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  42  * can then be selected either through the API
  43  * ({@link java.awt.im.InputContext#selectInputMethod InputContext.selectInputMethod})
  44  * or the user interface (the input method selection menu).
  45  *
  46  * @since 1.3
  47  *
  48  * @author JavaSoft International
  49  */
  50 
  51 public interface InputMethod {
  52 
  53     /**
  54      * Sets the input method context, which is used to dispatch input method
  55      * events to the client component and to request information from
  56      * the client component.
  57      * <p>
  58      * This method is called once immediately after instantiating this input
  59      * method.
  60      *
  61      * @param context the input method context for this input method
  62      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>context</code> is null
  63      */
  64     public void setInputMethodContext(InputMethodContext context);
  65 
  66     /**
  67      * Attempts to set the input locale. If the input method supports the
  68      * desired locale, it changes its behavior to support input for the locale
  69      * and returns true.
  70      * Otherwise, it returns false and does not change its behavior.
  71      * <p>
  72      * This method is called
  73      * <ul>
  74      * <li>by {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#selectInputMethod InputContext.selectInputMethod},
  75      * <li>when switching to this input method through the user interface if the user
  76      *     specified a locale or if the previously selected input method's
  77      *     {@link java.awt.im.spi.InputMethod#getLocale getLocale} method
  78      *     returns a non-null value.
  79      * </ul>
  80      *
  81      * @param locale locale to input
  82      * @return whether the specified locale is supported
  83      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>locale</code> is null
  84      */
  85     public boolean setLocale(Locale locale);
  86 
  87     /**
  88      * Returns the current input locale. Might return null in exceptional cases.
  89      * <p>
  90      * This method is called
  91      * <ul>
  92      * <li>by {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#getLocale InputContext.getLocale} and
  93      * <li>when switching from this input method to a different one through the
  94      *     user interface.
  95      * </ul>
  96      *
  97      * @return the current input locale, or null
  98      */
  99     public Locale getLocale();
 100 
 101     /**
 102      * Sets the subsets of the Unicode character set that this input method
 103      * is allowed to input. Null may be passed in to indicate that all
 104      * characters are allowed.
 105      * <p>
 106      * This method is called
 107      * <ul>
 108      * <li>immediately after instantiating this input method,
 109      * <li>when switching to this input method from a different one, and
 110      * <li>by {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#setCharacterSubsets InputContext.setCharacterSubsets}.
 111      * </ul>
 112      *
 113      * @param subsets the subsets of the Unicode character set from which
 114      * characters may be input
 115      */
 116     public void setCharacterSubsets(Subset[] subsets);
 117 
 118     /**
 119      * Enables or disables this input method for composition,
 120      * depending on the value of the parameter <code>enable</code>.
 121      * <p>
 122      * An input method that is enabled for composition interprets incoming
 123      * events for both composition and control purposes, while a
 124      * disabled input method does not interpret events for composition.
 125      * Note however that events are passed on to the input method regardless
 126      * whether it is enabled or not, and that an input method that is disabled
 127      * for composition may still interpret events for control purposes,
 128      * including to enable or disable itself for composition.
 129      * <p>
 130      * For input methods provided by host operating systems, it is not always possible to
 131      * determine whether this operation is supported. For example, an input method may enable
 132      * composition only for some locales, and do nothing for other locales. For such input
 133      * methods, it is possible that this method does not throw
 134      * {@link java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException UnsupportedOperationException},
 135      * but also does not affect whether composition is enabled.
 136      * <p>
 137      * This method is called
 138      * <ul>
 139      * <li>by {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#setCompositionEnabled InputContext.setCompositionEnabled},
 140      * <li>when switching to this input method from a different one using the


 149      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this input method does not
 150      * support the enabling/disabling operation
 151      * @see #isCompositionEnabled
 152      */
 153     public void setCompositionEnabled(boolean enable);
 154 
 155     /**
 156      * Determines whether this input method is enabled.
 157      * An input method that is enabled for composition interprets incoming
 158      * events for both composition and control purposes, while a
 159      * disabled input method does not interpret events for composition.
