javax.microedition.lcdui
Class ImageItem

java.lang.Object
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public class ImageItem

extends Item

A class that provides layout control when Image objects are added to a Form or to an Alert.

Each ImageItem object contains a reference to an Image object. This image must be immutable. (If the image object were not required to be immutable, the application could paint into it at any time, potentially requiring the containing Form or Alert to be updated on every graphics call.) See the definition of the Image object for further details on image mutability how to create immutable images.

The value null may be specified for the image contents of an ImageItem. If this occurs (and if the label is also null) the ImageItem will occupy no space on the screen.

Each ImageItem object contains a layout field that is combined from the following values: LAYOUT_LEFT, LAYOUT_RIGHT, LAYOUT_CENTER, LAYOUT_NEWLINE_BEFORE, and LAYOUT_NEWLINE_AFTER. LAYOUT_LEFT + LAYOUT_RIGHT is equal to LAYOUT_CENTER. LAYOUT_DEFAULT may be specified, which indicates that the system should use its default layout policy for this ImageItem. The value of the layout field is merely a hint. Because of device constraints, such as limited screen size, the implementation may choose to ignore layout directions.

There are some implicit rules on how the layout directives can be combined:

• LAYOUT_DEFAULT cannot not be combined with any other directive. In fact, any other value will override LAYOUT_DEFAULT since its value is 0.
• LAYOUT_LEFT, LAYOUT_RIGHT and LAYOUT_CENTER are meant to be mutually exclusive.
• It usually makes sense to combine LAYOUT_LEFT, LAYOUT_RIGHT and LAYOUT_CENTER with LAYOUT_NEWLINE_BEFORE and LAYOUT_NEWLINE_AFTER.

The altText parameter specifies a string to be displayed in place of the image if the image exceeds the capacity of the display. The altText parameter may be null.

Field Summary

static int	LAYOUT_CENTER Image should be horizontally centered.
static int	LAYOUT_DEFAULT Use the default formatting of the "container" of the image.
static int	LAYOUT_LEFT Image should be close to left-edge of the drawing area.
static int	LAYOUT_NEWLINE_AFTER A new line should be started after the image is drawn.
static int	LAYOUT_NEWLINE_BEFORE A new line should be started before the image is drawn.
static int	LAYOUT_RIGHT Image should be close to right-edge of the drawing area.

Fields inherited from class javax.microedition.lcdui.Item

BUTTON, HYPERLINK, LAYOUT_2, LAYOUT_BOTTOM, LAYOUT_EXPAND, LAYOUT_SHRINK, LAYOUT_TOP, LAYOUT_VCENTER, LAYOUT_VEXPAND, LAYOUT_VSHRINK, PLAIN

Constructor Summary

ImageItem(String label, Image img, int layout, String altText)
Creates a new ImageItem with the given label, image, layout directive, and alternate text string.

ImageItem(String label, Image image, int layout, String altText, int appearanceMode)
Creates a new ImageItem object with the given label, image, layout directive, alternate text string, and appearance mode.

Method Summary

String	getAltText() Gets the text string to be used if the image exceeds the device's capacity to display it.
int	getAppearanceMode() Returns the appearance mode of the ImageItem.
Image	getImage() Gets the image contained within the ImageItem, or null if there is no contained image.
String	getLabel() Gets the label of this Item object.
int	getLayout() Gets the layout directives used for placing the image.
void	setAltText(String text) Sets the alternate text of the ImageItem, or null if no alternate text is provided.
void	setImage(Image img) Sets the image object contained within the ImageItem.
void	setLabel(String label) Sets the label of the Item.
void	setLayout(int layout) Sets the layout directives.

Methods inherited from class javax.microedition.lcdui.Item

addCommand, getMinimumHeight, getMinimumWidth, getPreferredHeight, getPreferredWidth, notifyStateChanged, removeCommand, setDefaultCommand, setItemCommandListener, setPreferredSize

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

LAYOUT_DEFAULT

public static final int LAYOUT_DEFAULT

Use the default formatting of the "container" of the image.

Value 0 is assigned to LAYOUT_DEFAULT.

LAYOUT_LEFT

public static final int LAYOUT_LEFT

Image should be close to left-edge of the drawing area.

Value 1 is assigned to LAYOUT_LEFT.

