# Uses of Package
javax.swing.text

Packages that use javax.swing.text
Package
Description
java.awt
Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
javax.accessibility
Defines a contract between user-interface components and an assistive technology that provides access to those components.
javax.swing
Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
javax.swing.event
Provides for events fired by Swing components.
javax.swing.plaf
Provides one interface and many abstract classes that Swing uses to provide its pluggable look-and-feel capabilities.
javax.swing.plaf.basic
Provides user interface objects built according to the Basic look and feel.
javax.swing.plaf.metal
Provides user interface objects built according to the Java look and feel (once codenamed Metal), which is the default look and feel.
javax.swing.plaf.multi
Provides user interface objects that combine two or more look and feels.
javax.swing.plaf.synth
Synth is a skinnable look and feel in which all painting is delegated.
javax.swing.text
Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
javax.swing.text.html
Provides the class `HTMLEditorKit` and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.
javax.swing.text.html.parser
Provides the default HTML parser, along with support classes.
javax.swing.text.rtf
Provides a class (`RTFEditorKit`) for creating Rich-Text-Format text editors.
javax.swing.tree
Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with `javax.swing.JTree`.

Classes in javax.swing.text used by java.awt
Class
Description
AttributeSet
A collection of unique attributes.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.accessibility
Class
Description
AttributeSet
A collection of unique attributes.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.swing
Class
Description
AttributeSet
A collection of unique attributes.
BadLocationException
This exception is to report bad locations within a document model (that is, attempts to reference a location that doesn't exist).
Document
The `Document` is a container for text that serves as the model for swing text components.
DocumentFilter
`DocumentFilter`, as the name implies, is a filter for the `Document` mutation methods.
EditorKit
Establishes the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text content.
Element
Interface to describe a structural piece of a document.
JTextComponent
`JTextComponent` is the base class for swing text components.
JTextComponent.AccessibleJTextComponent
This class implements accessibility support for the `JTextComponent` class.
JTextComponent.KeyBinding
Binding record for creating key bindings.
MutableAttributeSet
A generic interface for a mutable collection of unique attributes.
NavigationFilter
`NavigationFilter` can be used to restrict where the cursor can be positioned.
Position.Bias
A typesafe enumeration to indicate bias to a position in the model.
Style
A collection of attributes to associate with an element in a document.
StyledDocument
Interface for a generic styled document.
StyledEditorKit
This is the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text document.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.swing.event
Class
Description
Document
The `Document` is a container for text that serves as the model for swing text components.
Element
Interface to describe a structural piece of a document.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.swing.plaf
Class
Description
BadLocationException
This exception is to report bad locations within a document model (that is, attempts to reference a location that doesn't exist).
EditorKit
Establishes the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text content.
JTextComponent
`JTextComponent` is the base class for swing text components.
Position.Bias
A typesafe enumeration to indicate bias to a position in the model.
View
A very important part of the text package is the `View` class.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.swing.plaf.basic
Class
Description
BadLocationException
This exception is to report bad locations within a document model (that is, attempts to reference a location that doesn't exist).
Caret
A place within a document view that represents where things can be inserted into the document model.
DefaultCaret
A default implementation of Caret.
DefaultHighlighter
Implements the Highlighter interfaces.
EditorKit
Establishes the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text content.
Element
Interface to describe a structural piece of a document.
Highlighter
An interface for an object that allows one to mark up the background with colored areas.
JTextComponent
`JTextComponent` is the base class for swing text components.
Keymap
A collection of bindings of KeyStrokes to actions.
LayeredHighlighter
Implementation of `Highlighter` interface to mark up the background of leaf views with colored areas.
Position.Bias
A typesafe enumeration to indicate bias to a position in the model.
View
A very important part of the text package is the `View` class.
ViewFactory
A factory to create a view of some portion of document subject.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.swing.plaf.metal
Class
Description
ViewFactory
A factory to create a view of some portion of document subject.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.swing.plaf.multi
Class
Description
BadLocationException
This exception is to report bad locations within a document model (that is, attempts to reference a location that doesn't exist).
EditorKit
Establishes the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text content.
JTextComponent
`JTextComponent` is the base class for swing text components.
Position.Bias
A typesafe enumeration to indicate bias to a position in the model.
View
A very important part of the text package is the `View` class.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.swing.plaf.synth
Class
Description
Element
Interface to describe a structural piece of a document.
View
A very important part of the text package is the `View` class.
