Cool!

I vote for integrating it in the next JDE release!

Klaus

> -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Robert Mecklenburg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Gesendet am: Freitag, 27. April 2001 18:25
> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Betreff: Simple enhancement to jde-help-symbol
> 
> I've modified jde-help-symbol to check for a prefix argument, if
> present it now prompts for a symbol name rather than grabbing
> thing-at-point.  This provides easy access to documentation even if
> the name isn't in a buffer.  Hope you like it:
> 
> (defun jde-help-symbol (arg)
>   "Displays help for the symbol at point or, with a prefix 
> argument from the 
> minibuffer. The symbol may reference an object, a class, or a 
> method or field.
> If the symbol references a class, this function displays the 
> javadoc for the
> class. If the symbol references an object, this method 
> displays the javadoc for
> the class of the object. If the symbol references a field or 
> a method, this 
> function displays the javadoc for the class of the object of 
> which the field or
> method is a member. Eventually this function will be enhanced 
> to position
> the javadoc at the point where the method or field is documented."
>   (interactive "P")
>   (condition-case err
>       (let* ((unqualified-name (if arg
>                                  (read-from-minibuffer "Help 
> for symbol: ")
>                                (thing-at-point 'symbol)))
>            (class-names 
>             (bsh-eval-r 
>              (concat 
> "jde.util.JdeUtilities.getQualifiedName(\"" unqualified-name
>                      "\");"))))
>       (if (not class-names)
>           (let ((parse-result (jde-help-parse-symbol-at-point)))
>             (if parse-result        
>                 (setq unqualified-name  (car parse-result)))
>             (setq class-names 
>                   ;;expand the names into full names, or a 
> list of names
>                   (bsh-eval-r 
>                    (concat 
> "jde.util.JdeUtilities.getQualifiedName(\"" unqualified-name 
> "\");")))))
>    
>       ;;Check return value of QualifiedName
>       (if class-names
>           (let ((doc-files (mapcar 'jde-help-get-doc class-names)))
>             (if doc-files
>                 (progn
>                   ;;Remove any annoying nils from the returned values
>                   (setq doc-files (delq nil doc-files))
>                   (if (eq 1 (length doc-files))
>                       ;;then show it
>                       (jde-help-show-document (car doc-files))
>                     ;;else let the user choose
>                     ;;If the list is only one long
>                     (jde-help-choose-document doc-files)))
>               (error "Cannot find documentation for %s" 
> unqualified-name)))
>         (error "Cannot find %s" unqualified-name)))
>     (error
>      (message "%s" (error-message-string err)))))
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Robert
> 

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