LAYOUT_RIGHT

public static final int LAYOUT_RIGHT

Image should be close to right-edge of the drawing area.

Value 2 is assigned to LAYOUT_RIGHT.

LAYOUT_CENTER

public static final int LAYOUT_CENTER

Image should be horizontally centered.

Value 3 is assigned to LAYOUT_CENTER.

LAYOUT_NEWLINE_BEFORE

public static final int LAYOUT_NEWLINE_BEFORE

A new line should be started before the image is drawn.

Value 0x100 is assigned to LAYOUT_NEWLINE_BEFORE.

LAYOUT_NEWLINE_AFTER

public static final int LAYOUT_NEWLINE_AFTER

A new line should be started after the image is drawn.

Value 0x200 is assigned to LAYOUT_DEFAULT.

Constructor Detail

ImageItem

public ImageItem(String label,
                 Image img,
                 int layout,
                 String altText)

Creates a new ImageItem with the given label, image, layout directive, and alternate text string.

Parameters:

label - the label string

img - the image, must be immutable

layout - a combination of layout directives

altText - the text that may be used in place of the image

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the image is mutable

IllegalArgumentException - if the layout value is not a legal combination of directives

ImageItem

public ImageItem(String label,
                 Image image,
                 int layout,
                 String altText,
                 int appearanceMode)

Creates a new ImageItem object with the given label, image, layout directive, alternate text string, and appearance mode. Either label or alternative text may be present or null.

The appearanceMode parameter (see Appearance Modes) is a hint to the platform of the application's intended use for this ImageItem. To provide hyperlink- or button-like behavior, the application should associate a default Command with this ImageItem and add an ItemCommandListener to this ImageItem.

Here is an example showing the use of an ImageItem as a button:

     ImageItem imgItem = 
         new ImageItem("Default: ", img,     
                       Item.LAYOUT_CENTER, null,    
                       Item.BUTTON);    
     imgItem.setDefaultCommand(
         new Command("Set", Command.ITEM, 1); 
     // icl is ItemCommandListener   
     imgItem.setItemCommandListener(icl);      

Parameters:

label - the label string

image - the image, can be mutable or immutable

layout - a combination of layout directives

altText - the text that may be used in place of the image

appearanceMode - the appearance mode of the ImageItem, one of Item.PLAIN, Item.HYPERLINK, or Item.BUTTON

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the layout value is not a legal combination of directives

IllegalArgumentException - if appearanceMode invalid

Since:

MIDP 2.0

Method Detail

getImage

public Image getImage()

Gets the image contained within the ImageItem, or null if there is no contained image.

Returns:

image used by the ImageItem

setImage

public void setImage(Image img)

Sets the image object contained within the ImageItem. The image must be immutable. If img is null, the ImageItem is set to be empty.

Parameters:

img - the new image

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the image is mutable

Since:

JDE 4.0.0

setLabel

public void setLabel(String label)

Description copied from class: Item

Sets the label of the Item. If label is null, specifies that this item has no label.

Overrides:

setLabel in class Item

Since:

JDE 4.0.0

getLabel

public String getLabel()

Description copied from class: Item

Gets the label of this Item object.

Overrides:

getLabel in class Item

Following copied from class: javax.microedition.lcdui.Item

Returns:

the label string

getAltText

public String getAltText()

Gets the text string to be used if the image exceeds the device's capacity to display it.

Returns:

the alternate text value, or null if none

setAltText

public void setAltText(String text)

Sets the alternate text of the ImageItem, or null if no alternate text is provided.

Parameters:

text - the new alternate text

Since:

JDE 4.0.0

getLayout

public int getLayout()

Gets the layout directives used for placing the image.

Overrides:

getLayout in class Item

Returns:

a combination of layout directive values

setLayout

public void setLayout(int layout)

Sets the layout directives.

Overrides:

setLayout in class Item

Parameters:

layout - a combination of layout directive values

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the value of layout is not a valid combination of layout directives

Since:

JDE 4.0.0

getAppearanceMode

public int getAppearanceMode()

Returns the appearance mode of the ImageItem. See Appearance Modes.

Returns:

the appearance mode value, one of Item.PLAIN, Item.HYPERLINK, or Item.BUTTON

Since:

MIDP 2.0