Label

Name

Description

The Label is a Component that displays a single line of static text.

Class Definition

public class java.awt.Label extends java.awt.Component {
 // Constants public static final int CENTER;
public static final int LEFT;
public static final int RIGHT; // Constructors public Label();
public Label (String label);
public Label (String label, int alignment); // Instance Methods public void addNotify();
public int getAlignment();
public String getText();
public synchronized void setAlignment (int alignment);
public synchronized void setText (String label); // Protected Instance Methods protected String paramString();
}

Constants

CENTER

public static final int CENTER

• Description
• Constant to center text within the label.

LEFT

public static final int LEFT

• Description
• Constant to left justify text within the label.

RIGHT

public static final int RIGHT

• Description
• Constant to right justify text within the label.

Constructors

Label

public Label()

• Description
• Constructs a Label object with the text centered within the label.

public Label (String label)

• Parameters
• • label
  • The text for the label
• Description
• Constructs a Label object with the text label centered within the label.

public Label (String label, int alignment)

• Parameters
• • label
  • The text for the label
  • alignment
  • The alignment for the label; one of the constants CENTER, LEFT, or RIGHT.
• Throws
• • IllegalArgumentException
  • If alignment is not one of CENTER, LEFT, or RIGHT.
• Description
• Constructs a Label object, with a given alignment and text of label.

Instance Methods

addNotify

public void addNotify()

• Overrides
• Component.addNotify()
• Description
• Creates Label's peer.

getAlignment

public int getAlignment()

• Returns
• Current alignment.

getText

public String getText()

• Returns
• Current text of Label.

setAlignment

public synchronized void setAlignment (int alignment)

• Parameters
• • alignment
  • New alignment for Label; CENTER, LEFT, or RIGHT.
• Throws
• • IllegalArgumentException
  • If alignment is not one of CENTER, LEFT, or RIGHT.
• Description
• Changes the current alignment of Label.

setText

public synchronized void setText (String label)

• Parameters
• • label
  • New text for Label.
• Description
• Changes the current text of Label.

Protected Instance Methods

paramString

protected String paramString()

• Returns
• String with current settings of Label.
• Overrides
• Component.paramString()
• Description
• Helper method for toString() to generate string of current settings.

See Also

Component, String