net.slashie.libjcsi.textcomponents
Class TextInformBox

java.lang.Object
  net.slashie.libjcsi.textcomponents.TextComponent
      net.slashie.libjcsi.textcomponents.TextInformBox

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class TextInformBox
extends TextComponent

Represents a text box which can be updated to show a new text along with the old one until it is full, in which case it shows a [More] prompt, waits for a player keypress, erases it selfs and continues exhibiting the same behaviour.

Author:

Santiago Zapata, Eben Howard

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

TextInformBox(ConsoleSystemInterface si)
Creates new TextInformBox tied to a specific interface.

Method Summary

void	addText(java.lang.String text) Allows text to be added to the box
void	clear() Erases content but leaves box
void	draw() Outputs the box to the interface.
void	setHeight(int value)
void	setText(java.lang.String text) Erases current content and then sets content

Methods inherited from class net.slashie.libjcsi.textcomponents.TextComponent

clearBox, drawBorder, getForeColor, getHeight, getWidth, hasBorder, setBorder, setBorderColor, setBorderColor, setBounds, setForeColor, setForeColor, setPosition, setWidth

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TextInformBox

public TextInformBox(ConsoleSystemInterface si)

Creates new TextInformBox tied to a specific interface.

Parameters:

si - interface to attach to

Method Detail

setHeight

public void setHeight(int value)

Overrides:

setHeight in class TextComponent

Parameters:

value - vertical height desired

draw

public void draw()

Outputs the box to the interface.

Specified by:

draw in class TextComponent

addText

public void addText(java.lang.String text)

Allows text to be added to the box

Parameters:

text - content to be added

setText

public void setText(java.lang.String text)

Erases current content and then sets content

Parameters:

text - new content

clear

public void clear()

Erases content but leaves box