Package org.eclipse.ui

Interface IWorkbenchActionConstants

All Known Subinterfaces:
ITextEditorActionConstants
public interface IWorkbenchActionConstants
Action ids for standard actions, groups in the workbench menu bar, and global actions.

This interface contains constants only; it is not intended to be implemented or extended.

Standard menus

  • File menu (M_FILE)
  • Edit menu (M_EDIT)
  • Window menu (M_WINDOW)
  • Help menu (M_HELP)

Standard group for adding top level menus

  • Extra top level menu group (MB_ADDITIONS)

Global actions

  • Undo (UNDO)
  • Redo (REDO)
  • Cut (CUT)
  • Copy (COPY)
  • Paste (PASTE)
  • Delete (DELETE)
  • Find (FIND)
  • Select All (SELECT_ALL)
  • Add Bookmark (BOOKMARK)

Standard File menu actions

  • Start group (FILE_START)
  • End group (FILE_END)
  • New action (NEW)
  • Extra New-like action group (NEW_EXT)
  • Close action (CLOSE)
  • Close All action (CLOSE_ALL)
  • Extra Close-like action group (CLOSE_EXT)
  • Save action (SAVE)
  • Save As action (SAVE_AS)
  • Save All action (SAVE_ALL)
  • Extra Save-like action group (SAVE_EXT)
  • Import action (IMPORT)
  • Export action (EXPORT)
  • Extra Import-like action group (IMPORT_EXT)
  • Quit action (QUIT)

Standard Edit menu actions

  • Start group (EDIT_START)
  • End group (EDIT_END)
  • Undo global action (UNDO)
  • Redo global action (REDO)
  • Extra Undo-like action group (UNDO_EXT)
  • Cut global action (CUT)
  • Copy global action (COPY)
  • Paste global action (PASTE)
  • Extra Cut-like action group (CUT_EXT)
  • Delete global action (DELETE)
  • Find global action (FIND)
  • Select All global action (SELECT_ALL)
  • Bookmark global action (BOOKMARK)

Standard Perspective menu actions

  • Extra Perspective-like action group (VIEW_EXT)

Standard Workbench menu actions

  • Start group (WB_START)
  • End group (WB_END)
  • Extra Build-like action group (BUILD_EXT)
  • Build action (BUILD)
  • Rebuild All action (REBUILD_ALL)

Standard Window menu actions

  • Extra Window-like action group (WINDOW_EXT)

Standard Help menu actions

  • Start group (HELP_START)
  • End group (HELP_END)
  • About action (ABOUT)

Standard pop-up menu groups

  • Managing group (GROUP_MANAGING)
  • Reorganize group (GROUP_REORGANIZE)
  • Add group (GROUP_ADD)
  • File group (GROUP_FILE)

To hook a global action handler, a view should use the following code: IAction copyHandler = ...; view.getSite().getActionBars().setGlobalActionHandler( IWorkbenchActionConstants.COPY, copyHandler); For editors, this should be done in the IEditorActionBarContributor.

