Package com.google.gwt.user.client.ui

Class Label

java.lang.Object
com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.UIObject
com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget
com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.LabelBase<String>
com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Label
All Implemented Interfaces:
IsEditor<LeafValueEditor<String>>, HasAllDragAndDropHandlers, HasAllGestureHandlers, HasAllMouseHandlers, HasAllTouchHandlers, HasClickHandlers, HasDoubleClickHandlers, HasDragEndHandlers, HasDragEnterHandlers, HasDragHandlers, HasDragLeaveHandlers, HasDragOverHandlers, HasDragStartHandlers, HasDropHandlers, HasGestureChangeHandlers, HasGestureEndHandlers, HasGestureStartHandlers, HasMouseDownHandlers, HasMouseMoveHandlers, HasMouseOutHandlers, HasMouseOverHandlers, HasMouseUpHandlers, HasMouseWheelHandlers, HasTouchCancelHandlers, HasTouchEndHandlers, HasTouchMoveHandlers, HasTouchStartHandlers, HasAttachHandlers, HasHandlers, HasDirection, HasDirectionEstimator, EventListener, HasAutoHorizontalAlignment, HasDirectionalText, HasHorizontalAlignment, HasText, HasVisibility, HasWordWrap, IsWidget, SourcesClickEvents, SourcesMouseEvents
Direct Known Subclasses:
HTML, InlineLabel
public class Label extends LabelBase<String> implements HasDirectionalText, HasDirection, HasClickHandlers, HasDoubleClickHandlers, SourcesClickEvents, SourcesMouseEvents, HasAllDragAndDropHandlers, HasAllGestureHandlers, HasAllMouseHandlers, HasAllTouchHandlers, IsEditor<LeafValueEditor<String>>
A widget that contains arbitrary text, not interpreted as HTML. This widget uses a <div> element, causing it to be displayed with block layout.

Built-in Bidi Text Support

This widget is capable of automatically adjusting its direction according to its content. This feature is controlled by LabelBase.setDirectionEstimator(boolean) or passing a DirectionEstimator parameter to the constructor, and is off by default.

CSS Style Rules

  • .gwt-Label { }

Example

public class HTMLExample implements EntryPoint {

  public void onModuleLoad() {
    // Create a Label and an HTML widget.
    Label lbl = new Label("This is just text.  It will not be interpreted "
      + "as <html>.");

    HTML html = new HTML(
      "This is <b>HTML</b>.  It will be interpreted as such if you specify "
        + "the <span style='font-family:fixed'>asHTML</span> flag.", true);

    // Add them to the root panel.
    VerticalPanel panel = new VerticalPanel();
    panel.add(lbl);
    panel.add(html);
    RootPanel.get().add(panel);
  }
}