Module java.desktop
Package 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

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    float
    nextTabStop​(float x, int tabOffset)
    Returns the next tab stop position given a reference position.

  • Method Details

    • 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