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programatically moving the cursor input location for TextEditor class [message #139556]

Fri, 03 October 2003 17:46

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: jmyron.ioconcepts.com

When using the TextEditor class how do you programatically move the input
caret position. I've looked all over the place and see no editor function
(or any other class function) for changing this location. There is a query
function: GetCursorPosition() but no equivalent SetCursorPosition()

Re: programatically moving the cursor input location for TextEditor class [message #141112 is a reply to message #139556]

Tue, 07 October 2003 15:08

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: jmyron.ioconcepts.com

To anyone else following this thread: After a suggestion by a colleague I
was able to determin the solution:
Create a new selection and then call the doSetSelection() function. This
updates the cursor input position:

TextSelection sel = new TextSelection( start + szInserted, 0);
doSetSelection(sel);

Re: programatically moving the cursor input location for TextEditor class [message #141290 is a reply to message #139556]

Wed, 08 October 2003 04:58

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: tom.eicher.gmx.ch.nodomain

Get the selectionProvider from the editor
(ITextEditor.getSelectionProvider()) and set the selection on it:

ISelectionProvider.setSelection(new TextSelection(offset, 0));

-tom

J Myron Smith wrote:

> When using the TextEditor class how do you programatically move the input
> caret position. I've looked all over the place and see no editor function
> (or any other class function) for changing this location. There is a query
> function: GetCursorPosition() but no equivalent SetCursorPosition()
>
>
>

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