Package org.eclipse.jface.fieldassist

Interface IContentProposal

All Known Implementing Classes:
ContentProposal
public interface IContentProposal
IContentProposal describes a content proposal to be shown. It consists of the content that will be provided if the proposal is accepted, an optional label used to describe the content to the user, and an optional description that further elaborates the meaning of the proposal. It also includes a a zero-based index position within the contents where the cursor should be placed after a proposal is accepted.
Since:
3.2
See Also:

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getContent()
    Return the content represented by this proposal.
    int
    getCursorPosition()
    Return the integer position within the contents that the cursor should be placed after the proposal is accepted.
    String
    getDescription()
    Return a description that describes this proposal.
    String
    getLabel()
    Return the label used to describe this proposal.

  • Method Details

    • getContent

      String getContent()
      Return the content represented by this proposal.
      Returns:
      the String content represented by this proposal.

    • getCursorPosition

      int getCursorPosition()
      Return the integer position within the contents that the cursor should be placed after the proposal is accepted.
      Returns:
      the zero-based index position within the contents where the cursor should be placed after the proposal is accepted. The range of the cursor position is from 0..N where N is the number of characters in the contents.

    • getLabel

      String getLabel()
      Return the label used to describe this proposal.
      Returns:
      the String label used to display the proposal. If null, then the content will be displayed as the label.

    • getDescription

      String getDescription()
      Return a description that describes this proposal.
      Returns:
      the String label used to further the proposal. If null, then no description will be displayed.