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Diffstat (limited to 'libjava/classpath/javax/swing/JCheckBox.java')
| -rw-r--r-- | libjava/classpath/javax/swing/JCheckBox.java | 11 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libjava/classpath/javax/swing/JCheckBox.java b/libjava/classpath/javax/swing/JCheckBox.java index 5e7e80c94b9..a743308dcca 100644 --- a/libjava/classpath/javax/swing/JCheckBox.java +++ b/libjava/classpath/javax/swing/JCheckBox.java @@ -41,7 +41,16 @@ package javax.swing; import javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext; /** - * An instance of JCheckbox can be added to a panel, frame etc + * A small box that displays a check or not, depending on it's + * <code>selected</code> state. This works very similar to + * {@link JToggleButton} and {@link JRadioButton}, but in UI design it + * has different semantics. <code>JCheckBox</code>es are usually + * used in multiple-choice scenarios, where a user can select 0..n + * of n different options. (This is in contrast to the general RadioButton + * semantics where the user can select exactly one of n options). + * + * Note however that this semantics is in no way enforced by the + * <code>JCheckBox</code>. * * @author Ronald Veldema (rveldema@cs.vu.nl) */ |
