PIRL.Utilities
Interface Styled_Writer

All Known Implementing Classes:

Messenger_Styled_Writer, Stream_Monitor, Stream_Monitor.Monitor_Writer, Styled_Multiwriter, Suspendable_Styled_Writer

public interface Styled_Writer

A Styled_Writer is used to write styled text.

This interface is used to write text that may have various text style attributes - font face, size, color, etc. - associated with it.

Version:

1.4

Author:

Bradford Castalia - UA/PIRL

Method Summary

Styled_Writer	Write(String text) Write plain text.
Styled_Writer	Write(String text, AttributeSet style) Write styled text.

Method Detail

Write

Styled_Writer Write(String text,
                    AttributeSet style)
                    throws IOException

Write styled text.

A style may be assembled using combinations of the numerous StyleConstants setXXX functions applied to a SimpleAttributeSet. For example:

SimpleAttributeSet bold_red_text = new SimpleAttributeSet ();
StyleConstants.setBold       (bold_red_text, true);
StyleConstants.setForeground (bold_red_text, Color.RED);
StyleConstants.setFontFamily (bold_red_text, "Monospaced");

assembles a style that will produce text in a bold, red, monospaced font.

Parameters:

text - The text String to be written.

style - The AttributeSet to be applied to the text. This may be null if plain text is to be displayed.

Returns:

This Styled_Writer

Throws:

IOException

See Also:

StyleConstants, SimpleAttributeSet

Write

Styled_Writer Write(String text)
                    throws IOException

Write plain text.

This is the same as writing text will a null style.

Parameters:

text - The text String to be written.

Returns:

This Styled_Writer

Throws:

IOException