Package org.eclipse.swt.widgets

Class TableColumn

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Item

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TableColumn

All Implemented Interfaces:

Adaptable

public class TableColumn
extends Item

Instances of this class represent a column in a table widget.

Styles:

LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER

Events:

Move, Resize, Selection

Note: Only one of the styles LEFT, RIGHT and CENTER may be specified.

IMPORTANT: This class is not intended to be subclassed.

Since:

1.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TableColumn(Table parent, int style)	Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent (which must be a Table) and a style value describing its behavior and appearance.
TableColumn(Table parent, int style, int index)	Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent (which must be a Table), a style value describing its behavior and appearance, and the index at which to place it in the items maintained by its parent.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addControlListener(ControlListener listener)	Adds the listener to the collection of listeners who will be notified when the control is moved or resized, by sending it one of the messages defined in the ControlListener interface.
void	addSelectionListener(SelectionListener listener)	Adds the listener to the collection of listeners who will be notified when the control is selected, by sending it one of the messages defined in the SelectionListener interface.
<T> T	getAdapter(Class<T> adapter)	Implementation of the Adaptable interface.
int	getAlignment()	Returns a value which describes the position of the text or image in the receiver.
boolean	getMoveable()	Gets the moveable attribute.
Table	getParent()	Returns the receiver's parent, which must be a Table.
boolean	getResizable()	Gets the resizable attribute.
String	getToolTipText()	Returns the receiver's tool tip text, or null if it has not been set.
int	getWidth()	Gets the width of the receiver.
void	pack()	Causes the receiver to be resized to its preferred size.
void	removeControlListener(ControlListener listener)	Removes the listener from the collection of listeners who will be notified when the control is moved or resized.
void	removeSelectionListener(SelectionListener listener)	Removes the listener from the collection of listeners who will be notified when the control is selected.
void	setAlignment(int alignment)	Controls how text and images will be displayed in the receiver.
void	setData(String key, Object value)	Sets the application defined property of the receiver with the specified name to the given value.
void	setMoveable(boolean moveable)	Sets the moveable attribute.
void	setResizable(boolean resizable)	Sets the resizable attribute.
void	setToolTipText(String toolTipText)	Sets the receiver's tool tip text to the argument, which may be null indicating that no tool tip text should be shown.
void	setWidth(int width)	Sets the width of the receiver.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Item

getImage, getText, setImage, setText

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget

addDisposeListener, addListener, checkSubclass, checkWidget, dispose, getData, getData, getDisplay, getListeners, getStyle, isDisposed, isListening, notifyListeners, removeDisposeListener, removeListener, removeListener, reskin, setData, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

TableColumn

public TableColumn(Table parent,
 int style)

Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent (which must be a Table) and a style value describing its behavior and appearance. The item is added to the end of the items maintained by its parent.

The style value is either one of the style constants defined in class SWT which is applicable to instances of this class, or must be built by bitwise OR'ing together (that is, using the int "|" operator) two or more of those SWT style constants. The class description lists the style constants that are applicable to the class. Style bits are also inherited from superclasses.

Parameters:

parent - a composite control which will be the parent of the new instance (cannot be null)

style - the style of control to construct

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the parent is null

SWTException -

• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the parent
• ERROR_INVALID_SUBCLASS - if this class is not an allowed subclass

See Also:

• SWT.LEFT
• SWT.RIGHT
• SWT.CENTER
• Widget.checkSubclass()
• Widget.getStyle()

TableColumn

public TableColumn(Table parent,
 int style,
 int index)

Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent (which must be a Table), a style value describing its behavior and appearance, and the index at which to place it in the items maintained by its parent.

The style value is either one of the style constants defined in class SWT which is applicable to instances of this class, or must be built by bitwise OR'ing together (that is, using the int "|" operator) two or more of those SWT style constants. The class description lists the style constants that are applicable to the class. Style bits are also inherited from superclasses.

Parameters:

parent - a composite control which will be the parent of the new instance (cannot be null)

style - the style of control to construct

index - the zero-relative index to store the receiver in its parent

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the parent is null
• ERROR_INVALID_RANGE - if the index is not between 0 and the number of elements in the parent (inclusive)

SWTException -

• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the parent
• ERROR_INVALID_SUBCLASS - if this class is not an allowed subclass

See Also:

• SWT.LEFT
• SWT.RIGHT
• SWT.CENTER
• Widget.checkSubclass()
• Widget.getStyle()

Method Details

getParent

public Table getParent()

Returns the receiver's parent, which must be a Table.

Returns:

the receiver's parent

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

getWidth

public int getWidth()

Gets the width of the receiver.

