Module java.desktop

Package javax.swing.text.html

Class Option

java.lang.Object

javax.swing.text.html.Option

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class Option
extends Object
implements Serializable

Value for the ListModel used to represent <option> elements. This is the object installed as items of the DefaultComboBoxModel used to represent the <select> element.

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.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Option(AttributeSet attr)	Creates a new Option object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
AttributeSet	getAttributes()	Fetch the attributes associated with this option.
String	getLabel()	Fetch the label associated with the option.
String	getValue()	Convenient method to return the string associated with the value attribute.
boolean	isSelected()	Fetches the selection state associated with this option.
void	setLabel(String label)	Sets the label to be used for the option.
protected void	setSelection(boolean state)	Sets the selected state.
String	toString()	String representation is the label.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Option

public Option(AttributeSet attr)

Creates a new Option object.

Parameters:

attr - the attributes associated with the option element. The attributes are copied to ensure they won't change.

Method Details

setLabel

public void setLabel(String label)

Sets the label to be used for the option.

Parameters:

label - a label.

getLabel

public String getLabel()

Fetch the label associated with the option.

Returns:

the label associated with the option.

getAttributes

public AttributeSet getAttributes()

Fetch the attributes associated with this option.

Returns:

the attributes associated with this option.

toString

public String toString()

String representation is the label.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of the object

setSelection

protected void setSelection(boolean state)

Sets the selected state.

Parameters:

state - a selection state

isSelected

public boolean isSelected()

Fetches the selection state associated with this option.

Returns:

the selection state.

getValue

public String getValue()

Convenient method to return the string associated with the value attribute. If the value has not been specified, the label will be returned.

Returns:

the string associated with the value attribute, or label if the value has been not specified.