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1/*
2 * Copyright 2001-2013 Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
3 * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
4 *
5 * Authors:
6 *		Stephan Aßmus <superstippi@gmx.de>
7 *		Stefano Ceccherini (stefano.ceccherini@gmail.com)
8 *		John Scipione, jscipione@gmail.com
9 *
10 * Corresponds to:
11 *		headers/os/interface/TextView.h	 hrev45377
12 *		src/kits/interface/TextView.cpp	 hrev45377
13 */
14
15
16/*!
17	\file TextView.h
18	\ingroup interface
19	\ingroup libbe
20	\brief Provides the BTextView class and associated structs.
21*/
22
23
24/*!
25	\struct text_run
26	\ingroup interface
27	\ingroup libbe
28	\brief text run struct
29*/
30
31
32/*!
33	\var text_run::offset
34*/
35
36
37/*!
38	\var text_run::font
39*/
40
41
42/*!
43	\var text_run::color
44*/
45
46
47/*!
48	\struct text_run_array
49	\ingroup interface
50	\ingroup libbe
51	\brief text run array struct
52*/
53
54
55/*!
56	\var text_run_array::count
57*/
58
59
60/*!
61	\var text_run_array::runs
62*/
63
64
65/*!
66	\enum undo_state
67	\ingroup interface
68
69	Undo state flags.
70*/
71
72
73/*!
74	\var undo_state B_UNDO_UNAVAILABLE
75*/
76
77
78/*!
79	\var undo_state B_UNDO_TYPING
80*/
81
82
83/*!
84	\var undo_state B_UNDO_CUT
85*/
86
87
88/*!
89	\var undo_state B_UNDO_PASTE
90*/
91
92
93/*!
94	\var undo_state B_UNDO_CLEAR
95*/
96
97
98/*!
99	\var undo_state B_UNDO_DROP
100*/
101
102
103/*!
104	\class BTextView
105	\ingroup interface
106	\ingroup libbe
107	\brief Displays and manipulates styled text.
108*/
109
110
111/*!
112	\fn BTextView::BTextView(BRect frame, const char* name, BRect textRect,
113		uint32 resizeMask, uint32 flags)
114	\brief Creates a new BTextView object.
115
116	\param frame The frame rectangle of the view.
117	\param name The name of the view.
118	\param textRect The area of the text within the view.
119	\param resizeMask Resizing mask, passed to BView.
120	\param flags \a flags passed to BView, \c B_FRAME_EVENTS,
121		\c B_PULSE_NEEDED and \c B_INPUT_METHOD_AWARE are always set.
122*/
123
124
125/*!
126	\fn BTextView::BTextView(BRect frame, const char* name, BRect textRect,
127		const BFont* initialFont, const rgb_color* initialColor,
128		uint32 resizeMask, uint32 flags)
129	\brief Creates a new BTextView object and sets the initial font and color.
130
131	\param frame The BTextView frame rectangle.
132	\param name The name of the object.
133	\param textRect The area of the text within the BTextView object.
134	\param initialFont The text font to display.
135	\param initialColor The text color to display.
136	\param resizeMask Resizing mask, passed to BView.
137	\param flags \a flags passed to BView, \c B_FRAME_EVENTS,
138		\c B_PULSE_NEEDED and \c B_INPUT_METHOD_AWARE are always set.
139*/
140
141
142/*!
143	\fn BTextView::BTextView(const char* name, uint32 flags)
144	\brief Creates a BTextView object, dynamic layout version.
145
146	\param name The name of the object.
147	\param flags \a flags passed to BView, \c B_FRAME_EVENTS,
148		\c B_PULSE_NEEDED and \c B_INPUT_METHOD_AWARE are always set.
149*/
150
151
152/*!
153	\fn BTextView::BTextView(const char* name, const BFont* initialFont,
154		const rgb_color* initialColor, uint32 flags)
155	\brief Creates a new BTextView object and sets the initial font and color,
156	       dynamic layout version.
157
158	\param name The name of the object.
159	\param initialFont The text font to display.
