# Uses of Package
org.eclipse.jface.text.rules

Packages that use org.eclipse.jface.text.rules
Package
Description
org.eclipse.jface.text.rules
Provides a framework for rule based text scanning and uses the framework to provide rule-driven default implementations of `IPresentationDamager`, `IPresentationRepairer` and `IDocumentPartitioner`.

Classes in org.eclipse.jface.text.rules used by org.eclipse.jface.text.rules
Class
Description
BufferedRuleBasedScanner
A buffered rule based scanner.
DefaultDamagerRepairer
A standard implementation of a syntax driven presentation damager and presentation repairer.
ICharacterScanner
Defines the interface of a character scanner used by rules.
IPartitionTokenScanner
A partition token scanner returns tokens that represent partitions.
IPredicateRule
Defines the interface for a rule used in the scanning of text for the purpose of document partitioning or text styling.
IRule
Defines the interface for a rule used in the scanning of text for the purpose of document partitioning or text styling.
IToken
A token to be returned by a rule.
ITokenScanner
A token scanner scans a range of a document and reports about the token it finds.
IWhitespaceDetector
Defines the interface by which `WhitespaceRule` determines whether a given character is to be considered whitespace in the current context.
IWordDetector
Defines the interface by which `WordRule` determines whether a given character is valid as part of a word in the current context.
PatternRule
Standard implementation of `IPredicateRule`.
RuleBasedScanner
A generic scanner which can be "programmed" with a sequence of rules.
SingleLineRule
A specific configuration of pattern rule whereby the pattern begins with a specific sequence and may end with a specific sequence, but will not span more than a single line.