org.netbeans.api.java.source.ui
Class TypeElementFinder

java.lang.Object
  org.netbeans.api.java.source.ui.TypeElementFinder

public final class TypeElementFinder
extends Object

Support for browsing of the Java types. Opens search dialog for the type name with possibility to filter possible results.

Since:

1.3

Nested Class Summary

static interface

TypeElementFinder.Customizer Customization of search scope and results

Constructor Summary

TypeElementFinder()

Method Summary

static ElementHandle<TypeElement>	find(ClasspathInfo cpInfo, String initialText, TypeElementFinder.Customizer customizer) Searches for classes on given classpath using defined restrictions.
static ElementHandle<TypeElement>	find(ClasspathInfo cpInfo, TypeElementFinder.Customizer customizer) Searches for classes on given classpath using defined restrictions.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TypeElementFinder

public TypeElementFinder()

Method Detail

find

@CheckForNull
public static ElementHandle<TypeElement> find(@NullAllowed
                                                           ClasspathInfo cpInfo,
                                                           @NullAllowed
                                                           TypeElementFinder.Customizer customizer)

Searches for classes on given classpath using defined restrictions.

Parameters:

cpInfo - classpath used for search; optional, can be null, everything available will be searched

customizer - possibility to add restrictions to search result; optional, can be null, no restriction will be applied

Returns:

found type or null if dialog was canceled

find

@CheckForNull
public static ElementHandle<TypeElement> find(@NullAllowed
                                                           ClasspathInfo cpInfo,
                                                           @NullAllowed
                                                           String initialText,
                                                           @NullAllowed
                                                           TypeElementFinder.Customizer customizer)

Searches for classes on given classpath using defined restrictions.

Parameters:

cpInfo - classpath used for search; optional, can be null, everything available will be searched

initialText - text that should be prefilled in the type name text field, or null to prefill text automatically from the context

customizer - possibility to add restrictions to search result; optional, can be null, no restriction will be applied

Returns:

found type or null if dialog was canceled

Since:

1.24