160	\param initialColor The text color to display.
161	\param flags \a flags passed to BView, \c B_FRAME_EVENTS,
162		\c B_PULSE_NEEDED and \c B_INPUT_METHOD_AWARE are always set.
163*/
164
165
166/*!
167	\fn BTextView::BTextView(BMessage* archive)
168	\brief Creates a BTextView object from the passed in \a archive.
169
170	\param archive The BMessage object from which the object is created.
171*/
172
173
174/*!
175	\fn BTextView::~BTextView()
176	\brief Frees the memory allocated and destroys the object.
177*/
178
179
180/*!
181	\name Archiving
182*/
183
184
185//! @{
186
187
188/*!
189	\fn BArchivable* BTextView::Instantiate(BMessage* archive)
190	\brief Instantiates a BTextView object from the passed in \a archive.
191
192	\param archive The BMessage object that the object is created from.
193
194	\return A new BTextView object as a BArchivable.
195*/
196
197
198/*!
199	\fn status_t BTextView::Archive(BMessage* data, bool deep) const
200	\brief Archives the object into the \a data message.
201
202	\param data A pointer to the BMessage object to archive the object into.
203	\param deep Whether or not to archive child views as well.
204
205	\return A status code, \c B_OK if everything went well or an error code
206	        otherwise.
207	\retval B_OK The object was archived.
208	\retval B_NO_MEMORY Ran out of memory while archiving the object.
209*/
210
211
212//! @}
213
214
215/*!
216	\name Hook methods
217*/
218
219
220//! @{
221
222
223/*!
224	\fn void BTextView::AttachedToWindow()
225	\brief Hook method called when the text view is added to the view hierarchy.
226
227	Sets the pulse rate to 2 per second and adjust scrollbars if needed.
228
229	\see BView::AttachedToWindow()
230*/
231
232
233/*!
234	\fn void BTextView::DetachedFromWindow()
235	\brief Hook method that is called when the text view is removed from the
236	       view hierarchy.
237
238	\see BView::DetachedFromWindow()
239*/
240
241
242/*!
243	\fn void BTextView::Draw(BRect updateRect)
244	\brief Hook method called to draw the contents of the text view.
245
246	\param updateRect The rectangular area to draw.
247
248	\see BView::Draw()
249*/
250
251
252/*!
253	\fn void BTextView::MouseDown(BPoint where)
254	\brief Hook method that is called when a mouse button is pushed down while
255	       the cursor is contained in the view.
256
257	\param where The location where the mouse button was pushed down.
258
259	\see BView::MouseDown()
260*/
261
262
263/*!
264	\fn void BTextView::MouseUp(BPoint where)
265	\brief Hook method that is called when a mouse button is released while
266	       the cursor is contained in the view.
267
268	This method stops asynchronous mouse tracking.
269
270	\param where The location that the mouse button was released.
271
272	\see BView::MouseUp()
273*/
274
275
276/*!
277	\fn void BTextView::MouseMoved(BPoint where, uint32 code,
278		const BMessage* message)
279	\brief Hook method that is called whenever the mouse cursor enters, exits
280	       or moves inside the view.
281
282	\param where The point where the mouse cursor has moved to.
283	\param code A code which indicates if the mouse entered or exited the view.
284	\param message A message containing drag and drop information.
285
286	\see BView::MouseMoved()
287*/
288
289
290/*!
291	\fn void BTextView::WindowActivated(bool state)
292	\brief Hook method that is called when the window becomes the active window
293	       or gives up that status.
294
295	\param state If \c true, window has just been activated. If \c false the
296	       window has just been deactivated.
297
298	\see BView::WindowActivated()
299*/
300
301
302/*!
303	\fn void BTextView::KeyDown(const char* bytes, int32 numBytes)
304	\brief Hook method that is called when a key is pressed while the view is
305	       the focus view of the active window.
306
307	\see BView::KeyDown()
308*/
309
310
311/*!
312	\fn void BTextView::Pulse()
313	\brief Hook method that is called at a set interval.
