Interface IFindReplaceTarget
The two main methods are findAndSelect
and replaceSelection
. The target
does not provide any way to modify the content other than replacing the selection.
In order to provide backward compatibility for clients of IFindReplaceTarget
,
extension interfaces are used as a means of evolution. The following extension interfaces exist:
IFindReplaceTargetExtension
since version 2.0 introducing the notion of find/replace session and of a find/replace scope. In additions, in allows clients to replace all occurrences of a given find query.IFindReplaceTargetExtension3
since version 3.0 allowing clients to specify search queries as regular expressions.IFindReplaceTargetExtension4
since version 3.19 allowing clients to select multiple text ranges in the target.
Clients of a IFindReplaceTarget
that also implements the
IFindReplaceTargetExtension
have to indicate the start of a find/replace session
before using the target and to indicate the end of the session when the target is no longer used.
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionboolean
Returns whether a find operation can be performed.int
findAndSelect
(int widgetOffset, String findString, boolean searchForward, boolean caseSensitive, boolean wholeWord) Searches for a string starting at the given widget offset and using the specified search directives.Returns the currently selected range of characters as an offset and length in widget coordinates.Returns the currently selected characters as a string.boolean
Returns whether this target can be modified.void
replaceSelection
(String text) Replaces the currently selected range of characters with the given text.
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Method Details
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canPerformFind
boolean canPerformFind()Returns whether a find operation can be performed.- Returns:
- whether a find operation can be performed
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findAndSelect
int findAndSelect(int widgetOffset, String findString, boolean searchForward, boolean caseSensitive, boolean wholeWord) Searches for a string starting at the given widget offset and using the specified search directives. If a string has been found it is selected and its start offset is returned.Replaced by
IFindReplaceTargetExtension3.findAndSelect(int, String, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean)
.- Parameters:
widgetOffset
- the widget offset at which searching startsfindString
- the string which should be foundsearchForward
-true
searches forward,false
backwardscaseSensitive
-true
performs a case sensitive search,false
an insensitive searchwholeWord
- iftrue
only occurrences are reported in which the findString stands as a word by itself- Returns:
- the position of the specified string, or -1 if the string has not been found
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getSelection
Point getSelection()Returns the currently selected range of characters as an offset and length in widget coordinates.- Returns:
- the currently selected character range in widget coordinates
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getSelectionText
String getSelectionText()Returns the currently selected characters as a string.- Returns:
- the currently selected characters
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isEditable
boolean isEditable()Returns whether this target can be modified.- Returns:
true
if target can be modified
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replaceSelection
Replaces the currently selected range of characters with the given text. This target must be editable. Otherwise nothing happens.Replaced by
IFindReplaceTargetExtension3.replaceSelection(String, boolean)
.- Parameters:
text
- the substitution text
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