DocumentEvent.ElementChange (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0) (original) (raw)

javax.swing.event

Interface DocumentEvent.ElementChange

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Enclosing interface:

public static interface DocumentEvent.ElementChange

Describes changes made to a specific element.

Method Summary
Element[]	getChildrenAdded() Gets the child elements that were added to the given parent element.
Element[]	getChildrenRemoved() Gets the child elements that were removed from the given parent element.
Element	getElement() Returns the element represented.
int	getIndex() Fetches the index within the element represented.

Method Detail

getElement

Element getElement()

Returns the element represented. This is the element that was changed.

Returns:

the element

getIndex

int getIndex()

Fetches the index within the element represented. This is the location that children were added and/or removed.

Returns:

the index >= 0

getChildrenRemoved

Element[] getChildrenRemoved()

Gets the child elements that were removed from the given parent element. The element array returned is sorted in the order that the elements used to lie in the document, and must be contiguous.

Returns:

the child elements

getChildrenAdded

Element[] getChildrenAdded()

Gets the child elements that were added to the given parent element. The element array returned is in the order that the elements lie in the document, and must be contiguous.

Returns:

the child elements

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