314
315	This method is used to make the I-beam blink.
316
317	\see BView::Pulse()
318*/
319
320
321/*!
322	\fn void BTextView::FrameResized(float width, float height)
323	\brief Hook method that is called when the frame is resized.
324
325	This method updates any associated scrollbars.
326
327	\param width The new view width.
328	\param height The new view height.
329
330	\see BView::FrameResized()
331*/
332
333
334/*!
335	\fn void BTextView::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
336	\brief Hook method called with a message is received by the text view.
337
338	\param message The message received by the text view.
339
340	\see BView::MessageReceived()
341*/
342
343
344//! @}
345
346
347/*!
348	\fn void BTextView::MakeFocus(bool focusState)
349	\brief Highlight or unhighlight the selection when the text view acquires
350		or loses its focus state.
351
352	\param focusState \c true to receive focus or \c false to lose it.
353
354	\see BView::MakeFocus()
355*/
356
357
358/*!
359	\fn BHandler* BTextView::ResolveSpecifier(BMessage* message, int32 index,
360		BMessage* specifier, int32 what, const char* property)
361	\brief Returns the proper handler for the passed in scripting \a message.
362
363	\param message The scripting message to determine the handler.
364	\param index The index of the specifier.
365	\param specifier The message which contains the specifier.
366	\param what The 'what' field of the specifier message.
367	\param property The name of the target property.
368
369	\return The proper BHandler for the passed in scripting \a message.
370
371	\see BView::ResolveSpecifier()
372*/
373
374
375/*!
376	\name SetText
377
378	The BTextView doesn't keep a reference to the \a text buffer, \a file, or
379	\a runs array you pass in, you can \c delete them after SetText() returns.
380
381	If the BTextView supports multiple character styles and a
382	\c text_run_array is passed in it will be used to set the font and color
383	formats of the new text.
384
385	If the BTextView does not support multiple character styles, then the
386	\c text_run_array parameter is ignored.
387
388	\see IsStylable()
389*/
390
391
392//! @{
393
394
395/*!
396	\fn void BTextView::SetText(const char* text, const text_run_array* runs)
397	\brief Copies text from the \a text buffer replacing any text currently
398	       set in the BTextView with the font and color formats set by \a runs.
399
400	\param text The text to set.
401	\param runs Set the font and color formats of the new text if provided. Only
402	       applies if the BTextView permits multiple character formats.
403*/
404
405
406/*!
407	\fn void BTextView::SetText(const char* text, int32 length,
408		const text_run_array* runs)
409	\brief Copies text from the \a text buffer up to \a length characters
410	       replacing any text currently set in the BTextView with the font and
411	       color formats set by \a runs.
412
413	\a text must be at least \a length characters long. \a length may be set
414	to 0 to clear the text from the BTextView.
415
416	\param text The text to set.
417	\param length The maximum number of bytes of \a text to use.
418	\param runs Set the font and color formats of the new text if provided. Only
419	       applies if the BTextView permits multiple character formats.
420*/
421
422
423/*!
424	\fn void BTextView::SetText(BFile* file, int32 offset, int32 length,
425		const text_run_array* runs)
426	\brief Copies text from the \a file starting at the given \a offset up to
427	       \a length characters replacing any text currently set in the
428	       BTextView with the font and color formats set by \a runs.
429
430	\param file The file to set the text from.
431	\param offset The position in the file to start reading text.
432	\param length The number of bytes of text to read from the file.
433	\param runs Set the font and color formats of the new text if provided. Only
434	       applies if the BTextView permits multiple character formats.
435*/
436
437
438//! @}
439
440
441/*!
442	\name Insert
443
444	The BTextView doesn't keep a reference to the \a text buffer or
445	\a runs array you pass in, you can \c delete them after Insert() returns.
446
447	If the BTextView supports multiple character styles and a
448	\c text_run_array is passed in it will be used to set the font and color
449	formats of the new text.
450
451	If the BTextView does not support multiple character styles, then the
452	\c text_run_array parameter is ignored.
453
454	\see IsStylable()
455*/
456
457
458/*!
