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Class symantec.itools.awt.util.StatusScroller

java.lang.Object
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public class StatusScroller

extends Object

implements Runnable

context

delay

index

isRepeat

isRightToLeft

isScrollClean

sslength

statusString

thread

wblength

workingBuffer

StatusScroller()

Default Constructor

clear()

Clears the status area

getAutoStart()

Determines if the scrolling will automatically start when the applet is loaded.

getDelay()

The time between the display of each character in milliseconds

getRepeat()

One behavior of the scrolling If true the text will continue scrolling over and over; if false, the text will scroll off and back on, then stop.

getRightToLeft()

The direction the text will scroll.

getScrollClean()

One behavior of the scrolling.

getString()

The string currently being used for scrolling

makePadding(int)

Returns a String with howBig number of spaces as the content

run()

The main logic loop

scrollString()

Handles the manipulation of the string buffer to give the desired scrolling effect.

setAppletContext(Applet)

StatusScroller needs an AppletContext in order to set the status area This version takes an Applet object and gets the needed AppletContext from it.

setAppletContext(AppletContext)

StatusScroller needs an AppletContext in order to set the status area This version takes an AppletContext object directly.

setAutoStart(boolean)

Determines if the scrolling will automatically start when the applet is loaded.

setDelay(int)

Set the time between the display of each character in milliseconds.

setRepeat(boolean)

Controlls one behavior of the scrolling If true the text will continue scrolling over and over; if false, the text will scroll off and back on, then stop.

setRightToLeft(boolean)

Controlls the direction the text will scroll.

setScrollClean(boolean)

Controlls one behavior of the scrolling.

setString(String)

Sets the string to use for scrolling

start()

Start the status text scrolling

stop()

Stops the status text from scrolling

updateWorkingBuffer()

Updates the string buffer depending on the settings

  protected boolean isRightToLeft

  protected boolean isRepeat

  protected boolean isScrollClean

  protected AppletContext context

  protected Thread thread

  protected int delay

  protected int wblength

  protected int sslength

  protected int index

  protected String statusString

  protected StringBuffer workingBuffer

  public StatusScroller()

Default Constructor

  public void start()

Start the status text scrolling

See Also:

run

  public void stop()

Stops the status text from scrolling

See Also:

start

  public void clear()

Clears the status area

  public void setString(String s)

Sets the string to use for scrolling

Parameters:

String - s

See Also:

getString

  public String getString()

The string currently being used for scrolling

Returns:

String

See Also:

setString

  public void setRightToLeft(boolean b)

Controlls the direction the text will scroll. If true, the text will scroll from the Right to the Left; if false, the text will scroll from the Left to the Right.

Parameters:

boolean - b

See Also:

getRightToLeft

  public boolean getRightToLeft()

The direction the text will scroll. If true, the text will scroll from the Right to the Left; if false, the text will scroll from the Left to the Right.

Returns:

boolean

See Also:

setRightToLeft

  public void setScrollClean(boolean b)

Controlls one behavior of the scrolling. If true, the text will scroll completely off before scrolling on again; if false, the text will scroll from head to tail or tail to head (depending on the direction) directly.

Parameters:

boolean - b

See Also:

getScrollClean, getRightToLeft

  public boolean getScrollClean()

One behavior of the scrolling. If true, the text will scroll completely off before scrolling on again; if false, the text will scroll from head to tail or tail to head (depending on the direction) directly.

Returns:

boolean

See Also:

setScrollClean, getRightToLeft

  public void setAutoStart(boolean f)

Determines if the scrolling will automatically start when the applet is loaded. If true the text will start scrolling as soon as the applet is loaded; if false, the text will not scroll until start() is called.

Parameters:

boolean - f

See Also:

getAutoStart, start, stop

  public boolean getAutoStart()

Determines if the scrolling will automatically start when the applet is loaded. If true the text will start scrolling as soon as the applet is loaded; if false, the text will not scroll until start() is called.

Returns:

boolean Wether or not the text will scroll as soon as the applet is loaded.

See Also:

setAutoStart, start, stop

  public void setRepeat(boolean f)

Controlls one behavior of the scrolling If true the text will continue scrolling over and over; if false, the text will scroll off and back on, then stop.

Parameters:

boolean - f

See Also:

getRepeat

  public boolean getRepeat()

One behavior of the scrolling If true the text will continue scrolling over and over; if false, the text will scroll off and back on, then stop.

Returns:

boolean

See Also:

setRepeat

  public void setDelay(int d)

Set the time between the display of each character in milliseconds. Minimum delay of 30 miliseconds.

Parameters:

int - d

See Also:

getDelay

  public int getDelay()

The time between the display of each character in milliseconds

Returns:

int

See Also:

setDelay

  public void setAppletContext(AppletContext c)

StatusScroller needs an AppletContext in order to set the status area This version takes an AppletContext object directly.

Parameters:

AppletContext - c

See Also:

setAppletContext

  public void setAppletContext(Applet a)

StatusScroller needs an AppletContext in order to set the status area This version takes an Applet object and gets the needed AppletContext from it.

Parameters:

Applet - a

See Also:

setAppletContext

  public void run()

The main logic loop

  protected String scrollString()

Handles the manipulation of the string buffer to give the desired scrolling effect.

Returns:

String

See Also:

run, setRightToLeft, getRightToLeft

  protected String makePadding(int howBig)

Returns a String with howBig number of spaces as the content

Parameters:

int - howBig

Returns:

s String

See Also:

updateWorkingBuffer

  protected void updateWorkingBuffer()

Updates the string buffer depending on the settings

See Also:

setScrollClean

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