Package org.eclipse.ui.texteditor

Class AddMarkerAction

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.core.commands.common.EventManager

org.eclipse.jface.action.AbstractAction

org.eclipse.jface.action.Action

org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ResourceAction

org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.TextEditorAction

org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.AddMarkerAction

All Implemented Interfaces:

IAction, IUpdate

Direct Known Subclasses:

AddTaskAction

public class AddMarkerAction
extends TextEditorAction

Action for creating a marker of a specified type for the editor's input element based on the editor's selection. If required, the action asks the user to provide a marker label. The action is initially associated with a text editor via the constructor, but that can be subsequently changed using setEditor.

The following keys, prepended by the given option prefix, are used for retrieving resources from the given bundle:

• "dialog.title" - the input dialog's title
• "dialog.message" - the input dialog's message
• "error.dialog.title" - the error dialog's title
• "error.dialog.message" - the error dialog's message

This class may be instantiated but is not intended to be subclassed.

Restriction:

This class is not intended to be subclassed by clients.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction

AS_CHECK_BOX, AS_DROP_DOWN_MENU, AS_PUSH_BUTTON, AS_RADIO_BUTTON, AS_UNSPECIFIED, CHECKED, DESCRIPTION, ENABLED, HANDLED, IMAGE, RESULT, TEXT, TOOL_TIP_TEXT

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AddMarkerAction(ResourceBundle bundle, String prefix, ITextEditor textEditor, String markerType, boolean askForLabel)	Creates a new action for the given text editor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected boolean	askForLabel(Map<String,Object> attributes)	Asks the user for a marker label.
protected Map<String,Object>	getInitialAttributes()	Returns the attributes the new marker will be initialized with.
protected String	getLabelProposal(IDocument document, int offset, int length)	Returns the initial label for the marker.
protected IResource	getResource()	Returns the resource on which to create the marker, or null if there is no applicable resource.
protected ResourceBundle	getResourceBundle()	Returns this action's resource bundle.
protected String	getResourceKeyPrefix()	Returns this action's resource key prefix.
void	run()	The default implementation of this IAction method does nothing.
void	update()	Always enables this action if it is connected to a text editor.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.TextEditorAction

canModifyEditor, getTextEditor, setEditor, validateEditorInputState

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ResourceAction

getString, initialize, setHelpContextId

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.action.Action

convertAccelerator, convertAccelerator, findKeyCode, findKeyString, findModifier, findModifierString, getAccelerator, getActionDefinitionId, getDescription, getDisabledImageDescriptor, getHelpListener, getHoverImageDescriptor, getId, getImageDescriptor, getMenuCreator, getStyle, getText, getToolTipText, isChecked, isEnabled, isHandled, notifyResult, removeAcceleratorText, removeMnemonics, runWithEvent, setAccelerator, setActionDefinitionId, setChecked, setDescription, setDisabledImageDescriptor, setEnabled, setHelpListener, setHoverImageDescriptor, setId, setImageDescriptor, setMenuCreator, setText, setToolTipText

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.action.AbstractAction

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, removePropertyChangeListener

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.commands.common.EventManager

addListenerObject, clearListeners, getListeners, isListenerAttached, removeListenerObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AddMarkerAction

public AddMarkerAction(ResourceBundle bundle,
                       String prefix,
                       ITextEditor textEditor,
                       String markerType,
                       boolean askForLabel)

Creates a new action for the given text editor. The action configures its visual representation from the given resource bundle.

Parameters:

bundle - the resource bundle

prefix - a prefix to be prepended to the various resource keys (described in ResourceAction constructor), or null if none

textEditor - the text editor

markerType - the type of marker to add

askForLabel - true if the user should be asked for a label for the new marker

See Also:

TextEditorAction(ResourceBundle, String, ITextEditor)

Method Detail

getResourceBundle

protected ResourceBundle getResourceBundle()

Returns this action's resource bundle.

Returns:

this action's resource bundle

getResourceKeyPrefix

protected String getResourceKeyPrefix()

Returns this action's resource key prefix.

Returns:

this action's resource key prefix

run

public void run()

Description copied from class: Action

The default implementation of this IAction method does nothing. Subclasses should override this method if they do not need information from the triggering event, or override runWithEvent(Event) if they do.

Specified by:

run in interface IAction

Overrides:

run in class Action

See Also:

How radio buttons are handled, How check boxes are handled

update

public void update()

Description copied from class: TextEditorAction

Always enables this action if it is connected to a text editor. If the associated editor is null, the action is disabled. Subclasses may override.

Specified by:

update in interface IUpdate

Overrides:

update in class TextEditorAction

askForLabel

protected boolean askForLabel(Map<String,Object> attributes)

Asks the user for a marker label. Returns true if a label is entered, false if the user cancels the input dialog. The value for the attribute message is modified in the given attribute map.

Parameters:

attributes - the attributes map

Returns:

true if a label has been entered

getInitialAttributes

protected Map<String,Object> getInitialAttributes()

Returns the attributes the new marker will be initialized with.

Subclasses may extend or replace this method.

Returns:

the attributes the new marker will be initialized with

getLabelProposal

protected String getLabelProposal(IDocument document,
                                  int offset,
                                  int length)

Returns the initial label for the marker.

Parameters:

document - the document from which to extract a label proposal

offset - the document offset of the range from which to extract the label proposal

length - the length of the range from which to extract the label proposal

Returns:

the label proposal

getResource

protected IResource getResource()

Returns the resource on which to create the marker, or null if there is no applicable resource. This queries the editor's input using getAdapter(IResource.class). Subclasses may override this method.

Returns:

the resource to which to attach the newly created marker