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/*
* Copyright 2001-2013 Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
* Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
*
* Authors:
* Stephan Aßmus <superstippi@gmx.de>
* Stefano Ceccherini (stefano.ceccherini@gmail.com)
* John Scipione, jscipione@gmail.com
*
* Corresponds to:
* headers/os/interface/TextView.h hrev45377
* src/kits/interface/TextView.cpp hrev45377
*/
/*!
\file TextView.h
\ingroup interface
\ingroup libbe
\brief Provides the BTextView class and associated structs.
*/
/*!
\struct text_run
\ingroup interface
\ingroup libbe
\brief text run struct
*/
/*!
\var text_run::offset
*/
/*!
\var text_run::font
*/
/*!
\var text_run::color
*/
/*!
\struct text_run_array
\ingroup interface
\ingroup libbe
\brief text run array struct
*/
/*!
\var text_run_array::count
*/
/*!
\var text_run_array::runs
*/
/*!
\enum undo_state
\ingroup interface
Undo state flags.
*/
/*!
\var undo_state B_UNDO_UNAVAILABLE
*/
/*!
\var undo_state B_UNDO_TYPING
*/
/*!
\var undo_state B_UNDO_CUT
*/
/*!
\var undo_state B_UNDO_PASTE
*/
/*!
\var undo_state B_UNDO_CLEAR
*/
/*!
\var undo_state B_UNDO_DROP
*/
/*!
\class BTextView
\ingroup interface
\ingroup libbe
\brief Displays and manipulates styled text.
*/
/*!
\fn BTextView::BTextView(BRect frame, const char* name, BRect textRect,
uint32 resizeMask, uint32 flags)
\brief Creates a new BTextView object.
\param frame The BTextView frame rectangle.
\param name The name of the object.
\param textRect The area of the text within the BTextView object.
\param resizeMask Resizing mask, passed to BView.
\param flags \a flags passed to BView, \c B_FRAME_EVENTS,
\c B_PULSE_NEEDED and \c B_INPUT_METHOD_AWARE are always set.
*/
/*!
\fn BTextView::BTextView(BRect frame, const char* name, BRect textRect,
const BFont* initialFont, const rgb_color* initialColor,
uint32 resizeMask, uint32 flags)
\brief Creates a new BTextView object and sets the initial font and color.
\param frame The BTextView frame rectangle.
\param name The name of the object.
\param textRect The area of the text within the BTextView object.
\param initialFont The text font to display.
\param initialColor The text color to display.
\param resizeMask Resizing mask, passed to BView.
\param flags \a flags passed to BView, \c B_FRAME_EVENTS,
\c B_PULSE_NEEDED and \c B_INPUT_METHOD_AWARE are always set.
*/
/*!
\fn BTextView::BTextView(const char* name, uint32 flags)
\brief Creates a BTextView object, dynamic layout version.
\param name The name of the object.
\param flags \a flags passed to BView, \c B_FRAME_EVENTS,
\c B_PULSE_NEEDED and \c B_INPUT_METHOD_AWARE are always set.
*/
/*!
\fn BTextView::BTextView(const char* name, const BFont* initialFont,
const rgb_color* initialColor, uint32 flags)
\brief Creates a new BTextView object and sets the initial font and color,
dynamic layout version.
\param name The name of the object.
\param initialFont The text font to display.
\param initialColor The text color to display.
\param flags \a flags passed to BView, \c B_FRAME_EVENTS,
\c B_PULSE_NEEDED and \c B_INPUT_METHOD_AWARE are always set.
*/
/*!
\fn BTextView::BTextView(BMessage* archive)
\brief Creates a BTextView object from the passed in \a archive.
\param archive The BMessage object from which the object is created.
*/
/*!
\fn BTextView::~BTextView()
\brief Frees the memory allocated and destroys the object.
*/
/*!
\name Archiving
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn BArchivable* BTextView::Instantiate(BMessage* archive)
\brief Instantiates a BTextView object from the passed in \a archive.
\param archive The BMessage object that the object is created from.
\return A new BTextView object as a BArchivable.
*/
/*!
\fn status_t BTextView::Archive(BMessage* data, bool deep) const
\brief Archives the object into the \a data message.
\param data A pointer to the BMessage object to archive the object into.
\param deep Whether or not to archive child views as well.
\return A status code, \c B_OK if everything went well or an error code
otherwise.
\retval B_OK The object was archived.
