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Reference

Name

getComponentByName()

Examples

// gets a TextField as a java.awt.TextField and sets it to password mode
java.awt.TextField tf = (java.awt.TextField) (gui.getComponentByName("myTextField"));
tf.setEchoChar('*');

Description

This method allows advanced users and people with experience in Java to access a GUI element as a java.awt.Component, thereby giving access to all of the awt's methods.

Syntax

Component comp = gui.getComponentByName(name);

Parameters

String name The name of the element.

Returns

The Element as a java.awt.Component. null if it cannot be found.

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