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package org.eclipse.jface.fieldassist;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Point;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
/**
* This interface is used by a {@link ContentProposalAdapter} in order to
* retrieve and set the selection range in a control.
*
* @since 1.1
*/
public interface IControlContentAdapter2 extends Serializable {
/**
* Get the current selection range in the control. The x coordinate of the
* returned point is the position of the first selected character and the y
* coordinate of the returned point is the position of the last selected
* character. The positions are 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 last character is in the
* selection.
*
* @param control
* the control whose position is to be retrieved.
* @return a point representing the selection start and end
*/
public Point getSelection(Control control);
/**
* Set the current selection range in the control. The x coordinate of the
* provided point is the position of the first selected character and the y
* coordinate of the point is the position of the last selected character.
* The positions are 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 last character is in the selection. If the
* x and y coordinates are the same, then there is no selection.
*
* @param control
* the control whose position is to be retrieved.
* @param range
* a point representing the selection start and end
*/
public void setSelection(Control control, Point range);
}