Java Platform 1.2

javax.swing.event
Interface DocumentEvent.ElementChange

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractDocument.ElementEdit

public abstract static interface DocumentEvent.ElementChange

Describes changes made to an 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

public Element getElement()
Returns the element represented. This is the element that was changed.
Returns:
the element

getIndex

public 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

public Element[] getChildrenRemoved()
Gets the child elements that were removed from the given parent element. The parent element is expected to be one of the elements listed in the elementsModified method. The element array returned is sorted in the order that the elements used to lie in the document.
Returns:
the child elements

getChildrenAdded

public Element[] getChildrenAdded()
Gets the child elements that were added to the given parent element. The parent element is expected to be one of the elements given in the elementsModified method. The element array returned is sorted in the order that the elements lie in the document.
Returns:
the child elements

Java Platform 1.2

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