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+++ new/core/JemmyCore/src/org/jemmy/input/CaretText.java	2017-12-05 08:24:23.000000000 -0800
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2007, 2017 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+package org.jemmy.input;
+
+import org.jemmy.control.Wrap;
+import org.jemmy.env.Environment;
+import org.jemmy.interfaces.Keyboard.KeyboardButton;
+import org.jemmy.interfaces.Keyboard.KeyboardModifier;
+import org.jemmy.interfaces.Text;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author shura
+ */
+public abstract class CaretText extends AbstractCaretOwner implements Text {
+
+    static {
+        Environment.getEnvironment().setPropertyIfNotSet(RegexCaretDirection.REGEX_FLAGS, 0);
+    }
+
+    TextCaret caret;
+    TextImpl text;
+    Wrap<?> wrap;
+    
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param wrap
+     */
+    public CaretText(Wrap<?> wrap) {
+        this.wrap = wrap;
+        text = new TextImpl(wrap) {
+            public String text() {
+                return CaretText.this.text();
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public TextCaret caret() {
+        if (caret == null) {
+            initCaret();
+        }
+        return caret;
+    }
+
+    protected void initCaret() {
+        caret = new TextCaret(wrap, this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return
+     */
+    protected int getFlags() {
+        return (Integer)wrap.getEnvironment().
+                getProperty(RegexCaretDirection.REGEX_FLAGS, 0);
+    }
+
+    public void type(String newText) {
+        text.type(newText);
+    }
+
+    public void clear() {
+        text.clear();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Moves caret to a beginning/end of an <code>index</code>'th occurance of the regex.
+     * @param regex
+     * @param front
+     * @param index
+     */
+    public void to(String regex, boolean front, int index) {
+        caret().to(new RegexCaretDirection(this, this, regex, getFlags(), front, index));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Moves caret to a beginning/end of the first occurance of the regex.
+     * @param regex
+     * @param front
+     */
+    public void to(String regex, boolean front) {
+        to(regex, front, 0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Moves caret to a beginning the first occurance of the regex.
+     * @param regex
+     */
+    public void to(String regex) {
+        to(regex, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param left
+     * @param leftMods
+     * @param right
+     * @param rightMods
+     */
+    public void addNavKeys(KeyboardButton left, KeyboardModifier[] leftMods,
+            KeyboardButton right, KeyboardModifier[] rightMods) {
+        caret().addNavKeys(left, leftMods, right, rightMods);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param left
+     * @param right
+     */
+    public void addNavKeys(KeyboardButton left, KeyboardButton right) {
+        addNavKeys(left, new KeyboardModifier[0], right, new KeyboardModifier[0]);
+    }
+}