Method getItemRef

src/main/java/Messages/MessageList.java:77–93

(int index)

    public abstract int getItemCount();

    public VirtualElement getItemRef(int index) {
        if (index >= getItemCount()) return null;
        if (messages.size() <= getItemCount()) {
            messages.setSize(getItemCount());
        }
        MessageItem mi = (MessageItem) messages.elementAt(index);
        if (mi == null) {
            mi = new MessageItem(getMessage(index), smiles);
            mi.setEven((index & 1) == 0);
            if (mi.msgLines.isEmpty()) {
                mi.parse();
            }
            //mi.getColor();
            messages.setElementAt(mi, index);
        }
        return mi;
    }
    
    protected abstract Msg getMessage(int index);