com.jidesoft.swing
Class NullLabel

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          javax.swing.JComponent
              javax.swing.JLabel
                  com.jidesoft.swing.NullLabel

All Implemented Interfaces:

ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable, Accessible, SwingConstants

public class NullLabel
extends JLabel

This is part of the null-components. A null component doesn't have foreground, background or font value set. In the other words, the foreground, background and font value of null-component are null. But this doesn't mean getBackground(), getForeground() or getFont() will return null. According to Component.getBackground(), Component.getForeground() and Component.getFont(), if the value is null, it will get the value from its parent. In the other words, if you add a null-component to JPanel, you can use JPanel to control the background, foreground and font of this null-component. The feature is very helpful if you want to make sure all components in a JPanel has the same background, foreground or font.

Even in null-components, you can still change the foreground, background or font value if you do want. However, you'll have to use a font which is not an instance of FontUIResource or a color which is not an instance of ColorUIResource.

We creates a few null-components. It doesn't cover all components. You can always create your own. All you need to do is this

 public class NullXxxComponent extends XxxComponent {
     // invoke clearAttribute() in all the constructors
 

 public void setFont(Font font) {
     if (font instanceof FontUIResource) {
         return;
     }
     super.setFont(font);
 }
 

 public void setBackground(Color bg) {
     if (bg instanceof ColorUIResource) {
         return;
     }
     super.setBackground(bg);
 }
 

 public void setForeground(Color fg) {
     if (fg instanceof ColorUIResource) {
         return;
     }
     super.setForeground(fg);
 }
 

     private void clearAttribute() {
         setFont(null);
         setBackground(null);
         // do not do this for JButton since JButton always paints button
         // content background. So it'd better to leave the foreground alone
         setForeground(null);
     }
 }
 

See Also:

NullButton, NullCheckBox, NullJideButton, NullPanel, NullRadioButton, NullTristateCheckBox, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JLabel

JLabel.AccessibleJLabel

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JLabel

labelFor

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

accessibleContext, listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.SwingConstants

BOTTOM, CENTER, EAST, HORIZONTAL, LEADING, LEFT, NEXT, NORTH, NORTH_EAST, NORTH_WEST, PREVIOUS, RIGHT, SOUTH, SOUTH_EAST, SOUTH_WEST, TOP, TRAILING, VERTICAL, WEST

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

NullLabel()

NullLabel(Icon image)

NullLabel(Icon image, int horizontalAlignment)

NullLabel(String text)

NullLabel(String text, Icon icon, int horizontalAlignment)

NullLabel(String text, int horizontalAlignment)

Method Summary

void	setBackground(Color bg)
void	setFont(Font font)
void	setForeground(Color fg)

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JLabel

checkHorizontalKey, checkVerticalKey, getAccessibleContext, getDisabledIcon, getDisplayedMnemonic, getDisplayedMnemonicIndex, getHorizontalAlignment, getHorizontalTextPosition, getIcon, getIconTextGap, getLabelFor, getText, getUI, getUIClassID, getVerticalAlignment, getVerticalTextPosition, imageUpdate, paramString, setDisabledIcon, setDisplayedMnemonic, setDisplayedMnemonic, setDisplayedMnemonicIndex, setHorizontalAlignment, setHorizontalTextPosition, setIcon, setIconTextGap, setLabelFor, setText, setUI, setVerticalAlignment, setVerticalTextPosition, updateUI

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingForPrint, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFocusTraversalKeys, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NullLabel

public NullLabel()

NullLabel

public NullLabel(String text,
                 Icon icon,
                 int horizontalAlignment)

NullLabel

public NullLabel(String text,
                 int horizontalAlignment)

NullLabel

public NullLabel(String text)

NullLabel

public NullLabel(Icon image,
                 int horizontalAlignment)

NullLabel

public NullLabel(Icon image)

Method Detail

setFont

public void setFont(Font font)

Overrides:

setFont in class JComponent

setBackground

public void setBackground(Color bg)

Overrides:

setBackground in class JComponent

setForeground

public void setForeground(Color fg)

Overrides:

setForeground in class JComponent