CaretEvent

javax.swing.event

Class CaretEvent

java.lang.Object
- java.util.EventObject
- - javax.swing.event.CaretEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public abstract class CaretEvent
extends EventObject
```
CaretEvent is used to notify interested parties that the text caret has changed in the event source.
Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans™ has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject
  source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
`CaretEvent(Object source)` Creates a new CaretEvent object.

Method Summary

All Methods

Instance Methods

Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`abstract int`	`getDot()` Fetches the location of the caret.
`abstract int`	`getMark()` Fetches the location of other end of a logical selection.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject
getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - CaretEvent
```
public CaretEvent(Object source)
```
    Creates a new CaretEvent object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - the object responsible for the event
- Method Detail
  - getDot
```
public abstract int getDot()
```
    Fetches the location of the caret.
    
    Returns:
    
    the dot >= 0
  - getMark
```
public abstract int getMark()
```
    Fetches the location of other end of a logical selection. If there is no selection, this will be the same as dot.
    
    Returns:
    
    the mark >= 0