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, SWTEventListener
Enclosing class:
ContentAssistant

protected class ContentAssistant.AutoAssistListener 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

    Constructors
    Modifier
    Constructor
    Description
    protected
     
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    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
     
    void
    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 Details

    • AutoAssistListener

      protected AutoAssistListener()
  • Method Details

    • 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:
    • showAssist

      protected void showAssist(int showStyle)