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= Eclipse 3.5 or later =
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You can create a command with a required parameter.  The parameter will be passed during every execution.
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== Command Definition ==
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Define a command with a state and a parameter. The state id should be org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioState and the parameter id should be org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioStateParameter.
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<source lang="xml">
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<command
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      defaultHandler="org.eclipse.ui.category.help"
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      id="z.ex.dropdown.internal.RadioHandler"
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      name="Radio Example">
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  <commandParameter
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        id="org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioStateParameter"
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        name="Radio Name"
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        optional="false">
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  </commandParameter>
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  <state
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        class="org.eclipse.ui.handlers.RadioState:left"
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        id="org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioState">
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  </state>
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</command>
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</source>
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== Handler ==
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The handler will receive the parameter.  It can then update its model (in my example my '''model''' is a local variable, but that might not be appropriate in command that can have multiple handlers).
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<source lang="java">
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public class RadioHandler extends AbstractHandler{
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public Object execute(ExecutionEvent event) throws ExecutionException {
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    if(HandlerUtil.matchesRadioState(event))
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        return null; // we are already in the updated state - do nothing
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    String currentState = event.getParameter(RadioState.PARAMETER_ID);
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    // do whatever having "currentState" implies
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    // and finally update the current state
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    HandlerUtil.updateRadioState(event.getCommand(), currentState);
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    return null; 
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  }
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}
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</source>
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== Menu Contribution ==
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Then you add menu contributions with the specific parameters that you want:
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<source lang="xml">
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<menuContribution
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        locationURI="menu:help?after=additions">
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    <separator
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            name="z.ex.dropdown.menu.separator1"
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            visible="true">
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    </separator>
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    <command
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            commandId="z.ex.dropdown.radio"
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            id="z.ex.dropdown.menu.radio1"
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            label="Moe"
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            style="radio">
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        <parameter
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                name="org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioStateParameter"
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                value="Moe">
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        </parameter>
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    </command>
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    <command
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            commandId="z.ex.dropdown.radio"
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            id="z.ex.dropdown.menu.radio2"
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            label="Larry"
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            style="radio">
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        <parameter
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            name="org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioStateParameter"
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            value="Larry">
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        </parameter>
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    </command>
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    <command
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            commandId="z.ex.dropdown.radio"
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            id="z.ex.dropdown.menu.radio3"
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            label="Curly"
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            style="radio">
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        <parameter
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                name="org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioStateParameter"
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                value="Curly">
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        </parameter>
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    </command>
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    <separator
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            name="z.ex.dropdown.menu.separator2"
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            visible="true">
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    </separator>
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</menuContribution>
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</source>
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= Eclipse 3.4 or earlier =
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You can create a command with a required parameter.  The parameter will be passed during every execution.
 
You can create a command with a required parameter.  The parameter will be passed during every execution.
  

Revision as of 05:37, 4 August 2009

Eclipse 3.5 or later

You can create a command with a required parameter. The parameter will be passed during every execution.

Command Definition

Define a command with a state and a parameter. The state id should be org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioState and the parameter id should be org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioStateParameter. 

<command
      defaultHandler="org.eclipse.ui.category.help"
      id="z.ex.dropdown.internal.RadioHandler"
      name="Radio Example">
   <commandParameter
         id="org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioStateParameter"
         name="Radio Name"
         optional="false">
   </commandParameter>
   <state
         class="org.eclipse.ui.handlers.RadioState:left"
         id="org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioState">
   </state>
</command>


Handler

The handler will receive the parameter. It can then update its model (in my example my model is a local variable, but that might not be appropriate in command that can have multiple handlers). 

public class RadioHandler extends AbstractHandler{
 
 public Object execute(ExecutionEvent event) throws ExecutionException {
 
    if(HandlerUtil.matchesRadioState(event))
        return null; // we are already in the updated state - do nothing
 
    String currentState = event.getParameter(RadioState.PARAMETER_ID);
 
    // do whatever having "currentState" implies
 
    // and finally update the current state
    HandlerUtil.updateRadioState(event.getCommand(), currentState);
 
    return null;  
  }
 
}

Menu Contribution

Then you add menu contributions with the specific parameters that you want: 

<menuContribution
        locationURI="menu:help?after=additions">
    <separator
            name="z.ex.dropdown.menu.separator1"
            visible="true">
    </separator>
    <command
            commandId="z.ex.dropdown.radio"
            id="z.ex.dropdown.menu.radio1"
            label="Moe"
            style="radio">
        <parameter
                name="org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioStateParameter"
                value="Moe">
        </parameter>
    </command>
    <command
            commandId="z.ex.dropdown.radio"
            id="z.ex.dropdown.menu.radio2"
            label="Larry"
            style="radio">
        <parameter
            name="org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioStateParameter"
            value="Larry">
        </parameter>
    </command>
    <command
            commandId="z.ex.dropdown.radio"
            id="z.ex.dropdown.menu.radio3"
            label="Curly"
            style="radio">
        <parameter
                name="org.eclipse.ui.commands.radioStateParameter"
                value="Curly">
        </parameter>
    </command>
    <separator
            name="z.ex.dropdown.menu.separator2"
            visible="true">
    </separator>
</menuContribution>

Eclipse 3.4 or earlier

You can create a command with a required parameter. The parameter will be passed during every execution.

