Package org.eclipse.jface.text.formatter

Interface IFormattingContext

  • All Known Implementing Classes:
    FormattingContext
    public interface IFormattingContext
    Formatting context used in formatting strategies implementing interface IFormattingStrategyExtension.
    Since:
    3.0
    See Also:
    IFormattingStrategyExtension

    • Method Detail

      • dispose

        void dispose()
        Dispose of the formatting context.

        Must be called after the formatting context has been used in a formatting process.

      • getPreferenceKeys

        String[] getPreferenceKeys()
        Returns the preference keys used for the retrieval of formatting preferences.
        Returns:
        The preference keys for formatting

      • getProperty

        Object getProperty​(Object key)
        Retrieves the property key from the formatting context
        Parameters:
        key - the key of the property to store in the context. Must be a String.
        Returns:
        the property key if available, null otherwise

      • isBooleanPreference

        boolean isBooleanPreference​(String key)
        Is this preference key for a boolean preference?
        Parameters:
        key - the preference key to query its type
        Returns:
        true iff this key is for a boolean preference, false otherwise.

      • isDoublePreference

        boolean isDoublePreference​(String key)
        Is this preference key for a double preference?
        Parameters:
        key - the preference key to query its type
        Returns:
        true iff this key is for a double preference, false otherwise.

      • isFloatPreference

        boolean isFloatPreference​(String key)
        Is this preference key for a float preference?
        Parameters:
        key - The preference key to query its type
        Returns:
        true iff this key is for a float preference, false otherwise.

      • isIntegerPreference

        boolean isIntegerPreference​(String key)
        Is this preference key for an integer preference?
        Parameters:
        key - The preference key to query its type
        Returns:
        true iff this key is for an integer preference, false otherwise.

      • isLongPreference

        boolean isLongPreference​(String key)
        Is this preference key for a long preference?
        Parameters:
        key - The preference key to query its type
        Returns:
        true iff this key is for a long preference, false otherwise.

      • isStringPreference

        boolean isStringPreference​(String key)
        Is this preference key for a string preference?
        Parameters:
        key - The preference key to query its type
        Returns:
        true iff this key is for a string preference, false otherwise.

      • mapToStore

        void mapToStore​(Map<Object,​Object> map,
                IPreferenceStore store)
        Stores the preferences from a map to a preference store.

        Note that the preference keys returned by getPreferenceKeys() must not be used in the preference store. Otherwise the preferences are overwritten.

        Parameters:
        map - Map to retrieve the preferences from
        store - Preference store to store the preferences in

      • setProperty

        void setProperty​(Object key,
                 Object property)
        Stores the property key in the formatting context.
        Parameters:
        key - Key of the property to store in the context. Must be a String.
        property - Property to store in the context. If already present, the new property overwrites the present one.

      • storeToMap

        void storeToMap​(IPreferenceStore store,
                Map<Object,​Object> map,
                boolean useDefault)
        Retrieves the preferences from a preference store in a map.

        Note that the preference keys returned by getPreferenceKeys() must not be used in the map. Otherwise the preferences are overwritten.

        Parameters:
        store - Preference store to retrieve the preferences from
        map - Map to store the preferences in
        useDefault - true if the default preferences should be used, false otherwise