com.jidesoft.swing

Class ClickThroughLabel

java.lang.Object

java.awt.Component

java.awt.Container

javax.swing.JComponent

javax.swing.JLabel

com.jidesoft.swing.ClickThroughLabel

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.event.MouseListener, java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.io.Serializable, java.util.EventListener, javax.accessibility.Accessible, javax.swing.event.MouseInputListener, javax.swing.SwingConstants

public class ClickThroughLabel
extends javax.swing.JLabel
implements javax.swing.event.MouseInputListener

ClickThroughLabel is a special JLabel that will retarget all mouse events to specified target component.

For example, you need to paint some text on a JComponent. Usually you can call Java2D paint text method and paint the text. However the other way to do it is to add JLabel to JComponent and JLabel will not only paint the text but also an optional icon which is better. However if you had mouse listener added to JComponent, the mouse listener will not receive any mouse events when mouse clicks on the JLabel. By using this ClickThroughLabel, mouse event will be passed to underlying JComponent.

Please note, we didn't pass all mouse events. In most cases, MOUSE_EXITED and MOUSE_ENTERED doesn't make sense to pass through. However there are cases, for example when the JLabel is at the border of JComponent, you may expect MOUSE_ENTERED event on JComponent but it will not happen. So please be aware of those cases so that you don't depend on it for important decision in your code.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JLabel

javax.swing.JLabel.AccessibleJLabel

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

javax.swing.JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, java.awt.Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, java.awt.Component.BltBufferStrategy, java.awt.Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JLabel

labelFor

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

accessibleContext, BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.SwingConstants

BOTTOM, CENTER, EAST, HORIZONTAL, LEADING, LEFT, NEXT, NORTH, NORTH_EAST, NORTH_WEST, PREVIOUS, RIGHT, SOUTH, SOUTH_EAST, SOUTH_WEST, TOP, TRAILING, VERTICAL, WEST

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClickThroughLabel()
ClickThroughLabel(javax.swing.Icon image)
ClickThroughLabel(javax.swing.Icon image, int horizontalAlignment)
ClickThroughLabel(java.lang.String text)
ClickThroughLabel(java.lang.String text, javax.swing.Icon icon, int horizontalAlignment)
ClickThroughLabel(java.lang.String text, int horizontalAlignment)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.awt.Component	getTarget()
protected void	installListeners()
void	mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)
void	mouseDragged(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)
void	mouseEntered(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)
void	mouseExited(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)
void	mouseMoved(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)
void	mousePressed(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)
void	mouseReleased(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)
void	setTarget(java.awt.Component target)
protected void	uninstallListeners()

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JLabel

checkHorizontalKey, checkVerticalKey, getAccessibleContext, getDisabledIcon, getDisplayedMnemonic, getDisplayedMnemonicIndex, getHorizontalAlignment, getHorizontalTextPosition, getIcon, getIconTextGap, getLabelFor, getText, getUI, getUIClassID, getVerticalAlignment, getVerticalTextPosition, imageUpdate, paramString, setDisabledIcon, setDisplayedMnemonic, setDisplayedMnemonic, setDisplayedMnemonicIndex, setHorizontalAlignment, setHorizontalTextPosition, setIcon, setIconTextGap, setLabelFor, setText, setUI, setVerticalAlignment, setVerticalTextPosition, updateUI

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, hide, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingForPrint, isPaintingOrigin, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setLayout, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ClickThroughLabel

public ClickThroughLabel()

ClickThroughLabel

public ClickThroughLabel(javax.swing.Icon image)

ClickThroughLabel

public ClickThroughLabel(javax.swing.Icon image,
                         int horizontalAlignment)

ClickThroughLabel

public ClickThroughLabel(java.lang.String text)

ClickThroughLabel

public ClickThroughLabel(java.lang.String text,
                         int horizontalAlignment)

ClickThroughLabel

public ClickThroughLabel(java.lang.String text,
                         javax.swing.Icon icon,
                         int horizontalAlignment)

Method Detail

getTarget

public java.awt.Component getTarget()

setTarget

public void setTarget(java.awt.Component target)

installListeners

protected void installListeners()

uninstallListeners

protected void uninstallListeners()

mouseClicked

public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)

Specified by:

mouseClicked in interface java.awt.event.MouseListener

mousePressed

public void mousePressed(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)

Specified by:

mousePressed in interface java.awt.event.MouseListener

mouseReleased

public void mouseReleased(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)

Specified by:

mouseReleased in interface java.awt.event.MouseListener

mouseEntered

public void mouseEntered(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)

Specified by:

mouseEntered in interface java.awt.event.MouseListener

mouseExited

public void mouseExited(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)

Specified by:

mouseExited in interface java.awt.event.MouseListener

mouseDragged

public void mouseDragged(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)

Specified by:

mouseDragged in interface java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener

mouseMoved

public void mouseMoved(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)

Specified by:

mouseMoved in interface java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener