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user1438038
user1438038

Reputation: 6079

Alter style bits of initialized controls

Is it possible to alter the style bits of SWT controls after initialization? I know I can pass them to the constructor, but I wonder if I can also change them after having called the constructor. I know that I can do so for the layout-related information, but how about bits such as SWT.READ_ONLY on a combo box for example?

Is there anything such as (imaginary code):

Combo cmbExample = new Combo(s, SWT.NONE);
// ...
cmbExample.setStyleBit(SWT.READ_ONLY);

Upvotes: 1

Views: 56

Answers (1)

greg-449
greg-449

Reputation: 111216

No, the style bits are fixed and cannot be changed.

One reason for this is that the SWT implementation for a platform may actually create completely different native controls depending on the style.

For example on macOS the read only Combo uses NSPopUpButton whereas the read write Combo uses NSComboBox.

There is the occasional exception - StyledText has setEditable which overrides the SWT.READ_ONLY style, but most controls don't do this.

Upvotes: 3

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