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org.eclipse.jface.text.contentassist
Class ContentAssistant.AutoAssistListener


java.lang.Object
  

org.eclipse.swt.events.KeyAdapter
      
org.eclipse.jface.text.contentassist.ContentAssistant.AutoAssistListener

All Implemented Interfaces:: Runnable, EventListener, VerifyKeyListener, KeyListener, org.eclipse.swt.internal.SWTEventListener

Enclosing class:: ContentAssistant

protected class ContentAssistant.AutoAssistListener
extends KeyAdapter
implements Runnable, VerifyKeyListener
extends KeyAdapter
implements Runnable, VerifyKeyListener

An implementation of IContentAssistListener, this class is used to monitor key events in support of automatic activation of the content assistant. If enabled, the implementation utilizes a thread to watch for input characters matching the activation characters specified by the content assist processor, and if detected, will wait the indicated delay interval before activating the content assistant.

Since:: 3.4 protected, was added in 2.1 as private class

Constructor Summary

protected ContentAssistant.AutoAssistListener ()


Method Summary

void keyPressed ( KeyEvent e)
          Sent when a key is pressed on the system keyboard.

protected void reset (int showStyle)


void run ()


protected void showAssist (int showStyle)


protected void start (int showStyle)


protected void stop ()


void verifyKey ( VerifyEvent event)
          The following event fields are used: event.character is the character that was typed (input) event.keyCode is the key code that was typed (input) event.stateMask is the state of the keyboard (input) event.doit is processed or not (output)

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.events. KeyAdapter

keyReleased

Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ContentAssistant.AutoAssistListener

protected ContentAssistant.AutoAssistListener()

Method Detail

start

protected void start(int showStyle)

run

public void run()

Specified by:: run in interface Runnable

reset

protected void reset(int showStyle)

stop

protected void stop()

keyPressed

public void keyPressed(
KeyEvent e)

Description copied from class: KeyAdapter

Sent when a key is pressed on the system keyboard. The default behavior is to do nothing.

Specified by:: keyPressed in interface KeyListener
Overrides:: keyPressed in class KeyAdapter

Parameters:: e - an event containing information about the key press

verifyKey

public void verifyKey(
VerifyEvent event)

Description copied from interface: VerifyKeyListener

The following event fields are used:

event.character is the character that was typed (input)
event.keyCode is the key code that was typed (input)
event.stateMask is the state of the keyboard (input)
event.doit is processed or not (output)

Specified by:: verifyKey in interface VerifyKeyListener

Parameters:: event - the verify event
See Also:: VerifyEvent

showAssist

protected void showAssist(int showStyle)