org.eclipse.ui.texteditor

Interface ITextEditorExtension5

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDecoratedTextEditor, AbstractTextEditor, StatusTextEditor, TextEditor

public interface ITextEditorExtension5

Extension interface for ITextEditor. Adds the following functions:

• block selection mode

This interface may be implemented by clients.

Since:

3.5

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isBlockSelectionModeEnabled() Returns true if the receiver is in block (aka column) selection mode, false otherwise.
void	setBlockSelectionMode(boolean state) Sets the block selection mode state of the receiver to state.

Method Detail

isBlockSelectionModeEnabled

boolean isBlockSelectionModeEnabled()

Returns true if the receiver is in block (aka column) selection mode, false otherwise.

Returns:

the receiver's block selection state

setBlockSelectionMode

void setBlockSelectionMode(boolean state)

Sets the block selection mode state of the receiver to state. Nothing happens if the receiver already is in the requested state.

Note: enabling block selection mode disables word wrap ITextEditorExtension6), enabling word wrap will disable block selection mode.

Parameters:

state - the new block selection state

See Also:

ITextEditorExtension6.setWordWrap(boolean)