 160      * <p>
 161      * This method is called
 162      * <ul>
 163      * <li>by {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#isCompositionEnabled InputContext.isCompositionEnabled} and
 164      * <li>when switching from this input method to a different one using the
 165      *     user interface or
 166      *     {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#selectInputMethod InputContext.selectInputMethod}.
 167      * </ul>
 168      *
 169      * @return <code>true</code> if this input method is enabled for
 170      * composition; <code>false</code> otherwise.
 171      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this input method does not
 172      * support checking whether it is enabled for composition
 173      * @see #setCompositionEnabled
 174      */
 175     public boolean isCompositionEnabled();
 176 
 177     /**
 178      * Starts the reconversion operation. The input method obtains the
 179      * text to be reconverted from the current client component using the
 180      * {@link java.awt.im.InputMethodRequests#getSelectedText InputMethodRequests.getSelectedText}
 181      * method. It can use other <code>InputMethodRequests</code>
 182      * methods to request additional information required for the
 183      * reconversion operation. The composed and committed text
 184      * produced by the operation is sent to the client component as a
 185      * sequence of <code>InputMethodEvent</code>s. If the given text
 186      * cannot be reconverted, the same text should be sent to the
 187      * client component as committed text.
 188      * <p>
 189      * This method is called by
 190      * {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#reconvert() InputContext.reconvert}.
 191      *
 192      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the input method does not
 193      * support the reconversion operation.
 194      */
 195     public void reconvert();
 196 
 197     /**
 198      * Dispatches the event to the input method. If input method support is
 199      * enabled for the focused component, incoming events of certain types
 200      * are dispatched to the current input method for this component before
 201      * they are dispatched to the component's methods or event listeners.
 202      * The input method decides whether it needs to handle the event. If it
 203      * does, it also calls the event's <code>consume</code> method; this
 204      * causes the event to not get dispatched to the component's event
 205      * processing methods or event listeners.
 206      * <p>
 207      * Events are dispatched if they are instances of InputEvent or its
 208      * subclasses.
 209      * This includes instances of the AWT classes KeyEvent and MouseEvent.
 210      * <p>
 211      * This method is called by {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#dispatchEvent InputContext.dispatchEvent}.
 212      *
 213      * @param event the event being dispatched to the input method
 214      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>event</code> is null
 215      */
 216     public void dispatchEvent(AWTEvent event);
 217 
 218     /**
 219      * Notifies this input method of changes in the client window
 220      * location or state. This method is called while this input
 221      * method is the current input method of its input context and
 222      * notifications for it are enabled (see {@link
 223      * InputMethodContext#enableClientWindowNotification
 224      * InputMethodContext.enableClientWindowNotification}). Calls
 225      * to this method are temporarily suspended if the input context's
 226      * {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#removeNotify removeNotify}
 227      * method is called, and resume when the input method is activated
 228      * for a new client component. It is called in the following
 229      * situations:
 230      * <ul>
 231      * <li>
 232      * when the window containing the current client component changes
 233      * in location, size, visibility, iconification state, or when the
 234      * window is closed.</li>
 235      * <li>
 236      * from <code> enableClientWindowNotification(inputMethod,
 237      * true)</code> if the current client component exists,</li>
 238      * <li>
 239      * when activating the input method for the first time after it
 240      * called
 241      * <code>enableClientWindowNotification(inputMethod,
 242      * true)</code> if during the call no current client component was
 243      * available,</li>
 244      * <li>
 245      * when activating the input method for a new client component
 246      * after the input context's removeNotify method has been
 247      * called.</li>
 248      * </ul>
 249      * @param bounds client window's {@link
 250      * java.awt.Component#getBounds bounds} on the screen; or null if
 251      * the client window is iconified or invisible
 252      */
 253     public void notifyClientWindowChange(Rectangle bounds);
 254 
 255     /**
 256      * Activates the input method for immediate input processing.
 257      * <p>
 258      * If an input method provides its own windows, it should make sure
 259      * at this point that all necessary windows are open and visible.
