Package org.eclipse.jface.action

Class ContributionManager

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.jface.action.ContributionManager
All Implemented Interfaces:
IContributionManager
Direct Known Subclasses:
CoolBarManager, MenuManager, StatusLineManager, ToolBarManager
public abstract class ContributionManager extends Object implements IContributionManager
Abstract base class for all contribution managers, and standard implementation of IContributionManager. This class provides functionality common across the specific managers defined by this framework.

This class maintains a list of contribution items and a dirty flag, both as internal state. In addition to providing implementations of most IContributionManager methods, this class automatically coalesces adjacent separators, hides beginning and ending separators, and deals with dynamically changing sets of contributions. When the set of contributions does change dynamically, the changes are propagated to the control via the update method, which subclasses must implement.

Note: A ContributionItem cannot be shared between different ContributionManagers.

  • Constructor Details

    • ContributionManager

      protected ContributionManager()
      Creates a new contribution manager.

  • Method Details

    • add

      public void add(IAction action)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Adds an action as a contribution item to this manager. Equivalent to add(new ActionContributionItem(action)).
      Specified by:
      add in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      action - the action, this cannot be null

    • add

      public void add(IContributionItem item)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Adds a contribution item to this manager.
      Specified by:
      add in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      item - the contribution item, this cannot be null

    • appendToGroup

      public void appendToGroup(String groupName, IAction action)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Adds a contribution item for the given action at the end of the group with the given name. Equivalent to appendToGroup(groupName,new ActionContributionItem(action)).
      Specified by:
      appendToGroup in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      groupName - the name of the group
      action - the action

    • appendToGroup

      public void appendToGroup(String groupName, IContributionItem item)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Adds a contribution item to this manager at the end of the group with the given name.
      Specified by:
      appendToGroup in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      groupName - the name of the group
      item - the contribution item

    • allowItem

      protected boolean allowItem(IContributionItem itemToAdd)
      This method allows subclasses of ContributionManager to prevent certain items in the contributions list. ContributionManager will either block or allow an addition based on the result of this method call. This can be used to prevent duplication, for example.
      Parameters:
      itemToAdd - The contribution item to be added; may be null.
      Returns:
      true if the addition should be allowed; false otherwise. The default implementation allows all items.
      Since:
      3.0

    • dumpStatistics

      protected void dumpStatistics()
      Internal debug method for printing statistics about this manager to System.out.

    • find

      public IContributionItem find(String id)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Finds the contribution item with the given id.
      Specified by:
      find in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      id - the contribution item id
      Returns:
      the contribution item, or null if no item with the given id can be found

    • getItems

      public IContributionItem[] getItems()
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Returns all contribution items known to this manager.
      Specified by:
      getItems in interface IContributionManager
      Returns:
      a list of contribution items

    • getSize

      public int getSize()
      Return the number of contributions in this manager.
      Returns:
      the number of contributions in this manager
      Since:
      3.3

    • getOverrides

      public IContributionManagerOverrides getOverrides()
      The ContributionManager implementation of this method declared on IContributionManager returns the current overrides. If there is no overrides it lazily creates one which overrides no item state.
      Specified by:
      getOverrides in interface IContributionManager
      Returns:
      the overrides for the items of this manager
      Since:
      2.0

    • hasDynamicItems

      protected boolean hasDynamicItems()
      Returns whether this contribution manager contains dynamic items. A dynamic contribution item contributes items conditionally, dependent on some internal state.
      Returns:
      true if this manager contains dynamic items, and false otherwise

    • indexOf

      public int indexOf(String id)
      Returns the index of the item with the given id.
      Parameters:
      id - The id of the item whose index is requested.
      Returns:
      int the index or -1 if the item is not found

    • indexOf

      protected int indexOf(IContributionItem item)
      Returns the index of the object in the internal structure. This is different from indexOf(String id) since some contribution items may not have an id.
      Parameters:
      item - The contribution item
      Returns:
      the index, or -1 if the item is not found
      Since:
      3.0

    • insert

      public void insert(int index, IContributionItem item)
      Insert the item at the given index.
      Parameters:
      index - The index to be used for insertion
      item - The item to be inserted

    • insertAfter

      public void insertAfter(String ID, IAction action)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Inserts a contribution item for the given action after the item with the given id. Equivalent to insertAfter(id,new ActionContributionItem(action)).
      Specified by:
      insertAfter in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      ID - the contribution item id
      action - the action to insert

