image, int, int, java.awt.image.ImageObserver),- Graphics.drawImage(Image, int, int, int, int, Color, java.awt.image.ImageObserver),- Graphics.drawImage(Image, int, int, int, int, java.awt.image.ImageObserver),- ImageObserver.imageUpdate(java.awt.Image, int, int, int, int, int)
 
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createImagepublic Image createImage(ImageProducer producer) Creates an image from the specified image producer.- Parameters:
- producer- the image producer
- Returns:
- the image produced
- Since:
- 1.0
 
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createImagepublic Image createImage(int width, int height) Creates an off-screen drawable image to be used for double buffering.- Parameters:
- width- the specified width
- height- the specified height
- Returns:
- an off-screen drawable image, which can be used for double
         buffering. The nullvalue if the component is not displayable orGraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()returnstrue.
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- isDisplayable(),- GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
 
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createVolatileImagepublic VolatileImage createVolatileImage(int width, int height) Creates a volatile off-screen drawable image to be used for double buffering.- Parameters:
- width- the specified width
- height- the specified height
- Returns:
- an off-screen drawable image, which can be used for double
         buffering. The nullvalue if the component is not displayable orGraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()returnstrue.
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- VolatileImage,- isDisplayable(),- GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
 
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createVolatileImagepublic VolatileImage createVolatileImage(int width, int height, ImageCapabilities caps) throws AWTException Creates a volatile off-screen drawable image, with the given capabilities. The contents of this image may be lost at any time due to operating system issues, so the image must be managed via theVolatileImageinterface.- Parameters:
- width- the specified width
- height- the specified height
- caps- the image capabilities
- Returns:
- a VolatileImage object, which can be used to manage surface
         contents loss and capabilities. The nullvalue if the component is not displayable orGraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()returnstrue.
- Throws:
- AWTException- if an image with the specified capabilities cannot be created
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- VolatileImage
 
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prepareImagepublic boolean prepareImage(Image image, ImageObserver observer) Prepares an image for rendering on this component. The image data is downloaded asynchronously in another thread and the appropriate screen representation of the image is generated.- Parameters:
- image- the- Imagefor which to prepare a screen representation
- observer- the- ImageObserverobject to be notified as the image is being prepared
- Returns:
- trueif the image has already been fully prepared;- falseotherwise
- Since:
- 1.0
 
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prepareImagepublic boolean prepareImage(Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer) Prepares an image for rendering on this component at the specified width and height.The image data is downloaded asynchronously in another thread, and an appropriately scaled screen representation of the image is generated. - Parameters:
- image- the instance of- Imagefor which to prepare a screen representation
- width- the width of the desired screen representation
- height- the height of the desired screen representation
- observer- the- ImageObserverobject to be notified as the image is being prepared
- Returns:
- trueif the image has already been fully prepared;- falseotherwise
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- ImageObserver
 
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checkImagepublic int checkImage(Image image, ImageObserver observer) Returns the status of the construction of a screen representation of the specified image.This method does not cause the image to begin loading. An application must use the prepareImagemethod to force the loading of an image.Information on the flags returned by this method can be found with the discussion of the ImageObserverinterface.- Parameters:
- image- the- Imageobject whose status is being checked
- observer- the- ImageObserverobject to be notified as the image is being prepared
- Returns:
- the bitwise inclusive OR of
            ImageObserverflags indicating what information about the image is currently available
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- prepareImage(Image, int, int, java.awt.image.ImageObserver),- Toolkit.checkImage(Image, int, int, java.awt.image.ImageObserver),- ImageObserver
 
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checkImagepublic int checkImage(Image image, int width, int height, ImageObserver observer) Returns the status of the construction of a screen representation of the specified image.This method does not cause the image to begin loading. An application must use the prepareImagemethod to force the loading of an image.The checkImagemethod ofComponentcalls its peer'scheckImagemethod to calculate the flags. If this component does not yet have a peer, the component's toolkit'scheckImagemethod is called instead.Information on the flags returned by this method can be found with the discussion of the ImageObserverinterface.- Parameters:
- image- the- Imageobject whose status is being checked
- width- the width of the scaled version whose status is to be checked
- height- the height of the scaled version whose status is to be checked
- observer- the- ImageObserverobject to be notified as the image is being prepared
- Returns:
- the bitwise inclusive OR of
            ImageObserverflags indicating what information about the image is currently available
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- prepareImage(Image, int, int, java.awt.image.ImageObserver),- Toolkit.checkImage(Image, int, int, java.awt.image.ImageObserver),- ImageObserver
 
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setIgnoreRepaintpublic void setIgnoreRepaint(boolean ignoreRepaint) Sets whether or not paint messages received from the operating system should be ignored. This does not affect paint events generated in software by the AWT, unless they are an immediate response to an OS-level paint message.This is useful, for example, if running under full-screen mode and better performance is desired, or if page-flipping is used as the buffer strategy. - Parameters:
- ignoreRepaint-- trueif the paint messages from the OS should be ignored; otherwise- false
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- getIgnoreRepaint(),- Canvas.createBufferStrategy(int),- Window.createBufferStrategy(int),- BufferStrategy,- GraphicsDevice.setFullScreenWindow(java.awt.Window)
 
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getIgnoreRepaintpublic boolean getIgnoreRepaint() - Returns:
- whether or not paint messages received from the operating system should be ignored.
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- setIgnoreRepaint(boolean)
 
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containspublic boolean contains(int x, int y)Checks whether this component "contains" the specified point, wherexandyare defined to be relative to the coordinate system of this component.- Parameters:
- x- the x coordinate of the point
- y- the y coordinate of the point
- Returns:
- trueif the point is within the component; otherwise- false
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- getComponentAt(int, int)
 
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inside@Deprecated public boolean inside(int x, int y) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by contains(int, int).Checks whether the point is inside of this component.- Parameters:
- x- the x coordinate of the point
- y- the y coordinate of the point
- Returns:
- trueif the point is within the component; otherwise- false
 
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containspublic boolean contains(Point p) Checks whether this component "contains" the specified point, where the point's x and y coordinates are defined to be relative to the coordinate system of this component.- Parameters:
- p- the point
- Returns:
- trueif the point is within the component; otherwise- false
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if- pis- null
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- getComponentAt(Point)
 
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getComponentAtpublic Component getComponentAt(int x, int y) Determines if this component or one of its immediate subcomponents contains the (x, y) location, and if so, returns the containing component. This method only looks one level deep. If the point (x, y) is inside a subcomponent that itself has subcomponents, it does not go looking down the subcomponent tree.The locatemethod ofComponentsimply returns the component itself if the (x, y) coordinate location is inside its bounding box, andnullotherwise.- Parameters:
- x- the x coordinate
- y- the y coordinate
- Returns:
- the component or subcomponent that contains the
                (x, y) location;
                nullif the location is outside this component
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- contains(int, int)
 
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locate@Deprecated public Component locate(int x, int y) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by getComponentAt(int, int).Returns the component occupying the position specified (this component, or immediate child component, or null if neither of the first two occupies the location).- Parameters:
- x- the x coordinate to search for components at
- y- the y coordinate to search for components at
- Returns:
- the component at the specified location or null
 
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getComponentAtpublic Component getComponentAt(Point p) Returns the component or subcomponent that contains the specified point.- Parameters:
- p- the point
- Returns:
- the component at the specified location or null
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- contains(int, int)
 
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deliverEvent@Deprecated public void deliverEvent(Event e) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced bydispatchEvent(AWTEvent e).- Parameters:
- e- the event to deliver
 
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dispatchEventpublic final void dispatchEvent(AWTEvent e) Dispatches an event to this component or one of its sub components. CallsprocessEventbefore returning for 1.1-style events which have been enabled for theComponent.- Parameters:
- e- the event
 
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postEvent@Deprecated public boolean postEvent(Event e) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by dispatchEvent(AWTEvent).Description copied from interface:MenuContainerPosts an event to the listeners.- Specified by:
- postEventin interface- MenuContainer
- Parameters:
- e- the event to dispatch
- Returns:
- the results of posting the event
 
