Eclipse Platform
Release 3.0

org.eclipse.jface.text.templates
Class DocumentTemplateContext

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.jface.text.templates.TemplateContext
      extended byorg.eclipse.jface.text.templates.DocumentTemplateContext

public class DocumentTemplateContext
extends TemplateContext

A typical text based document template context.

Clients may instantiate and extend this class.

Since:
3.0

Constructor Summary
DocumentTemplateContext(TemplateContextType type, IDocument document, int completionOffset, int completionLength)
          Creates a document template context.
 
Method Summary
 boolean canEvaluate(Template template)
          Tests if the specified template can be evaluated in this context.
 TemplateBuffer evaluate(Template template)
          Evaluates the template in this context and returns a template buffer.
 int getCompletionLength()
          Returns the completion length within the string of the context.
 int getCompletionOffset()
          Returns the completion offset within the string of the context.
 IDocument getDocument()
          Returns the document.
 int getEnd()
          Returns the end offset of the keyword.
 String getKey()
          Returns the keyword which triggered template insertion.
 int getStart()
          Returns the beginning offset of the keyword.
protected  void setCompletionLength(int newLength)
          Sets the completion length.
protected  void setCompletionOffset(int newOffset)
          Sets the completion offset.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.text.templates.TemplateContext
getContextType, getVariable, isReadOnly, setReadOnly, setVariable
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

DocumentTemplateContext

public DocumentTemplateContext(TemplateContextType type,
                               IDocument document,
                               int completionOffset,
                               int completionLength)
Creates a document template context.

Parameters:
type - the context type
document - the document this context applies to
completionOffset - the completion offset (for usage in content assist)
completionLength - the completion length
Method Detail

getDocument

public IDocument getDocument()
Returns the document.

Returns:
the document

getCompletionOffset

public int getCompletionOffset()
Returns the completion offset within the string of the context.

Returns:
the completion offset within the string of the context

setCompletionOffset

protected void setCompletionOffset(int newOffset)
Sets the completion offset.

Parameters:
newOffset - the new completion offset

getCompletionLength

public int getCompletionLength()
Returns the completion length within the string of the context.

Returns:
the completion length within the string of the context

setCompletionLength

protected void setCompletionLength(int newLength)
Sets the completion length.

Parameters:
newLength - the new completion length

getKey

public String getKey()
Returns the keyword which triggered template insertion.

Returns:
the keyword which triggered template insertion

getStart

public int getStart()
Returns the beginning offset of the keyword.

Returns:
the beginning offset of the keyword

getEnd

public int getEnd()
Returns the end offset of the keyword.

Returns:
the end offset of the keyword

canEvaluate

public boolean canEvaluate(Template template)
Description copied from class: TemplateContext
Tests if the specified template can be evaluated in this context.

Examples are templates defined for a different context (e.g. a javadoc template cannot be evaluated in Java context).

Specified by:
canEvaluate in class TemplateContext
Parameters:
template - the Template to check
Returns:
true if template can be evaluated in this context, false otherwise

evaluate

public TemplateBuffer evaluate(Template template)
                        throws BadLocationException,
                               TemplateException
Description copied from class: TemplateContext
Evaluates the template in this context and returns a template buffer.

Evaluation means translating the template into a TemplateBuffer, resolving the defined variables in this context and possibly formatting the resolved buffer.

Specified by:
evaluate in class TemplateContext
Parameters:
template - the template to evaluate
Returns:
returns the buffer with the evaluated template or null if the buffer could not be created
Throws:
BadLocationException - if evaluation fails due to concurrently changed documents etc.
TemplateException - if the template specification is not valid

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