javax.microedition.lcdui
Class StringItem

java.lang.Object
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public class StringItem

extends Item

An item that can contain a string. A StringItem is display-only; the user cannot edit the contents. Both the label and the textual content of a StringItem may be modified by the application. The visual representation of the label may differ from that of the textual contents.

Fields inherited from class javax.microedition.lcdui.Item

BUTTON, HYPERLINK, LAYOUT_2, LAYOUT_BOTTOM, LAYOUT_CENTER, LAYOUT_DEFAULT, LAYOUT_EXPAND, LAYOUT_LEFT, LAYOUT_NEWLINE_AFTER, LAYOUT_NEWLINE_BEFORE, LAYOUT_RIGHT, LAYOUT_SHRINK, LAYOUT_TOP, LAYOUT_VCENTER, LAYOUT_VEXPAND, LAYOUT_VSHRINK, PLAIN

Constructor Summary

StringItem(String label, String text)
Creates a new StringItem object.

StringItem(String label, String text, int appearanceMode)
Creates a new StringItem object with the given label, textual content, and appearance mode.

Method Summary

int	getAppearanceMode() Returns the appearance mode of the StringItem.
Font	getFont() Gets the application's preferred font for rendering this StringItem.
String	getText() Gets the text contents of the StringItem, or null if the StringItem is empty.
void	setFont(Font font) Sets the application's preferred font for rendering this StringItem.
void	setPreferredSize(int width, int height) Sets the preferred width and height for this Item.
void	setText(String text) Sets the text contents of the StringItem.

Methods inherited from class javax.microedition.lcdui.Item

addCommand, getLabel, getLayout, getMinimumHeight, getMinimumWidth, getPreferredHeight, getPreferredWidth, notifyStateChanged, removeCommand, setDefaultCommand, setItemCommandListener, setLabel, setLayout

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringItem

public StringItem(String label,
                  String text)

Creates a new StringItem object. Calling this constructor is equivalent to calling

     StringItem(label, text, PLAIN);     

Parameters:

label - the Item label

text - the text contents

See Also:

StringItem(String, String, int)

StringItem

public StringItem(String label,
                  String text,
                  int appearanceMode)

Creates a new StringItem object with the given label, textual content, and appearance mode. Either label or text may be present or null.

The appearanceMode parameter (see Appearance Modes) is a hint to the platform of the application's intended use for this StringItem. To provide hyperlink- or button-like behavior, the application should associate a default Command with this StringItem and add an ItemCommandListener to this StringItem.

Here is an example showing the use of a StringItem as a button:

     StringItem strItem = 
         new StringItem("Default: ", "Set",     
                        Item.BUTTON);    
     strItem.setDefaultCommand(
         new Command("Set", Command.ITEM, 1);    
     // icl is ItemCommandListener 
     strItem.setItemCommandListener(icl);     

Parameters:

label - the StringItem's label, or null if no label

text - the StringItem's text contents, or null if the contents are initially empty

appearanceMode - the appearance mode of the StringItem, one of Item.PLAIN, Item.HYPERLINK, or Item.BUTTON

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if appearanceMode invalid

Since:

MIDP 2.0

Method Detail

getText

public String getText()

Gets the text contents of the StringItem, or null if the StringItem is empty.

Returns:

a string with the content of the item

See Also:

setText(java.lang.String)

setText

public void setText(String text)

Sets the text contents of the StringItem. If text is null, the StringItem is set to be empty.

Parameters:

text - the new content

See Also:

getText()

getAppearanceMode

public int getAppearanceMode()

Returns the appearance mode of the StringItem. See Appearance Modes.

Returns:

the appearance mode value, one of Item.PLAIN, Item.HYPERLINK, or Item.BUTTON

Since:

MIDP 2.0

setFont

public void setFont(Font font)

Sets the application's preferred font for rendering this StringItem. The font is a hint, and the implementation may disregard the application's preferred font.

The font parameter must be a valid Font object or null. If the font parameter is null, the implementation must use its default font to render the StringItem.

Parameters:

font - the preferred font to use to render this StringItem

Since:

MIDP 2.0

See Also:

getFont()

getFont

public Font getFont()

Gets the application's preferred font for rendering this StringItem. The value returned is the font that had been set by the application, even if that value had been disregarded by the implementation. If no font had been set by the application, or if the application explicitly set the font to null, the value is the default font chosen by the implementation.

Returns:

the preferred font to use to render this StringItem

Since:

MIDP 2.0

See Also:

setFont(javax.microedition.lcdui.Font)

setPreferredSize

public void setPreferredSize(int width,
                             int height)

Sets the preferred width and height for this Item. Values for width and height less than -1 are illegal. If the width is between zero and the minimum width, inclusive, the minimum width is used instead. If the height is between zero and the minimum height, inclusive, the minimum height is used instead.

Supplying a width or height value greater than the minimum width or height locks that dimension to the supplied value. The implementation may silently enforce a maximum dimension for an Item based on factors such as the screen size. Supplying a value of -1 for the width or height unlocks that dimension. See Item Sizes for a complete discussion.

It is illegal to call this method if this Item is contained within an Alert.

Overrides:

setPreferredSize in class Item

Parameters:

width - the value to which the width should be locked, or -1 to unlock

height - the value to which the height should be locked, or -1 to unlock

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if width or height is less than -1

IllegalStateException - if this Item is contained within an Alert

Since:

MIDP 2.0

See Also:

Item.getPreferredHeight(), Item.getPreferredWidth()