lcdui item configuration options

These options may be set as follows, or as options at the time the item is created.

• -label text: the item's label

• -anchor position: One of the following positions. For more information, see http://java.sun.com/javame/reference/apis/jsr118/javax/microedition/lcdui/Graphics.html

  • n: top/center

  • ne: top/right

  • e: right/vertically centered

  • se: bottom/right

  • s: bottom/center

  • sw: bottom/left

  • w: left/vertically centered

  • nw: top/left

  • center: horizontally and vertically centered

  • default: top/left

  • bl: left/baseline

  • bc: centered/baseline

  • br: right/baseline

• -shrink 1 | 0 Indicate that this item's width may be reduced to its minimum width.

• -expand 1 | 0 Indicate that this item's width may be increased to fill available space. width.

• -vexpand 1 | 0 Indicate that this item's height may be increased to fill available space. width.

• -newlinebefore 1 | 0 Indicate that the next item (if any) in the container should be placed on a new line or row.

• -newlineafter 1 | 0 Indicate that this item should be placed at the beginning of a new line or row.

• -layout2 1 | 0 A layout directive indicating that new MIDP 2.0 layout rules are in effect for this item.

• -preferredwidth width Preferred width for the item.

• -preferredheight height Preferred height for the item.

• -defaultcommand command If this item is clicked on, the default command to call. command refers to a command object, and not a Hecl proc or command.

• -commandaction command The Hecl command to call when a command is dispatched.

read-only configuration information

All of the above attributes may be read as well as written. There are several more attributes that are "read only". They can be obtained like so:

• -minwidth : Returns the minimum width for this item.

• -minheight : Returns the minimum height for this item.