Command Definition

You want to create a command that will be executed with a paramter. The parameter in this example matches which of the radio buttons is selected. 

<command
        categoryId="org.eclipse.ui.category.help"
        defaultHandler="z.ex.dropdown.internal.RadioHandler"
        id="z.ex.dropdown.radio"
        name="Radio Example">
    <commandParameter
            id="z.ex.dropdown.radio.info"
            name="Radio Name"
            optional="false">
    </commandParameter>
</command>

Handler

The handler will receive the parameter. It can then update its model (in my example my model is a local variable, but that might not be appropriate in command that can have multiple handlers). 

package com.example.handlers.internal;
 
import java.util.Map;
import org.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractHandler;
import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionEvent;
import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionException;
import org.eclipse.ui.commands.ICommandService;
import org.eclipse.ui.commands.IElementUpdater;
import org.eclipse.ui.handlers.HandlerUtil;
import org.eclipse.ui.menus.UIElement;
 
public class RadioHandler extends AbstractHandler implements IElementUpdater {
 
 private static final String PARM_INFO = "z.ex.dropdown.radio.info";
 private String fCurrentValue;
 
 public Object execute(ExecutionEvent event) throws ExecutionException {
   String parm = event.getParameter(PARM_INFO);
   if (parm.equals(fCurrentValue)) {
     return null; // in theory, we're already in the correct state
   }
 
   // do whatever having "parm" active implies
   fCurrentValue = parm;
 
 
   // update our radio button states ... get the service from
   // a place that's most appropriate
   ICommandService service = (ICommandService) HandlerUtil
       .getActiveWorkbenchWindowChecked(event).getService(
           ICommandService.class);
   service.refreshElements(event.getCommand().getId(), null);
   return null;
 }
 
 public void updateElement(UIElement element, Map parameters) {
   String parm = (String) parameters.get(PARM_INFO);
   if (parm != null) {
     if (fCurrentValue != null && fCurrentValue.equals(parm)) {
       element.setChecked(true);
     } else {
       element.setChecked(false);
     }
   }
 }
}

Menu Contribution

Then you add menu contributions with the specific parameters that you want: 

<menuContribution
        locationURI="menu:help?after=additions">
    <separator
            name="z.ex.dropdown.menu.separator1"
            visible="true">
    </separator>
    <command
            commandId="z.ex.dropdown.radio"
            id="z.ex.dropdown.menu.radio1"
            label="Moe"
            style="radio">
        <parameter
                name="z.ex.dropdown.radio.info"
                value="Moe">
        </parameter>
    </command>
    <command
            commandId="z.ex.dropdown.radio"
            id="z.ex.dropdown.menu.radio2"
            label="Larry"
            style="radio">
        <parameter
            name="z.ex.dropdown.radio.info"
            value="Larry">
        </parameter>
    </command>
    <command
            commandId="z.ex.dropdown.radio"
            id="z.ex.dropdown.menu.radio3"
            label="Curly"
            style="radio">
        <parameter
                name="z.ex.dropdown.radio.info"
                value="Curly">
        </parameter>
    </command>
    <separator
            name="z.ex.dropdown.menu.separator2"
            visible="true">
    </separator>
</menuContribution>

Initializing the Handler

It may happen that your radio menu contributions are not initialized the first time the menu is displayed. This is because at this time, your Handler might not yet have been instantiated (this is due to Eclipse's lazy loading policy). If this is the case, you can enforce the instantiation of your Handler within the Activator of your plug-in. Just add the following code to the start(BundleContext) method: 

UIJob job = new UIJob("InitCommandsWorkaround") {
 
    public IStatus runInUIThread(@SuppressWarnings("unused") IProgressMonitor monitor) {
 
        ICommandService commandService = (ICommandService) PlatformUI
            .getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getService(
                ICommandService.class);
        Command command = commandService.getCommand("z.ex.dropdown.radio");
        command.isEnabled();
        return new Status(IStatus.OK,
            "my.plugin.id",
            "Init commands workaround performed succesfully");
    }
 
};
job.schedule();
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