Package org.eclipse.jface.util

Class Policy

  • public class Policy
extends Object
    The Policy class handles settings for behaviour, debug flags and logging within JFace.
    Since:
    3.0

    • Field Detail

      • DEFAULT

        public static final boolean DEFAULT
        Constant for the the default setting for debug options.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • DEBUG_DIALOG_NO_PARENT

        public static boolean DEBUG_DIALOG_NO_PARENT
        A flag to indicate whether unparented dialogs should be checked.

      • TRACE_ACTIONS

        public static boolean TRACE_ACTIONS
        A flag to indicate whether actions are being traced.

      • TRACE_TOOLBAR

        public static boolean TRACE_TOOLBAR
        A flag to indicate whether toolbars are being traced.

    • Constructor Detail

      • Policy

        public Policy()

    • Method Detail

      • setLog

        public static void setLog​(ILogger logger)
        Sets the logger used by JFace to log errors.
        Parameters:
        logger - the logger to use, or null to use the default logger
        Since:
        3.1

      • getLog

        public static ILogger getLog()
        Returns the logger used by JFace to log errors.

        The default logger prints the status to System.err.

        Returns:
        the logger
        Since:
        3.1

      • setStatusHandler

        public static void setStatusHandler​(StatusHandler status)
        Sets the status handler used by JFace to handle statuses.
        Parameters:
        status - the handler to use, or null to use the default one
        Since:
        3.4

      • getStatusHandler

        public static StatusHandler getStatusHandler()
        Returns the status handler used by JFace to handle statuses.
        Returns:
        the status handler
        Since:
        3.4

      • getComparator

        public static Comparator<Object> getComparator()
        Return the comparator used by JFace to sort strings.
        Returns:
        the comparator used by JFace to sort strings
        Since:
        3.2

      • setComparator

        public static void setComparator​(Comparator<Object> comparator)
        Sets the comparator used by JFace to sort strings.
        Parameters:
        comparator - comparator used by JFace to sort strings
        Since:
        3.2

      • setAnimatorFactory

        @Deprecated
public static void setAnimatorFactory​(AnimatorFactory factory)
        Deprecated.
        this is no longer in use as of 3.3
        Sets the animator factory used by JFace to create control animator instances.
        Parameters:
        factory - the AnimatorFactory to use.
        Since:
        3.2

      • getAnimatorFactory

        @Deprecated
public static AnimatorFactory getAnimatorFactory()
        Deprecated.
        this is no longer in use as of 3.3
        Returns the animator factory used by JFace to create control animator instances.
        Returns:
        the animator factory used to create control animator instances.
        Since:
        3.2

      • setErrorSupportProvider

        public static void setErrorSupportProvider​(ErrorSupportProvider provider)
        Set the error support provider for error dialogs.
        Parameters:
        provider - provider to set
        Since:
        3.3

      • getErrorSupportProvider

        public static ErrorSupportProvider getErrorSupportProvider()
        Return the ErrorSupportProvider for the receiver.
        Returns:
        ErrorSupportProvider or null if this has not been set
        Since:
        3.3

      • logException

        public static void logException​(Exception exception)
        Log the Exception to the logger.
        Parameters:
        exception - exception to log
        Since:
        3.4