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6 Curses::UI::Searchable - Add 'less'-like search abilities to a widget
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9 Curses::UI::Searchable - base class
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12 package MyWidget;
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14 use Curses::UI::Searchable;
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16 @ISA = qw(Curses::UI::Searchable);
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20 sub new () {
21 # Create class instance $this.
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24 $this->set_routine('search-forward', \&search_forward);
25 $this->set_binding('search-forward', '/');
26 $this->set_routine('search-backward', \&search_backward);
27 $this->set_binding('search-backward', '?');
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33 # Layout your widget's content.
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39 sub number_of_lines() {
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42 # Return the number of lines in
43 # the widget's content.
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47 sub getline_at_ypos($;) {
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51 # Return the content on the line
52 # where ypos = $ypos
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57 Using Curses::UI::Searchable, you can add 'less'-like search
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60 To make your widget searchable using this class, your widget should
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63 · make it a descendant of Curses::UI::Searchable
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65 All methods for searching are in Curses::UI::Searchable. By making
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69 · -ypos data member
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71 The current vertical position in the widget should be identified by
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84 · method: number_of_lines ( )
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86 Your widget class should have a method number_of_lines, which
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90 · method: getline_at_ypos ( YPOS )
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92 Your widget class should have a method getline_at_ypos, which
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96 · method: layout_content ( )
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98 The search routines will set the -ypos of your widget if a match is
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101 visible if the draw method is called.
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103 · method: draw ( )
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105 If the search routines find a match, $this->{-search_highlight}
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107 If no match was found $this->{-search_highlight} will be undefined.
108 If you want a matching line to be highlighted, in your widget, you
109 can use this data member to do so (an example of a widget that uses
110 this option is the Curses::UI::TextViewer widget).
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112 · bindings for searchroutines
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114 There are two search routines. These are search_forward and
115 search_backward. These have to be called in order to display the
116 search prompt. The best way to do this is by creating bindings for
117 them. Here's an example which will make '/' a forward search and
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120 $this->set_routine('search-forward' , \&search_forward);
121 $this->set_binding('search-forward' , '/');
122 $this->set_routine('search-backward' , \&search_backward);
123 $this->set_binding('search-backward' , '?');
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129 Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Maurice Makaay. All rights reserved.
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131 Maintained by Marcus Thiesen (marcus@cpan.thiesenweb.de)
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133 This package is free software and is provided "as is" without express
134 or implied warranty. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified
135 under the same terms as perl itself.
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