Package org.eclipse.jface.window

Interface IShellProvider

All Known Subinterfaces:

IEditorSite, IIntroSite, IPageSite, IViewSite, IWorkbenchPartSite, IWorkbenchSite, IWorkbenchWindow

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractElementListSelectionDialog, AbstractNotificationPopup, AbstractSelectionDialog, ApplicationWindow, BasicNewFileResourceWizard, BasicNewFolderResourceWizard, BasicNewProjectResourceWizard, BasicNewResourceWizard, CheckedTreeSelectionDialog, ContainerSelectionDialog, DebugPopup, DeleteResourcesWizard, Dialog, org.eclipse.ui.views.markers.internal.DialogMarkerProperties, org.eclipse.ui.views.markers.internal.DialogTaskProperties, EditionSelectionDialog, EditorSelectionDialog, ElementListSelectionDialog, ElementTreeSelectionDialog, ErrorDialog, ExternalProjectImportWizard, FileSelectionDialog, FileSystemExportWizard, FileSystemImportWizard, FilteredItemsSelectionDialog, FilteredResourcesSelectionDialog, FormDialog, IconAndMessageDialog, ImportTypeDialog, InputDialog, InspectPopupDialog, ListDialog, ListSelectionDialog, MarkerResolutionSelectionDialog, MessageDialog, MessageDialogWithToggle, ModelParticipantWizard, MoveResourcesWizard, MultiPageEditorSite, NewFolderDialog, NotificationPopup, PageSite, ParticipantPageDialog, ParticipantSynchronizeWizard, PathVariableSelectionDialog, PlainMessageDialog, PopupDialog, PreferenceDialog, ProgressMonitorDialog, ProjectLocationMoveDialog, ProjectLocationSelectionDialog, RefactoringHistoryWizard, RefactoringWizard, RenameResourceWizard, org.eclipse.compare.internal.ResizableDialog, ResourceListSelectionDialog, ResourceSelectionDialog, SameShellProvider, SaveablePartDialog, SaveAsDialog, SelectionDialog, SelectionStatusDialog, SourceLookupDialog, StatusDialog, StringVariableSelectionDialog, SubscriberParticipantWizard, TaskPropertiesDialog, TemplatePreferencePage.EditTemplateDialog, TitleAreaDialog, TrayDialog, TwoPaneElementSelector, TypeFilteringDialog, ViewSettingsDialog, Window, Wizard, WizardDialog, YesNoCancelListSelectionDialog, ZipFileExportWizard, ZipFileImportWizard

public interface IShellProvider

Interface for objects that can return a shell. This is normally used for opening child windows. An object that wants to open child shells can take an IShellProvider in its constructor, and the object that implements IShellProvider can dynamically choose where child shells should be opened.

Since:

3.1

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Shell	getShell()	Returns the current shell (or null if none).

Method Detail

getShell

Shell getShell()

Returns the current shell (or null if none). This return value may change over time, and should not be cached.

Returns:

the current shell or null if none