com.gwtplatform.mvp.client

Interface Tab

All Superinterfaces:

HasText

public interface Tab
extends HasText

This interface represents a tab after it has been instantiated as a Widget. The full description of a tab before it is created is given by TabData.

Author:

Philippe Beaudoin

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	activate() Should not be called directly.
Widget	asWidget() Every tab should be able to return itself as an instance of a widget class.
void	deactivate() Should not be called directly.
float	getPriority() A tab priority indicates where it should appear within the tab strip.
String	getText() Gets the text displayed on the tab.
void	setTargetHistoryToken(String historyToken) Sets the history token this tab links to.
void	setText(String text) Sets the text displayed on the tab.

Method Detail

activate

void activate()

Should not be called directly. Call TabPanel.setActiveTab(Tab) instead.

asWidget

Widget asWidget()

Every tab should be able to return itself as an instance of a widget class.

Returns:

The tab as a Widget.

deactivate

void deactivate()

Should not be called directly. Call TabPanel.setActiveTab(Tab) instead.

getPriority

float getPriority()

A tab priority indicates where it should appear within the tab strip. In typical implementations of TabPanel, a tab with low priority will be placed more towards the left of the strip. Two tabs with the same priority will be placed in an arbitrary order.

Returns:

The priority.

getText

String getText()

Gets the text displayed on the tab.

Specified by:

getText in interface HasText

Returns:

The text.

See Also:

HasText.getText()

setTargetHistoryToken

void setTargetHistoryToken(String historyToken)

Sets the history token this tab links to.

Parameters:

historyToken - The history token.

setText

void setText(String text)

Sets the text displayed on the tab.

Specified by:

setText in interface HasText

Parameters:

text - The text.

See Also:

HasText.setText(String)