Package org.eclipse.ui.navigator

Interface ILinkHelper

  • public interface ILinkHelper

    Provides information to the Common Navigator on how to link selections with active editors and vice versa.

    The Common Navigator allows clients to plug-in their own custom logic for linking selections from the Viewer to active editors. This interface is used by the org.eclipse.ui.navigator.linkHelper extension point to gather information and trigger editor activations.

    Since:
    3.2

    • Method Detail

      • findSelection

        IStructuredSelection findSelection​(IEditorInput anInput)

        Determine the correct structured selection for the Common Navigator given anInput.

        Parameters:
        anInput - An Editor input
        Returns:
        A selection to be set against the CommonViewer

      • activateEditor

        void activateEditor​(IWorkbenchPage aPage,
                    IStructuredSelection aSelection)

        Activate the correct editor for aSelection.

        Parameters:
        aPage - A WorkbenchPage to use for editor location and activation
        aSelection - The current selection from the CommonViewer