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 * Copyright (c) 2005, 2015 IBM Corporation and others.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials
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 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.jface.fieldassist;

/**
 * IContentProposal describes a content proposal to be shown. It consists of the
 * content that will be provided if the proposal is accepted, an optional label
 * used to describe the content to the user, and an optional description that
 * further elaborates the meaning of the proposal. It also includes a a
 * zero-based index position within the contents where the cursor should be
 * placed after a proposal is accepted.
 *
 * @since 3.2
 *
 * @see ContentProposal
 */
public interface IContentProposal {
    /**
     * Return the content represented by this proposal.
     *
     * @return the String content represented by this proposal.
     */
    public String getContent();

    /**
     * Return the integer position within the contents that the cursor should be
     * placed after the proposal is accepted.
     *
     * @return the zero-based index position within the contents where the
     *         cursor should be placed after the proposal is accepted. The range
     *         of the cursor position is from 0..N where N is the number of
     *         characters in the contents.
     */
    public int getCursorPosition();

    /**
     * Return the label used to describe this proposal.
     *
     * @return the String label used to display the proposal. If
     *         <code>null</code>, then the content will be displayed as the
     *         label.
     */
    public String getLabel();

    /**
     * Return a description that describes this proposal.
     *
     * @return the String label used to further the proposal. If
     *         <code>null</code>, then no description will be displayed.
     */
    public String getDescription();

}