TextBoxBase (GWT Javadoc)

java.lang.Object
- com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.UIObject
- - com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget
  - - com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.FocusWidget
    - - com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ValueBoxBase<java.lang.String>
      - com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.TextBoxBase

All Implemented Interfaces:

IsEditor<ValueBoxEditor<java.lang.String>>, HasAllDragAndDropHandlers, HasAllFocusHandlers, HasAllGestureHandlers, HasAllKeyHandlers, HasAllMouseHandlers, HasAllTouchHandlers, HasBlurHandlers, HasChangeHandlers, HasClickHandlers, HasDoubleClickHandlers, HasDragEndHandlers, HasDragEnterHandlers, HasDragHandlers, HasDragLeaveHandlers, HasDragOverHandlers, HasDragStartHandlers, HasDropHandlers, HasFocusHandlers, HasGestureChangeHandlers, HasGestureEndHandlers, HasGestureStartHandlers, HasKeyDownHandlers, HasKeyPressHandlers, HasKeyUpHandlers, HasMouseDownHandlers, HasMouseMoveHandlers, HasMouseOutHandlers, HasMouseOverHandlers, HasMouseUpHandlers, HasMouseWheelHandlers, HasTouchCancelHandlers, HasTouchEndHandlers, HasTouchMoveHandlers, HasTouchStartHandlers, HasAttachHandlers, HasValueChangeHandlers<java.lang.String>, HasHandlers, AutoDirectionHandler.Target, HasDirection, HasDirectionEstimator, EventListener, TakesValue<java.lang.String>, Focusable, HasEnabled, HasFocus, HasName, HasText, HasValue<java.lang.String>, HasVisibility, IsWidget, SourcesChangeEvents, SourcesClickEvents, SourcesFocusEvents, SourcesKeyboardEvents, SourcesMouseEvents

Direct Known Subclasses:

TextArea, TextBox
```
public class TextBoxBase
extends ValueBoxBase<java.lang.String>
implements SourcesChangeEvents
```
Abstract base class for most text entry widgets.
The names of the static members of TextBoxBase, as well as simple alignment names (left, center, right, justify), can be used as values for a textAlignment attribute.
For example,
```
 <g:TextBox textAlignment='ALIGN_RIGHT'/>
 <g:TextBox textAlignment='right'/>
 
```

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class and Description

static class TextBoxBase.TextAlignConstant
Deprecated.
use ValueBoxBase.setAlignment(ValueBoxBase.TextAlignment)
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ValueBoxBase
  ValueBoxBase.TextAlignment
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.UIObject
  UIObject.DebugIdImpl, UIObject.DebugIdImplEnabled
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.google.gwt.i18n.client.HasDirection
  HasDirection.Direction

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`static class`	`TextBoxBase.TextAlignConstant` Deprecated. use `ValueBoxBase.setAlignment(ValueBoxBase.TextAlignment)`

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static TextBoxBase.TextAlignConstant`	`ALIGN_CENTER` Center the text.
`static TextBoxBase.TextAlignConstant`	`ALIGN_JUSTIFY` Justify the text.
`static TextBoxBase.TextAlignConstant`	`ALIGN_LEFT` Align the text to the left edge.
`static TextBoxBase.TextAlignConstant`	`ALIGN_RIGHT` Align the text to the right.

Fields inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget
eventsToSink

Fields inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.UIObject
DEBUG_ID_PREFIX, MISSING_ELEMENT_ERROR, SETELEMENT_TWICE_ERROR

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected TextBoxBase(Element elem)
Creates a text box that wraps the given browser element handle.

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`TextBoxBase(Element elem)` Creates a text box that wraps the given browser element handle.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addChangeListener(ChangeListener listener)` Deprecated. Use `ValueBoxBase.addChangeHandler(com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ChangeHandler)` instead
`java.lang.String`	`getValue()` Overridden to return "" from an empty text box.
`void`	`setTextAlignment(TextBoxBase.TextAlignConstant align)` Deprecated. use `ValueBoxBase.setAlignment(TextAlignment)`

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ValueBoxBase
addChangeHandler, addValueChangeHandler, asEditor, cancelKey, getCursorPos, getDirection, getDirectionEstimator, getImpl, getName, getSelectedText, getSelectionLength, getText, getValueOrThrow, isReadOnly, onBrowserEvent, onLoad, removeChangeListener, selectAll, setAlignment, setCursorPos, setDirection, setDirectionEstimator, setDirectionEstimator, setKey, setName, setReadOnly, setSelectionRange, setText, setValue, setValue