See Also:
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final String
    ABOUT
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    ADD_EXT
    Edit menu: name of group for extra Add-like actions (value "add.ext").
    static final String
    ADD_TASK
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    BACK
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    BOOKMARK
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    BUILD
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    BUILD_EXT
    Workbench menu: name of group for extra Build-like actions (value "build.ext").
    static final String
    BUILD_GROUP
    Group id for build group.
    static final String
    BUILD_PROJECT
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    CLOSE
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    CLOSE_ALL
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    CLOSE_EXT
    File menu: name of group for extra Close-like actions (value "close.ext").
    static final String
    CLOSE_PROJECT
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    COPY
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    CUT
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    CUT_EXT
    Edit menu: name of group for extra Cut-like actions (value "cut.ext").
    static final String
    DELETE
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    EDIT_END
    Edit menu: name of group for end of menu (value "editEnd").
    static final String
    EDIT_GROUP
    Group id for build group.
    static final String
    EDIT_START
    Edit menu: name of group for start of menu (value "editStart").
    static final String
    EXPORT
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    FILE_END
    File menu: name of group for end of menu (value "fileEnd").
    static final String
    FILE_START
    File menu: name of group for start of menu (value "fileStart").
    static final String
    FIND
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    FIND_EXT
    Edit menu: name of group for extra Find-like actions (value "find.ext").
    static final String
    FORWARD
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String[]
    GLOBAL_ACTIONS
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0
    static final String
    GO_INTO
    Navigate menu: name of standard Go Into global action (value "goInto").
    static final String
    GO_TO
    Navigate menu: name of standard Go To submenu (value "goTo").
    static final String
    GO_TO_RESOURCE
    Navigate menu: name of standard Go To Resource global action (value "goToResource").
    static final String
    GROUP_ADD
    Pop-up menu: name of group for Add actions (value "group.add").
    static final String
    GROUP_APP
    Coolbar: name of group for application created actions
    static final String
    GROUP_EDITOR
    Toolbar: name of group for editor action bars.
    static final String
    GROUP_FILE
    Pop-up menu: name of group for File actions (value "group.file").
    static final String
    GROUP_HELP
    Coolbar: name of group for help actions and contributions
    static final String
    GROUP_MANAGING
    Pop-up menu: name of group for Managing actions (value "group.managing").
    static final String
    GROUP_REORGANIZE
    Pop-up menu: name of group for Reorganize actions (value "group.reorganize").
    static final String
    GROUP_SHOW_IN
    Pop-up menu: name of group for Show In actions (value "group.showIn").
    static final String
    HELP_END
    Help menu: name of group for end of menu (value "helpEnd").
    static final String
    HELP_START
    Help menu: name of group for start of menu (value "helpStart").
    static final String
    HISTORY_GROUP
    Group id for history toolbar group.
    static final String
    IMPORT
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    IMPORT_EXT
    File menu: name of group for extra Import-like actions (value "import.ext").
    static final String
    LAUNCH_EXT
    Launch menu: name of group for launching additional windows.
    static final String
    M_EDIT
    Name of standard Edit menu (value "edit").
    static final String
    M_FILE
    Name of standard File menu (value "file").
    static final String
    M_HELP
    Name of standard Help menu (value "help").
    static final String
    M_LAUNCH
    Name of Launch window menu (value "launch").
    static final String
    M_NAVIGATE
    Name of standard Navigate menu (value "navigate").
    static final String
    M_PERSPECTIVE
    Name of standard Perspective menu (value "perspective").
    static final String
    M_PROJECT
    Name of standard Project menu (value "project").
    static final String
    M_PROJECT_CONFIGURE
    ID of the Project configure popup menu, can be used in menuContributions and objectContributions.
    static final String
    M_VIEW
    Deprecated.
    Since 3.0.
    static final String
    M_WINDOW
    Name of standard Window menu (value "window").
    static final String
    M_WORKBENCH
    Deprecated.
    Since 3.0.
    static final String
    MB_ADDITIONS
    Name of group for adding new top-level menus (value "additions").
    static final String
    MENU_PREFIX
    [Issue: MENU_PREFIX is "".
    static final String
    MOVE
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    MRU
    File menu: name of "Most Recently Used File" group.
    static final String
    NAV_END
    Navigate menu: name of group for end of menu (value "navEnd").
    static final String
    NAV_START
    Navigate menu: name of group for start of menu (value "navStart").
    static final String
    NEW
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    NEW_EXT
    File menu: name of group for extra New-like actions (value "new.ext").
    static final String
    NEW_GROUP
    Group id for new toolbar group.
    static final String
    NEXT
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    OPEN_EXT
    File and Navigate menu: name of group for extra Open actions (value "open.ext").
    static final String
    OPEN_PROJECT
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    PASTE
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    PERSPECTIVE_END
    Perspective menu: name of group for end of menu (value "perspectiveStartEnd" ).
    static final String
    PERSPECTIVE_START
    Perspective menu: name of group for start of menu (value "perspectiveStart").
    static final String
    PIN_GROUP
    Group id for pin toolbar group.
    static final String
    PREVIOUS
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    PRINT
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    PRINT_EXT
    File menu: name of group for extra Print-like actions (value "print.ext").
    static final String
    PROJ_END
    Project menu: name of group for start of menu (value "projEnd").
    static final String
    PROJ_START
    Project menu: name of group for start of menu (value "projStart").
    static final String
    PROPERTIES
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    QUIT
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    REBUILD_ALL
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    REBUILD_PROJECT
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    REDO
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    REFRESH
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    RENAME
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    REVERT
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    SAVE
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    SAVE_ALL
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    SAVE_AS
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    SAVE_EXT
    File menu: name of group for extra Save-like actions (value "save.ext").
    static final String
    SAVE_GROUP
    Group id for save group.
    static final String
    SELECT_ALL
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    SEP
    [Issue: SEP is "/".
    static final String
    SHOW_EXT
    Navigate menu: name of group for extra Show actions (value "show.ext").
    static final String
    SHOW_IN
    Deprecated. 
    static final String
    SYNC_EDITOR
    Deprecated.
    this action will be removed soon; use SHOW_IN instead
    static final String
    TOOLBAR_EDIT
    Workbench toolbar id for edit toolbar group.
    static final String
    TOOLBAR_FILE
    Workbench toolbar id for file toolbar group.
    static final String
    TOOLBAR_HELP
    Workbench toolbar id for help toolbar group.
    static final String
    TOOLBAR_NAVIGATE
    Workbench toolbar id for navigate toolbar group.
    static final String
    UNDO
    Deprecated.
    in 3.0.
    static final String
    UNDO_EXT
    Edit menu: name of group for extra Undo-like actions (value "undo.ext").
    static final String
    UP
    Navigate menu: name of standard Up global action (value "up").
    static final String
    VIEW_EXT
    View menu: name of group for additional view-like items.
    static final String
    WB_END
    Workbench menu: name of group for end of menu (value "wbEnd").
    static final String
    WB_START
    Workbench menu: name of group for start of menu (value "wbStart").
    static final String
    WINDOW_EXT
    Window menu: name of group for additional window-like items.