org.eclipse.jface.text
Interface IMarkSelection

All Superinterfaces:

ISelection

All Known Implementing Classes:

MarkSelection

public interface IMarkSelection

extends ISelection

A mark selection. Can be returned by text viewers implementing the IMarkRegionTarget interface.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

IDocument	getDocument() Returns the marked document.
int	getLength() Returns the length of the mark selection.
int	getOffset() Returns the mark position.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection

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Method Detail

getDocument

public IDocument getDocument()

Returns the marked document.

Returns:

the marked document

getOffset

public int getOffset()

Returns the mark position. The offset may be -1 if there's no marked region.

Returns:

the mark position or -1 if there is no marked region

getLength

public int getLength()

Returns the length of the mark selection. The length may be negative, if the caret is before the mark position. The length has no meaning if getOffset() returns -1.

Returns:

the length of the mark selection. Result is undefined for getOffset == -1