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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 QChar previousChar();
    virtual HbKeyboardType currentKeyboardType() const;
public: // From HbInputMethod
    void focusReceived();    
    void focusLost();

public slots:
    void switchKeypad(bool isActive);    
private:
    HbAction *mVanillQwertySwitch;
    bool mIsFocusOnVanillaQtEditor;
    Q_DISABLE_COPY(HbInputAbstractMethod)
};

#endif //HB_INPUT_ABSTRACT_BASE
