Uses of Class javax.swing.text.View (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2015-11-19

## Uses of Class
javax.swing.text.View

- Packages that use View
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.swing.plaf | Provides one interface and many abstract classes that Swing uses to provide its pluggable look-and-feel capabilities.
  javax.swing.plaf.basic | Provides user interface objects built according to the Basic look and feel.
  javax.swing.plaf.multi | Provides user interface objects that combine two or more look and feels.
  javax.swing.plaf.synth | Synth is a skinnable look and feel in which all painting is delegated.
  javax.swing.text | Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
  javax.swing.text.html | Provides the class `HTMLEditorKit` and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.

- - ### Uses of View in javax.swing.plaf

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf that return View
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract View` | TextUI.`getRootView(JTextComponent t)` Fetches a View with the allocation of the associated text component (i.e.

  - ### Uses of View in javax.swing.plaf.basic

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf.basic that return View
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `View` | BasicPasswordFieldUI.`create(Element elem)` Creates a view (PasswordView) for an element.
    `View` | BasicTextUI.`create(Element elem)` Creates a view for an element.
    `View` | BasicTextAreaUI.`create(Element elem)` Creates the view for an element.
    `View` | BasicTextFieldUI.`create(Element elem)` Creates a view (FieldView) based on an element.
    `View` | BasicTextUI.`create(Element elem, int p0, int p1)` Creates a view for an element.
    `static View` | BasicHTML.`createHTMLView(JComponent c, String html)` Create an html renderer for the given component and string of html.
    `View` | BasicTextUI.`getRootView(JTextComponent tc)` Fetches a View with the allocation of the associated text component (i.e.
    `protected View` | BasicTabbedPaneUI.`getTextViewForTab(int tabIndex)` Returns the text View object required to render stylized text (HTML) for the specified tab or null if no specialized text rendering is needed for this tab.

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf.basic with parameters of type View
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static int` | BasicHTML.`getHTMLBaseline(View view, int w, int h)` Returns the baseline for the html renderer.
    `protected void` | BasicTextUI.`setView(View v)` Sets the current root of the view hierarchy and calls invalidate().

  - ### Uses of View in javax.swing.plaf.multi

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf.multi that return View
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `View` | MultiTextUI.`getRootView(JTextComponent a)` Invokes the `getRootView` method on each UI handled by this object.

  - ### Uses of View in javax.swing.plaf.synth

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf.synth that return View
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `View` | SynthPasswordFieldUI.`create(Element elem)` Creates a view (PasswordView) for an element.

  - ### Uses of View in javax.swing.text

    Subclasses of View in javax.swing.text
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `AsyncBoxView` A box that does layout asynchronously.
    `class` | `BoxView` A view that arranges its children into a box shape by tiling its children along an axis.
    `class` | `ComponentView` Component decorator that implements the view interface.
    `class` | `CompositeView` `CompositeView` is an abstract `View` implementation which manages one or more child views.
    `class` | `FieldView` Extends the multi-line plain text view to be suitable for a single-line editor view.
    `class` | `FlowView` A View that tries to flow it's children into some partially constrained space.
    `class` | `GlyphView` A GlyphView is a styled chunk of text that represents a view mapped over an element in the text model.
    `class` | `IconView` Icon decorator that implements the view interface.
    `class` | `LabelView` A `LabelView` is a styled chunk of text that represents a view mapped over an element in the text model.
    `class` | `ParagraphView` View of a simple line-wrapping paragraph that supports multiple fonts, colors, components, icons, etc.
    `class` | `PasswordView` Implements a View suitable for use in JPasswordField UI implementations.
    `class` | `PlainView` Implements View interface for a simple multi-line text view that has text in one font and color.
    `class` | `TableView` Implements View interface for a table, that is composed of an element structure where the child elements of the element this view is responsible for represent rows and the child elements of the row elements are cells.
    `class` | `TableView.TableCell` Deprecated. A table cell can now be any View implementation.
    `class` | `TableView.TableRow` View of a row in a row-centric table.
    `class` | `WrappedPlainView` View of plain text (text with only one font and color) that does line-wrapping.
    `class` | `ZoneView` ZoneView is a View implementation that creates zones for which the child views are not created or stored until they are needed for display or model/view translations.

