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#ifndef HB_INPUT_ABSTRACT_BASE

#define HB_INPUT_ABSTRACT_BASE

#include <hbinputmethod.h>

class HbCandidateList;

class HbInputVkbWidget;

class HbInputAbstractMethod : public HbInputMethod

{

Q_OBJECT

public: //constructor

    HbInputAbstractMethod();

    virtual ~HbInputAbstractMethod();

public:

    virtual void launchCandidatePopup(const QStringList &candidates);

    virtual void closeKeypad();

    virtual void switchSpecialCharacterTable();

    virtual void selectSpecialCharacterTableMode();

    virtual void closeExactWordPopup();

    virtual void launchExactWordPopup(QString exactWord); 

    virtual void launchAutoCompletionPopup(const QStringList& candidates);

    virtual void closeAutoCompletionPopup();

    virtual void switchMode(int keyCode);

    virtual void starKeySelected();

    virtual void getCandidatePositionAndSize(HbCandidateList *candidatePopup,

                    HbInputVkbWidget *currentKeypad, QPointF & pos,QSizeF & size);

	virtual bool isSctModeActive() const;

    virtual HbKeyboardType currentKeyboardType() const;

private:

    Q_DISABLE_COPY(HbInputAbstractMethod)

};

#endif //HB_INPUT_ABSTRACT_BASE