Question

I’m new in Java/SWT. I’m experiencing some troubles using a SWT label.

When I update the text on the label, its size is not correctly updated (the label is cut, respecting the original size). However, if I perform a very small resize in my dialog, the size is updated correctly.

Basically, I create the label with a default text and then, when I load data I update the label with the real text, that is bigger than the original one.

I tried calling label.update() and label.redraw() without luck.

Answer 1

Try to call parent.layout(), where parent is the Composite which contains your label. Also see Understanding Layouts in SWT.