\retval B_NO_MEMORY Ran out of memory while archiving the object.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Hook methods
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::AttachedToWindow()
\brief Hook method that is called when the BTextView is added to the
view hierarchy.
Sets the pulse rate to 2 per second and adjust scrollbars if needed.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::DetachedFromWindow()
\brief Hook method that is called when the BTextView is removed from the
view hierarchy.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Draw(BRect updateRect)
\brief Hook method that is called to draw the contents of the BTextView.
\param updateRect The rectangular area to be redrawn.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::MouseDown(BPoint where)
\brief Hook method that is called when a mouse button is pushed down while
the cursor is contained in the view.
\param where The location where the mouse button was pushed down.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::MouseUp(BPoint where)
\brief Hook method that is called when a mouse button is released while
the cursor is contained in the view.
\note This method stops asynchronous mouse tracking.
\param where The location where the mouse button was released.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::MouseMoved(BPoint where, uint32 code,
const BMessage* message)
\brief Hook method that is called whenever the mouse cursor enters, exits
or moves inside the view.
\param where The point where the mouse cursor has moved to.
\param code A code which indicates if the mouse entered or exited the view.
\param message A message containing drag and drop information.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::WindowActivated(bool state)
\brief Hook method that is called when the window becomes the active window
or gives up that status.
\param state If \c true, window has just become active. If \c false the
window has just become inactive.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::KeyDown(const char* bytes, int32 numBytes)
\brief Hook method that is called when a key is pressed while the view is
the focus view of the active window.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Pulse()
\brief Hook method that is called at a set interval.
This method is used to make the I-beam blink.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::FrameResized(float width, float height)
\brief Hook method that is called when the frame is resized.
This method updates any associated scrollbars.
\param width The new view width.
\param height The new view height.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
\brief Hook method that is called each time the BTextView receives
a message.
\param message The received message.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\fn void BTextView::MakeFocus(bool focusState)
\brief Highlight or unhighlight the selection when the view gets
or loses its focus state.
\param focusState \c true to get focus or \c false to lose it.
*/
/*!
\fn BHandler* BTextView::ResolveSpecifier(BMessage* message, int32 index,
BMessage* specifier, int32 what, const char* property)
\brief Returns the proper handler for the passed in scripting \a message.
\param message The scripting message to determine the handler.
\param index The index of the specifier.
\param specifier The message which contains the specifier.
\param what The 'what' field of the specifier message.
\param property The name of the target property.
\return The proper BHandler for the passed in scripting \a message.
*/
/*!
\name SetText
The BTextView doesn't keep a reference to the \a text buffer, \a file, or
\a runs array you pass in, you can \c delete them after SetText() returns.
If the BTextView supports multiple character styles and a
\c text_run_array is passed in it will be used to set the font and color
formats of the new text.
If the BTextView does not support multiple character styles, then the
\c text_run_array parameter is ignored.
\see IsStylable()
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetText(const char* text, const text_run_array* runs)
\brief Copies text from the \a text buffer replacing any text currently
set in the BTextView with the font and color formats set by \a runs.
\param text The text to set.
\param runs The text styling to set, can be \c NULL.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetText(const char* text, int32 length,
const text_run_array* runs)
\brief Copies text from the \a text buffer up to \a length characters
replacing any text currently set in the BTextView with the font and
color formats set by \a runs.
\a text must be at least \a length characters long. \a length may be set
to 0 to clear the text from the BTextView.
\param text The text to set.
\param length The number of bytes of text to set.
\param runs The text styling to use, can be \c NULL.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetText(BFile* file, int32 offset, int32 length,
const text_run_array* runs)
\brief Copies text from the \a file starting at the given \a offset up to
\a length characters replacing any text currently set in the
BTextView with the font and color formats set by \a runs.
\param file The file to set the text from.
\param offset The position in the file to start reading text.
\param length The number of bytes of text to read from the file.
\param runs The text styling to use, can be \c NULL.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Insert
The BTextView doesn't keep a reference to the \a text buffer or
\a runs array you pass in, you can \c delete them after Insert() returns.
If the BTextView supports multiple character styles and a
\c text_run_array is passed in it will be used to set the font and color
formats of the new text.
If the BTextView does not support multiple character styles, then the
\c text_run_array parameter is ignored.
\see IsStylable()
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Insert(const char* text, const text_run_array* runs)
\brief Inserts text from the \a text buffer at the end of the BTextView
with the font and color formats set by \a runs.
\param text The text to insert.