 260      * <p>
 261      * This method is called
 262      * <ul>




  42  * can then be selected either through the API
  43  * ({@link java.awt.im.InputContext#selectInputMethod InputContext.selectInputMethod})
  44  * or the user interface (the input method selection menu).
  45  *
  46  * @since 1.3
  47  *
  48  * @author JavaSoft International
  49  */
  50 
  51 public interface InputMethod {
  52 
  53     /**
  54      * Sets the input method context, which is used to dispatch input method
  55      * events to the client component and to request information from
  56      * the client component.
  57      * <p>
  58      * This method is called once immediately after instantiating this input
  59      * method.
  60      *
  61      * @param context the input method context for this input method
  62      * @exception NullPointerException if {@code context} is null
  63      */
  64     public void setInputMethodContext(InputMethodContext context);
  65 
  66     /**
  67      * Attempts to set the input locale. If the input method supports the
  68      * desired locale, it changes its behavior to support input for the locale
  69      * and returns true.
  70      * Otherwise, it returns false and does not change its behavior.
  71      * <p>
  72      * This method is called
  73      * <ul>
  74      * <li>by {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#selectInputMethod InputContext.selectInputMethod},
  75      * <li>when switching to this input method through the user interface if the user
  76      *     specified a locale or if the previously selected input method's
  77      *     {@link java.awt.im.spi.InputMethod#getLocale getLocale} method
  78      *     returns a non-null value.
  79      * </ul>
  80      *
  81      * @param locale locale to input
  82      * @return whether the specified locale is supported
  83      * @exception NullPointerException if {@code locale} is null
  84      */
  85     public boolean setLocale(Locale locale);
  86 
  87     /**
  88      * Returns the current input locale. Might return null in exceptional cases.
  89      * <p>
  90      * This method is called
  91      * <ul>
  92      * <li>by {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#getLocale InputContext.getLocale} and
  93      * <li>when switching from this input method to a different one through the
  94      *     user interface.
  95      * </ul>
  96      *
  97      * @return the current input locale, or null
  98      */
  99     public Locale getLocale();
 100 
 101     /**
 102      * Sets the subsets of the Unicode character set that this input method
 103      * is allowed to input. Null may be passed in to indicate that all
 104      * characters are allowed.
 105      * <p>
 106      * This method is called
 107      * <ul>
 108      * <li>immediately after instantiating this input method,
 109      * <li>when switching to this input method from a different one, and
 110      * <li>by {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#setCharacterSubsets InputContext.setCharacterSubsets}.
 111      * </ul>
 112      *
 113      * @param subsets the subsets of the Unicode character set from which
 114      * characters may be input
 115      */
 116     public void setCharacterSubsets(Subset[] subsets);
 117 
 118     /**
 119      * Enables or disables this input method for composition,
 120      * depending on the value of the parameter {@code enable}.
 121      * <p>
 122      * An input method that is enabled for composition interprets incoming
 123      * events for both composition and control purposes, while a
 124      * disabled input method does not interpret events for composition.
 125      * Note however that events are passed on to the input method regardless
 126      * whether it is enabled or not, and that an input method that is disabled
 127      * for composition may still interpret events for control purposes,
 128      * including to enable or disable itself for composition.
 129      * <p>
 130      * For input methods provided by host operating systems, it is not always possible to
 131      * determine whether this operation is supported. For example, an input method may enable
 132      * composition only for some locales, and do nothing for other locales. For such input
 133      * methods, it is possible that this method does not throw
 134      * {@link java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException UnsupportedOperationException},
 135      * but also does not affect whether composition is enabled.
 136      * <p>
 137      * This method is called
 138      * <ul>
 139      * <li>by {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#setCompositionEnabled InputContext.setCompositionEnabled},
 140      * <li>when switching to this input method from a different one using the


 149      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this input method does not
 150      * support the enabling/disabling operation
 151      * @see #isCompositionEnabled
 152      */
 153     public void setCompositionEnabled(boolean enable);
 154 
 155     /**
 156      * Determines whether this input method is enabled.
 157      * An input method that is enabled for composition interprets incoming
 158      * events for both composition and control purposes, while a
 159      * disabled input method does not interpret events for composition.
