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| public java.awt.im.spi.InputMethod | createInputMethod()Creates a new instance of the corresponding input method.
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| public java.util.Locale[] | getAvailableLocales()Returns the locales supported by the corresponding input method.
The locale may describe just the language, or may also include
country and variant information if needed.
The information is used to select input methods by locale
({@link java.awt.im.InputContext#selectInputMethod(Locale)}). It may also
be used to sort input methods by locale in a user-visible
list of input methods.
Only the input method's primary locales should be returned.
For example, if a Japanese input method also has a pass-through
mode for Roman characters, typically still only Japanese would
be returned. Thus, the list of locales returned is typically
a subset of the locales for which the corresponding input method's
implementation of {@link java.awt.im.spi.InputMethod#setLocale} returns true.
If {@link #hasDynamicLocaleList} returns true, this method is
called each time the information is needed. This
gives input methods that depend on network resources the chance
to add or remove locales as resources become available or
unavailable.
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| public java.lang.String | getInputMethodDisplayName(java.util.Locale inputLocale, java.util.Locale displayLanguage)Returns the user-visible name of the corresponding
input method for the given input locale in the language in which
the name will be displayed.
The inputLocale parameter specifies the locale for which text
is input.
This parameter can only take values obtained from this descriptor's
{@link #getAvailableLocales} method or null. If it is null, an
input locale independent name for the input method should be
returned.
If a name for the desired display language is not available, the
method may fall back to some other language.
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| public java.awt.Image | getInputMethodIcon(java.util.Locale inputLocale)Returns an icon for the corresponding input method.
The icon may be used by a user interface for selecting input methods.
The inputLocale parameter specifies the locale for which text
is input.
This parameter can only take values obtained from this descriptor's
{@link #getAvailableLocales} method or null. If it is null, an
input locale independent icon for the input method should be
returned.
The icon's size should be 16×16 pixels.
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| public boolean | hasDynamicLocaleList()Returns whether the list of available locales can change
at runtime. This may be the case, for example, for adapters
that access real input methods over the network.
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