Package net.dv8tion.jda.api.components.container

Interface ContainerChildComponentUnion

All Superinterfaces:
Component, ContainerChildComponent, IComponentUnion
public interface ContainerChildComponentUnion extends ContainerChildComponent, IComponentUnion
Represents a union of ContainerChildComponents that can be one of:

  • Method Details

    • asActionRow

      @Nonnull ActionRow asActionRow()
      Casts this union to a ActionRow. This method exists for developer discoverability.

      Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator: 

      
 //These are the same!
 ActionRow row = union.asActionRow();
 ActionRow row2 = (ActionRow) union;
      You can use Component.getType() to see if the component is of type Component.Type.ACTION_ROW to validate whether you can call this method in addition to normal instanceof checks: component instanceof ActionRow
      Returns:
      The component as a ActionRow
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - If the component represented by this union is not actually a ActionRow.

    • asSection

      @Nonnull Section asSection()
      Casts this union to a Section. This method exists for developer discoverability.

      Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator: 

      
 //These are the same!
 Section section = union.asSection();
 Section section2 = (Section) union;
      You can use Component.getType() to see if the component is of type Component.Type.SECTION to validate whether you can call this method in addition to normal instanceof checks: component instanceof Section
      Returns:
      The component as a Section
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - If the component represented by this union is not actually a Section.

    • asTextDisplay

      @Nonnull TextDisplay asTextDisplay()
      Casts this union to a TextDisplay. This method exists for developer discoverability.

      Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator: 

      
 //These are the same!
 TextDisplay textDisplay = union.asTextDisplay();
 TextDisplay textDisplay2 = (TextDisplay) union;
      You can use Component.getType() to see if the component is of type Component.Type.TEXT_DISPLAY to validate whether you can call this method in addition to normal instanceof checks: component instanceof TextDisplay
      Returns:
      The component as a TextDisplay
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - If the component represented by this union is not actually a TextDisplay.

    • asMediaGallery

      @Nonnull MediaGallery asMediaGallery()
      Casts this union to a MediaGallery. This method exists for developer discoverability.

      Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator: 

      
 //These are the same!
 MediaGallery mediaGallery = union.asMediaGallery();
 MediaGallery mediaGallery2 = (MediaGallery) union;
      You can use Component.getType() to see if the component is of type Component.Type.MEDIA_GALLERY to validate whether you can call this method in addition to normal instanceof checks: component instanceof MediaGallery
      Returns:
      The component as a MediaGallery
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - If the component represented by this union is not actually a MediaGallery.

    • asSeparator

      @Nonnull Separator asSeparator()
      Casts this union to a Separator. This method exists for developer discoverability.

      Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator: 

      
 //These are the same!
 Separator separator = union.asSeparator();
 Separator separator2 = (Separator) union;
      You can use Component.getType() to see if the component is of type Component.Type.SEPARATOR to validate whether you can call this method in addition to normal instanceof checks: component instanceof Separator
      Returns:
      The component as a Separator
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - If the component represented by this union is not actually a Separator.

    • asFileDisplay

      @Nonnull FileDisplay asFileDisplay()
      Casts this union to a FileDisplay. This method exists for developer discoverability.

      Note: This is effectively equivalent to using the cast operator: 

      
 //These are the same!
 FileDisplay fileDisplay = union.asFileDisplay();
 FileDisplay fileDisplay2 = (FileDisplay) union;
      You can use Component.getType() to see if the component is of type Component.Type.FILE_DISPLAY to validate whether you can call this method in addition to normal instanceof checks: component instanceof FileDisplay
      Returns:
      The component as a FileDisplay
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - If the component represented by this union is not actually a FileDisplay.

    • withUniqueId

      @Nonnull ContainerChildComponentUnion withUniqueId(int uniqueId)
      Description copied from interface: Component
      Creates a new component with the provided numeric ID.
      If no ID is set, Discord will generate IDs incrementally starting from 1 and will not use existing IDs from the same message/modal.
      Specified by:
      withUniqueId in interface Component
      Specified by:
      withUniqueId in interface ContainerChildComponent
      Specified by:
      withUniqueId in interface IComponentUnion
      Parameters:
      uniqueId - The new ID; must be higher or equal to 1
      Returns:
      The new component