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addComponentListenerpublic void addComponentListener(ComponentListener l) Adds the specified component listener to receive component events from this component. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the component listener
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- ComponentEvent,- ComponentListener,- removeComponentListener(java.awt.event.ComponentListener),- getComponentListeners()
 
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removeComponentListenerpublic void removeComponentListener(ComponentListener l) Removes the specified component listener so that it no longer receives component events from this component. This method performs no function, nor does it throw an exception, if the listener specified by the argument was not previously added to this component. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the component listener
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- ComponentEvent,- ComponentListener,- addComponentListener(java.awt.event.ComponentListener),- getComponentListeners()
 
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getComponentListenerspublic ComponentListener[] getComponentListeners() Returns an array of all the component listeners registered on this component.- Returns:
- all ComponentListeners of this component or an empty array if no component listeners are currently registered
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- addComponentListener(java.awt.event.ComponentListener),- removeComponentListener(java.awt.event.ComponentListener)
 
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addFocusListenerpublic void addFocusListener(FocusListener l) Adds the specified focus listener to receive focus events from this component when this component gains input focus. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the focus listener
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- FocusEvent,- FocusListener,- removeFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener),- getFocusListeners()
 
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removeFocusListenerpublic void removeFocusListener(FocusListener l) Removes the specified focus listener so that it no longer receives focus events from this component. This method performs no function, nor does it throw an exception, if the listener specified by the argument was not previously added to this component. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the focus listener
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- FocusEvent,- FocusListener,- addFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener),- getFocusListeners()
 
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getFocusListenerspublic FocusListener[] getFocusListeners() Returns an array of all the focus listeners registered on this component.- Returns:
- all of this component's FocusListeners or an empty array if no component listeners are currently registered
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- addFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener),- removeFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener)
 
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addHierarchyListenerpublic void addHierarchyListener(HierarchyListener l) Adds the specified hierarchy listener to receive hierarchy changed events from this component when the hierarchy to which this container belongs changes. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the hierarchy listener
- Since:
- 1.3
- See Also:
- HierarchyEvent,- HierarchyListener,- removeHierarchyListener(java.awt.event.HierarchyListener),- getHierarchyListeners()
 
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removeHierarchyListenerpublic void removeHierarchyListener(HierarchyListener l) Removes the specified hierarchy listener so that it no longer receives hierarchy changed events from this component. This method performs no function, nor does it throw an exception, if the listener specified by the argument was not previously added to this component. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the hierarchy listener
- Since:
- 1.3
- See Also:
- HierarchyEvent,- HierarchyListener,- addHierarchyListener(java.awt.event.HierarchyListener),- getHierarchyListeners()
 
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getHierarchyListenerspublic HierarchyListener[] getHierarchyListeners() Returns an array of all the hierarchy listeners registered on this component.- Returns:
- all of this component's HierarchyListeners or an empty array if no hierarchy listeners are currently registered
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- addHierarchyListener(java.awt.event.HierarchyListener),- removeHierarchyListener(java.awt.event.HierarchyListener)
 
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addHierarchyBoundsListenerpublic void addHierarchyBoundsListener(HierarchyBoundsListener l) Adds the specified hierarchy bounds listener to receive hierarchy bounds events from this component when the hierarchy to which this container belongs changes. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the hierarchy bounds listener
- Since:
- 1.3
- See Also:
- HierarchyEvent,- HierarchyBoundsListener,- removeHierarchyBoundsListener(java.awt.event.HierarchyBoundsListener),- getHierarchyBoundsListeners()
 
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removeHierarchyBoundsListenerpublic void removeHierarchyBoundsListener(HierarchyBoundsListener l) Removes the specified hierarchy bounds listener so that it no longer receives hierarchy bounds events from this component. This method performs no function, nor does it throw an exception, if the listener specified by the argument was not previously added to this component. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the hierarchy bounds listener
- Since:
- 1.3
- See Also:
- HierarchyEvent,- HierarchyBoundsListener,- addHierarchyBoundsListener(java.awt.event.HierarchyBoundsListener),- getHierarchyBoundsListeners()
 
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getHierarchyBoundsListenerspublic HierarchyBoundsListener[] getHierarchyBoundsListeners() Returns an array of all the hierarchy bounds listeners registered on this component.- Returns:
- all of this component's HierarchyBoundsListeners or an empty array if no hierarchy bounds listeners are currently registered
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- addHierarchyBoundsListener(java.awt.event.HierarchyBoundsListener),- removeHierarchyBoundsListener(java.awt.event.HierarchyBoundsListener)
 
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addKeyListenerpublic void addKeyListener(KeyListener l) Adds the specified key listener to receive key events from this component. If l is null, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the key listener.
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- KeyEvent,- KeyListener,- removeKeyListener(java.awt.event.KeyListener),- getKeyListeners()
 
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removeKeyListenerpublic void removeKeyListener(KeyListener l) Removes the specified key listener so that it no longer receives key events from this component. This method performs no function, nor does it throw an exception, if the listener specified by the argument was not previously added to this component. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the key listener
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- KeyEvent,- KeyListener,- addKeyListener(java.awt.event.KeyListener),- getKeyListeners()
 
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getKeyListenerspublic KeyListener[] getKeyListeners() Returns an array of all the key listeners registered on this component.- Returns:
- all of this component's KeyListeners or an empty array if no key listeners are currently registered
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- addKeyListener(java.awt.event.KeyListener),- removeKeyListener(java.awt.event.KeyListener)
 
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addMouseListenerpublic void addMouseListener(MouseListener l) Adds the specified mouse listener to receive mouse events from this component. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the mouse listener
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- MouseEvent,- MouseListener,- removeMouseListener(java.awt.event.MouseListener),- getMouseListeners()
 
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removeMouseListenerpublic void removeMouseListener(MouseListener l) Removes the specified mouse listener so that it no longer receives mouse events from this component. This method performs no function, nor does it throw an exception, if the listener specified by the argument was not previously added to this component. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the mouse listener
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- MouseEvent,- MouseListener,- addMouseListener(java.awt.event.MouseListener),- getMouseListeners()
 
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getMouseListenerspublic MouseListener[] getMouseListeners() Returns an array of all the mouse listeners registered on this component.- Returns:
- all of this component's MouseListeners or an empty array if no mouse listeners are currently registered
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- addMouseListener(java.awt.event.MouseListener),- removeMouseListener(java.awt.event.MouseListener)
 
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addMouseMotionListenerpublic void addMouseMotionListener(MouseMotionListener l) Adds the specified mouse motion listener to receive mouse motion events from this component. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the mouse motion listener
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- MouseEvent,- MouseMotionListener,- removeMouseMotionListener(java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener),- getMouseMotionListeners()
 
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removeMouseMotionListenerpublic void removeMouseMotionListener(MouseMotionListener l) Removes the specified mouse motion listener so that it no longer receives mouse motion events from this component. This method performs no function, nor does it throw an exception, if the listener specified by the argument was not previously added to this component. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the mouse motion listener
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- MouseEvent,- MouseMotionListener,- addMouseMotionListener(java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener),- getMouseMotionListeners()
 
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getMouseMotionListenerspublic MouseMotionListener[] getMouseMotionListeners() Returns an array of all the mouse motion listeners registered on this component.- Returns:
- all of this component's MouseMotionListeners or an empty array if no mouse motion listeners are currently registered
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- addMouseMotionListener(java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener),- removeMouseMotionListener(java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener)
 
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addMouseWheelListenerpublic void addMouseWheelListener(MouseWheelListener l) Adds the specified mouse wheel listener to receive mouse wheel events from this component. Containers also receive mouse wheel events from sub-components.For information on how mouse wheel events are dispatched, see the class description for MouseWheelEvent.If l is null, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the mouse wheel listener
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- MouseWheelEvent,- MouseWheelListener,- removeMouseWheelListener(java.awt.event.MouseWheelListener),- getMouseWheelListeners()
 