459	\fn void BTextView::Insert(const char* text, const text_run_array* runs)
460	\brief Inserts text from the \a text buffer at the end of the BTextView
461	       with the font and color formats set by \a runs.
462
463	\param text The text to insert.
464	\param runs The text styling to set, can be \c NULL.
465*/
466
467
468/*!
469	\fn void BTextView::Insert(const char* text, int32 length,
470		const text_run_array* runs)
471	\brief Inserts text from the \a text buffer up to \a length characters
472	       at the end of the BTextView with the font and color formats set by
473	       \a runs.
474
475	\param text The text to insert.
476	\param length The number of bytes of text to insert.
477	\param runs The text styling to use, can be \c NULL.
478*/
479
480
481/*!
482	\fn void BTextView::Insert(int32 offset, const char* text, int32 length,
483		const text_run_array* runs)
484	\brief Inserts text starting at the given \a offset from the \a text buffer
485	       up to \a length characters into the BTextView with the font and
486	       color formats set by \a runs.
487
488	\param offset The position to start inserting text.
489	\param text The text to set.
490	\param length The number of bytes of text to insert.
491	\param runs The text styling to use, can be \c NULL.
492*/
493
494
495//! @}
496
497
498/*!
499	\name Delete
500*/
501
502
503//! @{
504
505
506/*!
507	\fn void BTextView::Delete()
508	\brief Deletes the text within the current selection.
509*/
510
511
512/*!
513	\fn void BTextView::Delete(int32 startOffset, int32 endOffset)
514	\brief Deletes the text enclosed within the given offsets.
515	\param startOffset The offset where the text to delete starts.
516	\param endOffset The offset where the text to delete ends.
517*/
518
519
520//! @}
521
522
523/*!
524	\name Text information
525*/
526
527
528//! @{
529
530
531/*!
532	\fn const char* BTextView::Text() const
533	\brief Returns the BTextView text as a byte array.
534
535	\warning It is possible that the BTextView object had to do some operations
536	         on the text, to be able to return it as a C string. If you need to
537	         call Text() repeatedly, you'd better use GetText() instead.
538
539	\returns A pointer to the text as a byte array.
540*/
541
542
543/*!
544	\fn int32 BTextView::TextLength() const
545	\brief Returns the text length of the BTextView text.
546
547	\return The text length of the BTextView text.
548*/
549
550
551/*!
552	\fn BTextView::GetText(int32 offset, int32 length, char* buffer) const
553	\brief Fills out \a buffer with the text of the BTextView starting at
554	       \a offset and grabbing at most \a length bytes.
555
556	You must provide a \a buffer that is large enough to hold at least
557	\a length bytes.
558
559	\param offset Where to start grabbing text from.
560	\param length The number of bytes of text to grab.
561	\param buffer A \a buffer to write the text to.
562
563	\see BString::GetString(int32 offset, int32 length, char* buffer)
564*/
565
566
567/*!
568	\fn uchar BTextView::ByteAt(int32 offset) const
569	\brief Returns the character at the given offset.
570
571	\param offset The offset to the desired character.
572
573	\return The character at the given offset.
574*/
575
576
577/*!
578	\fn int32 BTextView::CountLines() const
579	\brief Returns the number of lines that the BTextView object contains.
580
581	\return The number of lines contained in the BTextView object.
582*/
583
584
585/*!
586	\fn int32 BTextView::CurrentLine() const
587	\brief Returns the index of the current line.
588
589	\return The index of the current line.
590*/
591
592
593/*!
594	\fn void BTextView::GoToLine(int32 index)
595	\brief Moves the caret to the specified line.
596
597	\param index The index of the line.
598*/
599
600
601//! @}
602
603
604/*!
605	\name Clipboard
606*/
607
608
609//! @{
610
611
612/*!
613	\fn void BTextView::Cut(BClipboard* clipboard)
614	\brief Moves the current selection to the clipboard.
615
616	\param clipboard The clipboard object to move the text to.
617*/
618
619
620/*!
