Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

javax.swing.text
Interface TabExpander

All Known Implementing Classes:
FieldView, ParagraphView, ParagraphView, PasswordView, PlainView, WrappedPlainView

public interface TabExpander

Simple interface to allow for different types of implementations of tab expansion.


Method Summary
 float nextTabStop(float x, int tabOffset)
          Returns the next tab stop position given a reference position.
 

Method Detail

nextTabStop

float nextTabStop(float x,
                  int tabOffset)
Returns the next tab stop position given a reference position. Values are expressed in points.

Parameters:
x - the position in points >= 0
tabOffset - the position within the text stream that the tab occurred at >= 0.
Returns:
the next tab stop >= 0

Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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