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removeMouseWheelListenerpublic void removeMouseWheelListener(MouseWheelListener l) Removes the specified mouse wheel listener so that it no longer receives mouse wheel events from this component. This method performs no function, nor does it throw an exception, if the listener specified by the argument was not previously added to this component. If l is null, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the mouse wheel listener.
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- MouseWheelEvent,- MouseWheelListener,- addMouseWheelListener(java.awt.event.MouseWheelListener),- getMouseWheelListeners()
 
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getMouseWheelListenerspublic MouseWheelListener[] getMouseWheelListeners() Returns an array of all the mouse wheel listeners registered on this component.- Returns:
- all of this component's MouseWheelListeners or an empty array if no mouse wheel listeners are currently registered
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- addMouseWheelListener(java.awt.event.MouseWheelListener),- removeMouseWheelListener(java.awt.event.MouseWheelListener)
 
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addInputMethodListenerpublic void addInputMethodListener(InputMethodListener l) Adds the specified input method listener to receive input method events from this component. A component will only receive input method events from input methods if it also overridesgetInputMethodRequeststo return anInputMethodRequestsinstance. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the input method listener
- Since:
- 1.2
- See Also:
- InputMethodEvent,- InputMethodListener,- removeInputMethodListener(java.awt.event.InputMethodListener),- getInputMethodListeners(),- getInputMethodRequests()
 
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removeInputMethodListenerpublic void removeInputMethodListener(InputMethodListener l) Removes the specified input method listener so that it no longer receives input method events from this component. This method performs no function, nor does it throw an exception, if the listener specified by the argument was not previously added to this component. If listenerlisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.Refer to AWT Threading Issues for details on AWT's threading model. - Parameters:
- l- the input method listener
- Since:
- 1.2
- See Also:
- InputMethodEvent,- InputMethodListener,- addInputMethodListener(java.awt.event.InputMethodListener),- getInputMethodListeners()
 
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getInputMethodListenerspublic InputMethodListener[] getInputMethodListeners() Returns an array of all the input method listeners registered on this component.- Returns:
- all of this component's InputMethodListeners or an empty array if no input method listeners are currently registered
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- addInputMethodListener(java.awt.event.InputMethodListener),- removeInputMethodListener(java.awt.event.InputMethodListener)
 
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getListenerspublic <T extends EventListener> T[] getListeners(Class<T> listenerType) Returns an array of all the objects currently registered asFooListeners upon thisComponent.FooListeners are registered using theaddFooListenermethod.You can specify the listenerTypeargument with a class literal, such asFooListener.class. For example, you can query aComponent cfor its mouse listeners with the following code:MouseListener[] mls = (MouseListener[])(c.getListeners(MouseListener.class)); If no such listeners exist, this method returns an empty array.- Type Parameters:
- T- the type of the listeners
- Parameters:
- listenerType- the type of listeners requested; this parameter should specify an interface that descends from- java.util.EventListener
- Returns:
- an array of all objects registered as
          FooListeners on this component, or an empty array if no such listeners have been added
- Throws:
- ClassCastException- if- listenerTypedoesn't specify a class or interface that implements- java.util.EventListener
- NullPointerException- if- listenerTypeis- null
- Since:
- 1.3
- See Also:
- getComponentListeners(),- getFocusListeners(),- getHierarchyListeners(),- getHierarchyBoundsListeners(),- getKeyListeners(),- getMouseListeners(),- getMouseMotionListeners(),- getMouseWheelListeners(),- getInputMethodListeners(),- getPropertyChangeListeners()
 
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getInputMethodRequestspublic InputMethodRequests getInputMethodRequests() Gets the input method request handler which supports requests from input methods for this component. A component that supports on-the-spot text input must override this method to return anInputMethodRequestsinstance. At the same time, it also has to handle input method events.- Returns:
- the input method request handler for this component,
          nullby default
- Since:
- 1.2
- See Also:
- addInputMethodListener(java.awt.event.InputMethodListener)
 
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getInputContextpublic InputContext getInputContext() Gets the input context used by this component for handling the communication with input methods when text is entered in this component. By default, the input context used for the parent component is returned. Components may override this to return a private input context.- Returns:
- the input context used by this component;
          nullif no context can be determined
- Since:
- 1.2
 
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enableEventsprotected final void enableEvents(long eventsToEnable) Enables the events defined by the specified event mask parameter to be delivered to this component.Event types are automatically enabled when a listener for that event type is added to the component. This method only needs to be invoked by subclasses of Componentwhich desire to have the specified event types delivered toprocessEventregardless of whether or not a listener is registered.- Parameters:
- eventsToEnable- the event mask defining the event types
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- processEvent(java.awt.AWTEvent),- disableEvents(long),- AWTEvent
 
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disableEventsprotected final void disableEvents(long eventsToDisable) Disables the events defined by the specified event mask parameter from being delivered to this component.- Parameters:
- eventsToDisable- the event mask defining the event types
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- enableEvents(long)
 
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coalesceEventsprotected AWTEvent coalesceEvents(AWTEvent existingEvent, AWTEvent newEvent) Potentially coalesce an event being posted with an existing event. This method is called byEventQueue.postEventif an event with the same ID as the event to be posted is found in the queue (both events must have this component as their source). This method either returns a coalesced event which replaces the existing event (and the new event is then discarded), ornullto indicate that no combining should be done (add the second event to the end of the queue). Either event parameter may be modified and returned, as the other one is discarded unlessnullis returned.This implementation of coalesceEventscoalesces two event types: mouse move (and drag) events, and paint (and update) events. For mouse move events the last event is always returned, causing intermediate moves to be discarded. For paint events, the new event is coalesced into a complexRepaintAreain the peer. The newAWTEventis always returned.- Parameters:
- existingEvent- the event already on the- EventQueue
- newEvent- the event being posted to the- EventQueue
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processEventprotected void processEvent(AWTEvent e) Processes events occurring on this component. By default this method calls the appropriateprocess<event type>Eventmethod for the given class of event.Note that if the event parameter is nullthe behavior is unspecified and may result in an exception.- Parameters:
- e- the event
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- processComponentEvent(java.awt.event.ComponentEvent),- processFocusEvent(java.awt.event.FocusEvent),- processKeyEvent(java.awt.event.KeyEvent),- processMouseEvent(java.awt.event.MouseEvent),- processMouseMotionEvent(java.awt.event.MouseEvent),- processInputMethodEvent(java.awt.event.InputMethodEvent),- processHierarchyEvent(java.awt.event.HierarchyEvent),- processMouseWheelEvent(java.awt.event.MouseWheelEvent)
 
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processComponentEventprotected void processComponentEvent(ComponentEvent e) Processes component events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredComponentListenerobjects.This method is not called unless component events are enabled for this component. Component events are enabled when one of the following occurs: - A ComponentListenerobject is registered viaaddComponentListener.
- Component events are enabled via enableEvents.
 Note that if the event parameter is nullthe behavior is unspecified and may result in an exception.- Parameters:
- e- the component event
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- ComponentEvent,- ComponentListener,- addComponentListener(java.awt.event.ComponentListener),- enableEvents(long)
 
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processFocusEventprotected void processFocusEvent(FocusEvent e) Processes focus events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredFocusListenerobjects.This method is not called unless focus events are enabled for this component. Focus events are enabled when one of the following occurs: - A FocusListenerobject is registered viaaddFocusListener.
- Focus events are enabled via enableEvents.
 If focus events are enabled for a Component, the currentKeyboardFocusManagerdetermines whether or not a focus event should be dispatched to registeredFocusListenerobjects. If the events are to be dispatched, theKeyboardFocusManagercalls theComponent'sdispatchEventmethod, which results in a call to theComponent'sprocessFocusEventmethod.If focus events are enabled for a Component, calling theComponent'sdispatchEventmethod with aFocusEventas the argument will result in a call to theComponent'sprocessFocusEventmethod regardless of the currentKeyboardFocusManager.Note that if the event parameter is nullthe behavior is unspecified and may result in an exception.- Parameters:
- e- the focus event
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- FocusEvent,- FocusListener,- KeyboardFocusManager,- addFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener),- enableEvents(long),- dispatchEvent(java.awt.AWTEvent)
 
