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Simple Name Changes in the AWT

This page lists simple name changes between the 1.0 and 1.1 releases of the AWT. These name changes can be performed automatically by a script such as the sed script we provide. See How to Convert Code that Uses the AWT for instructions on using the sed script.

The name changes listed in the following table are not valid for non-AWT code. At least one isn't even valid for all AWT code. Since the sed script can't tell what type of object it's affecting, you might find it making incorrect changes, which you'll generally discover when you see compilation error messages such as the following:

CardWindow.java:40: Method setVisible(java.awt.Panel, java.lang.String) not
found in class java.awt.CardLayout.
	    ((CardLayout)cards.getLayout()).setVisible(cards,(String)arg);

When you see such an error message, check whether the script incorrectly changed a method name. If you find the method name in the second column of the table below, look in the first column to see the method's original name. You can then edit the program by hand, changing the error-causing line to use the original name. For example, to correct the error above, you should change setVisible to show on line 40 of the CardWindow.java file.

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Note:  To see a complete list of deprecated AWT methods (1.0 methods no longer recommended in 1.1), see Deprecated Methods in the AWT.

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Original Method Name	1.1 Method Name
addItem	add
appendText	append
inside	contains
layout	doLayout
getPageIncrement	getBlockIncrement
bounds getBoundingBox	getBounds
getClipRect	getClipBounds
locate	getComponentAt
countComponents	getComponentCount
insets	getInsets
countItems	getItemCount
location	getLocation
countMenus	getMenuCount
minimumSize	getMinimumSize
preferredSize	getPreferredSize
getCurrent	getSelectedCheckbox
getLineIncrement	getUnitIncrement
getVisible	getVisibleAmount
insertText	insert
isSelected	isIndexSelected
allowsMultipleSelections	isMultipleMode
delItem	remove
clear	removeAll
replaceText	replaceRange
setPageIncrement	setBlockIncrement
reshape	setBounds
setEchoCharacter	setEchoChar
disable()	setEnabled(false)
enable()	setEnabled(true)
enable(expression)	setEnabled(expression)
move	setLocation
setMultipleSelections	setMultipleMode
setCurrent	setSelectedCheckbox
resize	setSize
setLineIncrement	setUnitIncrement
hide	setVisible(false)
show()	setVisible(true)
show(expression)	setVisible(expression)
nextFocus	transferFocus

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