old-autovect-branch/libjava/classpath/java/awt/im/spi/InputMethodContext.java

   1 /* InputMethodContext.java -- communication between an input method and client
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  37
  38
  39 package java.awt.im.spi;
  40
  41 import java.awt.HeadlessException;
  42 import java.awt.Rectangle;
  43 import java.awt.Window;
  44 import java.awt.font.TextHitInfo;
  45 import java.awt.im.InputMethodRequests;
  46 import java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator;
  47
  48 import javax.swing.JFrame;
  49
  50 /**
  51  * Provides methods for the communication context between an input method
  52  * and the client component. This should be passed to
  53  * {@link InputMethod#setInputMethodContext(InputMethodContext)}.
  54  *
  55  * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
  56  * @since 1.3
  57  * @status updated to 1.4
  58  */
  59 public interface InputMethodContext extends InputMethodRequests
  60 {
  61   /**
  62    * Create an input method event and dispatch it to the client.
  63    *
  64    * @param id the event type
  65    * @param text an iterator over the text to be committed
  66    * @param count the count of characters to be committed
  67    * @param caret the insertion point of the commit, or null
  68    * @param visiblePosition the best location to make visible, or null
  69    */
  70   void dispatchInputMethodEvent(int id, AttributedCharacterIterator text,
  71                                 int count, TextHitInfo caret,
  72                                 TextHitInfo visiblePosition);
  73
  74   /**
  75    * Creates a top-level window for use by the input method. This window should
  76    * float above all document windows and dialogs, not receive focus, and have
  77    * lightweight decorations (such as no title, reduced drag regions). But
  78    * this behavior may be modified to meet the platform style. The title may
  79    * or may not be displayed, depending on the platform.
  80    *
  81    * <p>If attachToInputContext is true, the new window will share the input
  82    * context of the input method, so that events in the new window are
  83    * dispatched to the input method. Also, this supresses deactivate and
  84    * activate calls to the input method caused by setVisible.
  85    *
  86    * @param title the window title, if one is displayed; null becomes ""
  87    * @param attachToInputContext true for the window to share context with
  88    *        the input method
  89    * @return the new window for use by the input method
  90    * @throws HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless is true
  91    */
  92   Window createInputMethodWindow(String title, boolean attachToInputContext);
  93
  94   /**
  95    * Creates a top-level Swing JFrame for use by the input method. This frame
  96    * should float above all document windows and dialogs, not receive focus,
  97    * and have lightweight decorations (such as no title, reduced drag
  98    * regions). But this behavior may be modified to meet the platform style.
  99    * The title may or may not be displayed, depending on the platform.
 100    *
 101    * <p>If attachToInputContext is true, the new window will share the input
 102    * context of the input method, so that events in the new window are
 103    * dispatched to the input method. Also, this supresses deactivate and
 104    * activate calls to the input method caused by setVisible.
 105    *
 106    * @param title the window title, if one is displayed; null becomes ""
 107    * @param attachToInputContext true for the window to share context with
 108    *        the input method
 109    * @return the new window for use by the input method
 110    * @throws HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless is true
 111    * @since 1.4
 112    */
 113   JFrame createInputMethodJFrame(String title, boolean attachToInputContext);
 114
 115   /**
 116    * Sets whether notification of the client window's location and state should
 117    * be enabled for the input method. When enabled, the input method's
 118    * {@link InputMethod#notifyClientWindowChange(Rectangle)} method is called.
 119    * Notification is automatically disabled when the input method is disposed.
 120    *
 121    * @param inputMethod the method to change status of
 122    * @param enable true to enable notification
 123    */
 124   void enableClientWindowNotification(InputMethod inputMethod, boolean enable);
 125 } // interface InputMethodContext