Package org.eclipse.jface.text.contentassist

Provides a content assist add-on for an ITextViewer.

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Description

Interface Summary

ICompletionProposal	The interface of completion proposals generated by content assist processors.
ICompletionProposalExtension	Extension interface to ICompletionProposal.
ICompletionProposalExtension2	Extension interface to ICompletionProposal.
ICompletionProposalExtension3	Extension interface to ICompletionProposal.
IContentAssistant	An IContentAssistant provides support on interactive content completion.
IContentAssistantExtension	Extension interface for IContentAssistant.
IContentAssistProcessor	A content assist processor proposes completions and computes context information for a particular content type.
IContentAssistProcessorExtension	Extends IContentAssit with the concept of a content assist subject which provides the context for the content assistant.
IContentAssistSubject	A content assist subject can request assistance provided by a content assistant.
IContextInformation	The inferface of context information presented to the user and generated by content assist processors.
IContextInformationExtension	Extension interface for IContextInformation.
IContextInformationPresenter	A context information presenter determines the presentation of context information depending on a given document position.
IContextInformationPresenterExtension	Extends IContentAssit with the concept of a content assist subject which provides the context for the content assistant.
IContextInformationValidator	A context information validator is used to determine if a displayed context information is still valid or should be dismissed.
IContextInformationValidatorExtension	Extends IContentAssit with the concept of a content assist subject which provides the context for the content assistant.

Class Summary

CompletionProposal	The standard implementation of the ICompletionProposal interface.
ContentAssistant	The standard implementation of the IContentAssistant interface.
ContextInformation	A default implementation of the IContextInformation interface.
ContextInformationValidator	A default implementation of the IContextInfomationValidator interface.

Package org.eclipse.jface.text.contentassist Description

Provides a content assist add-on for an ITextViewer. Content assist supports the user in writing by proposing context sensitive completions at a given document position. A completion can also be a incomplete in itself and content assist provides means to deal with nested completions.

Package Specification

IContentAssistant defines the concept of the content assist add-on. It collaborates with content type specific completion processors (IContentAssistProcessor) in order to generate completion proposals (ICompletionProposal) valid at the current document position. The package provides a default implementation ContentAssistant which completely defines and implements the UI and the control flow for content assist.