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TextField

• It is a control used to enter a single-line of text.


• It is called as an edit control.
• TextField allows user to enter string, edit the text.
• TextField is a subclass of TextComponent.
Constructors
• TextField=new TextField()
-creates a default textField.
• TextField=new TextField(int numchars)
creates the textfield with “numchars” as no.of character of
textfield.
• TextField=new TextField(String str)
creates the textfield with specified string.
• TextField=new TextField(String str,int numchars)
creates the textfield with specified string and specified no.of
characters.
Methods
• String getText()-returns the string currently contained in the textfield.
• void setString(String str)-sets the String to str.
• String getSelectedText()-returns the text selected.
• Boolean isEditable()-returns true if the text is changeable or false if it
is not editable.
• void setEchoChar(char ch)-set echoing to the character.
• boolean echoCharIsSet()-returns true id echo char is set.

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.applet.*;
/*<applet code="TextFieldDemo" width=300 height=300>
</applet>*/
public class TextFieldDemo extends Applet implements

ActionListener
{
TextField name,password;
public void init()
{
Label name1=new Label("Name",Label.RIGHT);
Label password1=new Label("Password",Label.RIGHT);
name=new TextField(12);
password=new TextField(8);
password.setEchoChar('*');
add(name1);
add(name);
add(password1);
add(password);
name.addActionListener(this);
password.addActionListener(this); }
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
repaint(); }
public void paint(Graphics g)
{
g.drawString("Name:"+name.getText(),6,60);
g.drawString("Password:"+password.getText(),6,100);
} }
TEXTAREA
It a multiline text editor.
Constructors
TextArea ta=new TextArea()-creates an empty textarea
TextArea ta=new TextArea(int numlines,int numchars)-
creates a TextArea field with specified no.of lines and no.ofchar
for each line.
TextArea ta=new TextArea(String str,int numlines,int numchars,int bars)-
creates a TextArea field with specified no.of lines and no.ofchar
for each line and scrollbar scroll the text.
bars=SCROLL_BOTH
SCROLL_VERTICAL,SCROLL_HORIZONTAL,SCROLL_NONE.
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.TextArea.*;

/*<applet code="TextAreaDemo" width=300 height=300>


</applet>*/
public class TextAreaDemo extends Applet
{
String val="Hello to textarea with scroll bars";
public void init()
{
TextArea t=new TextArea(val,10,30);
add(t);
}
}
LIST
List class provides a compact,multichoice scrolling selection.
List obj can be constructed to show any no.of choices in the window.
Constructors
• List l=new List()=allows only one line tobe selected at a time.
• List l=new List(int rows)-rows specified no.of entries in the list tobe
visible.
• List l=new List(int rows,boolean multiselect)-when multiselect is true,
then user may select two or more items at a time.
Methods
• void add(String str)-add specified string as the item to list
• void add(String str,int index)-add specified string as the item to list
at specified index.Indexing in list starts at zero.(-1) adds the
item to end of the list.
String getSelectedItem()-returns the item which is currently selected.
Int getSelectedIndex()-returns the index of the item selected.
String []getSelectedItems()-returns the multiple item which is currently
selected.
Int []getSelectedIndex()-returns the index of the multiple item selected.
getItemCount()-returns the no.of items in the list.

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
/*<applet code="ListDemo" width=300 height=300>
</applet>*/
public class ListDemo extends Applet implements
ActionListener
{
List l;
public void init() {
l=new List();
l.add("Red");
l.add("Blue");
l.add("Green");
add(l);
l.addActionListener(this); }
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
{
String msg=l.getSelectedItem();
if(msg.equals("Red"))
setBackground(Color.red);
if(msg.equals("Blue"))
setBackground(Color.blue);
if(msg.equals("Green"))
setBackground(Color.green); } }

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