Re: [cdt-dev] Changelog C/C++ parser

["Alain Magloire" <alain@xxxxxxx>]

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm working on a changelog utility for C/C++/Java/(insert language
> here). I'm currently rewriting the function guess routines (they were
> previously just a generic parser that parsed IDocuments gained from
> IEditorPart); but now, I've moved to an extension point approach, which
> allows us to use the object model of a particular language contributed
> to Eclipse. Anyway, in Java I can get the current function under the
> cursor via CompilationUnit. I'm looking for an approach on how to write
> the C/C++ function guess routines. In very rough form for Java,
> something like:
> 
> 
> if (editor instanceof CompilationUnitEditor) {
> 
> CompilationUnitEditor java_editor = (CompilationUnitEditor) editor;     
> 
> ITextSelection selection = (ITextSelection)
> java_editor.getSelectionProvider().getSelection();
> 
> IEditorInput input = java_editor.getEditorInput();
> IWorkingCopyManager manager = JavaUI.getWorkingCopyManager();
> manager.connect(input);
> ICompilationUnit workingCopy = manager.getWorkingCopy(input);
> IJavaElement method = workingCopy.getElementAt(selection
>                                         .getOffset());
> 
> In this instance JavaElement method would be the function within
> whatever the current location of the  cursor in the editor is. I want to
> make a contribution based on the C/C++ editors, and was polling for the
> best way to get the current function under the "cursor".
> 

You can do the same with C,
s/IJavaElement/ICElement/
s/JavaUI/CUIPlugin/
s/ICompilationUnit/ITranslationUnit/

and your code should work, if not ... PR and it should be fix.