org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.emf.ui.services.parser
Interface ISemanticParser

All Superinterfaces:

IParser

public interface ISemanticParser

extends IParser

Parser that permit the clients to register themselves with the semantic element changes with the event handler. If the the semantic element has semantic children then the Parser will also register the listener so it can listener to changes in them to.

Method Summary

boolean	areSemanticElementsAffected(EObject listener, java.lang.Object notification) Determines if the event affects the semantic elements the parser uses to display strings.
java.util.List	getSemanticElementsBeingParsed(EObject element) Obtains the semantic elements which this parser uses to formulate text for the specified element.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.ui.services.parser.IParser

getCompletionProcessor, getEditString, getParseCommand, getPrintString, isAffectingEvent, isValidEditString

Method Detail

getSemanticElementsBeingParsed

public java.util.List getSemanticElementsBeingParsed(EObject element)

Obtains the semantic elements which this parser uses to formulate text for the specified element.

Parameters:

element - The element that the receiver wishes to listen for changes on.

Returns:

List A list of semantic elements that this parser is responsible for parsing. This should include the element itself and, optionally, other elements somehow related to it

areSemanticElementsAffected

public boolean areSemanticElementsAffected(EObject listener,
                                           java.lang.Object notification)

Determines if the event affects the semantic elements the parser uses to display strings. If true, the client should update the semantic elements to listen to

Parameters:

listener - the receiver (listener) of the event

notification - the event notification

Returns:

true if the event affects the semantic elements, otherwise false.