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processKeyEventprotected void processKeyEvent(KeyEvent e) Processes key events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredKeyListenerobjects.This method is not called unless key events are enabled for this component. Key events are enabled when one of the following occurs: - A KeyListenerobject is registered viaaddKeyListener.
- Key events are enabled via enableEvents.
 If key events are enabled for a Component, the currentKeyboardFocusManagerdetermines whether or not a key event should be dispatched to registeredKeyListenerobjects. TheDefaultKeyboardFocusManagerwill not dispatch key events to aComponentthat is not the focus owner or is not showing.As of J2SE 1.4, KeyEvents are redirected to the focus owner. Please see the Focus Specification for further information.Calling a Component'sdispatchEventmethod with aKeyEventas the argument will result in a call to theComponent'sprocessKeyEventmethod regardless of the currentKeyboardFocusManageras long as the component is showing, focused, and enabled, and key events are enabled on it.If the event parameter is nullthe behavior is unspecified and may result in an exception.- Parameters:
- e- the key event
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- KeyEvent,- KeyListener,- KeyboardFocusManager,- DefaultKeyboardFocusManager,- processEvent(java.awt.AWTEvent),- dispatchEvent(java.awt.AWTEvent),- addKeyListener(java.awt.event.KeyListener),- enableEvents(long),- isShowing()
 
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processMouseEventprotected void processMouseEvent(MouseEvent e) Processes mouse events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredMouseListenerobjects.This method is not called unless mouse events are enabled for this component. Mouse events are enabled when one of the following occurs: - A MouseListenerobject is registered viaaddMouseListener.
- Mouse events are enabled via enableEvents.
 Note that if the event parameter is nullthe behavior is unspecified and may result in an exception.- Parameters:
- e- the mouse event
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- MouseEvent,- MouseListener,- addMouseListener(java.awt.event.MouseListener),- enableEvents(long)
 
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processMouseMotionEventprotected void processMouseMotionEvent(MouseEvent e) Processes mouse motion events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredMouseMotionListenerobjects.This method is not called unless mouse motion events are enabled for this component. Mouse motion events are enabled when one of the following occurs: - A MouseMotionListenerobject is registered viaaddMouseMotionListener.
- Mouse motion events are enabled via enableEvents.
 Note that if the event parameter is nullthe behavior is unspecified and may result in an exception.- Parameters:
- e- the mouse motion event
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- MouseEvent,- MouseMotionListener,- addMouseMotionListener(java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener),- enableEvents(long)
 
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processMouseWheelEventprotected void processMouseWheelEvent(MouseWheelEvent e) Processes mouse wheel events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredMouseWheelListenerobjects.This method is not called unless mouse wheel events are enabled for this component. Mouse wheel events are enabled when one of the following occurs: - A MouseWheelListenerobject is registered viaaddMouseWheelListener.
- Mouse wheel events are enabled via enableEvents.
 For information on how mouse wheel events are dispatched, see the class description for MouseWheelEvent.Note that if the event parameter is nullthe behavior is unspecified and may result in an exception.- Parameters:
- e- the mouse wheel event
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- MouseWheelEvent,- MouseWheelListener,- addMouseWheelListener(java.awt.event.MouseWheelListener),- enableEvents(long)
 
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processInputMethodEventprotected void processInputMethodEvent(InputMethodEvent e) Processes input method events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredInputMethodListenerobjects.This method is not called unless input method events are enabled for this component. Input method events are enabled when one of the following occurs: - An InputMethodListenerobject is registered viaaddInputMethodListener.
- Input method events are enabled via enableEvents.
 Note that if the event parameter is nullthe behavior is unspecified and may result in an exception.- Parameters:
- e- the input method event
- Since:
- 1.2
- See Also:
- InputMethodEvent,- InputMethodListener,- addInputMethodListener(java.awt.event.InputMethodListener),- enableEvents(long)
 
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processHierarchyEventprotected void processHierarchyEvent(HierarchyEvent e) Processes hierarchy events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredHierarchyListenerobjects.This method is not called unless hierarchy events are enabled for this component. Hierarchy events are enabled when one of the following occurs: - An HierarchyListenerobject is registered viaaddHierarchyListener.
- Hierarchy events are enabled via enableEvents.
 Note that if the event parameter is nullthe behavior is unspecified and may result in an exception.- Parameters:
- e- the hierarchy event
- Since:
- 1.3
- See Also:
- HierarchyEvent,- HierarchyListener,- addHierarchyListener(java.awt.event.HierarchyListener),- enableEvents(long)
 
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processHierarchyBoundsEventprotected void processHierarchyBoundsEvent(HierarchyEvent e) Processes hierarchy bounds events occurring on this component by dispatching them to any registeredHierarchyBoundsListenerobjects.This method is not called unless hierarchy bounds events are enabled for this component. Hierarchy bounds events are enabled when one of the following occurs: - An HierarchyBoundsListenerobject is registered viaaddHierarchyBoundsListener.
- Hierarchy bounds events are enabled via enableEvents.
 Note that if the event parameter is nullthe behavior is unspecified and may result in an exception.- Parameters:
- e- the hierarchy event
- Since:
- 1.3
- See Also:
- HierarchyEvent,- HierarchyBoundsListener,- addHierarchyBoundsListener(java.awt.event.HierarchyBoundsListener),- enableEvents(long)
 
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handleEvent@Deprecated public boolean handleEvent(Event evt) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1 replaced by processEvent(AWTEvent).- Parameters:
- evt- the event to handle
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mouseDown@Deprecated public boolean mouseDown(Event evt, int x, int y) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processMouseEvent(MouseEvent).- Parameters:
- evt- the event to handle
- x- the x coordinate
- y- the y coordinate
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mouseDrag@Deprecated public boolean mouseDrag(Event evt, int x, int y) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processMouseMotionEvent(MouseEvent).- Parameters:
- evt- the event to handle
- x- the x coordinate
- y- the y coordinate
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mouseUp@Deprecated public boolean mouseUp(Event evt, int x, int y) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processMouseEvent(MouseEvent).- Parameters:
- evt- the event to handle
- x- the x coordinate
- y- the y coordinate
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mouseMove@Deprecated public boolean mouseMove(Event evt, int x, int y) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processMouseMotionEvent(MouseEvent).- Parameters:
- evt- the event to handle
- x- the x coordinate
- y- the y coordinate
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mouseEnter@Deprecated public boolean mouseEnter(Event evt, int x, int y) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processMouseEvent(MouseEvent).- Parameters:
- evt- the event to handle
- x- the x coordinate
- y- the y coordinate
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mouseExit@Deprecated public boolean mouseExit(Event evt, int x, int y) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processMouseEvent(MouseEvent).- Parameters:
- evt- the event to handle
- x- the x coordinate
- y- the y coordinate
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keyDown@Deprecated public boolean keyDown(Event evt, int key) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processKeyEvent(KeyEvent).- Parameters:
- evt- the event to handle
- key- the key pressed
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- evt- the event to handle
- key- the key pressed
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action@Deprecated public boolean action(Event evt, Object what) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, should register this component as ActionListener on component which fires action events.- Parameters:
- evt- the event to handle
- what- the object acted on
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addNotifypublic void addNotify() Makes thisComponentdisplayable by connecting it to a native screen resource. This method is called internally by the toolkit and should not be called directly by programs.This method changes layout-related information, and therefore, invalidates the component hierarchy. - Since:
- 1.0
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removeNotifypublic void removeNotify() Makes thisComponentundisplayable by destroying it native screen resource.This method is called by the toolkit internally and should not be called directly by programs. Code overriding this method should call super.removeNotifyas the first line of the overriding method.- Since:
- 1.0
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- isDisplayable(),- addNotify()
 