621	\fn void BTextView::Copy(BClipboard* clipboard)
622	\brief Copies the current selection to the clipboard.
623
624	\param clipboard The clipboard object to copy the selected text to.
625*/
626
627
628/*!
629	\fn void BTextView::Paste(BClipboard* clipboard)
630	\brief Copy the text contained in the clipboard to the BTextView.
631
632	\param clipboard A pointer to the clipboard.
633*/
634
635
636/*!
637	\fn bool BTextView::AcceptsPaste(BClipboard* clipboard)
638	\brief Returns whether or not the BTextView can accept the
639	       \a clipboard data.
640
641	\returns \c true if the BTextView can accept the pasted clipboard data,
642	         \c false otherwise.
643*/
644
645
646/*!
647	\fn bool BTextView::AcceptsDrop(const BMessage* message)
648	\brief Returns whether or not the BTextView can accept the dropped
649	       \a message data.
650
651	\returns \c true if the BTextView can accept the dropped message data,
652	         \c false otherwise.
653*/
654
655
656//! @}
657
658
659/*!
660	\name Selection
661*/
662
663
664//! @{
665
666
667/*!
668	\fn void BTextView::Clear()
669	\brief Deletes the currently selected text.
670*/
671
672
673/*!
674	\fn void BTextView::Select(int32 startOffset, int32 endOffset)
675	\brief Selects the text contained within the given offsets.
676
677	\param startOffset The offset where the text to select starts.
678	\param endOffset The offset where the text to select ends.
679*/
680
681
682/*!
683	\fn void BTextView::SelectAll()
684	\brief Selects all text contained in the BTextView.
685*/
686
687
688/*!
689	\fn void BTextView::GetSelection(int32* _start, int32* _end) const
690	\brief Fills out \a _start and \a _end with the start and end offsets of
691	       the current selection.
692
693	\param _start A pointer to an int32 to contain the selection's start
694	       offset.
695	\param _end A pointer to an int32 to contain the selection's end offset.
696*/
697
698
699/*!
700	\fn text_run_array* BTextView::RunArray(int32 startOffset, int32 endOffset,
701		int32* _size) const
702	\brief Returns a \c text_run_array for the text within the given offsets.
703
704	The returned \c text_run_array belongs to the caller, so you must
705	free it once you no longer need it.
706
707	\param startOffset The text start offset.
708	\param endOffset The text end offset.
709	\param _size A pointer to an int32 to fill out the run array size.
710
711	\return A \c text_run_array for the text in the given offsets.
712*/
713
714
715
716/*!
717	\fn int32 BTextView::LineAt(int32 offset) const
718	\brief Returns the line number of the character at the given offset.
719
720	\param offset The offset of the wanted character.
721
722	\return The line number of the character at the given offset.
723*/
724
725
726/*!
727	\fn int32 BTextView::LineAt(BPoint point) const
728	\brief Returns the line number for the passed point.
729
730	\param point The point to get the line number of.
731	\return The line number for the passed in point.
732*/
733
734
735/*!
736	\fn BPoint BTextView::PointAt(int32 offset, float* _height) const
737	\brief Returns the location of the character at the given offset.
738
739	\param offset The offset of the character.
740	\param _height A pointer to write the height of the character.
741
742	\return A BPoint object set to the location of the character.
743*/
744
745
746/*!
747	\fn int32 BTextView::OffsetAt(BPoint point) const
748	\brief Returns the offset at the passed in point.
749
750	\param point The desired point.
751
752	\return The offset for the passed in point.
753*/
754
755
756
757/*!
758	\fn int32 BTextView::OffsetAt(int32 line) const
759	\brief Returns the offset of the given line.
760
761	\param line A line number.
762
763	\return The offset of the passed line.
764*/
765
766
767/*!
768	\fn void BTextView::FindWord(int32 offset, int32* _fromOffset,
769		int32* _toOffset)
770	\brief Fills out \a _fromOffset and \a _toOffset for a sequence of
771	       character that qualifies as a word starting at \a offset.
772
773	A word is a sequence of characters that the user can select by double-
774	clicking.
