7 Basic Controls

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RWT will have the same behavior for all basic controls as SWT does. Currently there exists an incomplete implementation that provides basic functionality.

Class Label

Currently implemented:

• get/set text
• get/set image

Note: Just like in SWT, the label can only display a string or an image but not both at the same time. When both is set, the label displays the object that was set last. However, the behavior of the RWT label differs slightly from SWT in that that setting an image clears the text and vice versa. As a result, calling getImage() after setting a text using setText() returns null even though an image has been set previously.

• alignment (LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT)
• SEPARATOR style, both horizontal and vertical with the same styles as supported by SWT: SHADOW_NONE, SHADOW_IN, SHADOW_OUT

Class Button

Currently implemented:

• the types CHECK, PUSH, RADIO
• get/set text and image
• selection
• alignment (LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT)
• SelectionListener
• Default button behavior (see Shell)

Class Text

Currently implemented:

• get/set text
• SINGLE, MULTI and PASSWORD styles
• READ_ONLY

Class List

Currently implemented:

• all selection-related methods
• handling of focused item
• all item operations
• control scroll behaviour similar to SWT via H_SCROLL and V_SCROLL style flags: scroll never, scroll horizontal only, scroll vertical only, automatically scroll when necessary
• SelectionListener

Class Combo

Currently Implemented:

• all selection-related methods
• all item operations
• SelectionListener