Uses of Interface javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.Content (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-06-25

## Uses of Interface
javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.Content

- Packages that use AbstractDocument.Content
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.swing.text | Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
  javax.swing.text.html | Provides the class `HTMLEditorKit` and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.

- - ### Uses of AbstractDocument.Content in javax.swing.text

    Classes in javax.swing.text that implement AbstractDocument.Content
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `GapContent` An implementation of the AbstractDocument.Content interface implemented using a gapped buffer similar to that used by emacs.
    `class` | `StringContent` An implementation of the AbstractDocument.Content interface that is a brute force implementation that is useful for relatively small documents and/or debugging.

    Methods in javax.swing.text that return AbstractDocument.Content
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected AbstractDocument.Content` | AbstractDocument.`getContent()` Gets the content for the document.

    Constructors in javax.swing.text with parameters of type AbstractDocument.Content
    Constructor and Description
    `AbstractDocument(AbstractDocument.Content data)` Constructs a new `AbstractDocument`, wrapped around some specified content storage mechanism.
    `AbstractDocument(AbstractDocument.Content data, AbstractDocument.AttributeContext context)` Constructs a new `AbstractDocument`, wrapped around some specified content storage mechanism.
    `DefaultStyledDocument(AbstractDocument.Content c, StyleContext styles)` Constructs a styled document.
    `PlainDocument(AbstractDocument.Content c)` Constructs a plain text document.

  - ### Uses of AbstractDocument.Content in javax.swing.text.html

    Constructors in javax.swing.text.html with parameters of type AbstractDocument.Content
    Constructor and Description
    `HTMLDocument(AbstractDocument.Content c, StyleSheet styles)` Constructs an HTML document with the given content storage implementation and the given style/attribute storage mechanism.

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