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25
26
27 package java.awt.im.spi;
28
29 import java.awt.AWTException;
30 import java.awt.Image;
31 import java.util.Locale;
32
33 /**
34 * Defines methods that provide sufficient information about an input method
35 * to enable selection and loading of that input method.
36 * The input method itself is only loaded when it is actually used.
37 *
38 * @since 1.3
39 */
40
41 public interface InputMethodDescriptor {
42
43 /**
44 * Returns the locales supported by the corresponding input method.
45 * The locale may describe just the language, or may also include
46 * country and variant information if needed.
47 * The information is used to select input methods by locale
48 * ({@link java.awt.im.InputContext#selectInputMethod(Locale)}). It may also
49 * be used to sort input methods by locale in a user-visible
50 * list of input methods.
51 * <p>
52 * Only the input method's primary locales should be returned.
53 * For example, if a Japanese input method also has a pass-through
54 * mode for Roman characters, typically still only Japanese would
55 * be returned. Thus, the list of locales returned is typically
56 * a subset of the locales for which the corresponding input method's
57 * implementation of {@link java.awt.im.spi.InputMethod#setLocale} returns true.
58 * <p>
59 * If {@link #hasDynamicLocaleList} returns true, this method is
60 * called each time the information is needed. This
61 * gives input methods that depend on network resources the chance
62 * to add or remove locales as resources become available or
63 * unavailable.
64 *
65 * @return the locales supported by the input method
66 * @exception AWTException if it can be determined that the input method
67 * is inoperable, for example, because of incomplete installation.
68 */
69 Locale[] getAvailableLocales() throws AWTException;
70
71 /**
72 * Returns whether the list of available locales can change
73 * at runtime. This may be the case, for example, for adapters
74 * that access real input methods over the network.
75 */
76 boolean hasDynamicLocaleList();
77
78 /**
79 * Returns the user-visible name of the corresponding
80 * input method for the given input locale in the language in which
81 * the name will be displayed.
82 * <p>
83 * The inputLocale parameter specifies the locale for which text
84 * is input.
85 * This parameter can only take values obtained from this descriptor's
86 * {@link #getAvailableLocales} method or null. If it is null, an
87 * input locale independent name for the input method should be
88 * returned.
89 * <p>
90 * If a name for the desired display language is not available, the
91 * method may fall back to some other language.
92 *
93 * @param inputLocale the locale for which text input is supported, or null
94 * @param displayLanguage the language in which the name will be displayed
95 */
96 String getInputMethodDisplayName(Locale inputLocale, Locale displayLanguage);
97
98 /**
99 * Returns an icon for the corresponding input method.
100 * The icon may be used by a user interface for selecting input methods.
101 * <p>
102 * The inputLocale parameter specifies the locale for which text
103 * is input.
104 * This parameter can only take values obtained from this descriptor's
105 * {@link #getAvailableLocales} method or null. If it is null, an
106 * input locale independent icon for the input method should be
107 * returned.
108 * <p>
109 * The icon's size should be 16×16 pixels.
110 *
111 * @param inputLocale the locale for which text input is supported, or null
112 * @return an icon for the corresponding input method, or null
113 */
114 Image getInputMethodIcon(Locale inputLocale);
115
116 /**
117 * Creates a new instance of the corresponding input method.
118 *
119 * @return a new instance of the corresponding input method
120 * @exception Exception any exception that may occur while creating the
121 * input method instance
122 */
123 InputMethod createInputMethod() throws Exception;
124 }