\param runs The text styling to set, can be \c NULL.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Insert(const char* text, int32 length,
const text_run_array* runs)
\brief Inserts text from the \a text buffer up to \a length characters
at the end of the BTextView with the font and color formats set by
\a runs.
\param text The text to insert.
\param length The number of bytes of text to insert.
\param runs The text styling to use, can be \c NULL.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Insert(int32 offset, const char* text, int32 length,
const text_run_array* runs)
\brief Inserts text starting at the given \a offset from the \a text buffer
up to \a length characters into the BTextView with the font and
color formats set by \a runs.
\param offset The position to start inserting text.
\param text The text to set.
\param length The number of bytes of text to insert.
\param runs The text styling to use, can be \c NULL.
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetText(const char* text, const text_run_array* runs)
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetText(const char* text, int32 length,
const text_run_array* runs)
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetText(BFile* file, int32 offset, int32 length,
const text_run_array* runs)
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Delete
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Delete()
\brief Deletes the text within the current selection.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Delete(int32 startOffset, int32 endOffset)
\brief Deletes the text enclosed within the given offsets.
\param startOffset The offset where the text to delete starts.
\param endOffset The offset where the text to delete ends.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Text information
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn const char* BTextView::Text() const
\brief Returns the BTextView text as a byte array.
\warning It is possible that the BTextView object had to do some operations
on the text, to be able to return it as a C string. If you need to
call Text() repeatedly, you'd better use GetText() instead.
\returns A pointer to the text as a byte array.
*/
/*!
\fn int32 BTextView::TextLength() const
\brief Returns the text length of the BTextView text.
\return The text length of the BTextView text.
*/
/*!
\fn BTextView::GetText(int32 offset, int32 length, char* buffer) const
\brief Fills out \a buffer with the text of the BTextView starting at
\a offset and grabbing at most \a length bytes.
You must provide a \a buffer that is large enough to hold at least
\a length bytes.
\param offset Where to start grabbing text from.
\param length The number of bytes of text to grab.
\param buffer A \a buffer to write the text to.
\see BString::GetString(int32 offset, int32 length, char* buffer)
*/
/*!
\fn uchar BTextView::ByteAt(int32 offset) const
\brief Returns the character at the given offset.
\param offset The offset to the desired character.
\return The character at the given offset.
*/
/*!
\fn int32 BTextView::CountLines() const
\brief Returns the number of lines that the BTextView object contains.
\return The number of lines contained in the BTextView object.
*/
/*!
\fn int32 BTextView::CurrentLine() const
\brief Returns the index of the current line.
\return The index of the current line.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::GoToLine(int32 index)
\brief Moves the caret to the specified line.
\param index The index of the line.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Clipboard
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Cut(BClipboard* clipboard)
\brief Moves the current selection to the clipboard.
\param clipboard The clipboard object to move the text to.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Copy(BClipboard* clipboard)
\brief Copies the current selection to the clipboard.
\param clipboard The clipboard object to copy the selected text to.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Paste(BClipboard* clipboard)
\brief Copy the text contained in the clipboard to the BTextView.
\param clipboard A pointer to the clipboard.
*/
/*!
\fn bool BTextView::AcceptsPaste(BClipboard* clipboard)
\brief Returns whether or not the BTextView can accept the
\a clipboard data.
\returns \c true if the BTextView can accept the pasted clipboard data,
\c false otherwise.
*/
/*!
\fn bool BTextView::AcceptsDrop(const BMessage* message)
\brief Returns whether or not the BTextView can accept the dropped
\a message data.
\returns \c true if the BTextView can accept the dropped message data,
\c false otherwise.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Selection
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Clear()
\brief Deletes the currently selected text.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Select(int32 startOffset, int32 endOffset)
\brief Selects the text contained within the given offsets.
\param startOffset The offset where the text to select starts.
\param endOffset The offset where the text to select ends.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SelectAll()
\brief Selects all text contained in the BTextView.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::GetSelection(int32* _start, int32* _end) const
\brief Fills out \a _start and \a _end with the start and end offsets of
the current selection.
\param _start A pointer to an int32 to contain the selection's start
offset.
\param _end A pointer to an int32 to contain the selection's end offset.
*/
/*!
\fn text_run_array* BTextView::RunArray(int32 startOffset, int32 endOffset,
int32* _size) const
\brief Returns a \c text_run_array for the text within the given offsets.
The returned \c text_run_array belongs to the caller, so you must
free it once you no longer need it.
