Interface HasDirection

All Known Subinterfaces:
AutoDirectionHandler.Target
All Known Implementing Classes:
Anchor, DialogBox.CaptionImpl, DoubleBox, HTML, InlineHTML, InlineLabel, IntegerBox, Label, LongBox, PasswordTextBox, TextArea, TextBox, TextBoxBase, ValueBox, ValueBoxBase

public interface HasDirection
A widget that implements this interface has the ability to override the document directionality for its root element. Widgets that implement this interface should be leaf widgets. More specifically, they should not implement the HasWidgets interface.
  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type
    Interface
    Description
    static enum 
    Possible return values for getDirection() and parameter values for setDirection(Direction).Widgets that implement this interface can either have a direction that is right-to-left (RTL), left-to-right (LTR), or default (which means that their directionality is inherited from their parent widget).
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Gets the directionality of the widget.
    void
    Sets the directionality for a widget.
  • Method Details

    • setDirection

      void setDirection(HasDirection.Direction direction)
      Sets the directionality for a widget.
      Parameters:
      direction - RTL if the directionality should be set to right-to-left, LTR if the directionality should be set to left-to-right DEFAULT if the directionality should not be explicitly set
    • getDirection

      HasDirection.Direction getDirection()
      Gets the directionality of the widget.
      Returns:
      RTL if the directionality is right-to-left, LTR if the directionality is left-to-right, or DEFAULT if the directionality is not explicitly specified