Returns:

the width

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

setToolTipText

public void setToolTipText(String toolTipText)

Sets the receiver's tool tip text to the argument, which may be null indicating that no tool tip text should be shown.

Parameters:

toolTipText - the new tool tip text (or null)

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

getToolTipText

public String getToolTipText()

Returns the receiver's tool tip text, or null if it has not been set.

Returns:

the receiver's tool tip text

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

setAlignment

public void setAlignment(int alignment)

Controls how text and images will be displayed in the receiver. The argument should be one of LEFT, RIGHT or CENTER.

Parameters:

alignment - the new alignment

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

getAlignment

public int getAlignment()

Returns a value which describes the position of the text or image in the receiver. The value will be one of LEFT, RIGHT or CENTER.

Returns:

the alignment

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

setWidth

public void setWidth(int width)

Sets the width of the receiver.

Parameters:

width - the new width

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

pack

public void pack()

Causes the receiver to be resized to its preferred size. For a composite, this involves computing the preferred size from its layout, if there is one.

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

setMoveable

public void setMoveable(boolean moveable)

Sets the moveable attribute. A column that is moveable can be reordered by the user by dragging the header. A column that is not moveable cannot be dragged by the user but may be reordered by the programmer.

Parameters:

moveable - the moveable attribute

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

See Also:

• Table.setColumnOrder(int[])
• Table.getColumnOrder()
• getMoveable()
• SWT.Move

getMoveable

public boolean getMoveable()

Gets the moveable attribute. A column that is not moveable cannot be reordered by the user by dragging the header but may be reordered by the programmer.

Returns:

the moveable attribute

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

See Also:

• Table.getColumnOrder()
• Table.setColumnOrder(int[])
• setMoveable(boolean)
• SWT.Move

setResizable

public void setResizable(boolean resizable)

Sets the resizable attribute. A column that is resizable can be resized by the user dragging the edge of the header. A column that is not resizable cannot be dragged by the user but may be resized by the programmer.

Parameters:

resizable - the resize attribute

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

getResizable

public boolean getResizable()

Gets the resizable attribute. A column that is not resizable cannot be dragged by the user but may be resized by the programmer.

Returns:

the resizable attribute

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

addControlListener

public void addControlListener(ControlListener listener)

Adds the listener to the collection of listeners who will be notified when the control is moved or resized, by sending it one of the messages defined in the ControlListener interface.

Parameters:

listener - the listener which should be notified

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the listener is null

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

See Also:

• ControlListener
• removeControlListener(org.eclipse.swt.events.ControlListener)

removeControlListener

public void removeControlListener(ControlListener listener)

Removes the listener from the collection of listeners who will be notified when the control is moved or resized.

Parameters:

listener - the listener which should no longer be notified

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the listener is null

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

See Also:

• ControlListener
• addControlListener(org.eclipse.swt.events.ControlListener)

addSelectionListener

public void addSelectionListener(SelectionListener listener)

Adds the listener to the collection of listeners who will be notified when the control is selected, by sending it one of the messages defined in the SelectionListener interface.

widgetSelected is called when the column header is selected. widgetDefaultSelected is not called.

Parameters:

listener - the listener which should be notified

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the listener is null

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

See Also:

• SelectionListener
• removeSelectionListener(org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionListener)
• SelectionEvent

removeSelectionListener

public void removeSelectionListener(SelectionListener listener)

Removes the listener from the collection of listeners who will be notified when the control is selected.

Parameters:

listener - the listener which should no longer be notified

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the listener is null

SWTException -

• ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
• ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

See Also:

• SelectionListener
• addSelectionListener(org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionListener)

setData

public void setData(String key,
 Object value)

Description copied from class: Widget

Sets the application defined property of the receiver with the specified name to the given value.

Applications may associate arbitrary objects with the receiver in this fashion. If the objects stored in the properties need to be notified when the widget is disposed of, it is the application's responsibility to hook the Dispose event on the widget and do so.

Overrides:

setData in class Widget

Parameters:

key - the name of the property

value - the new value for the property

See Also:

• Widget.getData(String)

getAdapter

public <T> T getAdapter(Class<T> adapter)

Description copied from class: Widget

Implementation of the Adaptable interface.

IMPORTANT: This method is not part of the RWT public API. It is marked public only so that it can be shared within the packages provided by RWT. It should never be accessed from application code.

Specified by:

getAdapter in interface Adaptable

Overrides:

getAdapter in class Widget

Parameters:

adapter - the lookup class

Returns:

an object that can be cast to the given class or null if there is no adapter associated with the given class.