Class ComponentUI

java.lang.Object

javax.swing.plaf.ComponentUI

Direct Known Subclasses:

ButtonUI, ColorChooserUI, ComboBoxUI, DesktopIconUI, DesktopPaneUI, FileChooserUI, InternalFrameUI, LabelUI, LayerUI, ListUI, MenuBarUI, OptionPaneUI, PanelUI, PopupMenuUI, ProgressBarUI, RootPaneUI, ScrollBarUI, ScrollPaneUI, SeparatorUI, SliderUI, SpinnerUI, SplitPaneUI, TabbedPaneUI, TableHeaderUI, TableUI, TextUI, ToolBarUI, ToolTipUI, TreeUI, ViewportUI

public abstract class ComponentUI
extends Object

The base class for all UI delegate objects in the Swing pluggable look and feel architecture. The UI delegate object for a Swing component is responsible for implementing the aspects of the component that depend on the look and feel. The JComponent class invokes methods from this class in order to delegate operations (painting, layout calculations, etc.) that may vary depending on the look and feel installed. Client programs should not invoke methods on this class directly.

See Also:

• JComponent
• UIManager

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ComponentUI()	Sole constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	contains(JComponent c, int x, int y)	Returns true if the specified x,y location is contained within the look and feel's defined shape of the specified component.
static ComponentUI	createUI(JComponent c)	Returns an instance of the UI delegate for the specified component.
Accessible	getAccessibleChild(JComponent c, int i)	Returns the ith Accessible child of the object.
int	getAccessibleChildrenCount(JComponent c)	Returns the number of accessible children in the object.
int	getBaseline(JComponent c, int width, int height)	Returns the baseline.
Component.BaselineResizeBehavior	getBaselineResizeBehavior(JComponent c)	Returns an enum indicating how the baseline of the component changes as the size changes.
Dimension	getMaximumSize(JComponent c)	Returns the specified component's maximum size appropriate for the look and feel.
Dimension	getMinimumSize(JComponent c)	Returns the specified component's minimum size appropriate for the look and feel.
Dimension	getPreferredSize(JComponent c)	Returns the specified component's preferred size appropriate for the look and feel.
void	installUI(JComponent c)	Configures the specified component appropriately for the look and feel.
void	paint(Graphics g, JComponent c)	Paints the specified component appropriately for the look and feel.
void	uninstallUI(JComponent c)	Reverses configuration which was done on the specified component during installUI.
void	update(Graphics g, JComponent c)	Notifies this UI delegate that it is time to paint the specified component.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ComponentUI

public ComponentUI()

Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically implicit.)

Method Details

installUI

public void installUI(JComponent c)

Configures the specified component appropriately for the look and feel. This method is invoked when the ComponentUI instance is being installed as the UI delegate on the specified component. This method should completely configure the component for the look and feel, including the following:

1. Install default property values for color, fonts, borders, icons, opacity, etc. on the component. Whenever possible, property values initialized by the client program should not be overridden.
2. Install a LayoutManager on the component if necessary.
3. Create/add any required sub-components to the component.
4. Create/install event listeners on the component.
5. Create/install a PropertyChangeListener on the component in order to detect and respond to component property changes appropriately.
6. Install keyboard UI (mnemonics, traversal, etc.) on the component.
7. Initialize any appropriate instance data.

Parameters:

c - the component where this UI delegate is being installed

See Also:

• uninstallUI(javax.swing.JComponent)