Class HTMLTransfer


  • public class HTMLTransfer
    extends ByteArrayTransfer
    The class HTMLTransfer provides a platform specific mechanism for converting text in HTML format represented as a java String to a platform specific representation of the data and vice versa.

    An example of a java String containing HTML text is shown below:

    
         String htmlData = "<p>This is a paragraph of text.</p>";
     
    See Also:
    Transfer
    • Method Detail

      • getInstance

        public static HTMLTransfer getInstance()
        Returns the singleton instance of the HTMLTransfer class.
        Returns:
        the singleton instance of the HTMLTransfer class
      • javaToNative

        public void javaToNative​(Object object,
                                 TransferData transferData)
        This implementation of javaToNative converts HTML-formatted text represented by a java String to a platform specific representation.
        Overrides:
        javaToNative in class ByteArrayTransfer
        Parameters:
        object - a java String containing HTML text
        transferData - an empty TransferData object that will be filled in on return with the platform specific format of the data
        See Also:
        Transfer.nativeToJava(org.eclipse.swt.dnd.TransferData)
      • getTypeIds

        protected int[] getTypeIds()
        Description copied from class: Transfer
        Returns the platform specific ids of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.
        Specified by:
        getTypeIds in class Transfer
        Returns:
        the platform specific ids of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent
      • getTypeNames

        protected String[] getTypeNames()
        Description copied from class: Transfer
        Returns the platform specific names of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.
        Specified by:
        getTypeNames in class Transfer
        Returns:
        the platform specific names of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.
      • validate

        protected boolean validate​(Object object)
        Description copied from class: Transfer
        Test that the object is of the correct format for this Transfer class.
        Overrides:
        validate in class Transfer
        Parameters:
        object - a java representation of the data to be converted
        Returns:
        true if object is of the correct form for this transfer type