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* By default, one InputContext instance is created per Window instance, * and this input context is shared by all components within the window's * container hierarchy. However, this means that only one text input * operation is possible at any one time within a window, and that the * text needs to be committed when moving the focus from one text component * to another. If this is not desired, text components can create their * own input context instances. * *
* The Java Platform supports input methods that have been developed in the Java * programming language, using the interfaces in the {@link java.awt.im.spi} package, * and installed into a Java SE Runtime Environment as extensions. Implementations * may also support using the native input methods of the platforms they run on; * however, not all platforms and locales provide input methods. Keyboard layouts * are provided by the host platform. * *
* Input methods are unavailable if (a) no input method written * in the Java programming language has been installed and (b) the Java Platform implementation * or the underlying platform does not support native input methods. In this case, * input contexts can still be created and used; their behavior is specified with * the individual methods below. * * @see java.awt.Component#getInputContext * @see java.awt.Component#enableInputMethods * @author JavaSoft Asia/Pacific * @since 1.2 */ public class InputContext { /** * Constructs an InputContext. * This method is protected so clients cannot instantiate * InputContext directly. Input contexts are obtained by * calling {@link #getInstance}. */ protected InputContext() { // real implementation is in sun.awt.im.InputContext } /** * Returns a new InputContext instance. */ public static InputContext getInstance() { return new sun.awt.im.InputMethodContext(); } /** * Attempts to select an input method or keyboard layout that * supports the given locale, and returns a value indicating whether such * an input method or keyboard layout has been successfully selected. The * following steps are taken until an input method has been selected: * *
*
*
* Not all host operating systems provide API to determine the locale of
* the currently selected native input method or keyboard layout, and to
* select a native input method or keyboard layout by locale.
* For host operating systems that don't provide such API,
* selectInputMethod
assumes that native input methods or
* keyboard layouts provided by the host operating system support only the
* system's default locale.
*
*
* A text editing component may call this method, for example, when
* the user changes the insertion point, so that the user can
* immediately continue typing in the language of the surrounding text.
*
* @param locale The desired new locale.
* @return true if the input method or keyboard layout that's active after
* this call supports the desired locale.
* @exception NullPointerException if locale
is null
*/
public boolean selectInputMethod(Locale locale) {
// real implementation is in sun.awt.im.InputContext
return false;
}
/**
* Returns the current locale of the current input method or keyboard
* layout.
* Returns null if the input context does not have a current input method
* or keyboard layout or if the current input method's
* {@link java.awt.im.spi.InputMethod#getLocale()} method returns null.
*
*
* Not all host operating systems provide API to determine the locale of
* the currently selected native input method or keyboard layout.
* For host operating systems that don't provide such API,
* getLocale
assumes that the current locale of all native
* input methods or keyboard layouts provided by the host operating system
* is the system's default locale.
*
* @return the current locale of the current input method or keyboard layout
* @since 1.3
*/
public Locale getLocale() {
// real implementation is in sun.awt.im.InputContext
return null;
}
/**
* Sets the subsets of the Unicode character set that input methods of this input
* context should be allowed to input. Null may be passed in to
* indicate that all characters are allowed. The initial value
* is null. The setting applies to the current input method as well
* as input methods selected after this call is made. However,
* applications cannot rely on this call having the desired effect,
* since this setting cannot be passed on to all host input methods -
* applications still need to apply their own character validation.
* If no input methods are available, then this method has no effect.
*
* @param subsets The subsets of the Unicode character set from which characters may be input
*/
public void setCharacterSubsets(Subset[] subsets) {
// real implementation is in sun.awt.im.InputContext
}
/**
* Enables or disables the current input method for composition,
* depending on the value of the parameter enable
.
