MessagePanel.java

/*
 * Created on Feb 22, 2004
 *
 */
package org.nees.rbnb;

import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

public class MessagePanel 
        extends Panel
        implements ActionListener
{ 
    
    TextArea textArea = null;
    
    MessagePanel()
    {
        setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        Button b = new Button("Clear");
        b.addActionListener(this);
        add("South",b);
        
        textArea = new TextArea("", 10, 40);
        add("Center",textArea);
        validate();
        repaint();
    }
    
    public void message(String text)
    {
        textArea.append(text + "\n");
    }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
        clear();
    }

    private void clear()
    {
        textArea.setText("");
    }   
}

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