Source for java.awt.im.spi.InputMethodContext

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