org.eclipse.jface.text

Class FindReplaceDocumentAdapter

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.jface.text.FindReplaceDocumentAdapter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.CharSequence

public class FindReplaceDocumentAdapter
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.CharSequence

Provides search and replace operations on IDocument.

Replaces IDocument.search(int, String, boolean, boolean, boolean).

Since:

3.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FindReplaceDocumentAdapter(IDocument document) Constructs a new find replace document adapter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
char	charAt(int index)
static java.lang.String	escapeForRegExPattern(java.lang.String string) Escapes special characters in the string, such that the resulting pattern matches the given string.
IRegion	find(int startOffset, java.lang.String findString, boolean forwardSearch, boolean caseSensitive, boolean wholeWord, boolean regExSearch) Returns the location of a given string in this adapter's document based on a set of search criteria.
int	length()
IRegion	replace(java.lang.String text, boolean regExReplace) Substitutes the previous match with the given text.
java.lang.CharSequence	subSequence(int start, int end)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.CharSequence

chars, codePoints

Constructor Detail

FindReplaceDocumentAdapter

public FindReplaceDocumentAdapter(IDocument document)

Constructs a new find replace document adapter.

Parameters:

document - the adapted document

Method Detail

find

public IRegion find(int startOffset,
                    java.lang.String findString,
                    boolean forwardSearch,
                    boolean caseSensitive,
                    boolean wholeWord,
                    boolean regExSearch)
             throws BadLocationException

Returns the location of a given string in this adapter's document based on a set of search criteria.

Parameters:

startOffset - document offset at which search starts

findString - the string to find

forwardSearch - the search direction

caseSensitive - indicates whether lower and upper case should be distinguished

wholeWord - indicates whether the findString should be limited by white spaces as defined by Character.isWhiteSpace. Must not be used in combination with regExSearch.

regExSearch - if true findString represents a regular expression Must not be used in combination with wholeWord.

Returns:

the find or replace region or null if there was no match

Throws:

BadLocationException - if startOffset is an invalid document offset

java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException - if a regular expression has invalid syntax

replace

public IRegion replace(java.lang.String text,
                       boolean regExReplace)
                throws BadLocationException

Substitutes the previous match with the given text. Sends a DocumentEvent to all registered IDocumentListener.

Parameters:

text - the substitution text

regExReplace - if true text represents a regular expression

Returns:

the replace region or null if there was no match

Throws:

BadLocationException - if startOffset is an invalid document offset

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if a REPLACE or REPLACE_FIND operation is not preceded by a successful FIND operation

java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException - if a regular expression has invalid syntax

See Also:

DocumentEvent, IDocumentListener

length

public int length()

Specified by:

length in interface java.lang.CharSequence

charAt

public char charAt(int index)

Specified by:

charAt in interface java.lang.CharSequence

subSequence

public java.lang.CharSequence subSequence(int start,
                                          int end)

Specified by:

subSequence in interface java.lang.CharSequence

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Specified by:

toString in interface java.lang.CharSequence

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

escapeForRegExPattern

public static java.lang.String escapeForRegExPattern(java.lang.String string)

Escapes special characters in the string, such that the resulting pattern matches the given string.

Parameters:

string - the string to escape

Returns:

a regex pattern that matches the given string

Since:

3.5