prefuse.controls
Class ToolTipControl

java.lang.Object
  prefuse.controls.ControlAdapter
      prefuse.controls.ToolTipControl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Control, java.util.EventListener, java.awt.event.KeyListener, java.awt.event.MouseListener, java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener, java.awt.event.MouseWheelListener

public class ToolTipControl

extends ControlAdapter

Control that enables a tooltip display for items based on mouse hover.

Author:

jeffrey heer

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface prefuse.controls.Control

LEFT_MOUSE_BUTTON, MIDDLE_MOUSE_BUTTON, RIGHT_MOUSE_BUTTON

Constructor Summary

ToolTipControl(java.lang.String field)
Create a new ToolTipControl.

ToolTipControl(java.lang.String[] fields)
Create a new ToolTipControl.

Method Summary

void	itemEntered(VisualItem item, java.awt.event.MouseEvent e) Invoked when the mouse enters a VisualItem.
void	itemExited(VisualItem item, java.awt.event.MouseEvent e) Invoked when the mouse exits a VisualItem.

Methods inherited from class prefuse.controls.ControlAdapter

isEnabled, itemClicked, itemDragged, itemKeyPressed, itemKeyReleased, itemKeyTyped, itemMoved, itemPressed, itemReleased, itemWheelMoved, keyPressed, keyReleased, keyTyped, mouseClicked, mouseDragged, mouseEntered, mouseExited, mouseMoved, mousePressed, mouseReleased, mouseWheelMoved, setEnabled

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ToolTipControl

public ToolTipControl(java.lang.String field)

Create a new ToolTipControl.

Parameters:

field - the field name to use for the tooltip text

ToolTipControl

public ToolTipControl(java.lang.String[] fields)

Create a new ToolTipControl.

Parameters:

fields - the field names to use for the tooltip text. The values of each field will be concatenated to form the tooltip.

Method Detail

itemEntered

public void itemEntered(VisualItem item,
                        java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)

Description copied from interface: Control

Invoked when the mouse enters a VisualItem.

Specified by:

itemEntered in interface Control

Overrides:

itemEntered in class ControlAdapter

See Also:

Control.itemEntered(prefuse.visual.VisualItem, java.awt.event.MouseEvent)

itemExited

public void itemExited(VisualItem item,
                       java.awt.event.MouseEvent e)

Description copied from interface: Control

Invoked when the mouse exits a VisualItem.

Specified by:

itemExited in interface Control

Overrides:

itemExited in class ControlAdapter

See Also:

Control.itemExited(prefuse.visual.VisualItem, java.awt.event.MouseEvent)