Class ActionGroup

    • Constructor Detail

      • ActionGroup

        public ActionGroup()
    • Method Detail

      • getContext

        public ActionContext getContext()
        Returns the context used to determine which actions are added, and what their enabled state should be.
        Returns:
        the context
      • setContext

        public void setContext​(ActionContext context)
        Sets the context used to determine which actions are added, and what their enabled state should be.
        Parameters:
        context - the context to use
      • fillContextMenu

        public void fillContextMenu​(IMenuManager menu)
        Adds the applicable actions to a context menu, based on the state of the ActionContext.

        The default implementation does nothing. Subclasses may override or extend this method.

        Parameters:
        menu - the context menu manager
      • fillActionBars

        public void fillActionBars​(IActionBars actionBars)
        Adds the applicable actions to a part's action bars, including setting any global action handlers.

        The default implementation does nothing. Subclasses may override or extend this method.

        Parameters:
        actionBars - the part's action bars
      • updateActionBars

        public void updateActionBars()
        Updates the state of the actions added to the action bars, including any global action handlers, based on the state of the ActionContext.

        The default implementation does nothing. Subclasses may override or extend this method.

      • dispose

        public void dispose()
        This method is called by the user of an action group to signal that the group is no longer needed. Subclasses typically implement this method to deregister any listeners or to free other resources.

        The default implementation calls setContext(null). Subclasses may extend this method.