com.smartgwt.client.widgets

Class Hover

java.lang.Object

com.smartgwt.client.widgets.Hover

public class Hover
extends java.lang.Object

The Hover class handles showing a simple Smart GWT canvas containing arbitrary HTML, or triggering some other action in response to a user holding the mouse-pointer (or hovering) over a specific widget.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Hover()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	hide() Hide hoverCanvas shown via show()
static void	show(Canvas contents, Label properties) Displays a standard Hover canvas containing the specified canvas as the content. This method may also be called to modify the content of the hover if it is already showing.
static void	show(java.lang.String contents, Label properties) Displays a standard Hover canvas containing the specified HTML content. This method may also be called to modify the content of the hover if it is already showing.
static void	showHoverComponent(Canvas component) Similar to Hover.show() but uses the hover mechanism to display some component instead of showing HTML text in the builtin hoverCanvas.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Hover

public Hover()

Method Detail

hide

public static void hide()

Hide hoverCanvas shown via show()

showHoverComponent

public static void showHoverComponent(Canvas component)

Similar to Hover.show() but uses the hover mechanism to display some component instead of showing HTML text in the builtin hoverCanvas. Hover.showHoverComponent() is called automatically instead of Hover.show() when Canvas.showHoverComponents is true.

As with Hover.show(), the component-position is based on the mouse pointer position, adjusted by leftOffset and topOffset. If this position would render the component partially clipped or off-screen, it is moved to ensure the component is entirely visible.

See show() for more information.

Parameters:

component - component to show using the hover mechanism

show

public static void show(java.lang.String contents,
                        Label properties)

Displays a standard Hover canvas containing the specified HTML content.
This method may also be called to modify the content of the hover if it is already showing. Call Hover.hide to hide the canvas again.
A common use case for calling this method is to asynchronously fetch detail data from the server about some component, and display it in the Hover canvas when the data is returned. Note that in this case you will typically need to verify that the user is still hovering over the component in question before calling Hover.show() - if the user has moved the mouse off the component, the information will not apply to whatever is now under the mouse. Suggested approaches for handling this are to either use a Canvas.mouseOut handler to track when the user moves off the component, or checking EventHandler.getTarget as part of the asynchronous callback

The default Hover canvas position will be based on the mouse pointer position, adjusted by leftOffset and topOffset. If this position would render the Hover canvas partially clipped, it will be automatically modified to ensure the Hover is entirely visible.

Parameters:

contents - contents for the hover. See HTMLString

properties - object containing attributes for managing the hover canvas' appearance. Valid properties include:

• left, top, width, height
• baseStyle
• opacity
• wrap
• moveWithMouse

show

public static void show(Canvas contents,
                        Label properties)

Displays a standard Hover canvas containing the specified canvas as the content.
This method may also be called to modify the content of the hover if it is already showing. Call Hover.hide to hide the canvas again.
A common use case for calling this method is to asynchronously fetch detail data from the server about some component, and display it in the Hover canvas when the data is returned. Note that in this case you will typically need to verify that the user is still hovering over the component in question before calling Hover.show() - if the user has moved the mouse off the component, the information will not apply to whatever is now under the mouse. Suggested approaches for handling this are to either use a Canvas.mouseOut handler to track when the user moves off the component, or checking EventHandler.getTarget as part of the asynchronous callback

The default Hover canvas position will be based on the mouse pointer position, adjusted by leftOffset and topOffset. If this position would render the Hover canvas partially clipped, it will be automatically modified to ensure the Hover is entirely visible.

Parameters:

contents - contents for the hover. See HTMLString

properties - object containing attributes for managing the hover canvas' appearance. Valid properties include:

• left, top, width, height
• baseStyle
• opacity
• wrap
• moveWithMouse