Introducing Text and Text Styles : Text « SWT « Java Tutorial

SWT offers the Text class for text-entry fields.

Style	Description
SWT.MULTI	Creates a multiple-line text field.
SWT.SINGLE	Creates a single-line text field. This is the default. You may specifiy only one of SWT.MULTI or SWT.SINGLE.
SWT.READ_ONLY	Creates a text field with uneditable contents.
SWT.WRAP	With multiple-line text fields, causes text to wrap.
SWT.BORDER	Draws a border around the text field. Note that this style isn't set by default, and your text fields will look funny without it.
SWT.CENTER	Centers the text in this text field.
SWT.LEFT	Left-aligns the text in this text field. This is the default.
SWT.RIGHT	Right-aligns the text in this text field. You may specify only one of SWT.CENTER, SWT.LEFT, or SWT.RIGHT.
SWT.PASSWORD	Creates a text field suitable for password entry-it doesn't display the actual characters the user types, but rather it displays asterisks.
SWT.H_SCROLL	Creates a horizontal scrollbar to scroll this text field.
SWT.V_SCROLL	Creates a vertical scrollbar to scroll this text field.

SWT.SINGLE | SWT.LEFT is set by default

17.15.Text
	17.15.1.	Introducing Text and Text Styles
	17.15.2.	Create a single-line text field
	17.15.3.	Create a right-aligned single-line text field
	17.15.4.	Create a password text field
	17.15.5.	Create a read-only text field
	17.15.6.	Create a multiple-line text field
	17.15.7.	Change Text Font
	17.15.8.	Set the selection (start, end)
	17.15.9.	Get Caret Position
	17.15.10.	Append line to Text
	17.15.11.	Set size for Text
	17.15.12.	Select all text in Text
	17.15.13.	Resize a text control
	17.15.14.	Text: type in one text, output to another
	17.15.15.	Prevent Tab from traversing out of a control
	17.15.16.	Draw on the background of Text