Package org.eclipse.jface.text.rules
Interface IRule
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- All Known Subinterfaces:
IPredicateRule
- All Known Implementing Classes:
EndOfLineRule,MultiLineRule,NumberRule,PatternRule,SingleLineRule,WhitespaceRule,WordPatternRule,WordRule
public interface IRuleDefines the interface for a rule used in the scanning of text for the purpose of document partitioning or text styling.- See Also:
ICharacterScanner
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description ITokenevaluate(ICharacterScanner scanner)Evaluates the rule by examining the characters available from the provided character scanner.
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Method Detail
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evaluate
IToken evaluate(ICharacterScanner scanner)
Evaluates the rule by examining the characters available from the provided character scanner. The token returned by this rule returnstruewhen callingisUndefined, if the text that the rule investigated does not match the rule's requirements- Parameters:
scanner- the character scanner to be used by this rule- Returns:
- the token computed by the rule
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