Gui: several fixes for expression search box:

+ rename method setMatchExact() to setExactMatch()
+ move handling of user-defined parameters to class ExpressionParameter
+ Qt::MatchExactly is not supported by QCompleter, use Qt::MatchStartsWith instead
+ add possibility to change match behaviour via context-menu

src/Gui/DlgPropertyLink.cpp

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ DlgPropertyLink::DlgPropertyLink(QWidget* parent)
     ui->typeTree->hide();
     ui->searchBox->installEventFilter(this);
     ui->searchBox->setNoProperty(true);
-    ui->searchBox->setMatchExact(false);
+    ui->searchBox->setExactMatch(Gui::ExpressionParameter::instance()->isExactMatch());
 
     timer = new QTimer(this);
     timer->setSingleShot(true);

src/Gui/ExpressionCompleter.cpp

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 
 #ifndef _PreComp_
+#include <QContextMenuEvent>
 #include <QStandardItem>
 #include <QStandardItemModel>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QAbstractItemView>
+#include <QMenu>
 #include <QTextBlock>
 #endif
 
@@ -536,11 +538,8 @@ ExpressionLineEdit::ExpressionLineEdit(QWidget *parent, bool noProperty)
     , completer(0)
     , block(true)
     , noProperty(noProperty)
+    , exactMatch(false)
 {
-    auto handle = GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
-                "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Expression");
-    matchExact = handle->GetBool("CompleterMatchExact", false);
-
     connect(this, SIGNAL(textEdited(const QString&)), this, SLOT(slotTextChanged(const QString&)));
 }
 
@@ -555,7 +554,7 @@ void ExpressionLineEdit::setDocumentObject(const App::DocumentObject * currentDo
         completer->setWidget(this);
         completer->setCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
 #if QT_VERSION>=QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,2,0)
-        if (!matchExact)
+        if (!exactMatch)
             completer->setFilterMode(Qt::MatchContains);
 #endif
         connect(completer, SIGNAL(activated(QString)), this, SLOT(slotCompleteText(QString)));
@@ -570,11 +569,11 @@ void ExpressionLineEdit::setNoProperty(bool enabled) {
         completer->setNoProperty(enabled);
 }
 
-void ExpressionLineEdit::setMatchExact(bool enabled) {
-    matchExact = enabled;
+void ExpressionLineEdit::setExactMatch(bool enabled) {
+    exactMatch = enabled;
 #if QT_VERSION>=QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,2,0)
     if (completer)
-        completer->setFilterMode(matchExact ? Qt::MatchExactly : Qt::MatchContains);
+        completer->setFilterMode(exactMatch ? Qt::MatchStartsWith : Qt::MatchContains);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -615,6 +614,34 @@ void ExpressionLineEdit::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e) {
     QLineEdit::keyPressEvent(e);
 }
 
+void ExpressionLineEdit::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *event)
+{
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,2,0)
+    QMenu *menu = createStandardContextMenu();
+    menu->addSeparator();
+    QAction* match = menu->addAction(tr("Exact match"));
+
+    if (completer) {
+        match->setCheckable(true);
+        match->setChecked(completer->filterMode() == Qt::MatchStartsWith);
+    }
+    else {
+        match->setVisible(false);
+    }
+
+    QAction* action = menu->exec(event->globalPos());
+
+    if (completer) {
+        if (action == match)
+            setExactMatch(match->isChecked());
+    }
+
+    delete menu;
+#else
+    QLineEdit::contextMenuEvent(event);
+#endif
+}
+
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -622,19 +649,16 @@ ExpressionTextEdit::ExpressionTextEdit(QWidget *parent)
     : QPlainTextEdit(parent)
     , completer(0)
     , block(true)
+    , exactMatch(false)
 {
-    auto handle = GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
-                "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Expression");
-    matchExact = handle->GetBool("CompleterMatchExact", false);
-
     connect(this, SIGNAL(textChanged()), this, SLOT(slotTextChanged()));
 }
 
