Eclipse Platform
Release 3.4

org.eclipse.jface.fieldassist
Interface IControlContentAdapter2

All Known Implementing Classes:
ComboContentAdapter, TextContentAdapter

public interface IControlContentAdapter2

This interface is used by a ContentProposalAdapter in order to retrieve and set the selection range in a control.

Since:
3.4

Method Summary
 Point getSelection(Control control)
          Get the current selection range in the control.
 void setSelection(Control control, Point range)
          Set the current selection range in the control.
 

Method Detail

getSelection

public Point getSelection(Control control)
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.

Parameters:
control - the control whose position is to be retrieved.
Returns:
a point representing the selection start and end

setSelection

public void setSelection(Control control,
                         Point range)
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.

Parameters:
control - the control whose position is to be retrieved.
range - a point representing the selection start and end

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.4

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