net.rim.device.api.ui.component
Class SeparatorField

java.lang.Object
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  +--net.rim.device.api.ui.Field
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        +--net.rim.device.api.ui.component.SeparatorField

All Implemented Interfaces:

IComponent, InputMethodListener

public class SeparatorField

extends Field

A field which draws a horizontal line across it's width.

Behaviour
Displays a separator, currently always a horizontal line.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.rim.device.api.ui.Field

EDITABLE, EDITABLE_MASK, FIELD_BOTTOM, FIELD_HALIGN_MASK, FIELD_HCENTER, FIELD_LEFT, FIELD_RIGHT, FIELD_TOP, FIELD_VALIGN_MASK, FIELD_VCENTER, FOCUSABLE, FOCUSABLE_MASK, HIGHLIGHT_FOCUS, HIGHLIGHT_SELECT, NON_FOCUSABLE, READONLY, USE_ALL_HEIGHT, USE_ALL_WIDTH

Constructor Summary

SeparatorField()
Creates a new SeparatorField object.

Method Summary

protected int	getLinePosition() Retrieves the vertical position of the separator line.
int	getPreferredHeight() Retrieves this field's preferred height.
protected void	layout(int width, int height) Lays out this field's contents.
protected void	paint(Graphics graphics) Redraws this field.

Methods inherited from class net.rim.device.api.ui.Field

drawFocus, drawHighlightRegion, fieldChangeNotify, focusAdd, focusRemove, getChangeListener, getContextMenu, getCookie, getExtent, getFieldStyle, getFocusListener, getFocusRect, getFont, getHeight, getIndex, getLeafFieldWithFocus, getLeft, getManager, getOriginal, getPreferredWidth, getScreen, getStyle, getTop, getWidth, invalidate, invalidate, isDirty, isEditable, isFocusable, isMuddy, isPasteable, isSelectable, isSelecting, isSelectionCopyable, isSelectionCutable, isSelectionDeleteable, isVisible, keyChar, keyControl, keyDown, keyRepeat, keyStatus, keyUp, makeContextMenu, moveFocus, moveFocus, onFocus, onUnfocus, onVisibilityChange, paste, select, selectionCopy, selectionCut, selectionDelete, setChangeListener, setCookie, setDirty, setEditable, setExtent, setFocus, setFocusListener, setFont, setMuddy, setPosition, trackwheelClick, trackwheelUnclick, updateLayout

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

Constructor Detail

SeparatorField

public SeparatorField()

Creates a new SeparatorField object.

Method Detail

getPreferredHeight

public int getPreferredHeight()

Retrieves this field's preferred height.

This field's manager invokes this method during the layout process to determine this field's desired height.

If the current font is a small font (8 pixel), then separators like to be one pixel high; otherwise, they prefer to be three pixels high.

Overrides:

getPreferredHeight in class Field

Returns:

Preferred height for this field.

layout

protected void layout(int width,
                      int height)

Lays out this field's contents. This field's manager invokes this method during the layout process to instruct this field to arrange its contents, given an amount of available space.

Overrides:

layout in class Field

Parameters:

width - Horizontal space available.

height - Vertical space available.

Since:

JDE 3.7.0

getLinePosition

protected int getLinePosition()

Retrieves the vertical position of the separator line.

Returns:

Distance in pixles from the top edge of this field's client area.

paint

protected void paint(Graphics graphics)

Redraws this field.

This field's manager invokes this method during the repainting process to instruct this field to repaint itself.

Overrides:

paint in class Field

Parameters:

graphics - Graphics context for repainting this field.

Since:

JDE 3.7.0