StateEdit (Java SE 25 & JDK 25)
Description: declaration: module: java.desktop, package: javax.swing.undo, class: StateEdit
Keywords: javax.swing.undo.StateEdit class

# Class StateEdit

java.lang.Object
javax.swing.undo.AbstractUndoableEdit
javax.swing.undo.StateEdit

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable, UndoableEdit`

public class StateEdit extends AbstractUndoableEdit

StateEdit is a general edit for objects that change state. Objects being edited must conform to the StateEditable interface.

This edit class works by asking an object to store it's state in Hashtables before and after editing occurs. Upon undo or redo the object is told to restore it's state from these Hashtables.

A state edit is used as follows:

         // Create the edit during the "before" state of the object
         StateEdit newEdit = new StateEdit(myObject);
         // Modify the object
         myObject.someStateModifyingMethod();
         // "end" the edit when you are done modifying the object
         newEdit.end();

Note that when a StateEdit ends, it removes redundant state from the Hashtables - A state Hashtable is not guaranteed to contain all keys/values placed into it when the state is stored!

See Also:
  - `StateEditable`

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `protected StateEditable`
  `object`
  The object being edited
  `protected Hashtable<Object,Object>`
  `postState`
  The state information after the edit
  `protected Hashtable<Object,Object>`
  `preState`
  The state information prior to the edit
  `protected static final String`
  `RCSID`
  Obsolete RCS version identity.
  `protected String`
  `undoRedoName`
  The undo/redo presentation name

  ### Fields declared in class AbstractUndoableEdit

  `RedoName, UndoName`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `StateEdit(StateEditable anObject)`
  Create and return a new StateEdit.
  `StateEdit(StateEditable anObject, String name)`
  Create and return a new StateEdit with a presentation name.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `end()`
  Gets the post-edit state of the StateEditable object and ends the edit.
  `String`
  `getPresentationName()`
  Gets the presentation name for this edit
  `protected void`
  `init(StateEditable anObject, String name)`
  Initialize the state edit.
  `void`
  `redo()`
  Tells the edited object to apply the state after the edit
  `protected void`
  `removeRedundantState()`
  Remove redundant key/values in state hashtables.
  `void`
  `undo()`
  Tells the edited object to apply the state prior to the edit

  ### Methods declared in class AbstractUndoableEdit

  `addEdit, canRedo, canUndo, die, getRedoPresentationName, getUndoPresentationName, isSignificant, replaceEdit, toString`

  ### Methods declared in class Object

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

- ## Field Details

  - ### RCSID

    protected static final String RCSID
    Obsolete RCS version identity.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### object

    protected StateEditable object
    The object being edited

  - ### preState

    protected Hashtable<Object,Object> preState
    The state information prior to the edit

  - ### postState

    protected Hashtable<Object,Object> postState
    The state information after the edit

  - ### undoRedoName

    protected String undoRedoName
    The undo/redo presentation name

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### StateEdit

    public StateEdit(StateEditable anObject)
    Create and return a new StateEdit.
    Parameters:
      `anObject` - The object to watch for changing state
    See Also:
      - `StateEdit`

  - ### StateEdit

    public StateEdit(StateEditable anObject, String name)
    Create and return a new StateEdit with a presentation name.
    Parameters:
      `anObject` - The object to watch for changing state
      `name` - The presentation name to be used for this edit
    See Also:
      - `StateEdit`

- ## Method Details

  - ### init

    protected void init(StateEditable anObject, String name)
    Initialize the state edit.
    Parameters:
      `anObject` - The object to watch for changing state
      `name` - The presentation name to be used for this edit

  - ### end

    public void end()
    Gets the post-edit state of the StateEditable object and ends the edit.

  - ### undo

    public void undo()
    Tells the edited object to apply the state prior to the edit
    Specified by:
      `undo` in interface `UndoableEdit`
    Overrides:
      `undo` in class `AbstractUndoableEdit`
    See Also:
      - `AbstractUndoableEdit.canUndo()`

  - ### redo

    public void redo()
    Tells the edited object to apply the state after the edit
    Specified by:
      `redo` in interface `UndoableEdit`
    Overrides:
      `redo` in class `AbstractUndoableEdit`
    See Also:
      - `AbstractUndoableEdit.canRedo()`

  - ### getPresentationName

    public String getPresentationName()
    Gets the presentation name for this edit
    Specified by:
      `getPresentationName` in interface `UndoableEdit`
    Overrides:
      `getPresentationName` in class `AbstractUndoableEdit`
    Returns:
      the empty string ""
    See Also:
      - `AbstractUndoableEdit.getUndoPresentationName()`
      - `AbstractUndoableEdit.getRedoPresentationName()`

  - ### removeRedundantState

    protected void removeRedundantState()
    Remove redundant key/values in state hashtables.