Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing.text

Class EditorKit

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Cloneable
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    DefaultEditorKit
    public abstract class EditorKit
extends Object
implements Cloneable, Serializable
    Establishes the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text content. The EditorKit acts as a factory for some kind of policy. For example, an implementation of html and rtf can be provided that is replaceable with other implementations.

    A kit can safely store editing state as an instance of the kit will be dedicated to a text component. New kits will normally be created by cloning a prototype kit. The kit will have its setComponent method called to establish its relationship with a JTextComponent.

    See Also:
    Serialized Form

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      EditorKit()
      Construct an EditorKit.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      Object clone()
      Creates a copy of the editor kit.
      abstract Caret createCaret()
      Fetches a caret that can navigate through views produced by the associated ViewFactory.
      abstract Document createDefaultDocument()
      Creates an uninitialized text storage model that is appropriate for this type of editor.
      void deinstall​(JEditorPane c)
      Called when the kit is being removed from the JEditorPane.
      abstract Action[] getActions()
      Fetches the set of commands that can be used on a text component that is using a model and view produced by this kit.
      abstract String getContentType()
      Gets the MIME type of the data that this kit represents support for.
      abstract ViewFactory getViewFactory()
      Fetches a factory that is suitable for producing views of any models that are produced by this kit.
      void install​(JEditorPane c)
      Called when the kit is being installed into the a JEditorPane.
      abstract void read​(InputStream in, Document doc, int pos)
      Inserts content from the given stream which is expected to be in a format appropriate for this kind of content handler.
      abstract void read​(Reader in, Document doc, int pos)
      Inserts content from the given stream which is expected to be in a format appropriate for this kind of content handler.
      abstract void write​(OutputStream out, Document doc, int pos, int len)
      Writes content from a document to the given stream in a format appropriate for this kind of content handler.
      abstract void write​(Writer out, Document doc, int pos, int len)
      Writes content from a document to the given stream in a format appropriate for this kind of content handler.

    • Constructor Detail

      • EditorKit

        public EditorKit()
        Construct an EditorKit.

    • Method Detail

      • clone

        public Object clone()
        Creates a copy of the editor kit. This is implemented to use Object.clone(). If the kit cannot be cloned, null is returned.
        Overrides:
        clone in class Object
        Returns:
        the copy
        See Also:
        Cloneable

      • install

        public void install​(JEditorPane c)
        Called when the kit is being installed into the a JEditorPane.
        Parameters:
        c - the JEditorPane

      • deinstall

        public void deinstall​(JEditorPane c)
        Called when the kit is being removed from the JEditorPane. This is used to unregister any listeners that were attached.
        Parameters:
        c - the JEditorPane

      • getContentType

        public abstract String getContentType()
        Gets the MIME type of the data that this kit represents support for.
        Returns:
        the type

      • getViewFactory

        public abstract ViewFactory getViewFactory()
        Fetches a factory that is suitable for producing views of any models that are produced by this kit.
        Returns:
        the factory

      • getActions

        public abstract Action[] getActions()
        Fetches the set of commands that can be used on a text component that is using a model and view produced by this kit.
        Returns:
        the set of actions

      • createCaret

        public abstract Caret createCaret()
        Fetches a caret that can navigate through views produced by the associated ViewFactory.
        Returns:
        the caret

      • createDefaultDocument

        public abstract Document createDefaultDocument()
        Creates an uninitialized text storage model that is appropriate for this type of editor.
        Returns:
        the model

      • read

        public abstract void read​(InputStream in,
                          Document doc,
                          int pos)
                   throws IOException,
                          BadLocationException
        Inserts content from the given stream which is expected to be in a format appropriate for this kind of content handler.
        Parameters:
        in - The stream to read from
        doc - The destination for the insertion.
        pos - The location in the document to place the content >= 0.
        Throws:
        IOException - on any I/O error
        BadLocationException - if pos represents an invalid location within the document.

      • write

        public abstract void write​(OutputStream out,
                           Document doc,
                           int pos,
                           int len)
                    throws IOException,
                           BadLocationException
        Writes content from a document to the given stream in a format appropriate for this kind of content handler.
        Parameters:
        out - The stream to write to
        doc - The source for the write.
        pos - The location in the document to fetch the content from >= 0.
        len - The amount to write out >= 0.
        Throws:
        IOException - on any I/O error
        BadLocationException - if pos represents an invalid location within the document.

      • read

        public abstract void read​(Reader in,
                          Document doc,
                          int pos)
                   throws IOException,
                          BadLocationException
        Inserts content from the given stream which is expected to be in a format appropriate for this kind of content handler.

        Since actual text editing is unicode based, this would generally be the preferred way to read in the data. Some types of content are stored in an 8-bit form however, and will favor the InputStream.

        Parameters:
        in - The stream to read from
        doc - The destination for the insertion.
        pos - The location in the document to place the content >= 0.
        Throws:
        IOException - on any I/O error
        BadLocationException - if pos represents an invalid location within the document.

      • write

        public abstract void write​(Writer out,
                           Document doc,
                           int pos,
                           int len)
                    throws IOException,
                           BadLocationException
        Writes content from a document to the given stream in a format appropriate for this kind of content handler.

        Since actual text editing is unicode based, this would generally be the preferred way to write the data. Some types of content are stored in an 8-bit form however, and will favor the OutputStream.

        Parameters:
        out - The stream to write to
        doc - The source for the write.
        pos - The location in the document to fetch the content >= 0.
        len - The amount to write out >= 0.
        Throws:
        IOException - on any I/O error
        BadLocationException - if pos represents an invalid location within the document.