pjs/layout/base/nsICaret.h

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#ifndef nsICaret_h__
#define nsICaret_h__

#include "nsISupports.h"
#include "nsCOMPtr.h"
#include "nsIPresShell.h"

class nsIRenderingContext;
class nsIFrame;
class nsIView;
struct nsRect;
struct nsPoint;

// IID for the nsICaret interface
#define NS_ICARET_IID       \
{ 0xa6cf90e1, 0x15b3, 0x11d2, {0x93, 0x2e, 0x00, 0x80, 0x5f, 0x8a, 0xdd, 0x32} }

class nsICaret: public nsISupports
{
public:
  static const nsIID& GetIID() { static nsIID iid = NS_ICARET_IID; return iid; }

  NS_IMETHOD Init(nsIPresShell *inPresShell) = 0;
  
  NS_IMETHOD SetCaretDOMSelection(nsISelection *aDOMSel) = 0;

  /** SetCaretVisible will set the visibility of the caret
   *  @param inMakeVisible PR_TRUE to show the caret, PR_FALSE to hide it
   */
  NS_IMETHOD SetCaretVisible(PRBool inMakeVisible) = 0;

  /** GetCaretVisible will get the visibility of the caret
   *  @param inMakeVisible PR_TRUE it is shown, PR_FALSE it is hidden
   */
  NS_IMETHOD GetCaretVisible(PRBool *outMakeVisible) = 0;

  /** SetCaretReadOnly set the appearance of the caret
   *  @param inMakeReadonly PR_TRUE to show the caret in a 'read only' state,
   *  PR_FALSE to show the caret in normal, editing state
   */
  NS_IMETHOD SetCaretReadOnly(PRBool inMakeReadonly) = 0;

  /** GetWindowRelativeCoordinates
   *  Get the position of the caret in (top-level) window coordinates.
   *  If the selection is collapsed, this returns the caret location
   *    and true in outIsCollapsed.
   *  If the selection is not collapsed, this returns the location of the focus pos,
   *    and false in outIsCollapsed.
   */
  NS_IMETHOD GetWindowRelativeCoordinates(nsRect& outCoordinates, PRBool& outIsCollapsed, nsISelection *aDOMSel) = 0;

  /** ClearFrameRefs
   *  The caret stores a reference to the frame that the caret was last drawn in.
   *  This is called to tell the caret that that frame is going away.
   */
  NS_IMETHOD ClearFrameRefs(nsIFrame* aFrame) = 0;
  /** Erase Caret
   *  this will erase the caret if its drawn and reset drawn status
   */
  NS_IMETHOD EraseCaret() = 0;

  /** Set Caret Width
   *  this will set the caret width to the passed in value.
   */
  NS_IMETHOD SetCaretWidth(nscoord aPixels) = 0;

};

extern nsresult NS_NewCaret(nsICaret** aInstancePtrResult);


// handy stack-based class for temporarily disabling the caret

class StCaretHider
{
public:
               StCaretHider(nsICaret* aSelCon)
               : mWasVisible(PR_FALSE), mCaret(aSelCon)
               {
                 if (mCaret)
                 {
                   mCaret->GetCaretVisible(&mWasVisible);
                   if (mWasVisible)
                     mCaret->SetCaretVisible(PR_FALSE);
                 }
               }
               
               ~StCaretHider()
               {
                 if (mCaret && mWasVisible)
                   mCaret->SetCaretVisible(PR_TRUE);
                 // nsCOMPtr releases mPresShell
               }

protected:

    PRBool                  mWasVisible;
    nsCOMPtr<nsICaret>  mCaret;
};


#endif  // nsICaret_h__