// This example is from _Java Examples in a Nutshell_. (http://www.oreilly.com) // Copyright (c) 1997 by David Flanagan // This example is provided WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY either expressed or implied. // You may study, use, modify, and distribute it for non-commercial purposes. // For any commercial use, see http://www.davidflanagan.com/javaexamples import java.awt.*; import java.util.*; /** * A custom component that displays multiple lines of text with specified * margins and alignment. In Java 1.1, we could extend Component instead * of Canvas, making this a more efficient "Lightweight component" */ public class MultiLineLabel extends Canvas { // User-specified attributes protected String label; // The label, not broken into lines protected int margin_width; // Left and right margins protected int margin_height; // Top and bottom margins protected int alignment; // The alignment of the text. public static final int LEFT = 0, CENTER = 1, RIGHT = 2; // alignment values // Computed state values protected int num_lines; // The number of lines protected String[] lines; // The label, broken into lines protected int[] line_widths; // How wide each line is protected int max_width; // The width of the widest line protected int line_height; // Total height of the font protected int line_ascent; // Font height above baseline protected boolean measured = false; // Have the lines been measured? // Here are five versions of the constructor public MultiLineLabel(String label, int margin_width, int margin_height, int alignment) { this.label = label; // Remember all the properties this.margin_width = margin_width; this.margin_height = margin_height; this.alignment = alignment; newLabel(); // Break the label up into lines } public MultiLineLabel(String label, int margin_width, int margin_height) { this(label, margin_width, margin_height, LEFT); } public MultiLineLabel(String label, int alignment) { this(label, 10, 10, alignment); } public MultiLineLabel(String label) { this(label, 10, 10, LEFT); } public MultiLineLabel() { this(""); } // Methods to set and query the various attributes of the component // Note that some query methods are inherited from the superclass. public void setLabel(String label) { this.label = label; newLabel(); // Break the label into lines measured = false; // Note that we need to measure lines repaint(); // Request a redraw } public void setFont(Font f) { super.setFont(f); // tell our superclass about the new font measured = false; // Note that we need to remeasure lines repaint(); // Request a redraw } public void setForeground(Color c) { super.setForeground(c); // tell our superclass about the new color repaint(); // Request a redraw (size is unchanged) } public void setAlignment(int a) { alignment = a; repaint(); } public void setMarginWidth(int mw) { margin_width = mw; repaint(); } public void setMarginHeight(int mh) { margin_height = mh; repaint(); } public String getLabel() { return label; } public int getAlignment() { return alignment; } public int getMarginWidth() { return margin_width; } public int getMarginHeight() { return margin_height; } /** * This method is called by a layout manager when it wants to * know how big we'd like to be. In Java 1.1, getPreferredSize() is * the preferred version of this method. We use this deprecated version * so that this component can interoperate with 1.0 components. */ public Dimension preferredSize() { if (!measured) measure(); return new Dimension(max_width + 2*margin_width, num_lines * line_height + 2*margin_height); } /** * This method is called when the layout manager wants to know * the bare minimum amount of space we need to get by. * For Java 1.1, we'd use getMinimumSize(). */ public Dimension minimumSize() { return preferredSize(); } /** * This method draws the label (same method that applets use). * Note that it handles the margins and the alignment, but that * it doesn't have to worry about the color or font--the superclass * takes care of setting those in the Graphics object we're passed. */ public void paint(Graphics g) { int x, y; Dimension size = this.size(); // use getSize() in Java 1.1 if (!measured) measure(); y = line_ascent + (size.height - num_lines * line_height)/2; for(int i = 0; i < num_lines; i++, y += line_height) { switch(alignment) { default: case LEFT: x = margin_width; break; case CENTER: x = (size.width - line_widths[i])/2; break; case RIGHT: x = size.width - margin_width - line_widths[i]; break; } g.drawString(lines[i], x, y); } } /** This internal method breaks a specified label up into an array of lines. * It uses the StringTokenizer utility class. */ protected synchronized void newLabel() { StringTokenizer t = new StringTokenizer(label, "\n"); num_lines = t.countTokens(); lines = new String[num_lines]; line_widths = new int[num_lines]; for(int i = 0; i < num_lines; i++) lines[i] = t.nextToken(); } /** This internal method figures out how the font is, and how wide each * line of the label is, and how wide the widest line is. */ protected synchronized void measure() { FontMetrics fm = this.getToolkit().getFontMetrics(this.getFont()); line_height = fm.getHeight(); line_ascent = fm.getAscent(); max_width = 0; for(int i = 0; i < num_lines; i++) { line_widths[i] = fm.stringWidth(lines[i]); if (line_widths[i] > max_width) max_width = line_widths[i]; } measured = true; } }