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package org.eclipse.jface.fieldassist;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Rectangle;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
/**
* This interface is used to set and retrieve text content from an arbitrary
* control. Clients are expected to implement this interface when defining a
* {@link ContentProposalAdapter}, in order to specify how to retrieve and set
* the contents of the control being adapted.
*
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface IControlContentAdapter extends Serializable {
/**
* Set the contents of the specified control to the specified text. Must not
* be null.
*
* @param control
* the control whose contents are to be set (replaced).
* @param contents
* the String specifying the new control content.
* @param cursorPosition
* the zero-based index representing the desired cursor position
* in the control's contents after the contents are set.
*/
public void setControlContents(Control control, String contents,
int cursorPosition);
/**
* Insert the specified contents into the control's current contents. Must
* not be null.
*
* @param control
* the control whose contents are to be altered.
* @param contents
* the String to be inserted into the control contents.
* @param cursorPosition
* the zero-based index representing the desired cursor position
* within the inserted contents after the insertion is made.
*/
public void insertControlContents(Control control, String contents,
int cursorPosition);
/**
* Get the text contents of the control.
*
* @param control
* the control whose contents are to be retrieved.
* @return the String contents of the control.
*/
public String getControlContents(Control control);
/**
* Get the current cursor position in the control. The position is specified
* as a zero-based index into the string. Valid ranges are from 0 to N,
* where N is the size of the contents string. A value of N indicates that
* the cursor is at the end of the contents.
*
* @param control
* the control whose position is to be retrieved.
* @return the zero-based index representing the cursor position in the
* control's contents.
*/
public int getCursorPosition(Control control);
/**
* Get the bounds (in pixels) of the insertion point for the control
* content. This is a rectangle, in coordinates relative to the control,
* where the insertion point is displayed. If the implementer does not have
* an insertion point, or cannot determine the location of the insertion
* point, it is appropriate to return the bounds of the entire control. This
* value may be used to position a content proposal popup.
*
* @param control
* the control whose offset is to be retrieved.
* @return the pixel width representing the distance between the edge of the
* control and the insertion point.
*/
public Rectangle getInsertionBounds(Control control);
/**
* Set the current cursor position in the control. The position is specified
* as a zero-based index into the string. Valid ranges are from 0 to N,
* where N is the size of the contents string. A value of N indicates that
* the cursor is at the end of the contents.
*
* @param control
* the control whose cursor position is to be set.
* @param index
* the zero-based index representing the cursor position in the
* control's contents.
*/
public void setCursorPosition(Control control, int index);
}