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gotFocus@Deprecated public boolean gotFocus(Event evt, Object what) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processFocusEvent(FocusEvent).- Parameters:
- evt- the event to handle
- what- the object focused
- Returns:
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lostFocus@Deprecated public boolean lostFocus(Event evt, Object what) Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by processFocusEvent(FocusEvent).- Parameters:
- evt- the event to handle
- what- the object focused
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isFocusTraversable@Deprecated public boolean isFocusTraversable() Deprecated.As of 1.4, replaced byisFocusable().Returns whether thisComponentcan become the focus owner.- Returns:
- trueif this- Componentis focusable;- falseotherwise
- Since:
- 1.1
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isFocusablepublic boolean isFocusable() Returns whether this Component can be focused.- Returns:
- trueif this Component is focusable;- falseotherwise.
- Since:
- 1.4
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setFocusablepublic void setFocusable(boolean focusable) Sets the focusable state of this Component to the specified value. This value overrides the Component's default focusability.- Parameters:
- focusable- indicates whether this Component is focusable
- Since:
- 1.4
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setFocusTraversalKeyspublic void setFocusTraversalKeys(int id, Set<? extends AWTKeyStroke> keystrokes)Sets the focus traversal keys for a given traversal operation for this Component.The default values for a Component's focus traversal keys are implementation-dependent. Sun recommends that all implementations for a particular native platform use the same default values. The recommendations for Windows and Unix are listed below. These recommendations are used in the Sun AWT implementations. 
 To disable a traversal key, use an empty Set; Collections.EMPTY_SET is recommended.Recommended default values for a Component's focus traversal keys Identifier Meaning Default KeyboardFocusManager.FORWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS Normal forward keyboard traversal TAB on KEY_PRESSED, CTRL-TAB on KEY_PRESSED KeyboardFocusManager.BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS Normal reverse keyboard traversal SHIFT-TAB on KEY_PRESSED, CTRL-SHIFT-TAB on KEY_PRESSED KeyboardFocusManager.UP_CYCLE_TRAVERSAL_KEYS Go up one focus traversal cycle none Using the AWTKeyStroke API, client code can specify on which of two specific KeyEvents, KEY_PRESSED or KEY_RELEASED, the focus traversal operation will occur. Regardless of which KeyEvent is specified, however, all KeyEvents related to the focus traversal key, including the associated KEY_TYPED event, will be consumed, and will not be dispatched to any Component. It is a runtime error to specify a KEY_TYPED event as mapping to a focus traversal operation, or to map the same event to multiple default focus traversal operations. If a value of null is specified for the Set, this Component inherits the Set from its parent. If all ancestors of this Component have null specified for the Set, then the current KeyboardFocusManager's default Set is used. This method may throw a ClassCastExceptionif anyObjectinkeystrokesis not anAWTKeyStroke.- Parameters:
- id- one of KeyboardFocusManager.FORWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, KeyboardFocusManager.BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, or KeyboardFocusManager.UP_CYCLE_TRAVERSAL_KEYS
- keystrokes- the Set of AWTKeyStroke for the specified operation
- Throws:
- IllegalArgumentException- if id is not one of KeyboardFocusManager.FORWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, KeyboardFocusManager.BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, or KeyboardFocusManager.UP_CYCLE_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, or if keystrokes contains null, or if any keystroke represents a KEY_TYPED event, or if any keystroke already maps to another focus traversal operation for this Component
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- getFocusTraversalKeys(int),- KeyboardFocusManager.FORWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS,- KeyboardFocusManager.BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS,- KeyboardFocusManager.UP_CYCLE_TRAVERSAL_KEYS
 
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getFocusTraversalKeyspublic Set<AWTKeyStroke> getFocusTraversalKeys(int id) Returns the Set of focus traversal keys for a given traversal operation for this Component. (SeesetFocusTraversalKeysfor a full description of each key.)If a Set of traversal keys has not been explicitly defined for this Component, then this Component's parent's Set is returned. If no Set has been explicitly defined for any of this Component's ancestors, then the current KeyboardFocusManager's default Set is returned. - Parameters:
- id- one of KeyboardFocusManager.FORWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, KeyboardFocusManager.BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, or KeyboardFocusManager.UP_CYCLE_TRAVERSAL_KEYS
- Returns:
- the Set of AWTKeyStrokes for the specified operation. The Set will be unmodifiable, and may be empty. null will never be returned.
- Throws:
- IllegalArgumentException- if id is not one of KeyboardFocusManager.FORWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, KeyboardFocusManager.BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, or KeyboardFocusManager.UP_CYCLE_TRAVERSAL_KEYS
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- setFocusTraversalKeys(int, java.util.Set<? extends java.awt.AWTKeyStroke>),- KeyboardFocusManager.FORWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS,- KeyboardFocusManager.BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS,- KeyboardFocusManager.UP_CYCLE_TRAVERSAL_KEYS
 
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areFocusTraversalKeysSetpublic boolean areFocusTraversalKeysSet(int id) Returns whether the Set of focus traversal keys for the given focus traversal operation has been explicitly defined for this Component. If this method returnsfalse, this Component is inheriting the Set from an ancestor, or from the current KeyboardFocusManager.- Parameters:
- id- one of KeyboardFocusManager.FORWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, KeyboardFocusManager.BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, or KeyboardFocusManager.UP_CYCLE_TRAVERSAL_KEYS
- Returns:
- trueif the Set of focus traversal keys for the given focus traversal operation has been explicitly defined for this Component;- falseotherwise.
- Throws:
- IllegalArgumentException- if id is not one of KeyboardFocusManager.FORWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, KeyboardFocusManager.BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS, or KeyboardFocusManager.UP_CYCLE_TRAVERSAL_KEYS
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setFocusTraversalKeysEnabledpublic void setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled(boolean focusTraversalKeysEnabled) Sets whether focus traversal keys are enabled for this Component. Components for which focus traversal keys are disabled receive key events for focus traversal keys. Components for which focus traversal keys are enabled do not see these events; instead, the events are automatically converted to traversal operations.- Parameters:
- focusTraversalKeysEnabled- whether focus traversal keys are enabled for this Component
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled(),- setFocusTraversalKeys(int, java.util.Set<? extends java.awt.AWTKeyStroke>),- getFocusTraversalKeys(int)
 
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getFocusTraversalKeysEnabledpublic boolean getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled() Returns whether focus traversal keys are enabled for this Component. Components for which focus traversal keys are disabled receive key events for focus traversal keys. Components for which focus traversal keys are enabled do not see these events; instead, the events are automatically converted to traversal operations.- Returns:
- whether focus traversal keys are enabled for this Component
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled(boolean),- setFocusTraversalKeys(int, java.util.Set<? extends java.awt.AWTKeyStroke>),- getFocusTraversalKeys(int)
 
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requestFocuspublic void requestFocus() Requests that this Component get the input focus, and that this Component's top-level ancestor become the focused Window. This component must be displayable, focusable, visible and all of its ancestors (with the exception of the top-level Window) must be visible for the request to be granted. Every effort will be made to honor the request; however, in some cases it may be impossible to do so. Developers must never assume that this Component is the focus owner until this Component receives a FOCUS_GAINED event. If this request is denied because this Component's top-level Window cannot become the focused Window, the request will be remembered and will be granted when the Window is later focused by the user.This method cannot be used to set the focus owner to no Component at all. Use KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwner()instead.Because the focus behavior of this method is platform-dependent, developers are strongly encouraged to use requestFocusInWindowwhen possible.Note: Not all focus transfers result from invoking this method. As such, a component may receive focus without this or any of the other requestFocusmethods ofComponentbeing invoked.
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requestFocuspublic void requestFocus(FocusEvent.Cause cause) Requests by the reason ofcausethat this Component get the input focus, and that this Component's top-level ancestor become the focused Window. This component must be displayable, focusable, visible and all of its ancestors (with the exception of the top-level Window) must be visible for the request to be granted. Every effort will be made to honor the request; however, in some cases it may be impossible to do so. Developers must never assume that this Component is the focus owner until this Component receives a FOCUS_GAINED event.The focus request effect may also depend on the provided cause value. If this request is succeed the FocusEventgenerated in the result will receive the cause value specified as the argument of method. If this request is denied because this Component's top-level Window cannot become the focused Window, the request will be remembered and will be granted when the Window is later focused by the user.This method cannot be used to set the focus owner to no Component at all. Use KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwner()instead.Because the focus behavior of this method is platform-dependent, developers are strongly encouraged to use requestFocusInWindow(FocusEvent.Cause)when possible.Note: Not all focus transfers result from invoking this method. As such, a component may receive focus without this or any of the other requestFocusmethods ofComponentbeing invoked.- Parameters:
- cause- the cause why the focus is requested
- Since:
- 9
- See Also:
- FocusEvent,- FocusEvent.Cause,- requestFocusInWindow(FocusEvent.Cause),- FocusEvent,- addFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener),- isFocusable(),- isDisplayable(),- KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwner()
 