ViewFactory
A factory to create a view of some portion of document subject.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.swing.text
Class
Description
AbstractDocument
An implementation of the document interface to serve as a basis for implementing various kinds of documents.
AbstractDocument.AbstractElement
Implements the abstract part of an element.
AbstractDocument.AttributeContext
An interface that can be used to allow MutableAttributeSet implementations to use pluggable attribute compression techniques.
AbstractDocument.BranchElement
Implements a composite element that contains other elements.
AbstractDocument.Content
Interface to describe a sequence of character content that can be edited.
AbstractDocument.DefaultDocumentEvent
Stores document changes as the document is being modified.
AsyncBoxView.ChildLocator
A class to manage the effective position of the child views in a localized area while changes are being made around the localized area.
AsyncBoxView.ChildState
A record representing the layout state of a child view.
AttributeSet
A collection of unique attributes.
AttributeSet.CharacterAttribute
This interface is the type signature that is expected to be present on any attribute key that contributes to character level presentation.
AttributeSet.ColorAttribute
This interface is the type signature that is expected to be present on any attribute key that contributes to presentation of color.
AttributeSet.FontAttribute
This interface is the type signature that is expected to be present on any attribute key that contributes to the determination of what font to use to render some text.
AttributeSet.ParagraphAttribute
This interface is the type signature that is expected to be present on any attribute key that contributes to the paragraph level presentation.
BadLocationException
This exception is to report bad locations within a document model (that is, attempts to reference a location that doesn't exist).
BoxView
A view that arranges its children into a box shape by tiling its children along an axis.
Caret
A place within a document view that represents where things can be inserted into the document model.
CompositeView
`CompositeView` is an abstract `View` implementation which manages one or more child views.
DefaultEditorKit
This is the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text document.
DefaultFormatter
`DefaultFormatter` formats arbitrary objects.
DefaultStyledDocument.ElementBuffer
Class to manage changes to the element hierarchy.
DefaultStyledDocument.ElementSpec
Specification for building elements.
Document
The `Document` is a container for text that serves as the model for swing text components.
DocumentFilter
`DocumentFilter`, as the name implies, is a filter for the `Document` mutation methods.
DocumentFilter.FilterBypass
Used as a way to circumvent calling back into the Document to change it.
EditorKit
Establishes the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text content.
Element
Interface to describe a structural piece of a document.
ElementIterator
`ElementIterator`, as the name suggests, iterates over the `Element` tree.
FieldView
Extends the multi-line plain text view to be suitable for a single-line editor view.
FlowView
A View that tries to flow it's children into some partially constrained space.
FlowView.FlowStrategy
Strategy for maintaining the physical form of the flow.
GlyphView
A GlyphView is a styled chunk of text that represents a view mapped over an element in the text model.
GlyphView.GlyphPainter
A class to perform rendering of the glyphs.
Highlighter
An interface for an object that allows one to mark up the background with colored areas.
Highlighter.Highlight
A highlight.
Highlighter.HighlightPainter
Highlight renderer.
InternationalFormatter
`InternationalFormatter` extends `DefaultFormatter`, using an instance of `java.text.Format` to handle the conversion to a String, and the conversion from a String.
JTextComponent
`JTextComponent` is the base class for swing text components.
JTextComponent.DropLocation
Represents a drop location for `JTextComponent`s.
JTextComponent.KeyBinding
Binding record for creating key bindings.
Keymap
A collection of bindings of KeyStrokes to actions.
LayeredHighlighter
Implementation of `Highlighter` interface to mark up the background of leaf views with colored areas.
LayeredHighlighter.LayerPainter
Layered highlight renderer.
LayoutQueue
A queue of text layout tasks.
MutableAttributeSet
A generic interface for a mutable collection of unique attributes.
NavigationFilter
`NavigationFilter` can be used to restrict where the cursor can be positioned.
NavigationFilter.FilterBypass
Used as a way to circumvent calling back into the caret to position the cursor.
PlainView
Implements View interface for a simple multi-line text view that has text in one font and color.
Position
Represents a location within a document.
Position.Bias
A typesafe enumeration to indicate bias to a position in the model.
Segment
A segment of a character array representing a fragment of text.
Style
A collection of attributes to associate with an element in a document.
StyleConstants
A collection of well known or common attribute keys and methods to apply to an AttributeSet or MutableAttributeSet to get/set the properties in a typesafe manner.
StyleContext
A pool of styles and their associated resources.
