SelectableLabel.java

// BlogBridge -- RSS feed reader, manager, and web based service
// Copyright (C) 2002-2006 by R. Pito Salas
//
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// $Id: SelectableLabel.java,v 1.3 2006/01/08 05:07:31 kyank Exp $
//

package com.salas.bb.utils.uif;

import javax.swing.*;

/**
 * The label component extended with capability to let the text be selected.
 */
public class SelectableLabel extends JTextField
{
    private static final String PROPERTY_BACKGROUND = "Label.background";

    /**
     * Creates empty label.
     */
    public SelectableLabel()
    {
        this(null);
    }

    /**
     * Creates the lable initialized with text.
     *
     * @param text the text.
     */
    public SelectableLabel(String text)
    {
        setText(text);
        setBackground(UIManager.getColor(PROPERTY_BACKGROUND));
        setBorder(null);
        setEditable(false);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the text of the lable.
     *
     * @param t the text.
     */
    public void setText(String t)
    {
        super.setText(t);
        setCaretPosition(0);
    }

    /**
     * Updates UI of this component.
     */
    public void updateUI()
    {
        super.updateUI();
        setBackground(UIManager.getColor(PROPERTY_BACKGROUND));
    }
}