quadbase.util
Interface ITextString

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, IText

All Known Implementing Classes:

TextString, TextString

public interface ITextString
extends IText

This function is used to set/get the different properties associated with the text strings drawn in a chart.

See Also:

ILabel, IText, IFormat

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object textString) Returns true if the given object equals this one.
java.awt.Dimension	getOffset() Gets the relative offsets (horizontal and vertical) of the text string
Position	getPosition() Returns the position of the text string in the canvas
java.lang.String	getValue() This function returns the value of the string.
void	setOffset(java.awt.Dimension offset) Sets the offset values of the text string.
void	setPosition(Position pos) Sets the position of the string in the canvas.
void	setValue(java.lang.String value) This function sets the value of the string.

Methods inherited from interface quadbase.util.IText

getAngle, getColor, getFont, setAngle, setColor, setFont

Method Detail

getValue

java.lang.String getValue()

This function returns the value of the string.

Returns:

The value of the string as a String object.

setValue

void setValue(java.lang.String value)

This function sets the value of the string.

Parameters:

value - The string value to set.

getPosition

Position getPosition()

Returns the position of the text string in the canvas

Returns:

The position object containing the x and y coordinates.

setPosition

void setPosition(Position pos)

Sets the position of the string in the canvas.

Parameters:

pos - The position object.

 Note that the x and y values in the position object should be
 between 0 and 1.
 

See Also:

Position

getOffset

java.awt.Dimension getOffset()

Gets the relative offsets (horizontal and vertical) of the text string

Returns:

The offset as a Dimension object.

setOffset

void setOffset(java.awt.Dimension offset)

Sets the offset values of the text string.

Parameters:

offset - The Dimension object containing the horizontal and vertical offsets.

equals

boolean equals(java.lang.Object textString)

Returns true if the given object equals this one.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

textString - an object of type ITextString

Returns:

true if the given ITextString object is identical to this object, false otherwise.