Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing.text

Class TabSet

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable
    public class TabSet
extends Object
implements Serializable
    A TabSet is comprised of many TabStops. It offers methods for locating the closest TabStop to a given position and finding all the potential TabStops. It is also immutable.

    Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans™ has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

    See Also:
    Serialized Form

    • Constructor Detail

      • TabSet

        public TabSet​(TabStop[] tabs)
        Creates and returns an instance of TabSet. The array of Tabs passed in must be sorted in ascending order.
        Parameters:
        tabs - the TabStops to initialize the TabSet

    • Method Detail

      • getTabCount

        public int getTabCount()
        Returns the number of Tab instances the receiver contains.
        Returns:
        the number of Tab instances the receiver contains

      • getTab

        public TabStop getTab​(int index)
        Returns the TabStop at index index. This will throw an IllegalArgumentException if index is outside the range of tabs.
        Parameters:
        index - which TapStop to return
        Returns:
        the TabStop at index index

      • getTabAfter

        public TabStop getTabAfter​(float location)
        Returns the Tab instance after location. This will return null if there are no tabs after location.
        Parameters:
        location - location to find a Tab after
        Returns:
        the Tab instance after location

      • getTabIndex

        public int getTabIndex​(TabStop tab)
        Returns the index of the TabStop tab, or -1 if tab is not contained in the receiver.
        Parameters:
        tab - the TabStop to find
        Returns:
        the index of the TabStop tab, or -1 if tab is not contained in the receiver.

      • getTabIndexAfter

        public int getTabIndexAfter​(float location)
        Returns the index of the Tab to be used after location. This will return -1 if there are no tabs after location.
        Parameters:
        location - location to find a Tab after
        Returns:
        the index of the Tab to be used after location

      • equals

        public boolean equals​(Object o)
        Indicates whether this TabSet is equal to another one.
        Overrides:
        equals in class Object
        Parameters:
        o - the TabSet instance which this instance should be compared to.
        Returns:
        true if o is the instance of TabSet, has the same number of TabStops and they are all equal, false otherwise.
        Since:
        1.5
        See Also:
        Object.hashCode(), HashMap

      • toString

        public String toString()
        Returns the string representation of the set of tabs.
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object
        Returns:
        a string representation of the object.