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     16 
     17 package android.view;
     18 
     19 
     20 /**
     21  * Represents a contextual mode of the user interface. Action modes can be used to provide
     22  * alternative interaction modes and replace parts of the normal UI until finished.
     23  * Examples of good action modes include text selection and contextual actions.
     24  * <div class="special reference">
     25  * <h3>Developer Guides</h3>
     26  * <p>For information about how to provide contextual actions with {@code ActionMode},
     27  * read the <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/menus.html#context-menu">Menus</a>
     28  * developer guide.</p>
     29  * </div>
     30  */
     31 public abstract class ActionMode {
     32     private Object mTag;
     33     private boolean mTitleOptionalHint;
     34 
     35     /**
     36      * Set a tag object associated with this ActionMode.
     37      *
     38      * <p>Like the tag available to views, this allows applications to associate arbitrary
     39      * data with an ActionMode for later reference.
     40      *
     41      * @param tag Tag to associate with this ActionMode
     42      *
     43      * @see #getTag()
     44      */
     45     public void setTag(Object tag) {
     46         mTag = tag;
     47     }
     48 
     49     /**
     50      * Retrieve the tag object associated with this ActionMode.
     51      *
     52      * <p>Like the tag available to views, this allows applications to associate arbitrary
     53      * data with an ActionMode for later reference.
     54      *
     55      * @return Tag associated with this ActionMode
     56      *
     57      * @see #setTag(Object)
     58      */
     59     public Object getTag() {
     60         return mTag;
     61     }
     62 
     63     /**
     64      * Set the title of the action mode. This method will have no visible effect if
     65      * a custom view has been set.
     66      *
     67      * @param title Title string to set
     68      *
     69      * @see #setTitle(int)
     70      * @see #setCustomView(View)
     71      */
     72     public abstract void setTitle(CharSequence title);
     73 
     74     /**
     75      * Set the title of the action mode. This method will have no visible effect if
     76      * a custom view has been set.
     77      *
     78      * @param resId Resource ID of a string to set as the title
     79      *
     80      * @see #setTitle(CharSequence)
     81      * @see #setCustomView(View)
     82      */
     83     public abstract void setTitle(int resId);
     84 
     85     /**
     86      * Set the subtitle of the action mode. This method will have no visible effect if
     87      * a custom view has been set.
     88      *
     89      * @param subtitle Subtitle string to set
     90      *
     91      * @see #setSubtitle(int)
     92      * @see #setCustomView(View)
     93      */
     94     public abstract void setSubtitle(CharSequence subtitle);
     95 
     96     /**
     97      * Set the subtitle of the action mode. This method will have no visible effect if
     98      * a custom view has been set.
     99      *
    100      * @param resId Resource ID of a string to set as the subtitle
    101      *
    102      * @see #setSubtitle(CharSequence)
    103      * @see #setCustomView(View)
    104      */
    105     public abstract void setSubtitle(int resId);
    106 
    107     /**
    108      * Set whether or not the title/subtitle display for this action mode
    109      * is optional.
    110      *
    111      * <p>In many cases the supplied title for an action mode is merely
    112      * meant to add context and is not strictly required for the action
    113      * mode to be useful. If the title is optional, the system may choose
    114      * to hide the title entirely rather than truncate it due to a lack
    115      * of available space.</p>
    116      *
    117      * <p>Note that this is merely a hint; the underlying implementation
    118      * may choose to ignore this setting under some circumstances.</p>
    119      *
    120      * @param titleOptional true if the title only presents optional information.
    121      */
    122     public void setTitleOptionalHint(boolean titleOptional) {
    123         mTitleOptionalHint = titleOptional;
    124     }
    125 
    126     /**
    127      * @return true if this action mode has been given a hint to consider the
    128      *         title/subtitle display to be optional.
    129      *
    130      * @see #setTitleOptionalHint(boolean)
    131      * @see #isTitleOptional()
    132      */
    133     public boolean getTitleOptionalHint() {
    134         return mTitleOptionalHint;
    135     }
    136 
    137     /**
    138      * @return true if this action mode considers the title and subtitle fields
    139      *         as optional. Optional titles may not be displayed to the user.