\param startOffset The text start offset.
\param endOffset The text end offset.
\param _size A pointer to an int32 to fill out the run array size.
\return A \c text_run_array for the text in the given offsets.
*/
/*!
\fn int32 BTextView::LineAt(int32 offset) const
\brief Returns the line number of the character at the given offset.
\param offset The offset of the wanted character.
\return The line number of the character at the given offset.
*/
/*!
\fn int32 BTextView::LineAt(BPoint point) const
\brief Returns the line number for the passed point.
\param point The point to get the line number of.
\return The line number for the passed in point.
*/
/*!
\fn BPoint BTextView::PointAt(int32 offset, float* _height) const
\brief Returns the location of the character at the given offset.
\param offset The offset of the character.
\param _height A pointer to write the height of the character.
\return A BPoint object set to the location of the character.
*/
/*!
\fn int32 BTextView::OffsetAt(BPoint point) const
\brief Returns the offset at the passed in point.
\param point The desired point.
\return The offset for the passed in point.
*/
/*!
\fn int32 BTextView::OffsetAt(int32 line) const
\brief Returns the offset of the given line.
\param line A line number.
\return The offset of the passed line.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::FindWord(int32 offset, int32* _fromOffset,
int32* _toOffset)
\brief Fills out \a _fromOffset and \a _toOffset for a sequence of
character that qualifies as a word starting at \a offset.
A word is a sequence of characters that the user can select by double-
clicking.
\param offset The offset where to start looking.
\param _fromOffset A pointer to an integer to write the starting offset.
\param _toOffset A pointer to an integer to write the ending offset.
*/
/*!
\fn bool BTextView::CanEndLine(int32 offset)
\brief Returns whether or not the character at the given offset can be
the last character of a line.
\param offset The offset of the character.
\returns \c true if the character can be the last character of a line,
\c false otherwise.
*/
/*!
\fn float BTextView::LineWidth(int32 lineNum) const
\brief Returns the width of the line at the given index.
\param lineNum The index of the line to get the width of.
*/
/*!
\fn float BTextView::LineHeight(int32 lineNum) const
\brief Returns the height of the line at the given index.
\param lineNum The index of the line to get the height of.
*/
/*!
\fn float BTextView::TextHeight(int32 startLine, int32 endLine) const
\brief Returns the height of the text enclosed within the given lines.
\param startLine The index of the starting line.
\param endLine The index of the ending line.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::Highlight(int32 startOffset, int32 endOffset)
\brief Highlight the text enclosed within the given offsets.
\param startOffset The start offset of the text to highlight.
\param endOffset The end offset of the text to highlight.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Scrolling
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::ScrollToOffset(int32 offset)
\brief Scrolls the text so that the character at \a offset is visible.
\param offset The offset of the character to scroll to.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::ScrollToSelection()
\brief Scrolls the text so that the character that begins the selection
is visible.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name TextRect
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetTextRect(BRect rect)
\brief Sets the object's text frame to the passed in \a rect.
\param rect A BRect object to set the text frame to.
*/
/*!
\fn BRect BTextView::TextRect() const
\brief Returns the BTextView's text frame.
\return The BTextView's text frame.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Insets
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetInsets(float left, float top, float right,
float bottom)
\brief Sets the insets within the bounds for the object's text frame.
\note Insets cannot be negative, will result in 0 inset.
\param left The left inset to set.
\param top The top inset to set.
\param right The right inset to set.
\param bottom The bottom inset to set.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::GetInsets(float* _left, float* _top, float* _right,
float* _bottom) const
\brief Fills out the parameters with the objects's text insets.
\param _left A pointer to set to the frame's left inset.
\param _top A pointer to set to the frame's top inset.
\param _right A pointer to set to the frame's right inset.
\param _bottom A pointer to set to the frame's bottom inset.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Stylable
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetStylable(bool stylable)
\brief Sets whether or not the object accepts multiple character styles.
\param stylable Pass in \c true to accept multiple character styles,
\c false to NOT accept multiple character styles
*/
/*!
\fn bool BTextView::IsStylable() const
\brief Returns whether or not the object is stylable.
If the object is stylable, it can show multiple fonts symultaneously.
\return \c true if the object is stylable, \c false otherwise.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Tab width
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetTabWidth(float width)
\brief Sets the distance between tab stops in pixels.
\param width The distance in pixel between tab stops to set.
*/
/*!
\fn float BTextView::TabWidth() const
\brief Returns the tab width of the BTextView.
