jidefx.scene.control.hints

Class FileIntelliHints

java.lang.Object

jidefx.scene.control.hints.AbstractIntelliHints<T>

jidefx.scene.control.hints.AbstractListIntelliHints<java.lang.String>

jidefx.scene.control.hints.FileIntelliHints

All Implemented Interfaces:

IntelliHints<java.lang.String>

public class FileIntelliHints
extends AbstractListIntelliHints<java.lang.String>

FileIntelliHints is a concrete implementation of IntelliHints. It allows user to type in a file patch quickly by providing them the hints based on what is existed on file system. You can use setFolderOnly(boolean) to control if the hints contain only the folders, or folders and files.

Property Summary

Properties inherited from class jidefx.scene.control.hints.AbstractIntelliHints

autoPopupProperty, showHintsDelayProperty

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface jidefx.scene.control.hints.IntelliHints

PROPERTY_INTELLI_HINTS

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FileIntelliHints(javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl comp)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	acceptHint(java.lang.String selected) After user has selected a item in the hints popup, this method will update TextInputControl accordingly to accept the hint.
java.io.FilenameFilter	getFilter() Get FilenameFilter configured to this hints.
boolean	isFolderOnly() If the hints contain the folder names only.
boolean	isShowFullPath() If the hints contain the full path.
void	setFilter(java.io.FilenameFilter filter) Set FilenameFilter to this hints.
void	setFolderOnly(boolean folderOnly) Sets the property of folder only.
void	setShowFullPath(boolean showFullPath) Sets the property of showing full path.
boolean	updateHints(java.lang.Object value) Update hints depending on the context.

Methods inherited from class jidefx.scene.control.hints.AbstractListIntelliHints

createHintsNode, createListView, getDelegateKeyCombination, getDelegateNode, getListView, getSelectedHint, setAvailableHints

Methods inherited from class jidefx.scene.control.hints.AbstractIntelliHints

addShowHintsKeyCombination, autoPopupProperty, createPopup, getAllShowHintsKeyStrokes, getContext, getIntelliHints, getShowHintsDelay, getShowHintsKeyCombination, getTextInputControl, hideHintsPopup, isAutoPopup, isHintsPopupVisible, isMultiline, removeShowHintKeyCombination, setAutoPopup, setHintsEnabled, setShowHintsDelay, showHints, showHintsDelayProperty, showHintsPopup

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileIntelliHints

public FileIntelliHints(javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl comp)

Method Detail

isFolderOnly

public boolean isFolderOnly()

If the hints contain the folder names only.

Returns:

true if the hints contain the folder names only.

setFolderOnly

public void setFolderOnly(boolean folderOnly)

Sets the property of folder only. If true, the hints will only show the folder names. Otherwise, both folder and file names will be shown in the hints.

Parameters:

folderOnly - only provide hints for the folders.

isShowFullPath

public boolean isShowFullPath()

If the hints contain the full path.

Returns:

true if the hints contain the full path.

setShowFullPath

public void setShowFullPath(boolean showFullPath)

Sets the property of showing full path. If true, the hints will show the full path. Otherwise, it will only show the path after user typed in so far.

Parameters:

showFullPath - whether show the full path.

updateHints

public boolean updateHints(java.lang.Object value)

Description copied from interface: IntelliHints

Update hints depending on the context. This method will be triggered for every key typed event in the text control. Subclass can override it to provide your own list of hints and call AbstractListIntelliHints.setAvailableHints(javafx.collections.ObservableList) to set it and returns true after that.

Parameters:

value - the current context

Returns:

true or false. If it is false, hint popup will not be shown.

acceptHint

public void acceptHint(java.lang.String selected)

Description copied from class: AbstractIntelliHints

After user has selected a item in the hints popup, this method will update TextInputControl accordingly to accept the hint.

For TextArea, the default implementation will insert the hint into current caret position. For TextField, by default it will replace the whole content with the item user selected. Subclass can always choose to override it to accept the hint in a different way. For example, FileIntelliHints will append the selected item at the end of the existing text in order to complete a full file path.

Specified by:

acceptHint in interface IntelliHints<java.lang.String>

Overrides:

acceptHint in class AbstractIntelliHints<java.lang.String>

Parameters:

selected - the selected hint

getFilter

public java.io.FilenameFilter getFilter()

Get FilenameFilter configured to this hints.

By default, it returns null. You could set this field to let the IntelliHints only show the files meet your criteria.

Returns:

the FilenameFilter in use.

setFilter

public void setFilter(java.io.FilenameFilter filter)

Set FilenameFilter to this hints.

Parameters:

filter - the FilenameFilter in use.

See Also:

getFilter()