Package org.eclipse.jface.text.rules

Class WhitespaceRule

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.jface.text.rules.WhitespaceRule

All Implemented Interfaces:

IRule

public class WhitespaceRule
extends Object
implements IRule

An implementation of IRule capable of detecting whitespace. A whitespace rule uses a whitespace detector in order to find out which characters are whitespace characters.

See Also:

IWhitespaceDetector

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected IWhitespaceDetector	fDetector	The whitespace detector used by this rule
protected IToken	fWhitespaceToken	The token returned for whitespace.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
WhitespaceRule(IWhitespaceDetector detector)	Creates a rule which, with the help of an whitespace detector, will return Token.WHITESPACE when a whitespace is detected.
WhitespaceRule(IWhitespaceDetector detector, IToken token)	Creates a rule which, with the help of an whitespace detector, will return the given whitespace token when a whitespace is detected.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IToken	evaluate(ICharacterScanner scanner)	Evaluates the rule by examining the characters available from the provided character scanner.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

fDetector

protected IWhitespaceDetector fDetector

The whitespace detector used by this rule

fWhitespaceToken

protected final IToken fWhitespaceToken

The token returned for whitespace.

Since:

3.5

Constructor Detail

WhitespaceRule

public WhitespaceRule(IWhitespaceDetector detector)

Creates a rule which, with the help of an whitespace detector, will return Token.WHITESPACE when a whitespace is detected.

Parameters:

detector - the rule's whitespace detector

WhitespaceRule

public WhitespaceRule(IWhitespaceDetector detector,
                      IToken token)

Creates a rule which, with the help of an whitespace detector, will return the given whitespace token when a whitespace is detected.

Parameters:

detector - the rule's whitespace detector

token - the token returned for whitespace

Since:

3.5

Method Detail

evaluate

public IToken evaluate(ICharacterScanner scanner)

Evaluates the rule by examining the characters available from the provided character scanner. The token returned by this rule returns true when calling isUndefined, if the text that the rule investigated does not match the rule's requirements

Specified by:

evaluate in interface IRule

Parameters:

scanner - the character scanner to be used by this rule

Returns:

fWhitespaceToken if whitespace got detected, Token.UNDEFINED otherwise