Package org.eclipse.swt.dnd

Class TextTransfer

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.swt.dnd.Transfer
org.eclipse.swt.dnd.ByteArrayTransfer
org.eclipse.swt.dnd.TextTransfer
public class TextTransfer extends ByteArrayTransfer
The class TextTransfer provides a platform specific mechanism for converting plain text represented as a java String to a platform specific representation of the data and vice versa.

An example of a java String containing plain text is shown below: 

     String textData = "Hello World";

Note the TextTransfer does not change the content of the text data. For a better integration with the platform, the application should convert the line delimiters used in the text data to the standard line delimiter used by the platform.

Since:
1.3
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • getInstance

      public static TextTransfer getInstance()
      Returns the singleton instance of the TextTransfer class.
      Returns:
      the singleton instance of the TextTransfer class

    • javaToNative

      public void javaToNative(Object object, TransferData transferData)
      This implementation of javaToNative converts plain text represented by a java String to a platform specific representation.
      Overrides:
      javaToNative in class ByteArrayTransfer
      Parameters:
      object - a java String containing text
      transferData - an empty TransferData object that will be filled in on return with the platform specific format of the data
      See Also:

    • nativeToJava

      public Object nativeToJava(TransferData transferData)
      This implementation of nativeToJava converts a platform specific representation of plain text to a java String.
      Overrides:
      nativeToJava in class ByteArrayTransfer
      Parameters:
      transferData - the platform specific representation of the data to be converted
      Returns:
      a java String containing text if the conversion was successful; otherwise null
      See Also:

    • getTypeIds

      protected int[] getTypeIds()
      Description copied from class: Transfer
      Returns the platform specific ids of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.
      Specified by:
      getTypeIds in class Transfer
      Returns:
      the platform specific ids of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent

    • getTypeNames

      protected String[] getTypeNames()
      Description copied from class: Transfer
      Returns the platform specific names of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.
      Specified by:
      getTypeNames in class Transfer
      Returns:
      the platform specific names of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.

    • validate

      protected boolean validate(Object object)
      Description copied from class: Transfer
      Test that the object is of the correct format for this Transfer class.
      Overrides:
      validate in class Transfer
      Parameters:
      object - a java representation of the data to be converted
      Returns:
      true if object is of the correct form for this transfer type