    • insertAfter

      public void insertAfter(String ID, IContributionItem item)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Inserts a contribution item after the item with the given id.
      Specified by:
      insertAfter in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      ID - the contribution item id
      item - the contribution item to insert

    • insertBefore

      public void insertBefore(String ID, IAction action)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Inserts a contribution item for the given action before the item with the given id. Equivalent to insertBefore(id,new ActionContributionItem(action)).
      Specified by:
      insertBefore in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      ID - the contribution item id
      action - the action to insert

    • insertBefore

      public void insertBefore(String ID, IContributionItem item)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Inserts a contribution item before the item with the given id.
      Specified by:
      insertBefore in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      ID - the contribution item id
      item - the contribution item to insert

    • isDirty

      public boolean isDirty()
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Returns whether the list of contributions has recently changed and has yet to be reflected in the corresponding widgets.
      Specified by:
      isDirty in interface IContributionManager
      Returns:
      true if this manager is dirty, and false if it is up-to-date

    • isEmpty

      public boolean isEmpty()
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Returns whether this manager has any contribution items.
      Specified by:
      isEmpty in interface IContributionManager
      Returns:
      true if there are no items, and false otherwise

    • itemAdded

      protected void itemAdded(IContributionItem item)
      The given item was added to the list of contributions. Marks the manager as dirty and updates the number of dynamic items, and the memento.
      Parameters:
      item - the item to be added

    • itemRemoved

      protected void itemRemoved(IContributionItem item)
      The given item was removed from the list of contributions. Marks the manager as dirty and updates the number of dynamic items.
      Parameters:
      item - remove given parent from list of contributions

    • markDirty

      public void markDirty()
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Marks this contribution manager as dirty.
      Specified by:
      markDirty in interface IContributionManager

    • prependToGroup

      public void prependToGroup(String groupName, IAction action)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Adds a contribution item for the given action at the beginning of the group with the given name. Equivalent to prependToGroup(groupName,new ActionContributionItem(action)).
      Specified by:
      prependToGroup in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      groupName - the name of the group
      action - the action

    • prependToGroup

      public void prependToGroup(String groupName, IContributionItem item)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Adds a contribution item to this manager at the beginning of the group with the given name.
      Specified by:
      prependToGroup in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      groupName - the name of the group
      item - the contribution item

    • remove

      public IContributionItem remove(String ID)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Removes and returns the contribution item with the given id from this manager. Returns null if this manager has no contribution items with the given id.
      Specified by:
      remove in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      ID - the contribution item id
      Returns:
      the item that was found and removed, or null if none

    • remove

      public IContributionItem remove(IContributionItem item)
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Removes the given contribution item from the contribution items known to this manager.
      Specified by:
      remove in interface IContributionManager
      Parameters:
      item - the contribution item
      Returns:
      the item parameter if the item was removed, and null if it was not found

    • removeAll

      public void removeAll()
      Description copied from interface: IContributionManager
      Removes all contribution items from this manager.

      Note: The items will not get disposed.

      Specified by:
      removeAll in interface IContributionManager

    • replaceItem

      public boolean replaceItem(String identifier, IContributionItem replacementItem)
      Replaces the item of the given identifier with another contribution item. This can be used, for example, to replace large contribution items with placeholders to avoid memory leaks. If the identifier cannot be found in the current list of items, then this does nothing. If multiple occurrences are found, then the replacement items is put in the first position and the other positions are removed.
      Parameters:
      identifier - The identifier to look for in the list of contributions; should not be null.
      replacementItem - The contribution item to replace the old item; must not be null. Use remove if that is what you want to do.
      Returns:
      true if the given identifier can be;
      Since:
      3.0

    • setDirty

      protected void setDirty(boolean dirty)
      Sets whether this manager is dirty. When dirty, the list of contributions is not accurately reflected in the corresponding widgets.
      Parameters:
      dirty - true if this manager is dirty, and false if it is up-to-date

    • setOverrides

      public void setOverrides(IContributionManagerOverrides newOverrides)
      Sets the overrides for this contribution manager
      Parameters:
      newOverrides - the overrides for the items of this manager
      Since:
      2.0

    • internalSetItems

      protected void internalSetItems(IContributionItem[] items)
      An internal method for setting the order of the contribution items.
      Parameters:
      items - the contribution items in the specified order
      Since:
      3.0