javax.swing.text

## Class DefaultEditorKit.InsertTabAction

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.swing.AbstractAction
  - - javax.swing.text.TextAction
    - - javax.swing.text.DefaultEditorKit.InsertTabAction

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    ActionListener, Serializable, Cloneable, EventListener, Action
  Enclosing class:
    DefaultEditorKit

      public static class DefaultEditorKit.InsertTabAction
      extends TextAction

  Places a tab character into the document. If there is a selection, it is removed before the tab is added.

  Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans™ has been added to the `java.beans` package. Please see `XMLEncoder`.

  See Also:
    `DefaultEditorKit.insertTabAction`, `DefaultEditorKit.getActions()`

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractAction

      `changeSupport, enabled`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.Action

      `ACCELERATOR_KEY, ACTION_COMMAND_KEY, DEFAULT, DISPLAYED_MNEMONIC_INDEX_KEY, LARGE_ICON_KEY, LONG_DESCRIPTION, MNEMONIC_KEY, NAME, SELECTED_KEY, SHORT_DESCRIPTION, SMALL_ICON`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `InsertTabAction()` | Creates this object with the appropriate identifier.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | `actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)` | The operation to perform when this action is triggered.

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.swing.text.TextAction

      `augmentList, getFocusedComponent, getTextComponent`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractAction

      `addPropertyChangeListener, clone, firePropertyChange, getKeys, getPropertyChangeListeners, getValue, isEnabled, putValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setEnabled`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### InsertTabAction

          public InsertTabAction()

      Creates this object with the appropriate identifier.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### actionPerformed

          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)

      The operation to perform when this action is triggered.
      Parameters:
        `e` - the action event

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