Package org.eclipse.ui.texteditor

Class ResourceAction

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.core.commands.common.EventManager

org.eclipse.jface.action.AbstractAction

org.eclipse.jface.action.Action

org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ResourceAction

All Implemented Interfaces:

IAction

Direct Known Subclasses:

FindNextAction, FindReplaceAction, IncrementalFindAction, MarkerRulerAction, RetargetTextEditorAction, SelectMarkerRulerAction, TextEditorAction

public abstract class ResourceAction
extends Action

An action which configures its label, image, tooltip, and description from a resource bundle using known keys.

Clients may subclass this abstract class to define new kinds of actions. As with Action, subclasses must implement the IAction.run method to carry out the action's semantics.

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
ResourceAction(ResourceBundle bundle, String prefix)	Creates a new action that configures itself from the given resource bundle.
ResourceAction(ResourceBundle bundle, String prefix, int style)	Creates a new action that configures itself from the given resource bundle.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected static String	getString(ResourceBundle bundle, String key, String defaultValue)	Retrieves and returns the value with the given key from the given resource bundle, or returns the given default value if there is no such resource.
protected void	initialize(ResourceBundle bundle, String prefix)	Initializes this action using the given bundle and prefix.
final void	setHelpContextId(String contextId)	Sets the action's help context id.

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, run, 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 Details

ResourceAction

public ResourceAction(ResourceBundle bundle,
 String prefix,
 int style)

Creates a new action that configures itself from the given resource bundle.

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

• "label" - setText
• "tooltip" - setToolTipText
• "image" - setImageDescriptor
• "description" - setDescription

Parameters:

bundle - the resource bundle

prefix - a prefix to be prepended to the various resource keys, or null if none

style - one of IAction.AS_PUSH_BUTTON, IAction.AS_CHECK_BOX, and IAction.AS_RADIO_BUTTON.

Since:

2.1

See Also:

• ResourceAction(ResourceBundle, String)
• IAction.AS_CHECK_BOX
• IAction.AS_DROP_DOWN_MENU
• IAction.AS_PUSH_BUTTON
• IAction.AS_RADIO_BUTTON

ResourceAction

public ResourceAction(ResourceBundle bundle,
 String prefix)

Creates a new action that configures itself from the given resource bundle.

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

• "label" - setText
• "tooltip" - setToolTipText
• "image" - setImageDescriptor
• "description" - setDescription

Parameters:

bundle - the resource bundle

prefix - a prefix to be prepended to the various resource keys, or null if none

Method Details

getString

protected static String getString(ResourceBundle bundle,
 String key,
 String defaultValue)

Retrieves and returns the value with the given key from the given resource bundle, or returns the given default value if there is no such resource. Convenience method for dealing gracefully with missing resources.

Parameters:

bundle - the resource bundle

key - the resource key

defaultValue - the default value, or null

Returns:

the resource value, or the given default value (which may be null)

setHelpContextId

public final void setHelpContextId(String contextId)

Sets the action's help context id.

Parameters:

contextId - the help context id

initialize

protected void initialize(ResourceBundle bundle,
 String prefix)

Initializes this action using the given bundle and prefix.

Parameters:

bundle - the resource bundle

prefix - a prefix to be prepended to the various resource keys, or null if none

Since:

2.1