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TickerArea.javaAPI DocSun JDK 1.5.0 Example4069Sat Jan 08 15:09:03 GMT 2005None

TickerArea

public class TickerArea extends ImageMapArea
This ImageArea renders a string of text that constantly scrolls across the indicated area of the ImageMap in the specified color.
author
Jim Graham
version
1.12, 07/26/04

Fields Summary
String
tickertext
Color
tickercolor
Font
tickerfont
int
speed
int
tickerx
int
tickery
int
tickerlen
long
lasttick
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public booleananimate()

	long curtick = System.currentTimeMillis();
	tickerx -= ((speed * (curtick - lasttick)) / 1000);
	if (tickerx > W || tickerx + tickerlen < 0) {
	    tickerx = W;
	}
	repaint();
	lasttick = curtick;
	return true;
    
public voidgetMedia()

	tickerx = 0;
	repaint();
	lasttick = System.currentTimeMillis();
    
public voidhandleArg(java.lang.String s)

	StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(s, ",");

	tickertext = st.nextToken();
	tickercolor = Color.black;
	speed = 100;
	String fontname = "Serif";

	if (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
	    fontname = st.nextToken();
	    if (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
		String str = st.nextToken();
		if (str.startsWith("#")) {
		    str = str.substring(1);
		}
		try {
		    int colorval = Integer.parseInt(str, 16);
		    tickercolor = new Color((colorval >> 16) & 0xff,
					    (colorval >> 8) & 0xff,
					    (colorval >> 0) & 0xff);
		} catch (Exception e) {
		    tickercolor = Color.black;
		}
		if (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
		    str = st.nextToken();
		    try {
			speed = Integer.parseInt(str);
		    } catch (Exception e) {
			speed = 100;
		    }
		}
	    }
	}

	FontMetrics fm;
	int size;
	int nextsize = H;
	do {
	    size = nextsize;
	    tickerfont = new Font(fontname, Font.PLAIN, size);
	    fm = parent.getFontMetrics(tickerfont);
	    nextsize = (size * 9) / 10;
	} while (fm.getHeight() > H && size > 0);
	tickerlen = fm.stringWidth(tickertext);
	tickery = fm.getAscent();
    
public voidhighlight(java.awt.Graphics g)

	g.setColor(tickercolor);
	g.setFont(tickerfont);
	g.drawString(tickertext, X+tickerx, Y+tickery);