Java Completion Proposal Computer
Identifier:
org.eclipse.jdt.ui.javaCompletionProposalComputer
Since:
3.2
Description:
This extension point allows to contribute Java completion proposal computers to participate in the content assist process of the Java editor.
Configuration Markup:
<!ELEMENT extension (
javaCompletionProposalComputer |
proposalCategory)>
<!ATTLIST extension
point CDATA #REQUIRED
id CDATA #REQUIRED
name CDATA #IMPLIED
>
-
point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
-
id - the proposal category id
-
name - an optional name of the extension instance
<!ELEMENT javaCompletionProposalComputer (
partition)*>
<!ATTLIST javaCompletionProposalComputer
class CDATA #REQUIRED
activate (true | false) "false"
categoryId IDREF "org.eclipse.jdt.ui.defaultProposalCategory"
>
A proposal computer contribution. If no partition types are specified, the computer is added to all partition types.
-
class - the name of the class that implements the contributed computer. The
class must be public and implement
org.eclipse.jdt.ui.text.java.IJavaCompletionProposalComputer
and must have a public 0-argument constructor.
-
activate - if the attribute is set to "true" it will force this plug-in to be loaded on content assist invocation
-
categoryId - the id of a proposalCategory
<!ELEMENT partition EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST partition
type (__dftl_partition_content_type|__java_singleline_comment|__java_multiline_comment|__java_javadoc|__java_string|__java_character)
>
-
type - a Java partition type for which the specified computer can provide completion proposals. See
IDocument.DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE and IJavaPartitions for valid values.
<!ELEMENT proposalCategory EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST proposalCategory
icon CDATA #IMPLIED
>
A proposal category contribution defines categories of proposals used to group them in the UI.
-
icon - an optional icon of the category, which can be displayed in the user preferences
Examples:
The following is an example of a Java completion proposal computer contribution:
<extension point=
"org.eclipse.jdt.ui.javaCompletionProposalComputer"
id=
"textual_proposals"
name=
"Text Proposals"
>
<proposalCategory icon=
"icons/wordcompletions.png"
/>
</extension>
<extension point=
"org.eclipse.jdt.ui.javaCompletionProposalComputer"
id=
"WordCompletionProposalComputer"
name=
"Word Completion Proposal Computer"
>
<javaCompletionProposalComputer
class=
"org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.text.java.HippieProposalComputer"
categoryId=
"org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.textual_proposals"
>
<partition type=
"__java_javadoc"
/>
</javaCompletionProposalComputer>
</extension>
Supplied Implementation:
see
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.text.java.HippieProposalComputer for an example.
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