\return The tab width of the BTextView.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Selectable state
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::MakeSelectable(bool selectable)
\brief Sets whether or not the text is selectable.
\param selectable Pass in \c true to set the text to be selectable,
\c false to set the text to be not selectable.
*/
/*!
\fn bool BTextView::IsSelectable() const
\brief Returns whether or not the text is selectable.
\return \c true if the text is selectable,
\c false if the text is not selectable.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Editable state
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::MakeEditable(bool editable)
\brief Sets whether or not the text is editable.
\param editable Pass in \c true to set the text to be editable,
\c false to set the object to be not editable.
*/
/*!
\fn bool BTextView::IsEditable() const
\brief Returns whether or not the text is editable.
\return \c true if the text is editable,
\c false if the text is not editable.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Word wrap
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetWordWrap(bool wrap)
\brief Activate or deactivate word wrapping mode.
\param wrap Pass in \c true to turn on word wrapping mode,
\c false to turn off word wrapping mode.
*/
/*!
\fn bool BTextView::DoesWordWrap() const
\brief Returns whether or not word wrapping is activated.
\return \c true if word wrapping is activated, \c false is word wrapping
if not activated.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Max bytes
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetMaxBytes(int32 max)
\brief Sets the maximum number of bytes that the BTextView can contain.
\param max The maximum number of bytes to set.
*/
/*!
\fn int32 BTextView::MaxBytes() const
\brief Returns the maximum number of bytes that the BTextView can contain.
\return the maximum number of bytes that the BTextView can contain.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Character filtering
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::DisallowChar(uint32 character)
\brief Adds the \a character to the disallowed characters list.
After this method returns, the \a character won't be accepted
by the textview anymore.
\param character The character to disallow.
*/
/*!
\fn void BTextView::AllowChar(uint32 character)
\brief Removes the \a character from the disallowed characters list.
After this method returns, the \a character will be accepted
by the textview.
\param character The character to allow.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Alignment
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetAlignment(alignment flag)
\brief Sets the way text is aligned within the frame.
Choices are:
- \c B_ALIGN_LEFT
- \c B_ALIGN_RIGHT
- \c B_ALIGN_CENTER
\param flag The text alignment to set.
*/
/*!
\fn alignment BTextView::Alignment() const
\brief Returns the current text alignment.
\return The current alignment flag.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Auto-indent
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetAutoindent(bool state)
\brief Sets whether or not new lines of text are automatically indented.
\param state Pass in \c true to automatically indent the text,
\c false to turn off automatic text indenting.
*/
/*!
\fn bool BTextView::DoesAutoindent() const
\brief Returns whether or not automatic indenting is active.
\return \c true if automatic indenting is activated, \c false otherwise.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Color space
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetColorSpace(color_space colors)
\brief Set the color space of the offscreen BBitmap object.
\param colors The colorspace to set on the offscreen BBitmap object.
*/
/*!
\fn color_space BTextView::ColorSpace() const
\brief Returns the colorspace set to the offscreen BBitmap object.
\return The colorspace of the offscreen BBitmap object.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Resizable
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::MakeResizable(bool resize, BView* resizeView)
\brief Activates and deactivates automatic resizing.
The resizing mechanism is alternative to BView resizing. The container
view (the one passed to this function) should not automatically resize
itself when the parent is resized.
\param resize Pass in \c true to set the the BTextView to automatically
resize itself, \c false to disable automatic resizing.
\param resizeView The BTextView object's parent view that resizes itself.
*/
/*!
\fn bool BTextView::IsResizable() const
\brief Returns whether or not the object is resizable.
\returns \c true if the object is resizable, \c false otherwise.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Undo state
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::SetDoesUndo(bool undo)
\brief Enables and disables the undo mechanism.
\param undo Pass in \c true to enable the undo mechanism,
\c false to disable it.
*/
/*!
\fn bool BTextView::DoesUndo() const
\brief Returns whether or not the undo mechanism is enabled.
\return \c true if undo is enabled, \c false otherwise.
*/
//! @}
/*!
\name Hide typing
*/
//! @{
/*!
\fn void BTextView::HideTyping(bool enabled)
\brief Enables and disables type hiding.
\param enabled Pass in \c true to enable type hiding,
\c false to disable it.
*/
/*!
\fn bool BTextView::IsTypingHidden() const
\brief Returns whether or not typing is hidden.
\return \c true if typing is hidden, \c false otherwise.
*/
//! @}