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requestFocusprotected boolean requestFocus(boolean temporary) Requests that thisComponentget the input focus, and that thisComponent's top-level ancestor become the focusedWindow. This component must be displayable, focusable, visible and all of its ancestors (with the exception of the top-level Window) must be visible for the request to be granted. Every effort will be made to honor the request; however, in some cases it may be impossible to do so. Developers must never assume that this component is the focus owner until this component receives a FOCUS_GAINED event. If this request is denied because this component's top-level window cannot become the focused window, the request will be remembered and will be granted when the window is later focused by the user.This method returns a boolean value. If falseis returned, the request is guaranteed to fail. Iftrueis returned, the request will succeed unless it is vetoed, or an extraordinary event, such as disposal of the component's peer, occurs before the request can be granted by the native windowing system. Again, while a return value oftrueindicates that the request is likely to succeed, developers must never assume that this component is the focus owner until this component receives a FOCUS_GAINED event.This method cannot be used to set the focus owner to no component at all. Use KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwnerinstead.Because the focus behavior of this method is platform-dependent, developers are strongly encouraged to use requestFocusInWindowwhen possible.Every effort will be made to ensure that FocusEvents generated as a result of this request will have the specified temporary value. However, because specifying an arbitrary temporary state may not be implementable on all native windowing systems, correct behavior for this method can be guaranteed only for lightweightComponents. This method is not intended for general use, but exists instead as a hook for lightweight component libraries, such as Swing.Note: Not all focus transfers result from invoking this method. As such, a component may receive focus without this or any of the other requestFocusmethods ofComponentbeing invoked.- Parameters:
- temporary- true if the focus change is temporary, such as when the window loses the focus; for more information on temporary focus changes see the Focus Specification
- Returns:
- falseif the focus change request is guaranteed to fail;- trueif it is likely to succeed
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- FocusEvent,- addFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener),- isFocusable(),- isDisplayable(),- KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwner()
 
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requestFocusprotected boolean requestFocus(boolean temporary, FocusEvent.Cause cause)Requests by the reason ofcausethat thisComponentget the input focus, and that thisComponent's top-level ancestor become the focusedWindow. This component must be displayable, focusable, visible and all of its ancestors (with the exception of the top-level Window) must be visible for the request to be granted. Every effort will be made to honor the request; however, in some cases it may be impossible to do so. Developers must never assume that this component is the focus owner until this component receives a FOCUS_GAINED event. If this request is denied because this component's top-level window cannot become the focused window, the request will be remembered and will be granted when the window is later focused by the user.This method returns a boolean value. If falseis returned, the request is guaranteed to fail. Iftrueis returned, the request will succeed unless it is vetoed, or an extraordinary event, such as disposal of the component's peer, occurs before the request can be granted by the native windowing system. Again, while a return value oftrueindicates that the request is likely to succeed, developers must never assume that this component is the focus owner until this component receives a FOCUS_GAINED event.The focus request effect may also depend on the provided cause value. If this request is succeed the {FocusEvent} generated in the result will receive the cause value specified as the argument of the method. This method cannot be used to set the focus owner to no component at all. Use KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwnerinstead.Because the focus behavior of this method is platform-dependent, developers are strongly encouraged to use requestFocusInWindowwhen possible.Every effort will be made to ensure that FocusEvents generated as a result of this request will have the specified temporary value. However, because specifying an arbitrary temporary state may not be implementable on all native windowing systems, correct behavior for this method can be guaranteed only for lightweightComponents. This method is not intended for general use, but exists instead as a hook for lightweight component libraries, such as Swing.Note: Not all focus transfers result from invoking this method. As such, a component may receive focus without this or any of the other requestFocusmethods ofComponentbeing invoked.- Parameters:
- temporary- true if the focus change is temporary, such as when the window loses the focus; for more information on temporary focus changes see the Focus Specification
- cause- the cause why the focus is requested
- Returns:
- falseif the focus change request is guaranteed to fail;- trueif it is likely to succeed
- Since:
- 9
- See Also:
- FocusEvent,- FocusEvent.Cause,- addFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener),- isFocusable(),- isDisplayable(),- KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwner()
 
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requestFocusInWindowpublic boolean requestFocusInWindow() Requests that this Component get the input focus, if this Component's top-level ancestor is already the focused Window. This component must be displayable, focusable, visible and all of its ancestors (with the exception of the top-level Window) must be visible for the request to be granted. Every effort will be made to honor the request; however, in some cases it may be impossible to do so. Developers must never assume that this Component is the focus owner until this Component receives a FOCUS_GAINED event.This method returns a boolean value. If falseis returned, the request is guaranteed to fail. Iftrueis returned, the request will succeed unless it is vetoed, or an extraordinary event, such as disposal of the Component's peer, occurs before the request can be granted by the native windowing system. Again, while a return value oftrueindicates that the request is likely to succeed, developers must never assume that this Component is the focus owner until this Component receives a FOCUS_GAINED event.This method cannot be used to set the focus owner to no Component at all. Use KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwner()instead.The focus behavior of this method can be implemented uniformly across platforms, and thus developers are strongly encouraged to use this method over requestFocuswhen possible. Code which relies onrequestFocusmay exhibit different focus behavior on different platforms.Note: Not all focus transfers result from invoking this method. As such, a component may receive focus without this or any of the other requestFocusmethods ofComponentbeing invoked.- Returns:
- falseif the focus change request is guaranteed to fail;- trueif it is likely to succeed
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- requestFocus(),- FocusEvent,- addFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener),- isFocusable(),- isDisplayable(),- KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwner()
 
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requestFocusInWindowpublic boolean requestFocusInWindow(FocusEvent.Cause cause) Requests by the reason ofcausethat this Component get the input focus, if this Component's top-level ancestor is already the focused Window. This component must be displayable, focusable, visible and all of its ancestors (with the exception of the top-level Window) must be visible for the request to be granted. Every effort will be made to honor the request; however, in some cases it may be impossible to do so. Developers must never assume that this Component is the focus owner until this Component receives a FOCUS_GAINED event.This method returns a boolean value. If falseis returned, the request is guaranteed to fail. Iftrueis returned, the request will succeed unless it is vetoed, or an extraordinary event, such as disposal of the Component's peer, occurs before the request can be granted by the native windowing system. Again, while a return value oftrueindicates that the request is likely to succeed, developers must never assume that this Component is the focus owner until this Component receives a FOCUS_GAINED event.The focus request effect may also depend on the provided cause value. If this request is succeed the FocusEventgenerated in the result will receive the cause value specified as the argument of the method.This method cannot be used to set the focus owner to no Component at all. Use KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwner()instead.The focus behavior of this method can be implemented uniformly across platforms, and thus developers are strongly encouraged to use this method over requestFocus(FocusEvent.Cause)when possible. Code which relies onrequestFocus(FocusEvent.Cause)may exhibit different focus behavior on different platforms.Note: Not all focus transfers result from invoking this method. As such, a component may receive focus without this or any of the other requestFocusmethods ofComponentbeing invoked.- Parameters:
- cause- the cause why the focus is requested
- Returns:
- falseif the focus change request is guaranteed to fail;- trueif it is likely to succeed
- Since:
- 9
- See Also:
- requestFocus(FocusEvent.Cause),- FocusEvent,- FocusEvent.Cause,- FocusEvent,- addFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener),- isFocusable(),- isDisplayable(),- KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwner()
 
