1 /**
2 * jline - Java console input library
3 * Copyright (c) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Marc Prud'hommeaux <mwp1@cornell.edu>
4 * All rights reserved.
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35 */
36 package jline;
37
38 import java.io.*;
39 import java.util.*;
40
41 /**
42 * Handler for dealing with candidates for tab-completion.
43 *
44 * @author <a href="mailto:mwp1@cornell.edu">Marc Prud'hommeaux</a>
45 */
46 public interface CompletionHandler
47 {
48 boolean complete (ConsoleReader reader, List candidates, int position)
49 throws IOException;
50 }
51