jwo.utils
Class JWInputBox

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.Component
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        +--java.awt.Container
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              +--java.awt.Window
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                    +--java.awt.Dialog
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                          +--jwo.utils.JWDialogue
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                                +--jwo.utils.JWInputBox

All Implemented Interfaces:

Accessible, ActionListener, EventListener, ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable

public class JWInputBox

extends JWDialogue

Class to create a simple input box for capturing one line keyboard input.

Version:

1.8.0, 1st January, 1998

Author:

Jo Wood.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Dialog

Dialog.AccessibleAWTDialog

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Window

Window.AccessibleAWTWindow

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

JWInputBox(Frame parentFrame, String title)
Creates a dialogue for user input.

JWInputBox(Frame parentFrame, String windowTitle, String prompt)
Creates a dialogue for user input.

JWInputBox(Frame parentFrame, String windowTitle, String prompt, int width)
Creates a dialogue for user input.

Method Summary

void	checkActions(ActionEvent event) Checks for mouse events (excluding return button presses).
void	checkInput() Indicates that some changes have occurred to the input box and closes window if they are valid.
String	getText() Returns the text typed into the input box.

Methods inherited from class jwo.utils.JWDialogue

actionPerformed, add, addDialogueListener, addReturnButtons, closeDialogue, getGBConstraints, getGBLayout, isChanged, removeDialogueListener, setCancelAsDefault, setChanged, setOKAsDefault, updateListener

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Dialog

addNotify, dispose, getAccessibleContext, getTitle, hide, isModal, isResizable, isUndecorated, paramString, setModal, setResizable, setTitle, setUndecorated, show

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Window

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addWindowFocusListener, addWindowListener, addWindowStateListener, applyResourceBundle, applyResourceBundle, createBufferStrategy, createBufferStrategy, finalize, getBufferStrategy, getFocusableWindowState, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusOwner, getFocusTraversalKeys, getGraphicsConfiguration, getInputContext, getListeners, getLocale, getMostRecentFocusOwner, getOwnedWindows, getOwner, getToolkit, getWarningString, getWindowFocusListeners, getWindowListeners, getWindowStateListeners, isActive, isFocusableWindow, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocused, isShowing, pack, postEvent, processEvent, processWindowEvent, processWindowFocusEvent, processWindowStateEvent, removeWindowFocusListener, removeWindowListener, removeWindowStateListener, setCursor, setFocusableWindowState, setFocusCycleRoot, setLocationRelativeTo, toBack, toFront

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getInsets, getLayout, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getPreferredSize, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paint, paintComponents, preferredSize, print, printComponents, processContainerEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, removeNotify, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFont, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, update, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disable, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphics, getHeight, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocation, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getSize, getTreeLock, getWidth, getX, getY, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isDoubleBuffered, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isOpaque, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, prepareImage, prepareImage, printAll, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, reshape, resize, resize, setBackground, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setDropTarget, setEnabled, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setForeground, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, setVisible, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JWInputBox

public JWInputBox(Frame parentFrame,
                  String title)

Creates a dialogue for user input. Defaults to 10 character wide input field.

Parameters:

parentFrame - Frame associated with input box.

title - Title of input box window.

JWInputBox

public JWInputBox(Frame parentFrame,
                  String windowTitle,
                  String prompt)

Creates a dialogue for user input. Defaults to 10 character wide input field.

Parameters:

parentFrame - Frame associated with input box.

windowTitle - Title of input box window.

prompt - Prompt to be given to input.

JWInputBox

public JWInputBox(Frame parentFrame,
                  String windowTitle,
                  String prompt,
                  int width)

Creates a dialogue for user input. Allows the character input field width to be set.

Parameters:

parentFrame - Frame associated with input box.

windowTitle - Title of input box window.

prompt - Prompt to be given to input.

width - Width of input field.

Method Detail

checkActions

public void checkActions(ActionEvent event)

Checks for mouse events (excluding return button presses).

Implements abstract method from superclass, but does nothing.

Specified by:

checkActions in class JWDialogue

Parameters:

event - Action event to be processed.

See Also:

JWMonologue

checkInput

public void checkInput()

Indicates that some changes have occurred to the input box and closes window if they are valid.

Specified by:

checkInput in class JWDialogue

getText

public String getText()

Returns the text typed into the input box.

Returns:

Text typed into the input box.