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requestFocusInWindowprotected boolean requestFocusInWindow(boolean temporary) Requests that thisComponentget the input focus, if thisComponent's top-level ancestor is already the focusedWindow. This component must be displayable, focusable, visible and all of its ancestors (with the exception of the top-level Window) must be visible for the request to be granted. Every effort will be made to honor the request; however, in some cases it may be impossible to do so. Developers must never assume that this component is the focus owner until this component receives a FOCUS_GAINED event.This method returns a boolean value. If falseis returned, the request is guaranteed to fail. Iftrueis returned, the request will succeed unless it is vetoed, or an extraordinary event, such as disposal of the component's peer, occurs before the request can be granted by the native windowing system. Again, while a return value oftrueindicates that the request is likely to succeed, developers must never assume that this component is the focus owner until this component receives a FOCUS_GAINED event.This method cannot be used to set the focus owner to no component at all. Use KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwnerinstead.The focus behavior of this method can be implemented uniformly across platforms, and thus developers are strongly encouraged to use this method over requestFocuswhen possible. Code which relies onrequestFocusmay exhibit different focus behavior on different platforms.Every effort will be made to ensure that FocusEvents generated as a result of this request will have the specified temporary value. However, because specifying an arbitrary temporary state may not be implementable on all native windowing systems, correct behavior for this method can be guaranteed only for lightweight components. This method is not intended for general use, but exists instead as a hook for lightweight component libraries, such as Swing.Note: Not all focus transfers result from invoking this method. As such, a component may receive focus without this or any of the other requestFocusmethods ofComponentbeing invoked.- Parameters:
- temporary- true if the focus change is temporary, such as when the window loses the focus; for more information on temporary focus changes see the Focus Specification
- Returns:
- falseif the focus change request is guaranteed to fail;- trueif it is likely to succeed
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- requestFocus(),- FocusEvent,- addFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener),- isFocusable(),- isDisplayable(),- KeyboardFocusManager.clearGlobalFocusOwner()
 
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getFocusCycleRootAncestorpublic Container getFocusCycleRootAncestor() Returns the Container which is the focus cycle root of this Component's focus traversal cycle. Each focus traversal cycle has only a single focus cycle root and each Component which is not a Container belongs to only a single focus traversal cycle. Containers which are focus cycle roots belong to two cycles: one rooted at the Container itself, and one rooted at the Container's nearest focus-cycle-root ancestor. For such Containers, this method will return the Container's nearest focus-cycle- root ancestor.- Returns:
- this Component's nearest focus-cycle-root ancestor
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- Container.isFocusCycleRoot()
 
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isFocusCycleRootpublic boolean isFocusCycleRoot(Container container) Returns whether the specified Container is the focus cycle root of this Component's focus traversal cycle. Each focus traversal cycle has only a single focus cycle root and each Component which is not a Container belongs to only a single focus traversal cycle.- Parameters:
- container- the Container to be tested
- Returns:
- trueif the specified Container is a focus-cycle- root of this Component;- falseotherwise
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- Container.isFocusCycleRoot()
 
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transferFocuspublic void transferFocus() Transfers the focus to the next component, as though this Component were the focus owner.- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- requestFocus()
 
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nextFocus@Deprecated public void nextFocus() Deprecated.As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by transferFocus().
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transferFocusBackwardpublic void transferFocusBackward() Transfers the focus to the previous component, as though this Component were the focus owner.- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- requestFocus()
 
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transferFocusUpCyclepublic void transferFocusUpCycle() Transfers the focus up one focus traversal cycle. Typically, the focus owner is set to this Component's focus cycle root, and the current focus cycle root is set to the new focus owner's focus cycle root. If, however, this Component's focus cycle root is a Window, then the focus owner is set to the focus cycle root's default Component to focus, and the current focus cycle root is unchanged.- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- requestFocus(),- Container.isFocusCycleRoot(),- Container.setFocusCycleRoot(boolean)
 
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hasFocuspublic boolean hasFocus() Returnstrueif thisComponentis the focus owner. This method is obsolete, and has been replaced byisFocusOwner().- Returns:
- trueif this- Componentis the focus owner;- falseotherwise
- Since:
- 1.2
 
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isFocusOwnerpublic boolean isFocusOwner() Returnstrueif thisComponentis the focus owner.- Returns:
- trueif this- Componentis the focus owner;- falseotherwise
- Since:
- 1.4
 
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addpublic void add(PopupMenu popup) Adds the specified popup menu to the component.- Parameters:
- popup- the popup menu to be added to the component.
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if- popupis- null
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- remove(MenuComponent)
 
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removepublic void remove(MenuComponent popup) Removes the specified popup menu from the component.- Specified by:
- removein interface- MenuContainer
- Parameters:
- popup- the popup menu to be removed
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- add(PopupMenu)
 
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paramStringprotected String paramString() Returns a string representing the state of this component. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not benull.- Returns:
- a string representation of this component's state
- Since:
- 1.0
 
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toStringpublic String toString() Returns a string representation of this component and its values.
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listpublic void list() Prints a listing of this component to the standard system output streamSystem.out.- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- System.out
 
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listpublic void list(PrintStream out) Prints a listing of this component to the specified output stream.- Parameters:
- out- a print stream
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if- outis- null
- Since:
- 1.0
 
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listpublic void list(PrintStream out, int indent) Prints out a list, starting at the specified indentation, to the specified print stream.- Parameters:
- out- a print stream
- indent- number of spaces to indent
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if- outis- null
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
- PrintStream.println(java.lang.Object)
 
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listpublic void list(PrintWriter out) Prints a listing to the specified print writer.- Parameters:
- out- the print writer to print to
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if- outis- null
- Since:
- 1.1
 
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listpublic void list(PrintWriter out, int indent) Prints out a list, starting at the specified indentation, to the specified print writer.- Parameters:
- out- the print writer to print to
- indent- the number of spaces to indent
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if- outis- null
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
- PrintStream.println(java.lang.Object)
 
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addPropertyChangeListenerpublic void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener) Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list. The listener is registered for all bound properties of this class, including the following:- this Component's font ("font")
- this Component's background color ("background")
- this Component's foreground color ("foreground")
- this Component's focusability ("focusable")
- this Component's focus traversal keys enabled state ("focusTraversalKeysEnabled")
- this Component's Set of FORWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS ("forwardFocusTraversalKeys")
- this Component's Set of BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS ("backwardFocusTraversalKeys")
- this Component's Set of UP_CYCLE_TRAVERSAL_KEYS ("upCycleFocusTraversalKeys")
- this Component's preferred size ("preferredSize")
- this Component's minimum size ("minimumSize")
- this Component's maximum size ("maximumSize")
- this Component's name ("name")
 Componentis inheriting a bound property, then no event will be fired in response to a change in the inherited property.If listenerisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.- Parameters:
- listener- the property change listener to be added
- See Also:
- removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener),- getPropertyChangeListeners(),- addPropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String, java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)
 
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removePropertyChangeListenerpublic void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener) Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list. This method should be used to remove PropertyChangeListeners that were registered for all bound properties of this class.If listener is null, no exception is thrown and no action is performed. - Parameters:
- listener- the PropertyChangeListener to be removed
- See Also:
- addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener),- getPropertyChangeListeners(),- removePropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String,java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)
 
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getPropertyChangeListenerspublic PropertyChangeListener[] getPropertyChangeListeners() Returns an array of all the property change listeners registered on this component.- Returns:
- all of this component's PropertyChangeListeners or an empty array if no property change listeners are currently registered
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener),- removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener),- getPropertyChangeListeners(java.lang.String),- PropertyChangeSupport.getPropertyChangeListeners()
 