-void ExpressionTextEdit::setMatchExact(bool enabled) {
-    matchExact = enabled;
+void ExpressionTextEdit::setExactMatch(bool enabled) {
+    exactMatch = enabled;
 #if QT_VERSION>=QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,2,0)
     if (completer)
-        completer->setFilterMode(matchExact ? Qt::MatchExactly : Qt::MatchContains);
+        completer->setFilterMode(exactMatch ? Qt::MatchStartsWith : Qt::MatchContains);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -648,7 +672,7 @@ void ExpressionTextEdit::setDocumentObject(const App::DocumentObject * currentDo
     if (currentDocObj != 0) {
         completer = new ExpressionCompleter(currentDocObj, this);
 #if QT_VERSION>=QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,2,0)
-        if (!matchExact)
+        if (!exactMatch)
             completer->setFilterMode(Qt::MatchContains);
 #endif
         completer->setWidget(this);
@@ -697,4 +721,54 @@ void ExpressionTextEdit::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e) {
     QPlainTextEdit::keyPressEvent(e);
 }
 
+void ExpressionTextEdit::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *event)
+{
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,2,0)
+    QMenu *menu = createStandardContextMenu();
+    menu->addSeparator();
+    QAction* match = menu->addAction(tr("Exact match"));
+
+    if (completer) {
+        match->setCheckable(true);
+        match->setChecked(completer->filterMode() == Qt::MatchStartsWith);
+    }
+    else {
+        match->setVisible(false);
+    }
+
+    QAction* action = menu->exec(event->globalPos());
+
+    if (completer) {
+        if (action == match)
+            setExactMatch(match->isChecked());
+    }
+
+    delete menu;
+#else
+    QPlainTextEdit::contextMenuEvent(event);
+#endif
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+ExpressionParameter* ExpressionParameter::instance()
+{
+    static ExpressionParameter* inst = new ExpressionParameter();
+    return inst;
+}
+
+bool ExpressionParameter::isCaseSensitive() const
+{
+    auto handle = GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
+                "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Expression");
+    return handle->GetBool("CompleterCaseSensitive", false);
+}
+
+bool ExpressionParameter::isExactMatch() const
+{
+    auto handle = GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
+                "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Expression");
+    return handle->GetBool("CompleterMatchExact", false);
+}
+
 #include "moc_ExpressionCompleter.cpp"

src/Gui/ExpressionCompleter.h

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
     bool completerActive() const;
     void hideCompleter();
     void setNoProperty(bool enabled=true);
-    void setMatchExact(bool enabled=true);
+    void setExactMatch(bool enabled=true);
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void textChanged2(QString text, int pos);
 public Q_SLOTS:
@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void slotCompleteText(const QString & completionPrefix);
 protected:
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent * event);
+    void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent * event);
 private:
     ExpressionCompleter * completer;
     bool block;
     bool noProperty;
-    bool matchExact;
+    bool exactMatch;
 };
 
 class GuiExport ExpressionTextEdit : public QPlainTextEdit {
@@ -90,9 +91,10 @@ public:
     void setDocumentObject(const App::DocumentObject *currentDocObj);
     bool completerActive() const;
     void hideCompleter();
-    void setMatchExact(bool enabled=true);
+    void setExactMatch(bool enabled=true);
 protected:
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent * event);
+    void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent * event);
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void textChanged2(QString text, int pos);
 public Q_SLOTS:
@@ -101,7 +103,14 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 private:
     ExpressionCompleter * completer;
     bool block;
-    bool matchExact;
+    bool exactMatch;
+};
+
+class GuiExport ExpressionParameter {
+public:
+    static ExpressionParameter *instance();
+    bool isCaseSensitive() const;
+    bool isExactMatch() const;
 };
 
 }

src/Gui/Tree.cpp

@@ -2838,7 +2838,7 @@ TreePanel::TreePanel(const char *name, QWidget* parent)
             this, SLOT(showEditor()));
 
     this->searchBox = new Gui::ExpressionLineEdit(this,true);
-    static_cast<ExpressionLineEdit*>(this->searchBox)->setMatchExact(false);
+    static_cast<ExpressionLineEdit*>(this->searchBox)->setExactMatch(Gui::ExpressionParameter::instance()->isExactMatch());
     pLayout->addWidget(this->searchBox);
     this->searchBox->hide();
     this->searchBox->installEventFilter(this);