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Class com.sun.wizards.awt.MultilineLabel 

java.lang.Object
   |
   +----java.awt.Component
           |
           +----java.awt.Container
                   |
                   +----java.awt.Panel
                           |
                           +----com.sun.wizards.awt.MultilineLabel
public class MultilineLabel
extends Panel
The MultilineLabel object displays text in multiple lines, which are separated by "\n".

Graphic of MultilineLayout displaying centered text.

Here is the code for this applet: 

 import java.applet.Applet;
 import java.awt.*;
 import com.sun.wizards.awt.*;
 public class Test extends Applet
 {
   public void init()
     {
       add(new MultilineLabel("Line 1\n(Notice the lines are centered) Line 2\nLine3", 
 			     MultilineLabel.CENTER));
     }
 }

Variable Index

o CENTER
A tag that indicates the text should be centered.
o LEFT
A tag that indicates the text should be left justified.
o RIGHT
A tag that indicates the text should be right justified.

Constructor Index

o MultilineLabel(String)
Creates a label with the specified text.
o MultilineLabel(String, int)
Creates a label with the specified text, displayed with the specified alignment.

Method Index

o doLayout()
The doLayout method has been overridden to perform size calculations before the layout is done.
o getPreferredSize()
Returns the preferred size of this multiline label.
o paint(Graphics)
Paint the multiline label using the specified Graphics object.

Variables

o CENTER 
 public static final int CENTER
A tag that indicates the text should be centered.

o LEFT 
 public static final int LEFT
A tag that indicates the text should be left justified.

o RIGHT 
 public static final int RIGHT
A tag that indicates the text should be right justified.

Constructors

o MultilineLabel 
 public MultilineLabel(String text)
Creates a label with the specified text. If the text contains one or more instances of the string "\n", the text will be broken into multiple lines.

Parameters:
text - The text to be displayed by this label.
o MultilineLabel 
 public MultilineLabel(String text,
                       int alignment)
Creates a label with the specified text, displayed with the specified alignment. If the text contains one or more instances of the string "\n", the text will be broken into multiple lines. The alignment can be LEFT, RIGHT, or CENTER.

Parameters:
text - The text to be displayed by this label.
alignment - The desired text alignment.

Methods

o doLayout 
 public void doLayout()
The doLayout method has been overridden to perform size calculations before the layout is done. These calculations must be performed at layout time, so the font metrics can be used on the current font.

Overrides:
doLayout in class Container
o getPreferredSize 
 public Dimension getPreferredSize()
Returns the preferred size of this multiline label.

Returns:
The preferred size.
Overrides:
getPreferredSize in class Container
o paint 
 public void paint(Graphics g)
Paint the multiline label using the specified Graphics object.

Parameters:
g - The Graphics object to use for the paint.
Overrides:
paint in class Container 
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