StyleContext.SmallAttributeSet
This class holds a small number of attributes in an array.
StyledDocument
Interface for a generic styled document.
StyledEditorKit
This is the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text document.
StyledEditorKit.StyledTextAction
An action that assumes it's being fired on a JEditorPane with a StyledEditorKit (or subclass) installed.
TabableView
Interface for `View`s that have size dependent upon tabs.
TabExpander
Simple interface to allow for different types of implementations of tab expansion.
TableView.TableCell
Deprecated.
A table cell can now be any View implementation.
TableView.TableRow
View of a row in a row-centric table.
TabSet
A TabSet is comprised of many TabStops.
TabStop
This class encapsulates a single tab stop (basically as tab stops are thought of by RTF).
TextAction
An Action implementation useful for key bindings that are shared across a number of different text components.
View
A very important part of the text package is the `View` class.
ViewFactory
A factory to create a view of some portion of document subject.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.swing.text.html
Class
Description
AbstractDocument
An implementation of the document interface to serve as a basis for implementing various kinds of documents.
AbstractDocument.AbstractElement
Implements the abstract part of an element.
AbstractDocument.AttributeContext
An interface that can be used to allow MutableAttributeSet implementations to use pluggable attribute compression techniques.
AbstractDocument.BranchElement
Implements a composite element that contains other elements.
AbstractDocument.Content
Interface to describe a sequence of character content that can be edited.
AbstractDocument.DefaultDocumentEvent
Stores document changes as the document is being modified.
AbstractDocument.LeafElement
Implements an element that directly represents content of some kind.
AbstractWriter
AbstractWriter is an abstract class that actually does the work of writing out the element tree including the attributes.
AttributeSet
A collection of unique attributes.
BadLocationException
This exception is to report bad locations within a document model (that is, attempts to reference a location that doesn't exist).
BoxView
A view that arranges its children into a box shape by tiling its children along an axis.
ComponentView
Component decorator that implements the view interface.
CompositeView
`CompositeView` is an abstract `View` implementation which manages one or more child views.
DefaultEditorKit
This is the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text document.
DefaultStyledDocument
A document that can be marked up with character and paragraph styles in a manner similar to the Rich Text Format.
DefaultStyledDocument.ElementSpec
Specification for building elements.
Document
The `Document` is a container for text that serves as the model for swing text components.
EditorKit
Establishes the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text content.
Element
Interface to describe a structural piece of a document.
FlowView
A View that tries to flow it's children into some partially constrained space.
GlyphView
A GlyphView is a styled chunk of text that represents a view mapped over an element in the text model.
LabelView
A `LabelView` is a styled chunk of text that represents a view mapped over an element in the text model.
MutableAttributeSet
A generic interface for a mutable collection of unique attributes.
ParagraphView
View of a simple line-wrapping paragraph that supports multiple fonts, colors, components, icons, etc.
Position.Bias
A typesafe enumeration to indicate bias to a position in the model.
Style
A collection of attributes to associate with an element in a document.
StyleContext
A pool of styles and their associated resources.
StyleContext.SmallAttributeSet
This class holds a small number of attributes in an array.
StyledDocument
Interface for a generic styled document.
StyledEditorKit
This is the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text document.
StyledEditorKit.StyledTextAction
An action that assumes it's being fired on a JEditorPane with a StyledEditorKit (or subclass) installed.
TabableView
Interface for `View`s that have size dependent upon tabs.
TabExpander
Simple interface to allow for different types of implementations of tab expansion.
TextAction
An Action implementation useful for key bindings that are shared across a number of different text components.
View
A very important part of the text package is the `View` class.
ViewFactory
A factory to create a view of some portion of document subject.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.swing.text.html.parser
Class
Description
ChangedCharSetException
ChangedCharSetException as the name indicates is an exception thrown when the charset is changed.
SimpleAttributeSet
A straightforward implementation of MutableAttributeSet using a hash table.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.swing.text.rtf
Class
Description
BadLocationException
This exception is to report bad locations within a document model (that is, attempts to reference a location that doesn't exist).
DefaultEditorKit
This is the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text document.
Document
The `Document` is a container for text that serves as the model for swing text components.
EditorKit
Establishes the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text content.
StyledEditorKit
This is the set of things needed by a text component to be a reasonably functioning editor for some type of text document.
Classes in javax.swing.text used by javax.swing.tree
Class
Description
JTextComponent
`JTextComponent` is the base class for swing text components.