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Class com.sun.java.swing.text.EditorKit 

java.lang.Object
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public abstract class EditorKit
extends Object
This is the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text document. This acts as a factory for some kind of policy. For example, a default implementation of html and rtf can be provided that are replaceable with other implementations.

Constructor Index

o EditorKit()

Method Index

o createDefaultDocument()
Create an uninitialized text storage model that is appropriate for this type of editor.
o getActions()
Fetch the set of commands that can be used on a text component that is using a model and view produced by this kit.
o getViewFactory()
Fetch a factory that is suitable for producing views of any models that are produced by this kit.
o read(Reader, Object)
Create and initialize a model from the given stream which is expected to be in a format appropriate for this kind of editor.
o write(Writer, Document)
Save the model to the given stream in a format that is appropriate for this kind of editor.

Constructors

o EditorKit 
 public EditorKit()

Methods

o getViewFactory 
 public abstract ViewFactory getViewFactory()
Fetch a factory that is suitable for producing views of any models that are produced by this kit.

o getActions 
 public abstract Action[] getActions()
Fetch the set of commands that can be used on a text component that is using a model and view produced by this kit.

o createDefaultDocument 
 public abstract Document createDefaultDocument()
Create an uninitialized text storage model that is appropriate for this type of editor.

o read 
 public abstract Document read(Reader in,
                               Object desc) throws IOException
Create and initialize a model from the given stream which is expected to be in a format appropriate for this kind of editor.

Parameters:
in - The stream to read from
desc - An object describing the stream. This might be a string, a File, a URL, etc. Some kinds of documents (such as html for example) might be able to make use of this information.
o write 
 public abstract void write(Writer out,
                            Document doc) throws IOException
Save the model to the given stream in a format that is appropriate for this kind of editor. 

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