[Chapter 18] 18.35 java.awt.Label (JDK 1.0)

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| Chapter 18 The java.awt Package |

## 18.35 java.awt.Label (JDK 1.0)

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This class is a `Component` that displays a single specified line of read-only text. The constant values specify the text alignment within the component and may be specified to the constructor or to `setAlignment()`.

    public class Label extends Component {
        // Public Constructors
                public Label();
                public Label(String text);
                public Label(String text, int alignment);
        // Constants
                public static final int CENTER;
                public static final int LEFT;
                public static final int RIGHT;
        // Public Instance Methods
                public void addNotify();  // Overrides Component
                public int getAlignment();
                public String getText();
                public synchronized void setAlignment(int alignment);
                public synchronized void setText(String text);
        // Protected Instance Methods
                protected String paramString();  // Overrides Component
    }

### Hierarchy:

`Object->Component(ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable)->Label`

### Passed To:

`Toolkit.createLabel()`

java.awt.ItemSelectable (JDK 1.1) |  | java.awt.LayoutManager (JDK 1.0)