Package org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.util

Interface IContentAssistMatcher

public interface IContentAssistMatcher
A matcher for content assist-like application to determine whether names match the user provided text.
Since:
5.3
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    char[]
    getPrefixForBinarySearch()
    The user provided text normally represents some kind of pattern.
    boolean
    match(char[] name)
    Matches the given name following the rules of content assist.
    boolean
    matchRequiredAfterBinarySearch()
     

  • Method Details

    • getPrefixForBinarySearch

      char[] getPrefixForBinarySearch()
      The user provided text normally represents some kind of pattern. This pattern may not be suitable for binary searches (e.g. within the index). For each content assist pattern, however, there is a string that can be calculated and used for binary searches. In the compare method used by your binary search, return 0 for any string that starts with the returned string.
      Returns:
      Such a string.

    • matchRequiredAfterBinarySearch

      boolean matchRequiredAfterBinarySearch()
      Returns:
      If false, calling match(char[]) can be skipped if a name survived a binary search using the prefix returned by getPrefixForBinarySearch() as key.

    • match

      boolean match(char[] name)
      Matches the given name following the rules of content assist.
      Parameters:
      name -
      Returns:
      True if the name matches.