JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.3

javax.swing.event
Interface DocumentEvent.ElementChange

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractDocument.ElementEdit
Enclosing class:
DocumentEvent

public static interface DocumentEvent.ElementChange

Describes changes made to a specific 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 element array returned is sorted in the order that the elements used to lie in the document, and must be contiguous.
Returns:
the child elements

getChildrenAdded

public Element[] getChildrenAdded()
Gets the child elements that were added to the given parent element. The element array returned is in the order that the elements lie in the document, and must be contiguous.
Returns:
the child elements

JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.3

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