775
776	\param offset The offset where to start looking.
777	\param _fromOffset A pointer to an integer to write the starting offset.
778	\param _toOffset A pointer to an integer to write the ending offset.
779*/
780
781
782/*!
783	\fn bool BTextView::CanEndLine(int32 offset)
784	\brief Returns whether or not the character at the given offset can be
785	       the last character of a line.
786
787	\param offset The offset of the character.
788
789	\returns \c true if the character can be the last character of a line,
790	         \c false otherwise.
791*/
792
793
794/*!
795	\fn float BTextView::LineWidth(int32 lineNum) const
796	\brief Returns the width of the line at the given index.
797
798	\param lineNum The index of the line to get the width of.
799*/
800
801
802/*!
803	\fn float BTextView::LineHeight(int32 lineNum) const
804	\brief Returns the height of the line at the given index.
805
806	\param lineNum The index of the line to get the height of.
807*/
808
809
810/*!
811	\fn float BTextView::TextHeight(int32 startLine, int32 endLine) const
812	\brief Returns the height of the text enclosed within the given lines.
813
814	\param startLine The index of the starting line.
815	\param endLine The index of the ending line.
816*/
817
818
819/*!
820	\fn void BTextView::Highlight(int32 startOffset, int32 endOffset)
821	\brief Highlight the text enclosed within the given offsets.
822
823	\param startOffset The start offset of the text to highlight.
824	\param endOffset The end offset of the text to highlight.
825*/
826
827
828//! @}
829
830
831/*!
832	\name Scrolling
833*/
834
835
836//! @{
837
838
839/*!
840	\fn void BTextView::ScrollToOffset(int32 offset)
841	\brief Scrolls the text so that the character at \a offset is visible.
842
843	\param offset The offset of the character to scroll to.
844*/
845
846
847/*!
848	\fn void BTextView::ScrollToSelection()
849	\brief Scrolls the text so that the character that begins the selection
850	       is visible.
851*/
852
853
854//! @}
855
856
857/*!
858	\name TextRect
859*/
860
861
862//! @{
863
864
865/*!
866	\fn void BTextView::SetTextRect(BRect rect)
867	\brief Sets the object's text frame to the passed in \a rect.
868
869	\param rect A BRect object to set the text frame to.
870*/
871
872
873/*!
874	\fn BRect BTextView::TextRect() const
875	\brief Returns the BTextView's text frame.
876
877	\return The BTextView's text frame.
878*/
879
880
881//! @}
882
883
884/*!
885	\name Insets
886*/
887
888
889//! @{
890
891
892
893/*!
894	\fn void BTextView::SetInsets(float left, float top, float right,
895		float bottom)
896	\brief Sets the insets within the bounds for the object's text frame.
897
898	\note Insets cannot be negative, will result in 0 inset.
899
900	\param left The left inset to set.
901	\param top The top inset to set.
902	\param right The right inset to set.
903	\param bottom The bottom inset to set.
904*/
905
906
907/*!
908	\fn void BTextView::GetInsets(float* _left, float* _top, float* _right,
909		float* _bottom) const
910	\brief Fills out the parameters with the objects's text insets.
911
912	\param _left A pointer to set to the frame's left inset.
913	\param _top A pointer to set to the frame's top inset.
914	\param _right A pointer to set to the frame's right inset.
915	\param _bottom A pointer to set to the frame's bottom inset.
916*/
917
918
919
920//! @}
921
922
923/*!
924	\name Stylable
925*/
926
927
928//! @{
929
930
931
932/*!
933	\fn void BTextView::SetStylable(bool stylable)
934	\brief Sets whether or not the object accepts multiple character styles.
935
936	\param stylable Pass in \c true to accept multiple character styles,
937	       \c false to NOT accept multiple character styles
938*/
939
940
941/*!
942	\fn bool BTextView::IsStylable() const
943	\brief Returns whether or not the object is stylable.
944
945	If the object is stylable, it can show multiple fonts symultaneously.
946
947	\return \c true if the object is stylable, \c false otherwise.
