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| − | == | + | == Dependency Injection & Contexts == |
| + | === Why am I getting a new instance of an object? === | ||
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| + | The injector attempts to resolve objects in the context. If they are not found in the context, but the class exists, then the injector will instantiate and return a new instance ''providing'' that its injectable dependencies can be resolved. | ||
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| + | === Why am I getting a new Shell? === | ||
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| + | The fix is to annotate the use with "@Named(ACTIVE_SHELL)". | ||
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| + | === What is the difference between IEclipseContext#set and IEclipseContext#modify? === | ||
== UI == | == UI == | ||
Revision as of 07:04, 8 April 2011
Contents
How do I adopt the Eclipse 4 Application Platform?
Accessing the status line |
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| Eclipse 3.x | Eclipse 4.0 |
getViewSite()
.getActionsBars()
.getStatusLineManager()
.setMessage(msg);
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@Inject IStatusLineManager statusLine; ... statusLine.setMessage(msg); |
Associating help context with a control |
getSite()
.getWorkbenchWindow()
.getWorkbench()
.getHelpSystem().setHelp(
viewer.getControl(), some_id)
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@Inject
IWorkbenchHelpSystem helpSystem;
...
helpSystem.setHelp(
viewer.getControl(), some_id);
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Handling errors and exceptions |
try {
...
} catch (Exception ex) {
IStatus status = new Status(
IStatus.ERROR, "plugin-id",
"Error while ...", ex);
StatusManager.getManager()
.handle(status, StatusManager.SHOW);
}
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@Inject
StatusReporter statusReporter;
...
try{
...
} catch (Exception ex) {
statusReporter.show("Error while ...", ex);
}
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Accessing preference values |
IPreferenceStore store =
IDEWorkbenchPlugin.getDefault()
.getPreferenceStore();
boolean saveBeforeBuild = store
.getBoolean(SAVE_BEFORE_BUILD);
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@Inject @Preference(SAVE_BEFORE_BUILD) boolean saveBeforeBuild; |
IPreferenceStore store =
IDEWorkbenchPlugin.getDefault()
.getPreferenceStore();
store.putBoolean(SAVE_BEFORE_BUILD, false);
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FIXME: there's way to do this... @Inject @Preference(SAVE_BEFORE_BUILD) Provider<Boolean> saveBeforeBuild; ... saveBeforeBuild.set(false); |
Why won't my application start?
E4AP products require having the following plugins:
- org.eclipse.equinox.ds (must be started)
- org.eclipse.equinox.event (must be started)
Note that org.eclipse.equinox.ds must be explicitly started. In your product file, you should have a section:
<configurations>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.core.runtime" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
<plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.ds" autoStart="true" startLevel="3" />
<plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.event" autoStart="true" startLevel="3" />
</configurations>
Dependency Injection & Contexts
Why am I getting a new instance of an object?
The injector attempts to resolve objects in the context. If they are not found in the context, but the class exists, then the injector will instantiate and return a new instance providing that its injectable dependencies can be resolved.
Why am I getting a new Shell?
The fix is to annotate the use with "@Named(ACTIVE_SHELL)".
What is the difference between IEclipseContext#set and IEclipseContext#modify?
UI
How do I enable Drag N Drop (DND) of parts?
The DND addon is found in the org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.addons.swt plugin. However it requires the compatibility layer and is not available for native E4AP applications.