net.rim.blackberry.api.bbm.platform.ui.chat.container
Class OverlappingFieldManager

java.lang.Object
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  +--net.rim.device.api.ui.Field
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        +--net.rim.device.api.ui.ScrollView
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              +--net.rim.device.api.ui.Manager
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                    +--net.rim.blackberry.api.bbm.platform.ui.chat.container.OverlappingFieldManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

AdjustmentListener, FieldVisibleRectChangeListener, IComponent, InputMethodListener

public class OverlappingFieldManager

extends Manager

This manager can be used to position two fields such that their bottom edges are aligned. This manager is useful for placing the reply field in front of the message list manager, in order to save space. The reply field can be hidden using the toggler once the user composes and sends the message.

Since:

BBM SDK 1.0

Field Summary

protected Field	_first
protected Field	_second

Constructor Summary

OverlappingFieldManager(Field first, Field second)
Create an instance of the manager.

Method Summary

protected boolean	isScrollCopyable() Does not support copying while scrolling.
protected void	sublayout(int maxWidth, int maxHeight) Lays out first and second fields to align their bottom edges.

Field Detail

_first

protected Field _first

Since:

BBM SDK 1.0

_second

protected Field _second

Since:

BBM SDK 1.0

Constructor Detail

OverlappingFieldManager

public OverlappingFieldManager(Field first,
                               Field second)

Create an instance of the manager.

Parameters:

first - field to be managed

second - field to be managed

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if one of the provided fields is null

Since:

BBM SDK 1.0

Method Detail

isScrollCopyable

protected boolean isScrollCopyable()

Does not support copying while scrolling.

Returns:

false

Since:

BBM SDK 1.0

sublayout

protected void sublayout(int maxWidth,
                         int maxHeight)

Lays out first and second fields to align their bottom edges.

Parameters:

maxWidth - width available for this manager

maxHeight - height available for this manager

Since:

BBM SDK 1.0