948*/
949
950
951//! @}
952
953
954/*!
955	\name Tab width
956*/
957
958
959//! @{
960
961
962
963/*!
964	\fn void BTextView::SetTabWidth(float width)
965	\brief Sets the distance between tab stops in pixels.
966
967	\param width The distance in pixel between tab stops to set.
968*/
969
970
971/*!
972	\fn float BTextView::TabWidth() const
973	\brief Returns the tab width of the BTextView.
974
975	\return The tab width of the BTextView.
976*/
977
978
979//! @}
980
981
982/*!
983	\name Selectable state
984*/
985
986
987//! @{
988
989
990
991/*!
992	\fn void BTextView::MakeSelectable(bool selectable)
993	\brief Sets whether or not the text is selectable.
994
995	\param selectable Pass in \c true to set the text to be selectable,
996	       \c false to set the text to be not selectable.
997*/
998
999
1000/*!
1001	\fn bool BTextView::IsSelectable() const
1002	\brief Returns whether or not the text is selectable.
1003
1004	\return \c true if the text is selectable,
1005			\c false if the text is not selectable.
1006*/
1007
1008
1009//! @}
1010
1011
1012/*!
1013	\name Editable state
1014*/
1015
1016
1017//! @{
1018
1019
1020
1021/*!
1022	\fn void BTextView::MakeEditable(bool editable)
1023	\brief Sets whether or not the text is editable.
1024
1025	\param editable Pass in \c true to set the text to be editable,
1026	       \c false to set the object to be not editable.
1027*/
1028
1029
1030/*!
1031	\fn bool BTextView::IsEditable() const
1032	\brief Returns whether or not the text is editable.
1033
1034	\return \c true if the text is editable,
1035			\c false if the text is not editable.
1036*/
1037
1038
1039//! @}
1040
1041
1042/*!
1043	\name Word wrap
1044*/
1045
1046
1047//! @{
1048
1049
1050
1051/*!
1052	\fn void BTextView::SetWordWrap(bool wrap)
1053	\brief Activate or deactivate word wrapping mode.
1054
1055	\param wrap Pass in \c true to turn on word wrapping mode,
1056	       \c false to turn off word wrapping mode.
1057*/
1058
1059
1060/*!
1061	\fn bool BTextView::DoesWordWrap() const
1062	\brief Returns whether or not word wrapping is activated.
1063
1064	\return \c true if word wrapping is activated, \c false is word wrapping
1065	        if not activated.
1066*/
1067
1068
1069//! @}
1070
1071
1072/*!
1073	\name Max bytes
1074*/
1075
1076
1077//! @{
1078
1079
1080
1081/*!
1082	\fn void BTextView::SetMaxBytes(int32 max)
1083	\brief Sets the maximum number of bytes that the BTextView can contain.
1084
1085	\param max The maximum number of bytes to set.
1086*/
1087
1088
1089/*!
1090	\fn int32 BTextView::MaxBytes() const
1091	\brief Returns the maximum number of bytes that the BTextView can contain.
1092
1093	\return the maximum number of bytes that the BTextView can contain.
1094*/
1095
1096
1097//! @}
1098
1099
1100/*!
1101	\name Character filtering
1102*/
1103
1104
1105//! @{
1106
1107
1108
1109/*!
1110	\fn void BTextView::DisallowChar(uint32 character)
1111	\brief Adds the \a character to the disallowed characters list.
1112
1113	After this method returns, the \a character won't be accepted
1114	by the textview anymore.
1115
1116	\param character The character to disallow.
1117*/
1118
1119
1120/*!
1121	\fn void BTextView::AllowChar(uint32 character)
1122	\brief Removes the \a character from the disallowed characters list.
1123
1124	After this method returns, the \a character will be accepted
1125	by the textview.
1126
1127	\param character The character to allow.
1128*/
1129
1130
1131//! @}
1132
1133
1134/*!
1135	\name Alignment
1136*/
1137
1138
1139//! @{
1140
1141
1142
1143/*!
