# Class FormView

java.lang.Object
javax.swing.text.View
javax.swing.text.ComponentView
javax.swing.text.html.FormView

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `ActionListener, EventListener, SwingConstants`

public class FormView extends ComponentView implements ActionListener
Component decorator that implements the view interface for form elements, <input>, <textarea>, and <select>. The model for the component is stored as an attribute of the element (using StyleConstants.ModelAttribute), and is used to build the component of the view. The type of the model is assumed to of the type that would be set by `HTMLDocument.HTMLReader.FormAction`. If there are multiple views mapped over the document, they will share the embedded component models.

The following table shows what components get built by this view.

Shows what components get built by this view
Element Type | Component built
--- | ---
input, type button | JButton
input, type checkbox | JCheckBox
input, type image | JButton
input, type password | JPasswordField
input, type radio | JRadioButton
input, type reset | JButton
input, type submit | JButton
input, type text | JTextField
select, size > 1 or multiple attribute defined | JList in a JScrollPane
select, size unspecified or 1 | JComboBox
textarea | JTextArea in a JScrollPane
input, type file | JTextField

- ## Nested Class Summary

  Nested Classes
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `protected class`
  `FormView.MouseEventListener`
  MouseEventListener class to handle form submissions when an input with type equal to image is clicked on.

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `static final String`
  `RESET`
  Deprecated.
  As of 1.3, value comes from UIManager UIManager property FormView.resetButtonText
  `static final String`
  `SUBMIT`
  Deprecated.
  As of 1.3, value now comes from UIManager property FormView.submitButtonText

  ### Fields declared in class View

  `BadBreakWeight, ExcellentBreakWeight, ForcedBreakWeight, GoodBreakWeight, X_AXIS, Y_AXIS`

  ### Fields declared in interface SwingConstants

  `BOTTOM, CENTER, EAST, HORIZONTAL, LEADING, LEFT, NEXT, NORTH, NORTH_EAST, NORTH_WEST, PREVIOUS, RIGHT, SOUTH, SOUTH_EAST, SOUTH_WEST, TOP, TRAILING, VERTICAL, WEST`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `FormView(Element elem)`
  Creates a new FormView object.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt)`
  Responsible for processing the ActionEvent.
  `protected Component`
  `createComponent()`
  Create the component.
  `float`
  `getMaximumSpan(int axis)`
  Determines the maximum span for this view along an axis.
  `protected void`
  `imageSubmit(String imageData)`
  This method is called to submit a form in response to a click on an image -- an <INPUT> form element of type "image".
  `protected void`
  `submitData(String data)`
  This method is responsible for submitting the form data.

  ### Methods declared in class ComponentView

  `getAlignment, getComponent, getMinimumSpan, getPreferredSpan, modelToView, paint, setParent, viewToModel`

  ### Methods declared in class View

  `append, breakView, changedUpdate, createFragment, forwardUpdate, forwardUpdateToView, getAttributes, getBreakWeight, getChildAllocation, getContainer, getDocument, getElement, getEndOffset, getGraphics, getNextVisualPositionFrom, getParent, getResizeWeight, getStartOffset, getToolTipText, getView, getViewCount, getViewFactory, getViewIndex, getViewIndex, insert, insertUpdate, isVisible, modelToView, modelToView, preferenceChanged, remove, removeAll, removeUpdate, replace, setSize, updateChildren, updateLayout, viewToModel`

  ### Methods declared in class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Field Details

  - ### SUBMIT

    @Deprecated public static final String SUBMIT
    Deprecated.
    As of 1.3, value now comes from UIManager property FormView.submitButtonText
    If a value attribute is not specified for a FORM input element of type "submit", then this default string is used.

  - ### RESET

    @Deprecated public static final String RESET
    Deprecated.
    As of 1.3, value comes from UIManager UIManager property FormView.resetButtonText
    If a value attribute is not specified for a FORM input element of type "reset", then this default string is used.

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### FormView

    public FormView(Element elem)
    Creates a new FormView object.
    Parameters:
      `elem` - the element to decorate

- ## Method Details

  - ### createComponent

    protected Component createComponent()
    Create the component. This is basically a big switch statement based upon the tag type and html attributes of the associated element.
    Overrides:
      `createComponent` in class `ComponentView`
    Returns:
      the component that is associated with this view

  - ### getMaximumSpan

    public float getMaximumSpan(int axis)
    Determines the maximum span for this view along an axis. For certain components, the maximum and preferred span are the same. For others this will return the value returned by Component.getMaximumSize along the axis of interest.
    Overrides:
      `getMaximumSpan` in class `ComponentView`
    Parameters:
      `axis` - may be either View.X_AXIS or View.Y_AXIS
    Returns:
      the span the view would like to be rendered into >= 0. Typically the view is told to render into the span that is returned, although there is no guarantee. The parent may choose to resize or break the view.
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - for an invalid axis
    See Also:
      - `View.getPreferredSpan(int)`

  - ### actionPerformed

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt)
    Responsible for processing the ActionEvent. If the element associated with the FormView, has a type of "submit", "reset", "text" or "password" then the action is processed. In the case of a "submit" the form is submitted. In the case of a "reset" the form is reset to its original state. In the case of "text" or "password", if the element is the last one of type "text" or "password", the form is submitted. Otherwise, focus is transferred to the next component in the form.
    Specified by:
      `actionPerformed` in interface `ActionListener`
    Parameters:
      `evt` - the ActionEvent.

  - ### submitData

    protected void submitData(String data)
    This method is responsible for submitting the form data. A thread is forked to undertake the submission.
    Parameters:
      `data` - data to submit

  - ### imageSubmit

    protected void imageSubmit(String imageData)
    This method is called to submit a form in response to a click on an image -- an <INPUT> form element of type "image".
    Parameters:
      `imageData` - the mouse click coordinates.