    140      */
    141     public boolean isTitleOptional() {
    142         return false;
    143     }
    144 
    145     /**
    146      * Set a custom view for this action mode. The custom view will take the place of
    147      * the title and subtitle. Useful for things like search boxes.
    148      *
    149      * @param view Custom view to use in place of the title/subtitle.
    150      *
    151      * @see #setTitle(CharSequence)
    152      * @see #setSubtitle(CharSequence)
    153      */
    154     public abstract void setCustomView(View view);
    155 
    156     /**
    157      * Invalidate the action mode and refresh menu content. The mode's
    158      * {@link ActionMode.Callback} will have its
    159      * {@link Callback#onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode, Menu)} method called.
    160      * If it returns true the menu will be scanned for updated content and any relevant changes
    161      * will be reflected to the user.
    162      */
    163     public abstract void invalidate();
    164 
    165     /**
    166      * Finish and close this action mode. The action mode's {@link ActionMode.Callback} will
    167      * have its {@link Callback#onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode)} method called.
    168      */
    169     public abstract void finish();
    170 
    171     /**
    172      * Returns the menu of actions that this action mode presents.
    173      * @return The action mode's menu.
    174      */
    175     public abstract Menu getMenu();
    176 
    177     /**
    178      * Returns the current title of this action mode.
    179      * @return Title text
    180      */
    181     public abstract CharSequence getTitle();
    182 
    183     /**
    184      * Returns the current subtitle of this action mode.
    185      * @return Subtitle text
    186      */
    187     public abstract CharSequence getSubtitle();
    188 
    189     /**
    190      * Returns the current custom view for this action mode.
    191      * @return The current custom view
    192      */
    193     public abstract View getCustomView();
    194 
    195     /**
    196      * Returns a {@link MenuInflater} with the ActionMode's context.
    197      */
    198     public abstract MenuInflater getMenuInflater();
    199 
    200     /**
    201      * Returns whether the UI presenting this action mode can take focus or not.
    202      * This is used by internal components within the framework that would otherwise
    203      * present an action mode UI that requires focus, such as an EditText as a custom view.
    204      *
    205      * @return true if the UI used to show this action mode can take focus
    206      * @hide Internal use only
    207      */
    208     public boolean isUiFocusable() {
    209         return true;
    210     }
    211 
    212     /**
    213      * Callback interface for action modes. Supplied to
    214      * {@link View#startActionMode(Callback)}, a Callback
    215      * configures and handles events raised by a user's interaction with an action mode.
    216      *
    217      * <p>An action mode's lifecycle is as follows:
    218      * <ul>
    219      * <li>{@link Callback#onCreateActionMode(ActionMode, Menu)} once on initial
    220      * creation</li>
    221      * <li>{@link Callback#onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode, Menu)} after creation
    222      * and any time the {@link ActionMode} is invalidated</li>
    223      * <li>{@link Callback#onActionItemClicked(ActionMode, MenuItem)} any time a
    224      * contextual action button is clicked</li>
    225      * <li>{@link Callback#onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode)} when the action mode
    226      * is closed</li>
    227      * </ul>
    228      */
    229     public interface Callback {
    230         /**
    231          * Called when action mode is first created. The menu supplied will be used to
    232          * generate action buttons for the action mode.
    233          *
    234          * @param mode ActionMode being created
    235          * @param menu Menu used to populate action buttons
    236          * @return true if the action mode should be created, false if entering this
    237          *              mode should be aborted.
    238          */
    239         public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu);
    240 
    241         /**
    242          * Called to refresh an action mode's action menu whenever it is invalidated.
    243          *
    244          * @param mode ActionMode being prepared
    245          * @param menu Menu used to populate action buttons
    246          * @return true if the menu or action mode was updated, false otherwise.
    247          */
    248         public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu);
    249 
    250         /**
    251          * Called to report a user click on an action button.
    252          *
    253          * @param mode The current ActionMode
    254          * @param item The item that was clicked
    255          * @return true if this callback handled the event, false if the standard MenuItem
    256          *          invocation should continue.
    257          */
    258         public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item);
    259 
    260         /**
    261          * Called when an action mode is about to be exited and destroyed.
    262          *
    263          * @param mode The current ActionMode being destroyed
    264          */
    265         public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode);
    266     }
    267 }