1144	\fn void BTextView::SetAlignment(alignment flag)
1145	\brief Sets the way text is aligned within the frame.
1146
1147	Choices are:
1148	- \c B_ALIGN_LEFT
1149	- \c B_ALIGN_RIGHT
1150	- \c B_ALIGN_CENTER
1151
1152	\param flag The text alignment to set.
1153*/
1154
1155
1156/*!
1157	\fn alignment BTextView::Alignment() const
1158	\brief Returns the current text alignment.
1159
1160	\return The current alignment flag.
1161*/
1162
1163
1164//! @}
1165
1166
1167/*!
1168	\name Auto-indent
1169*/
1170
1171
1172//! @{
1173
1174
1175
1176/*!
1177	\fn void BTextView::SetAutoindent(bool state)
1178	\brief Sets whether or not new lines of text are automatically indented.
1179
1180	\param state Pass in \c true to automatically indent the text,
1181	       \c false to turn off automatic text indenting.
1182*/
1183
1184
1185/*!
1186	\fn bool BTextView::DoesAutoindent() const
1187	\brief Returns whether or not automatic indenting is active.
1188
1189	\return \c true if automatic indenting is activated, \c false otherwise.
1190*/
1191
1192
1193//! @}
1194
1195
1196/*!
1197	\name Color space
1198*/
1199
1200
1201//! @{
1202
1203
1204
1205/*!
1206	\fn void BTextView::SetColorSpace(color_space colors)
1207	\brief Set the color space of the offscreen BBitmap object.
1208
1209	\param colors The colorspace to set on the offscreen BBitmap object.
1210*/
1211
1212
1213/*!
1214	\fn color_space BTextView::ColorSpace() const
1215	\brief Returns the colorspace set to the offscreen BBitmap object.
1216
1217	\return The colorspace of the offscreen BBitmap object.
1218*/
1219
1220
1221//! @}
1222
1223
1224/*!
1225	\name Resizable
1226*/
1227
1228
1229//! @{
1230
1231
1232
1233/*!
1234	\fn void BTextView::MakeResizable(bool resize, BView* resizeView)
1235	\brief Activates and deactivates automatic resizing.
1236
1237	The resizing mechanism is alternative to BView resizing. The container
1238	view (the one passed to this function) should not automatically resize
1239	itself when the parent is resized.
1240
1241	\param resize Pass in \c true to set the the BTextView to automatically
1242	       resize itself, \c false to disable automatic resizing.
1243	\param resizeView The BTextView object's parent view that resizes itself.
1244*/
1245
1246
1247/*!
1248	\fn bool BTextView::IsResizable() const
1249	\brief Returns whether or not the object is resizable.
1250
1251	\returns \c true if the object is resizable, \c false otherwise.
1252*/
1253
1254
1255//! @}
1256
1257
1258/*!
1259	\name Undo state
1260*/
1261
1262
1263//! @{
1264
1265
1266
1267/*!
1268	\fn void BTextView::SetDoesUndo(bool undo)
1269	\brief Enables and disables the undo mechanism.
1270
1271	\param undo Pass in \c true to enable the undo mechanism,
1272	       \c false to disable it.
1273*/
1274
1275
1276/*!
1277	\fn bool BTextView::DoesUndo() const
1278	\brief Returns whether or not the undo mechanism is enabled.
1279
1280	\return \c true if undo is enabled, \c false otherwise.
1281*/
1282
1283
1284//! @}
1285
1286
1287/*!
1288	\name Hide typing
1289*/
1290
1291
1292//! @{
1293
1294
1295
1296/*!
1297	\fn void BTextView::HideTyping(bool enabled)
1298	\brief Enables and disables type hiding.
1299
1300	\param enabled Pass in \c true to enable type hiding,
1301	       \c false to disable it.
1302*/
1303
1304
1305/*!
1306	\fn bool BTextView::IsTypingHidden() const
1307	\brief Returns whether or not typing is hidden.
1308
1309	\return \c true if typing is hidden, \c false otherwise.
1310*/
1311
1312
1313//! @}
1314