Package org.eclipse.jface.text.contentassist

Interface IContentAssistantExtension

All Known Implementing Classes:
ContentAssistant, SubjectControlContentAssistant
public interface IContentAssistantExtension
Extends IContentAssistant with the following functions:
  • handle documents with multiple partitions
  • insertion of common completion prefixes
Since:
3.0

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    completePrefix()
    Inserts the common prefix of the available completions.
    String
    getDocumentPartitioning()
    Returns the document partitioning this content assistant is using.

  • Method Details

    • getDocumentPartitioning

      String getDocumentPartitioning()
      Returns the document partitioning this content assistant is using.
      Returns:
      the document partitioning this content assistant is using

    • completePrefix

      String completePrefix()
      Inserts the common prefix of the available completions. If no common prefix can be computed it is identical to IContentAssistant.showPossibleCompletions().
      Returns:
      an optional error message if no proposals can be computed