    Fields in javax.swing.text declared as View
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected View` | FlowView.`layoutPool` These are the views that represent the child elements of the element this view represents (The logical view to translate to a physical view).

    Methods in javax.swing.text that return View
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `View` | ParagraphView.`breakView(int axis, float len, Shape a)` Breaks this view on the given axis at the given length.
    `View` | GlyphView.`breakView(int axis, int p0, float pos, float len)` Breaks this view on the given axis at the given length.
    `View` | View.`breakView(int axis, int offset, float pos, float len)` Tries to break this view on the given axis.
    `View` | ViewFactory.`create(Element elem)` Creates a view from the given structural element of a document.
    `View` | GlyphView.`createFragment(int p0, int p1)` Creates a view that represents a portion of the element.
    `View` | View.`createFragment(int p0, int p1)` Creates a view that represents a portion of the element.
    `protected View` | ParagraphView.`createRow()` Create a `View` that should be used to hold a a row's worth of children in a flow.
    `protected abstract View` | FlowView.`createRow()` Create a View that should be used to hold a a rows worth of children in a flow.
    `protected View` | FlowView.FlowStrategy.`createView(FlowView fv, int startOffset, int spanLeft, int rowIndex)` Creates a view that can be used to represent the current piece of the flow.
    `protected View` | ZoneView.`createZone(int p0, int p1)` Create a view to represent a zone for the given range within the model (which should be within the range of this objects responsibility).
    `View` | AsyncBoxView.ChildState.`getChildView()` Fetch the child view this record represents
    `protected View` | ParagraphView.`getLayoutView(int index)` Returns the view at a given `index`.
    `protected View` | FlowView.FlowStrategy.`getLogicalView(FlowView fv)` This method gives flow strategies access to the logical view of the FlowView.
    `View` | View.`getParent()` Returns the parent of the view.
    `View` | View.`getView(int n)` Gets the nth child view.
    `View` | CompositeView.`getView(int n)` Returns the n-th view in this container.
    `View` | AsyncBoxView.`getView(int n)` Gets the nth child view.
    `protected abstract View` | CompositeView.`getViewAtPoint(int x, int y, Rectangle alloc)` Fetches the child view at the given coordinates.
    `protected View` | BoxView.`getViewAtPoint(int x, int y, Rectangle alloc)` Fetches the child view at the given coordinates.
    `protected View` | TableView.`getViewAtPosition(int pos, Rectangle a)` Fetches the child view that represents the given position in the model.
    `protected View` | TableView.TableRow.`getViewAtPosition(int pos, Rectangle a)` Fetches the child view that represents the given position in the model.
    `protected View` | CompositeView.`getViewAtPosition(int pos, Rectangle a)` Fetches the child view that represents the given position in the model.