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.FocusWidget
addBlurHandler, addClickHandler, addClickListener, addDoubleClickHandler, addDragEndHandler, addDragEnterHandler, addDragHandler, addDragLeaveHandler, addDragOverHandler, addDragStartHandler, addDropHandler, addFocusHandler, addFocusListener, addGestureChangeHandler, addGestureEndHandler, addGestureStartHandler, addKeyboardListener, addKeyDownHandler, addKeyPressHandler, addKeyUpHandler, addMouseDownHandler, addMouseListener, addMouseMoveHandler, addMouseOutHandler, addMouseOverHandler, addMouseUpHandler, addMouseWheelHandler, addMouseWheelListener, addTouchCancelHandler, addTouchEndHandler, addTouchMoveHandler, addTouchStartHandler, getFocusImpl, getTabIndex, isEnabled, onAttach, removeClickListener, removeFocusListener, removeKeyboardListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseWheelListener, setAccessKey, setEnabled, setFocus, setTabIndex

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget
addAttachHandler, addBitlessDomHandler, addDomHandler, addHandler, asWidget, asWidgetOrNull, createHandlerManager, delegateEvent, doAttachChildren, doDetachChildren, ensureHandlers, fireEvent, getHandlerCount, getHandlerManager, getLayoutData, getParent, isAttached, isOrWasAttached, onDetach, onUnload, removeFromParent, replaceElement, setLayoutData, setParent, sinkEvents, unsinkEvents

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.UIObject
addStyleDependentName, addStyleName, ensureDebugId, ensureDebugId, ensureDebugId, getAbsoluteLeft, getAbsoluteTop, getElement, getOffsetHeight, getOffsetWidth, getStyleElement, getStyleName, getStyleName, getStylePrimaryName, getStylePrimaryName, getTitle, isVisible, isVisible, onEnsureDebugId, removeStyleDependentName, removeStyleName, resolvePotentialElement, setElement, setElement, setHeight, setPixelSize, setSize, setStyleDependentName, setStyleName, setStyleName, setStyleName, setStyleName, setStylePrimaryName, setStylePrimaryName, setTitle, setVisible, setVisible, setWidth, sinkBitlessEvent, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.SourcesChangeEvents
removeChangeListener

Methods inherited from interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasKeyUpHandlers
addKeyUpHandler

Methods inherited from interface com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers
fireEvent

- Field Detail
  - ALIGN_CENTER
```
public static final TextBoxBase.TextAlignConstant ALIGN_CENTER
```
    Center the text.
  - ALIGN_JUSTIFY
```
public static final TextBoxBase.TextAlignConstant ALIGN_JUSTIFY
```
    Justify the text.
  - ALIGN_LEFT
```
public static final TextBoxBase.TextAlignConstant ALIGN_LEFT
```
    Align the text to the left edge.
  - ALIGN_RIGHT
```
public static final TextBoxBase.TextAlignConstant ALIGN_RIGHT
```
    Align the text to the right.
- Constructor Detail
  - TextBoxBase
```
protected TextBoxBase(Element elem)
```
    Creates a text box that wraps the given browser element handle. This is only used by subclasses.
    
    Parameters:
    elem - the browser element to wrap
- Method Detail
  - addChangeListener
```
@Deprecated
public void addChangeListener(ChangeListener listener)
```
    Deprecated. Use ValueBoxBase.addChangeHandler(com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ChangeHandler) instead
    
    Description copied from interface: SourcesChangeEvents
    
    Adds a listener interface to receive change events.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addChangeListener in interface SourcesChangeEvents
    
    Parameters:
    listener - the listener interface to add
  - getValue
```
public java.lang.String getValue()
```
    Overridden to return "" from an empty text box.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValue in interface TakesValue<java.lang.String>
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValue in interface HasValue<java.lang.String>
    
    Overrides:
    
    getValue in class ValueBoxBase<java.lang.String>
    
    Returns:
    the object's value
    See Also:
    TakesValue.setValue(V)
  - setTextAlignment
```
@Deprecated
public void setTextAlignment(TextBoxBase.TextAlignConstant align)
```
    Deprecated. use ValueBoxBase.setAlignment(TextAlignment)
    
    Legacy wrapper for ValueBoxBase.setAlignment(TextAlignment).

Class TextBoxBase

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ValueBoxBase

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.UIObject

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.google.gwt.i18n.client.HasDirection

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget

Fields inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.UIObject

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ValueBoxBase

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.FocusWidget

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.UIObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.SourcesChangeEvents

Methods inherited from interface com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasKeyUpHandlers

Methods inherited from interface com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers

Field Detail

ALIGN_CENTER

ALIGN_JUSTIFY

ALIGN_LEFT

ALIGN_RIGHT

Constructor Detail

TextBoxBase

Method Detail

addChangeListener

getValue

setTextAlignment