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package com.intellij.openapi.editor;
import com.intellij.openapi.editor.event.SelectionListener;
import com.intellij.openapi.editor.markup.TextAttributes;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
/**
* Provides services for selecting text in the IDEA text editor and retrieving information about the selection.
* Most of the methods here exist for compatibility reasons, corresponding functionality is also provided by {@link CaretModel} now.
*
* In editor supporting multiple carets, each caret has its own associated selection range. Unless mentioned explicitly, methods of this
* interface operate on the current caret (see {@link CaretModel#runForEachCaret(CaretAction)}), or 'primary' caret if current caret
* is not defined.
*
* @see Editor#getSelectionModel()
* @see CaretModel
*/
public interface SelectionModel {
/**
* Returns the start offset in the document of the selected text range, or the caret
* position if there is currently no selection.
*
* @return the selection start offset.
*/
int getSelectionStart();
/**
* @return object that encapsulates information about visual position of selected text start if any
*/
@Nullable
VisualPosition getSelectionStartPosition();
/**
* Returns the end offset in the document of the selected text range, or the caret
* position if there is currently no selection.
*
* @return the selection end offset.
*/
int getSelectionEnd();
/**
* @return object that encapsulates information about visual position of selected text end if any;
*/
@Nullable
VisualPosition getSelectionEndPosition();
/**
* Returns the text selected in the editor.
*
* @return the selected text, or null if there is currently no selection.
*/
@Nullable
String getSelectedText();
/**
* If allCarets is true, returns the concatenation of selections for all carets, or null if there
* are no selections. If allCarets is false, works just like {@link #getSelectedText}.
*/
@Nullable
String getSelectedText(boolean allCarets);
/**
* Returns the offset from which the user started to extend the selection (the selection start
* if the selection was extended in forward direction, or the selection end if it was
* extended backward).
*
* @return the offset from which the selection was started, or the caret offset if there is
* currently no selection.
*/
int getLeadSelectionOffset();
/**
* @return object that encapsulates information about visual position from which the user started to extend the selection if any
*/
@Nullable
VisualPosition getLeadSelectionPosition();
/**
* Checks if a range of text is currently selected.
*
* @return true if a range of text is selected, false otherwise.
*/
boolean hasSelection();
/**
* Checks if a range of text is currently selected. If anyCaret is true, check all existing carets in
* the document, and returns true if any of them has selection, otherwise checks only the current caret.
*
* @return true if a range of text is selected, false otherwise.
*/
boolean hasSelection(boolean anyCaret);
/**
* Selects the specified range of text.
*
* @param startOffset the start offset of the text range to select.
* @param endOffset the end offset of the text range to select.
*/
void setSelection(int startOffset, int endOffset);
/**
* Selects target range providing information about visual boundary of selection end.
*
* That is the case for soft wraps-aware processing where the whole soft wraps virtual space is matched to the same offset.
*
* @param startOffset start selection offset
* @param endPosition end visual position of the text range to select (null argument means that
* no specific visual position should be used)
* @param endOffset end selection offset
*/
void setSelection(int startOffset, @Nullable VisualPosition endPosition, int endOffset);
/**
* Selects target range based on its visual boundaries.
*
* That is the case for soft wraps-aware processing where the whole soft wraps virtual space is matched to the same offset.
*
* @param startPosition start visual position of the text range to select (null argument means that
* no specific visual position should be used)
* @param endPosition end visual position of the text range to select (null argument means that
* no specific visual position should be used)
* @param startOffset start selection offset
* @param endOffset end selection offset
*/
void setSelection(@Nullable VisualPosition startPosition, int startOffset, @Nullable VisualPosition endPosition, int endOffset);
/**
* Removes the selection in the editor.
*/
void removeSelection();
/**
* Removes the selection in the editor. If allCarets is true, removes selections from all carets in the
* editor, otherwise, does this just for the current caret.
*/
void removeSelection(boolean allCarets);
/**
* Adds a listener for receiving information about selection changes.
*
* @param listener the listener instance.
*/
void addSelectionListener(SelectionListener listener);
/**
* Removes a listener for receiving information about selection changes.
*
* @param listener the listener instance.
*/
void removeSelectionListener(SelectionListener listener);
/**
* Selects the entire line of text at the caret position.
*/
void selectLineAtCaret();
/**
* Selects the entire word at the caret position, optionally using camel-case rules to
* determine word boundaries.
*
* @param honorCamelWordsSettings if true and "Use CamelHumps words" is enabled,
* upper-case letters within the word are considered as
* boundaries for the range of text to select.
*/
void selectWordAtCaret(boolean honorCamelWordsSettings);
/**
* Copies the currently selected text to the clipboard.
*
* When multiple selections exist in the document, all of them are copied, as a single piece of text.
*/
void copySelectionToClipboard();
/**
* Creates a multi-caret selection for the rectangular block of text with specified start and end positions.
*
* @param blockStart the start of the rectangle to select.
* @param blockEnd the end of the rectangle to select.
* @see #setSelection(int, int)
*/
void setBlockSelection(@NotNull LogicalPosition blockStart, @NotNull LogicalPosition blockEnd);
/**
* Does nothing.
*
* @deprecated To be removed in IDEA 16.
*/
void removeBlockSelection();
/**
* Always returns false.
*
* @deprecated To be removed in IDEA 16.
*/
boolean hasBlockSelection();
/**
* Returns an array of start offsets in the document for ranges selected in the document currently. Works both for a single-caret and
* a multiple-caret selection (for carets not having a selection, caret position is returned).
*
* @return an array of start offsets, array size is equal to the number of carets existing in the editor currently.
*/
@NotNull
int[] getBlockSelectionStarts();
/**
* Returns an array of end offsets in the document for ranges selected in the document currently. Works both for a single-caret and
* a multiple-caret selection (for carets not having a selection, caret position is returned).
*
* @return an array of start offsets, array size is equal to the number of carets existing in the editor currently.
*/
@NotNull
int[] getBlockSelectionEnds();
/**
* Always returns null.
*
* @deprecated To be removed in IDEA 16.
*/
@Nullable
LogicalPosition getBlockStart();
/**
* Always returns null.
*
* @deprecated To be removed in IDEA 16.
*/
@Nullable
LogicalPosition getBlockEnd();
/**
* Always returns false.
*
* @deprecated To be removed in IDEA 16.
*/
boolean isBlockSelectionGuarded();
/**
* Always returns null.
*
* @deprecated To be removed in IDEA 16.
*/
@Nullable
RangeMarker getBlockSelectionGuard();
/**
* Returns visual representation of selection.
*
* @return Selection attributes.
*/
TextAttributes getTextAttributes();
}