Interface IDocumentChange

All Known Implementing Classes:
DocumentChange, DocumentChangeOperation.UndoChange

public interface IDocumentChange
Describes a change to be applied to an IDocument.
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Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final int
    Flags indicating that applying a change to a document is supposed to create a corresponding undo change.
    static final int
    Flag indicating that neither CREATE_UNDO nor UPDATE_REGIONS is set.
    static final int
    Flag indicating that edit regions in the change's edit tree will be updated to reflect their positions in the changed document.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Returns the snapshot on which this change's edit tree is based, or null if the snapshot is unknown.
    org.eclipse.text.edits.TextEdit
    Returns the edit tree associated with this change.
    int
    Returns the style flags associated with this change.
  • Field Details

    • NONE

      static final int NONE
      Flag indicating that neither CREATE_UNDO nor UPDATE_REGIONS is set.
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    • CREATE_UNDO

      static final int CREATE_UNDO
      Flags indicating that applying a change to a document is supposed to create a corresponding undo change. If not specified, null is returned from DocumentChangeOperation.execute() method.
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    • UPDATE_REGIONS

      static final int UPDATE_REGIONS
      Flag indicating that edit regions in the change's edit tree will be updated to reflect their positions in the changed document. If not specified, the edit regions will be arbitrary; it is even not guaranteed that the edit tree is still well formed after applying the change.
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  • Method Details

    • getEdit

      org.eclipse.text.edits.TextEdit getEdit()
      Returns the edit tree associated with this change.
      Returns:
      the change's edit tree (never null)
    • getBase

      ISnapshot getBase()
      Returns the snapshot on which this change's edit tree is based, or null if the snapshot is unknown.
      Returns:
      the snapshot on which the change is based, or null if unknown
    • getStyle

      int getStyle()
      Returns the style flags associated with this change. May return NONE or any combination of CREATE_UNDO and UPDATE_REGIONS flags.
      Returns:
      the change's style flags