Object
- Connection

Enclosing class:

JTextReporter
```
public static class JTextReporter.Connection
extends Object
```
A connection to an active text reporter dialog providing methods to update the text displayed, add or remove listeners, and close the dialog programatically.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addListener(TextReporterListener listener)`	Adds a listener.
`JTextReporter.Connection`	`append(String text)`
`JTextReporter.Connection`	`append(String text, int indent)`
`JTextReporter.Connection`	`appendNewline()`	Appends a newline.
`JTextReporter.Connection`	`appendSeparatorLine(int n)`	Appends a line of repeated `JTextReporter.DEFAULT_SEPARATOR_CHAR` followed by a newline.
`JTextReporter.Connection`	`appendSeparatorLine(int n, char c)`	Appends a line consisting of `n` copies of char `c` followed by a newline.
`void`	`closeDialog()`	Closes the associated dialog.
`String`	`getText()`	Gets the currently displayed text.
`boolean`	`isOpen()`	Queries whether this is an open connection, ie. the associated dialog has not been closed.
`void`	`removeAllListeners()`	Removes all currently registered listeners.
`void`	`removeListener(TextReporterListener listener)`	Removes the listener if it is registered with this connection.

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - isOpen
```
public boolean isOpen()
```
    Queries whether this is an open connection, ie. the associated dialog has not been closed.
  - addListener
```
public void addListener(TextReporterListener listener)
```
    Adds a listener.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the listener
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if listener is null
  - removeListener
```
public void removeListener(TextReporterListener listener)
```
    Removes the listener if it is registered with this connection.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the listener
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if listener is null
  - removeAllListeners
```
public void removeAllListeners()
```
    Removes all currently registered listeners.
  - append
```
public JTextReporter.Connection append(String text)
```
  - append
```
public JTextReporter.Connection append(String text,
                                       int indent)
```
  - appendSeparatorLine
```
public JTextReporter.Connection appendSeparatorLine(int n)
```
    Appends a line of repeated JTextReporter.DEFAULT_SEPARATOR_CHAR followed by a newline.
  - appendSeparatorLine
```
public JTextReporter.Connection appendSeparatorLine(int n,
                                                    char c)
```
    Appends a line consisting of n copies of char c followed by a newline.
  - appendNewline
```
public JTextReporter.Connection appendNewline()
```
    Appends a newline.
  - getText
```
public String getText()
```
    Gets the currently displayed text.
  - closeDialog
```
public void closeDialog()
```
    Closes the associated dialog. The close operation is run on the event dispatch thread to try to avoid collisions with GUI actions, but you can call this method from any thread.
    It is safe to call this method speculatively: a Level.INFO message will be logged but no error thrown.

Class JTextReporter.Connection

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class Object

Method Detail

isOpen

addListener

removeListener

removeAllListeners

append

append

appendSeparatorLine

appendSeparatorLine

appendNewline

getText

closeDialog