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package java.awt.im;

import java.awt.Rectangle;

import java.awt.font.TextHitInfo;

import java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator;

import java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute;

/**

 * InputMethodRequests defines the requests that a text editing component

 * has to handle in order to work with input methods. The component

 * can implement this interface itself or use a separate object that

 * implements it. The object implementing this interface must be returned

 * from the component's getInputMethodRequests method.

 *

 * <p>

 * The text editing component also has to provide an input method event

 * listener.

 *

 * <p>

 * The interface is designed to support one of two input user interfaces:

 * <ul>

 * <li><em>on-the-spot</em> input, where the composed text is displayed as part

 *     of the text component's text body.

 * <li><em>below-the-spot</em> input, where the composed text is displayed in

 *     a separate composition window just below the insertion point where

 *     the text will be inserted when it is committed. Note that, if text is

 *     selected within the component's text body, this text will be replaced by

 *     the committed text upon commitment; therefore it is not considered part

 *     of the context that the text is input into.

 * </ul>

 *

 * @see java.awt.Component#getInputMethodRequests

 * @see java.awt.event.InputMethodListener

 *

 * @author JavaSoft Asia/Pacific

 * @since 1.2

 */

public interface InputMethodRequests {

    /**

     * Gets the location of a specified offset in the current composed text,

     * or of the selection in committed text.

     * This information is, for example, used to position the candidate window

     * near the composed text, or a composition window near the location

     * where committed text will be inserted.

     *

     * <p>

     * If the component has composed text (because the most recent

     * InputMethodEvent sent to it contained composed text), then the offset is

     * relative to the composed text - offset 0 indicates the first character

     * in the composed text. The location returned should be for this character.

     *

     * <p>

     * If the component doesn't have composed text, the offset should be ignored,

     * and the location returned should reflect the beginning (in line

     * direction) of the highlight in the last line containing selected text.

     * For example, for horizontal left-to-right text (such as English), the

     * location to the left of the left-most character on the last line

     * containing selected text is returned. For vertical top-to-bottom text,

     * left-most line containing selected text is returned.

     *

     * <p>

     * The location is represented as a 0-thickness caret, that is, it has 0

     * width if the text is drawn horizontally, and 0 height if the text is

     * drawn vertically. Other text orientations need to be mapped to

     * horizontal or vertical orientation. The rectangle uses absolute screen

     * coordinates.

     *

     * @param offset the offset within the composed text, if there is composed

     * text; null otherwise

     * @return a rectangle representing the screen location of the offset

     */

    Rectangle getTextLocation(TextHitInfo offset);

    /**

     * Gets the offset within the composed text for the specified absolute x

     * and y coordinates on the screen. This information is used, for example

     * to handle mouse clicks and the mouse cursor. The offset is relative to

     * the composed text, so offset 0 indicates the beginning of the composed

     * text.

     *

     * <p>

     * Return null if the location is outside the area occupied by the composed

     * text.

     *

     * @param x the absolute x coordinate on screen

     * @param y the absolute y coordinate on screen

     * @return a text hit info describing the offset in the composed text.

     */

    TextHitInfo getLocationOffset(int x, int y);

    /**

     * Gets the offset of the insert position in the committed text contained

     * in the text editing component. This is the offset at which characters

     * entered through an input method are inserted. This information is used

     * by an input method, for example, to examine the text surrounding the

     * insert position.

     *

     * @return the offset of the insert position

     */

    int getInsertPositionOffset();

    /**

     * Gets an iterator providing access to the entire text and attributes

     * contained in the text editing component except for uncommitted

     * text. Uncommitted (composed) text should be ignored for index

     * calculations and should not be made accessible through the iterator.

     *

     * <p>

     * The input method may provide a list of attributes that it is

     * interested in. In that case, information about other attributes that

     * the implementor may have need not be made accessible through the

     * iterator. If the list is null, all available attribute information

     * should be made accessible.

     *

     * @param beginIndex the index of the first character

     * @param endIndex the index of the character following the last character

     * @param attributes a list of attributes that the input method is

     * interested in

     * @return an iterator providing access to the text and its attributes

     */

    AttributedCharacterIterator getCommittedText(int beginIndex, int endIndex,

                                                 Attribute[] attributes);

    /**

     * Gets the length of the entire text contained in the text

     * editing component except for uncommitted (composed) text.

     *

     * @return the length of the text except for uncommitted text

     */

    int getCommittedTextLength();

    /**

     * Gets the latest committed text from the text editing component and

     * removes it from the component's text body.

     * This is used for the "Undo Commit" feature in some input methods, where

     * the committed text reverts to its previous composed state. The composed

     * text will be sent to the component using an InputMethodEvent.

     *

     * <p>

     * Generally, this feature should only be supported immediately after the

     * text was committed, not after the user performed other operations on the

     * text. When the feature is not supported, return null.

     *

     * <p>

     * The input method may provide a list of attributes that it is

     * interested in. In that case, information about other attributes that

     * the implementor may have need not be made accessible through the

     * iterator. If the list is null, all available attribute information

     * should be made accessible.

     *

     * @param attributes a list of attributes that the input method is

     * interested in

     * @return the latest committed text, or null when the "Undo Commit"

     * feature is not supported

     */

    AttributedCharacterIterator cancelLatestCommittedText(Attribute[] attributes);

    /**

     * Gets the currently selected text from the text editing component.

     * This may be used for a variety of purposes.

     * One of them is the "Reconvert" feature in some input methods.

     * In this case, the input method will typically send an input method event

     * to replace the selected text with composed text. Depending on the input

     * method's capabilities, this may be the original composed text for the

     * selected text, the latest composed text entered anywhere in the text, or

     * a version of the text that's converted back from the selected text.

     *

     * <p>

     * The input method may provide a list of attributes that it is

     * interested in. In that case, information about other attributes that

     * the implementor may have need not be made accessible through the

     * iterator. If the list is null, all available attribute information

     * should be made accessible.

     *

     * @param attributes a list of attributes that the input method is

     * interested in

     * @return the currently selected text

     */

    AttributedCharacterIterator getSelectedText(Attribute[] attributes);

}