 160      * <p>
 161      * This method is called
 162      * <ul>
 163      * <li>by {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#isCompositionEnabled InputContext.isCompositionEnabled} and
 164      * <li>when switching from this input method to a different one using the
 165      *     user interface or
 166      *     {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#selectInputMethod InputContext.selectInputMethod}.
 167      * </ul>
 168      *
 169      * @return {@code true} if this input method is enabled for
 170      * composition; {@code false} otherwise.
 171      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this input method does not
 172      * support checking whether it is enabled for composition
 173      * @see #setCompositionEnabled
 174      */
 175     public boolean isCompositionEnabled();
 176 
 177     /**
 178      * Starts the reconversion operation. The input method obtains the
 179      * text to be reconverted from the current client component using the
 180      * {@link java.awt.im.InputMethodRequests#getSelectedText InputMethodRequests.getSelectedText}
 181      * method. It can use other {@code InputMethodRequests}
 182      * methods to request additional information required for the
 183      * reconversion operation. The composed and committed text
 184      * produced by the operation is sent to the client component as a
 185      * sequence of {@code InputMethodEvent}s. If the given text
 186      * cannot be reconverted, the same text should be sent to the
 187      * client component as committed text.
 188      * <p>
 189      * This method is called by
 190      * {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#reconvert() InputContext.reconvert}.
 191      *
 192      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the input method does not
 193      * support the reconversion operation.
 194      */
 195     public void reconvert();
 196 
 197     /**
 198      * Dispatches the event to the input method. If input method support is
 199      * enabled for the focused component, incoming events of certain types
 200      * are dispatched to the current input method for this component before
 201      * they are dispatched to the component's methods or event listeners.
 202      * The input method decides whether it needs to handle the event. If it
 203      * does, it also calls the event's {@code consume} method; this
 204      * causes the event to not get dispatched to the component's event
 205      * processing methods or event listeners.
 206      * <p>
 207      * Events are dispatched if they are instances of InputEvent or its
 208      * subclasses.
 209      * This includes instances of the AWT classes KeyEvent and MouseEvent.
 210      * <p>
 211      * This method is called by {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#dispatchEvent InputContext.dispatchEvent}.
 212      *
 213      * @param event the event being dispatched to the input method
 214      * @exception NullPointerException if {@code event} is null
 215      */
 216     public void dispatchEvent(AWTEvent event);
 217 
 218     /**
 219      * Notifies this input method of changes in the client window
 220      * location or state. This method is called while this input
 221      * method is the current input method of its input context and
 222      * notifications for it are enabled (see {@link
 223      * InputMethodContext#enableClientWindowNotification
 224      * InputMethodContext.enableClientWindowNotification}). Calls
 225      * to this method are temporarily suspended if the input context's
 226      * {@link java.awt.im.InputContext#removeNotify removeNotify}
 227      * method is called, and resume when the input method is activated
 228      * for a new client component. It is called in the following
 229      * situations:
 230      * <ul>
 231      * <li>
 232      * when the window containing the current client component changes
 233      * in location, size, visibility, iconification state, or when the
 234      * window is closed.</li>
 235      * <li>
 236      * from {@code enableClientWindowNotification(inputMethod, true)}
 237      * if the current client component exists,</li>
 238      * <li>
 239      * when activating the input method for the first time after it
 240      * called
 241      * {@code enableClientWindowNotification(inputMethod, true)}
 242      * if during the call no current client component was
 243      * available,</li>
 244      * <li>
 245      * when activating the input method for a new client component
 246      * after the input context's removeNotify method has been
 247      * called.</li>
 248      * </ul>
 249      * @param bounds client window's {@link
 250      * java.awt.Component#getBounds bounds} on the screen; or null if
 251      * the client window is iconified or invisible
 252      */
 253     public void notifyClientWindowChange(Rectangle bounds);
 254 
 255     /**
 256      * Activates the input method for immediate input processing.
 257      * <p>
 258      * If an input method provides its own windows, it should make sure
 259      * at this point that all necessary windows are open and visible.
 260      * <p>
 261      * This method is called
 262      * <ul>


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