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11 package org.eclipse.jface.text;
12
13 /**
14  * Extension interface for {@link org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocument}.
15  * <p>
16  * Adds the concept of multiple partitionings and the concept of zero-length
17  * partitions in conjunction with open and delimited partitions. A delimited
18  * partition has a well defined start delimiter and a well defined end
19  * delimiter. Between two delimited partitions there may be an open partition of
20  * length zero.
21  * <p>
22  *
23  * In order to fulfill the contract of this interface, the document must be
24  * configured with a document partitioner implementing
25  * {@link org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocumentPartitionerExtension2}.
26  *
27  * @see org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocumentPartitionerExtension2
28  * @since 3.0
29  */

30 public interface IDocumentExtension3 {
31
32     /**
33      * The identifier of the default partitioning.
34      */

35     final static String JavaDoc DEFAULT_PARTITIONING= "__dftl_partitioning"; //$NON-NLS-1$
36

37
38     /**
39      * Returns the existing partitionings for this document. This includes
40      * the default partitioning.
41      *
42      * @return the existing partitionings for this document
43      */

44     String JavaDoc[] getPartitionings();
45
46     /**
47      * Returns the set of legal content types of document partitions for the given partitioning
48      * This set can be empty. The set can contain more content types than contained by the
49      * result of <code>getPartitioning(partitioning, 0, getLength())</code>.
50      *
51      * @param partitioning the partitioning for which to return the legal content types
52      * @return the set of legal content types
53      * @exception BadPartitioningException if partitioning is invalid for this document
54      */

55     String JavaDoc[] getLegalContentTypes(String JavaDoc partitioning) throws BadPartitioningException;
56
57
58     /**
59      * Returns the type of the document partition containing the given offset
60      * for the given partitioning. This is a convenience method for
61      * <code>getPartition(partitioning, offset, boolean).getType()</code>.
62      * <p>
63      * If <code>preferOpenPartitions</code> is <code>true</code>,
64      * precedence is given to an open partition ending at <code>offset</code>
65      * over a delimited partition starting at <code>offset</code>. If it is
66      * <code>false</code>, precedence is given to the partition that does not
67      * end at <code>offset</code>.
68      * </p>
69      * This is only supported if the connected <code>IDocumentPartitioner</code>
70      * supports it, i.e. implements <code>IDocumentPartitionerExtension2</code>.
71      * Otherwise, <code>preferOpenPartitions</code> is ignored.
72      * </p>
73      *
74      * @param partitioning the partitioning
75      * @param offset the document offset
76      * @param preferOpenPartitions <code>true</code> if precedence should be
77      * given to a open partition ending at <code>offset</code> over a
78      * closed partition starting at <code>offset</code>
79      * @return the partition type
80      * @exception BadLocationException if offset is invalid in this document
81      * @exception BadPartitioningException if partitioning is invalid for this document
82      */

83     String JavaDoc getContentType(String JavaDoc partitioning, int offset, boolean preferOpenPartitions) throws BadLocationException, BadPartitioningException;
84
85     /**
86      * Returns the document partition of the given partitioning in which the
87      * given offset is located.
88      * <p>
89      * If <code>preferOpenPartitions</code> is <code>true</code>,
90      * precedence is given to an open partition ending at <code>offset</code>
91      * over a delimited partition starting at <code>offset</code>. If it is
92      * <code>false</code>, precedence is given to the partition that does not
93      * end at <code>offset</code>.
94      * </p>
95      * This is only supported if the connected <code>IDocumentPartitioner</code>
96      * supports it, i.e. implements <code>IDocumentPartitionerExtension2</code>.
97      * Otherwise, <code>preferOpenPartitions</code> is ignored.
98      * </p>
99      *
100      * @param partitioning the partitioning
101      * @param offset the document offset
102      * @param preferOpenPartitions <code>true</code> if precedence should be
103      * given to a open partition ending at <code>offset</code> over a
104      * closed partition starting at <code>offset</code>
105      * @return a specification of the partition
106      * @exception BadLocationException if offset is invalid in this document
107      * @exception BadPartitioningException if partitioning is invalid for this document
108      */

109     ITypedRegion getPartition(String JavaDoc partitioning, int offset, boolean preferOpenPartitions) throws BadLocationException, BadPartitioningException;
110
111     /**
112      * Computes the partitioning of the given document range based on the given
113      * partitioning type.
114      * <p>
115      * If <code>includeZeroLengthPartitions</code> is <code>true</code>, a
116      * zero-length partition of an open partition type (usually the default
117      * partition) is included between two closed partitions. If it is
118      * <code>false</code>, no zero-length partitions are included.
119      * </p>
120      * This is only supported if the connected <code>IDocumentPartitioner</code>
121      * supports it, i.e. implements <code>IDocumentPartitionerExtension2</code>.
122      * Otherwise, <code>includeZeroLengthPartitions</code> is ignored.
123      * </p>
124      *
125      * @param partitioning the document's partitioning type
126      * @param offset the document offset at which the range starts
127      * @param length the length of the document range
128      * @param includeZeroLengthPartitions <code>true</code> if zero-length
129      * partitions should be returned as part of the computed partitioning
130      * @return a specification of the range's partitioning
131      * @exception BadLocationException if the range is invalid in this document$
132      * @exception BadPartitioningException if partitioning is invalid for this document
133      */

134     ITypedRegion[] computePartitioning(String JavaDoc partitioning, int offset, int length, boolean includeZeroLengthPartitions) throws BadLocationException, BadPartitioningException;
135
136     /**
137      * Sets this document's partitioner. The caller of this method is responsible for
138      * disconnecting the document's old partitioner from the document and to
139      * connect the new partitioner to the document. Informs all document partitioning
140      * listeners about this change.
141      *
142      * @param partitioning the partitioning for which to set the partitioner
143      * @param partitioner the document's new partitioner
144      * @see IDocumentPartitioningListener
145      */

146     void setDocumentPartitioner(String JavaDoc partitioning, IDocumentPartitioner partitioner);
147
148     /**
149      * Returns the partitioner for the given partitioning or <code>null</code> if
150      * no partitioner is registered.
151      *
152      * @param partitioning the partitioning for which to set the partitioner
153      * @return the partitioner for the given partitioning
154      */

155     IDocumentPartitioner getDocumentPartitioner(String JavaDoc partitioning);
156 }
157
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