HasText (Vaadin Platform (vaadin-platform-javadoc) 23.2.5 API)

All Superinterfaces:

HasElement, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Anchor, Article, Aside, Button, DescriptionList, DescriptionList.Description, DescriptionList.Term, Div, DrawerToggle, Emphasis, Footer, GeneratedVaadinButton, GridMenuItem, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, Header, HtmlContainer, HtmlObject, Image, Label, ListItem, Main, MenuItem, MenuItemBase, NativeButton, NativeDetails.Summary, Nav, OrderedList, Paragraph, Pre, RouterLink, Section, Span, Text, UnorderedList
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public interface HasText
extends HasElement
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A component that supports text content.
The default implementations set the text as text content of HasElement.getElement(). Override all methods in this interface if the text should be added to some other element.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Vaadin Ltd

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class HasText.WhiteSpace
Represents "white-space" style values.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default String`	`getText()`	Gets the text content of this component.
`default HasText.WhiteSpace`	`getWhiteSpace()`	Gets the `"white-space"` style value.
`default void`	`setText(String text)`	Sets the given string as the content of this component.
`default void`	`setWhiteSpace(HasText.WhiteSpace value)`	Sets the given `value` as `"white-space"` style value.

Methods inherited from interface com.vaadin.flow.component.HasElement
getElement

- Method Detail
  - setText
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default void setText(String text)
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    Sets the given string as the content of this component. This removes any existing child components and child elements. To mix text and child components in a component that also supports child components, use HasComponents.add(Component...) with the Text component for the textual parts.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - the text content to set
  - getText
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default String getText()
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    Gets the text content of this component. This method only considers the text of the actual component. The text contents of any child components or elements are not considered.
    
    Returns:
    
    the text content of this component, not null
  - setWhiteSpace
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default void setWhiteSpace(HasText.WhiteSpace value)
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    Sets the given value as "white-space" style value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the "white-space" style value, not null
  - getWhiteSpace
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default HasText.WhiteSpace getWhiteSpace()
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    Gets the "white-space" style value.
    The default value is WhiteSpace#NORMAL. If the "white-space" style value is non standard then null is returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the "white-space" style value, may be null