def selectedText():
"""
Returns the currenty selected text or an empty string.
"""
if kate.view().selection.exists:
return kate.view().selection.text
else:
return ''
def replaceSelectionWith(text, keepSelection = False):
"""
Replaces the selection in the current view with text,
and reselects the newly inserted text if keepSelection == True
"""
d, v, s = kate.document(), kate.view(), kate.view().selection
if s.exists:
line, col = s.region[0]
else:
line, col = v.cursor.position
lines = text.split('\n')
endline, endcol = line + len(lines) - 1, len(lines[-1])
if len(lines) < 2:
endcol += col
d.editingSequence.begin()
if s.exists:
s.removeSelectedText()
v.insertText(text)
d.editingSequence.end()
if keepSelection:
s.region = ((line, col), (endline, endcol))
def setPos(linepos, col = None):
"""Set the cursor position to line, col or (line, col)."""
if col is None:
kate.view().cursor.position = linepos
else:
kate.view().cursor.position = (linepos, col)
def pos():
"""The cursor position."""
return kate.view().cursor.position
def currentLine():
"""The text on the current line."""
return kate.view().currentLine
def hasSelection():
"""True if there is a selection"""
return kate.view().selection.exists
def insertText(text):
kate.view().insertText(text)