Re: [Java-readline-devel] Java-Readline and tab completion

[Bernhard B. <ma...@ba...>]

Hi Ben,

I have it on my todo list, but to be honest: currently it's summer and it's 
hot and so I have trouble to discipline myself and sit in front of my 
computer. So please go ahead and implement it - it would take another few 
weeks for me.

I have a third alternative:

void setVar(int which_variable, int value);
void setVar(String which_variable, String value);
int getVar(int which_variable);
String getVar(String which_variable);

public static final int INHIBIT_COMPLETION = 1;
public static final String BASIC_QUOTE_CHARACTERS = "2";
etc.

which_variable is always a symbolic constant, so the user won't care if it's 
an int or a string. If fact, it is your solution (2) with IntVar==int, and 
StrVar==String.

I have no objections using setReadlineVar()... if you prefer more verbose 
method-names.

Bernhard

> If you like I'd be happy to implement this, as either:
>
> or
>
> (2)
>   void setReadlineVar(IntVar which_variable, int value);
>   void setReadlineVar(StrVar which_variable, String value);
>   int getReadlineVar(IntVar which_variable);
>   String getReadlineVar(StrVar which_variable);
>
>   public static final IntVar INHIBIT_COMPLETION;
>   public static final StrVar BASIC_QUOTE_CHARACTERS;
>   (etc etc)
>
>   This solution allows the single getReadlineVar() / setReadlineVar()
>   syntax to be used, and the user need not even know about the different
>   type-specific classes IntVar, StrVar, etc.:
>
>   setReadlineVar(INHIBIT_COMPLETION, true);
>
>   The IntVar and StrVar classes are empty classes that simply allow the
>   compiler to handle the overloading of getReadlineVar() with different
>   return types.
>
> My preferred solution is (2), simply because it's simpler from the user's
> point of view.  Is this okay with you?
>
> Ben.