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addPropertyChangeListenerpublic void addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener) Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list for a specific property. The specified property may be user-defined, or one of the following:- this Component's font ("font")
- this Component's background color ("background")
- this Component's foreground color ("foreground")
- this Component's focusability ("focusable")
- this Component's focus traversal keys enabled state ("focusTraversalKeysEnabled")
- this Component's Set of FORWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS ("forwardFocusTraversalKeys")
- this Component's Set of BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL_KEYS ("backwardFocusTraversalKeys")
- this Component's Set of UP_CYCLE_TRAVERSAL_KEYS ("upCycleFocusTraversalKeys")
 Componentis inheriting a bound property, then no event will be fired in response to a change in the inherited property.If propertyNameorlistenerisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is taken.- Parameters:
- propertyName- one of the property names listed above
- listener- the property change listener to be added
- See Also:
- removePropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String, java.beans.PropertyChangeListener),- getPropertyChangeListeners(java.lang.String),- addPropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String, java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)
 
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removePropertyChangeListenerpublic void removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener) Removes aPropertyChangeListenerfrom the listener list for a specific property. This method should be used to removePropertyChangeListeners that were registered for a specific bound property.If propertyNameorlistenerisnull, no exception is thrown and no action is taken.- Parameters:
- propertyName- a valid property name
- listener- the PropertyChangeListener to be removed
- See Also:
- addPropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String, java.beans.PropertyChangeListener),- getPropertyChangeListeners(java.lang.String),- removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)
 
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getPropertyChangeListenerspublic PropertyChangeListener[] getPropertyChangeListeners(String propertyName) Returns an array of all the listeners which have been associated with the named property.- Parameters:
- propertyName- the property name
- Returns:
- all of the PropertyChangeListeners associated with the named property; if no such listeners have been added or ifpropertyNameisnull, an empty array is returned
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- addPropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String, java.beans.PropertyChangeListener),- removePropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String, java.beans.PropertyChangeListener),- getPropertyChangeListeners()
 
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firePropertyChangeprotected void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue) Support for reporting bound property changes for Object properties. This method can be called when a bound property has changed and it will send the appropriate PropertyChangeEvent to any registered PropertyChangeListeners.- Parameters:
- propertyName- the property whose value has changed
- oldValue- the property's previous value
- newValue- the property's new value
 
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firePropertyChangeprotected void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, boolean oldValue, boolean newValue) Support for reporting bound property changes for boolean properties. This method can be called when a bound property has changed and it will send the appropriate PropertyChangeEvent to any registered PropertyChangeListeners.- Parameters:
- propertyName- the property whose value has changed
- oldValue- the property's previous value
- newValue- the property's new value
- Since:
- 1.4
 
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firePropertyChangeprotected void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, int oldValue, int newValue) Support for reporting bound property changes for integer properties. This method can be called when a bound property has changed and it will send the appropriate PropertyChangeEvent to any registered PropertyChangeListeners.- Parameters:
- propertyName- the property whose value has changed
- oldValue- the property's previous value
- newValue- the property's new value
- Since:
- 1.4
 
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firePropertyChangepublic void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, byte oldValue, byte newValue) Reports a bound property change.- Parameters:
- propertyName- the programmatic name of the property that was changed
- oldValue- the old value of the property (as a byte)
- newValue- the new value of the property (as a byte)
- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
- firePropertyChange(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
 
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firePropertyChangepublic void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, char oldValue, char newValue) Reports a bound property change.- Parameters:
- propertyName- the programmatic name of the property that was changed
- oldValue- the old value of the property (as a char)
- newValue- the new value of the property (as a char)
- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
- firePropertyChange(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
 
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firePropertyChangepublic void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, short oldValue, short newValue) Reports a bound property change.- Parameters:
- propertyName- the programmatic name of the property that was changed
- oldValue- the old value of the property (as a short)
- newValue- the new value of the property (as a short)
- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
- firePropertyChange(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
 
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firePropertyChangepublic void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, long oldValue, long newValue) Reports a bound property change.- Parameters:
- propertyName- the programmatic name of the property that was changed
- oldValue- the old value of the property (as a long)
- newValue- the new value of the property (as a long)
- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
- firePropertyChange(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
 
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firePropertyChangepublic void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, float oldValue, float newValue) Reports a bound property change.- Parameters:
- propertyName- the programmatic name of the property that was changed
- oldValue- the old value of the property (as a float)
- newValue- the new value of the property (as a float)
- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
- firePropertyChange(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
 
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firePropertyChangepublic void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, double oldValue, double newValue) Reports a bound property change.- Parameters:
- propertyName- the programmatic name of the property that was changed
- oldValue- the old value of the property (as a double)
- newValue- the new value of the property (as a double)
- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
- firePropertyChange(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
 
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setComponentOrientationpublic void setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation o) Sets the language-sensitive orientation that is to be used to order the elements or text within this component. Language-sensitiveLayoutManagerandComponentsubclasses will use this property to determine how to lay out and draw components.At construction time, a component's orientation is set to ComponentOrientation.UNKNOWN, indicating that it has not been specified explicitly. The UNKNOWN orientation behaves the same asComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT.To set the orientation of a single component, use this method. To set the orientation of an entire component hierarchy, use applyComponentOrientation.This method changes layout-related information, and therefore, invalidates the component hierarchy. - Parameters:
- o- the orientation to be set
- See Also:
- ComponentOrientation,- invalidate()
 
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getComponentOrientationpublic ComponentOrientation getComponentOrientation() Retrieves the language-sensitive orientation that is to be used to order the elements or text within this component.LayoutManagerandComponentsubclasses that wish to respect orientation should call this method to get the component's orientation before performing layout or drawing.- Returns:
- the orientation to order the elements or text
- See Also:
- ComponentOrientation
 
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applyComponentOrientationpublic void applyComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation orientation) Sets theComponentOrientationproperty of this component and all components contained within it.This method changes layout-related information, and therefore, invalidates the component hierarchy. - Parameters:
- orientation- the new component orientation of this component and the components contained within it.
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if- orientationis null.
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- setComponentOrientation(java.awt.ComponentOrientation),- getComponentOrientation(),- invalidate()
 
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getAccessibleContextpublic AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext() Gets theAccessibleContextassociated with thisComponent. The method implemented by this base class returns null. Classes that extendComponentshould implement this method to return theAccessibleContextassociated with the subclass.- Returns:
- the AccessibleContextof thisComponent
- Since:
- 1.3
 
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setMixingCutoutShapepublic void setMixingCutoutShape(Shape shape) Sets a 'mixing-cutout' shape for this lightweight component. This method is used exclusively for the purposes of the Heavyweight/Lightweight Components Mixing feature and will have no effect if applied to a heavyweight component. By default a lightweight component is treated as an opaque rectangle for the purposes of the Heavyweight/Lightweight Components Mixing feature. This method enables developers to set an arbitrary shape to be cut out from heavyweight components positioned underneath the lightweight component in the z-order.The shapeargument may have the following values:- null- reverts the default cutout shape (the rectangle equal to the component's- getBounds())
- empty-shape - does not cut out anything from heavyweight
 components. This makes this lightweight component effectively
 transparent. Note that descendants of the lightweight component still
 affect the shapes of heavyweight components.  An example of an
 empty-shape is new Rectangle().
- non-empty-shape - the given shape will be cut out from heavyweight components.
 The most common example when the 'mixing-cutout' shape is needed is a glass pane component. The JRootPane.setGlassPane(java.awt.Component)method automatically sets the empty-shape as the 'mixing-cutout' shape for the given glass pane component. If a developer needs some other 'mixing-cutout' shape for the glass pane (which is rare), this must be changed manually after installing the glass pane to the root pane.- Parameters:
- shape- the new 'mixing-cutout' shape
- Since:
- 9
 
 
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