    Methods in javax.swing.text with parameters of type View
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | View.`append(View v)` Appends a single child view.
    `protected AsyncBoxView.ChildState` | AsyncBoxView.`createChildState(View v)` New ChildState records are created through this method to allow subclasses the extend the ChildState records to do/hold more
    `protected void` | View.`forwardUpdateToView(View v, DocumentEvent e, Shape a, ViewFactory f)` Forwards the `DocumentEvent` to the give child view.
    `void` | View.`insert(int offs, View v)` Inserts a single child view.
    `protected boolean` | ZoneView.`isZoneLoaded(View zone)` Determine if a zone is in the loaded state.
    `Shape` | DefaultHighlighter.DefaultHighlightPainter.`paintLayer(Graphics g, int offs0, int offs1, Shape bounds, JTextComponent c, View view)` Paints a portion of a highlight.
    `abstract Shape` | LayeredHighlighter.LayerPainter.`paintLayer(Graphics g, int p0, int p1, Shape viewBounds, JTextComponent editor, View view)`
    `void` | DefaultHighlighter.`paintLayeredHighlights(Graphics g, int p0, int p1, Shape viewBounds, JTextComponent editor, View view)` When leaf Views (such as LabelView) are rendering they should call into this method.
    `abstract void` | LayeredHighlighter.`paintLayeredHighlights(Graphics g, int p0, int p1, Shape viewBounds, JTextComponent editor, View view)` When leaf Views (such as LabelView) are rendering they should call into this method.
    `void` | View.`preferenceChanged(View child, boolean width, boolean height)` Child views can call this on the parent to indicate that the preference has changed and should be reconsidered for layout.
    `void` | AsyncBoxView.`preferenceChanged(View child, boolean width, boolean height)` Child views can call this on the parent to indicate that the preference has changed and should be reconsidered for layout.
    `void` | BoxView.`preferenceChanged(View child, boolean width, boolean height)` This is called by a child to indicate its preferred span has changed.
    `void` | TableView.`replace(int offset, int length, View[] views)` Change the child views.
    `void` | TableView.TableRow.`replace(int offset, int length, View[] views)` Change the child views.
    `void` | View.`replace(int offset, int length, View[] views)` Replaces child views.
    `void` | CompositeView.`replace(int offset, int length, View[] views)` Replaces child views.
    `void` | AsyncBoxView.`replace(int offset, int length, View[] views)` Calls the superclass to update the child views, and updates the status records for the children.
    `void` | BoxView.`replace(int index, int length, View[] elems)` Invalidates the layout and resizes the cache of requests/allocations.
    `void` | ComponentView.`setParent(View p)` Sets the parent for a child view.
    `void` | View.`setParent(View parent)` Establishes the parent view for this view.
    `void` | CompositeView.`setParent(View parent)` Sets the parent of the view.
    `void` | FlowView.`setParent(View parent)` Sets the parent of the view.
    `void` | AsyncBoxView.`setParent(View parent)` Sets the parent of the view.
    `protected void` | ZoneView.`unloadZone(View zone)` Unload a zone (Convert the zone to its memory saving state).
    `protected void` | ZoneView.`zoneWasLoaded(View zone)` Called by a zone when it gets loaded.

    Constructors in javax.swing.text with parameters of type View
    Constructor and Description
    `ChildState(View v)` Construct a child status.

  - ### Uses of View in javax.swing.text.html

    Subclasses of View in javax.swing.text.html
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `BlockView` A view implementation to display a block (as a box) with CSS specifications.
    `class` | `FormView` Component decorator that implements the view interface for form elements, <input>, <textarea>, and <select>.
    `class` | `ImageView` View of an Image, intended to support the HTML <IMG> tag.
    `class` | `InlineView` Displays the inline element styles based upon css attributes.
    `class` | `ListView` A view implementation to display an html list
    `class` | `ObjectView` Component decorator that implements the view interface for <object> elements.

    Methods in javax.swing.text.html that return View
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `View` | InlineView.`breakView(int axis, int offset, float pos, float len)` Tries to break this view on the given axis.
    `View` | HTMLEditorKit.HTMLFactory.`create(Element elem)` Creates a view from an element.

    Methods in javax.swing.text.html with parameters of type View
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `float` | StyleSheet.BoxPainter.`getInset(int side, View v)` Fetches the inset needed on a given side to account for the margin, border, and padding.
    `AttributeSet` | StyleSheet.`getViewAttributes(View v)` Fetches a set of attributes to use in the view for displaying.
    `void` | StyleSheet.BoxPainter.`paint(Graphics g, float x, float y, float w, float h, View v)` Paints the CSS box according to the attributes given.
    `void` | StyleSheet.ListPainter.`paint(Graphics g, float x, float y, float w, float h, View v, int item)` Paints the CSS list decoration according to the attributes given.
    `void` | ImageView.`setParent(View parent)` Establishes the parent view for this view.
    `void` | ParagraphView.`setParent(View parent)` Establishes the parent view for this view.
    `void` | BlockView.`setParent(View parent)` Establishes the parent view for this view.

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