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1 /*******************************************************************************
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2 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2005 IBM Corporation and others.
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3 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
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4 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
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5 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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6 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
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7 *
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8 * Contributors:
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9 * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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10 * Port to the D programming language:
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11 * Frank Benoit <benoit@tionex.de>
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12 *******************************************************************************/
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13 module dwtx.jface.text.contentassist.IContextInformation;
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15 import dwt.dwthelper.utils;
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17 import dwt.graphics.Image;
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20 /**
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21 * The interface of context information presented to the user and
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22 * generated by content assist processors.
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23 * <p>
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24 * In order to provide backward compatibility for clients of
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25 * <code>IContextInformation</code>, extension interfaces are used to
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26 * provide a means of evolution. The following extension interfaces
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27 * exist:
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28 * <ul>
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29 * <li>{@link dwtx.jface.text.contentassist.IContextInformationExtension}
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30 * since version 2.0 introducing the ability to freely position the
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31 * context information.</li>
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32 * </ul>
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33 * </p>
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34 * <p>
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35 * The interface can be implemented by clients. By default, clients use
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36 * {@link dwtx.jface.text.contentassist.ContextInformation} as
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37 * the standard implementer of this interface.
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38 * </p>
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39 *
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40 * @see IContentAssistProcessor
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41 */
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42 public interface IContextInformation {
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44 /**
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45 * Returns the string to be displayed in the list of contexts.
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46 * This method is used to supply a unique presentation for
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47 * situations where the context is ambiguous. These strings are
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48 * used to allow the user to select the specific context.
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49 *
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50 * @return the string to be displayed for the context
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51 */
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52 String getContextDisplayString();
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54 /**
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55 * Returns the image for this context information.
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56 * The image will be shown to the left of the display string.
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57 *
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58 * @return the image to be shown or <code>null</code> if no image is desired
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59 */
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60 Image getImage();
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62 /**
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63 * Returns the string to be displayed in the tool tip like information popup.
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64 *
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65 * @return the string to be displayed
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66 */
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67 String getInformationDisplayString();
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69 /**
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70 * Compares the given object with this receiver. Two context informations are
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71 * equal if there information display strings and their context display strings
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72 * are equal.
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73 *
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74 * @see Object#equals(Object)
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75 */
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76 bool equals(Object object);
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77 }
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