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org.eclipse.jface.text
Interface IMarkSelection

All Superinterfaces:

ISelection

All Known Implementing Classes:

MarkSelection

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public interface IMarkSelection
extends 
ISelection

A mark selection can be sent out by text viewers. By checking the type of the selection selection listeners can determine whether a selection event is about a mark or a normal text selection.

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients other than ITextViewer implementers.

Since:

2.0

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Method Summary
IDocument	getDocument ()           Returns the marked document.
int	getLength ()           Returns the length of the mark selection.
int	getOffset ()           Returns the mark position.

 

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jface.viewers. ISelection
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Method Detail

getDocument

IDocument getDocument()

Returns the marked document.

Returns:

the marked document

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getOffset

int getOffset()

Returns the mark position. The offset may be -1 if there's no marked region.

Returns:

the mark position or -1 if there is no marked region

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getLength

int getLength()

Returns the length of the mark selection. The length may be negative, if the caret is before the mark position. The length has no meaning if getOffset() returns -1.

Returns:

the length of the mark selection. Result is undefined for getOffset == -1

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