*
* An input method that is enabled for composition interprets incoming * events for both composition and control purposes, while a * disabled input method does not interpret events for composition. * Note however that events are passed on to the input method regardless * whether it is enabled or not, and that an input method that is disabled * for composition may still interpret events for control purposes, * including to enable or disable itself for composition. *
* For input methods provided by host operating systems, it is not always possible to
* determine whether this operation is supported. For example, an input method may enable
* composition only for some locales, and do nothing for other locales. For such input
* methods, it is possible that this method does not throw
* {@link java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException UnsupportedOperationException},
* but also does not affect whether composition is enabled.
*
* @param enable whether to enable the current input method for composition
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if there is no current input
* method available or the current input method does not support
* the enabling/disabling operation
* @see #isCompositionEnabled
* @since 1.3
*/
public void setCompositionEnabled(boolean enable) {
// real implementation is in sun.awt.im.InputContext
}
/**
* Determines whether the current input method is enabled for composition.
* An input method that is enabled for composition interprets incoming
* events for both composition and control purposes, while a
* disabled input method does not interpret events for composition.
*
* @return true
if the current input method is enabled for
* composition; false
otherwise
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if there is no current input
* method available or the current input method does not support
* checking whether it is enabled for composition
* @see #setCompositionEnabled
* @since 1.3
*/
@Transient
public boolean isCompositionEnabled() {
// real implementation is in sun.awt.im.InputContext
return false;
}
/**
* Asks the current input method to reconvert text from the
* current client component. The input method obtains the text to
* be reconverted from the client component using the
* {@link InputMethodRequests#getSelectedText InputMethodRequests.getSelectedText}
* method. The other InputMethodRequests
methods
* must be prepared to deal with further information requests by
* the input method. The composed and/or committed text will be
* sent to the client component as a sequence of
* InputMethodEvent
s. If the input method cannot
* reconvert the given text, the text is returned as committed
* text in an InputMethodEvent
.
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if there is no current input
* method available or the current input method does not support
* the reconversion operation.
*
* @since 1.3
*/
public void reconvert() {
// real implementation is in sun.awt.im.InputContext
}
/**
* Dispatches an event to the active input method. Called by AWT.
* If no input method is available, then the event will never be consumed.
*
* @param event The event
* @exception NullPointerException if event
is null
*/
public void dispatchEvent(AWTEvent event) {
// real implementation is in sun.awt.im.InputContext
}
/**
* Notifies the input context that a client component has been
* removed from its containment hierarchy, or that input method
* support has been disabled for the component. This method is
* usually called from the client component's
* {@link java.awt.Component#removeNotify() Component.removeNotify}
* method. Potentially pending input from input methods
* for this component is discarded.
* If no input methods are available, then this method has no effect.
*
* @param client Client component
* @exception NullPointerException if client
is null
*/
public void removeNotify(Component client) {
// real implementation is in sun.awt.im.InputContext
}
/**
* Ends any input composition that may currently be going on in this
* context. Depending on the platform and possibly user preferences,
* this may commit or delete uncommitted text. Any changes to the text
* are communicated to the active component using an input method event.
* If no input methods are available, then this method has no effect.
*
*
* A text editing component may call this in a variety of situations, * for example, when the user moves the insertion point within the text * (but outside the composed text), or when the component's text is * saved to a file or copied to the clipboard. * */ public void endComposition() { // real implementation is in sun.awt.im.InputContext } /** * Releases the resources used by this input context. * Called by AWT for the default input context of each Window. * If no input methods are available, then this method * has no effect. */ public void dispose() { // real implementation is in sun.awt.im.InputContext } /** * Returns a control object from the current input method, or null. A * control object provides methods that control the behavior of the * input method or obtain information from the input method. The type * of the object is an input method specific class. Clients have to * compare the result against known input method control object * classes and cast to the appropriate class to invoke the methods * provided. *
* If no input methods are available or the current input method does * not provide an input method control object, then null is returned. * * @return A control object from the current input method, or null. */ public Object getInputMethodControlObject() { // real implementation is in sun.awt.im.InputContext return null; } }