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Class vnr.awt.StatusBar 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.awt.Component
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           +----java.awt.Container
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                   +----com.sun.java.swing.JComponent
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                           +----com.sun.java.swing.JPanel
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                                   +----vnr.awt.StatusBar
public class StatusBar
extends JPanel

A status bar is a panel that typically gets added to the bottom of a window

By default it has a single label which can have it's text changed or retrieved

I need to work out a strategy of adding more components to it, maybe using a GridLayout.

Author:
dIon Gillard, February, 1998

Variable Index

o defaultLabel
o formatter

Constructor Index

o StatusBar()
constructor - creates the default status bar

Method Index

o emptyStatus()
empty the status bar
o showStatus(String)
Show a message on the status bar

Variables

o defaultLabel 
 protected JLabel defaultLabel
o formatter 
 protected SimpleDateFormat formatter

Constructors

o StatusBar 
 public StatusBar()
constructor - creates the default status bar

Methods

o showStatus 
 public void showStatus(String msg)
Show a message on the status bar

Parameters:
msg - The text to show on the statusBar
o emptyStatus 
 public void emptyStatus()
empty the status bar 

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