| EMF DataBinding Converter [message #1032602] |
Wed, 03 April 2013 03:40  |
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Having a really tough time finding much in the way of documentation or examples on the use of the WindowBuilder -> Edit Data Binding -> Model to Target Strategy Properties -> Converter configuration. Needing a nudge in the right direction....
I have an EMF model generated from ecore with an EFloat value that I want to bind to a org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label. This is a uni-directional (Model to Label) only binding for my purposes. The EMF model getter returns a float primitive. I would like to convert and format the float to something like "0.000" along with some other boundary messages - hence the desire to create a custom Convert.
I would really like to get this working via what I understand to be the intended UpdateValueStrategy.setConverter scheme in WindowBuilder and not via a manual hack.
I have read the posts about not being able to use org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.Converter and NumberToString directly which is fine. But I am having trouble getting WindowBuilder to accept my converter class:
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.Converter;
public class FloatToStringConverter extends Converter {
public FloatToStringConverter(){
super(Float.class, String.class);
}
@Override
public Object convert(Object fromObject) {
String s;
// cool conversion stuff here
return s;
}
}
WindowBuilder gives me an error of "Model converter Class does not exist." when I use the following settings in the WindowBuilder Edit Data Binding Dialog:
Target, UpdateValueStrategy: POLICY_NEVER
Model, UpdateValueStrategy: POLICY_CONVERT
Model, Converter: myFancyPackageName.FloatToStringConverter
I recognize that my Model provides a float and my Converter is Float, so I will take a look at that aspect. Not having much experience with WindowBuilder Converter, I am hoping that someone can point out some good documentation or examples - I have spent a fair amount of time on google with no joy.
THANKS IN ADVANCE for any help!!
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| Re: EMF DataBinding Converter [message #1032967 is a reply to message #1032602] |
Wed, 03 April 2013 13:41  |
| Eclipse User |
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RESOLVED
I figured out the error message and one other problem:
1. The EMF model was of primitive type float hence causing the "Model converter Class does not exist." error... which I now understand. Changing the model to EFloatObject (java.lang.Float) fixed that problem. org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.Converter must, of course, be used with 'tos' and 'froms' which are descendants of java.lang.Object.... it was a late night....
2. The second problem was the POLICY_CONVERT. This policy performs the conversion, but stops short of updating the value to the Label - the update is a separate request. Changing back to POLICY_UPDATE fixed this issue.
So, my converter class ends up being this:
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.Converter;
public class FloatToStringConverter extends Converter {
public FloatToStringConverter(){
super(Float.class, String.class);
}
@Override
public Object convert(Object fromObject) {
if (fromObject == null) return "";
if (fromObject.getClass() != Float.class) return "";
Float f = (Float)fromObject;
String s;
.... fancy conversion code ...
return s;
}
}
And the WindowsBuilder generated initDataBindings are:
IObservableValue observeTextLblAvgReadElapsedTimeObserveWidget = WidgetProperties.text().observe(lblAvgReadElapsedTime);
IObservableValue commsStatisticsResponseTimeMsAvgObserveValue = EMFObservables.observeValue(commsStatistics,
Literals.COMMS_STATISTICS__RESPONSE_TIME_MS_AVG);
UpdateValueStrategy strategy_4 = new UpdateValueStrategy();
strategy_4.setConverter(new FloatToStringConverter());
bindingContext.bindValue(observeTextLblAvgReadElapsedTimeObserveWidget, commsStatisticsResponseTimeMsAvgObserveValue,
new UpdateValueStrategy(UpdateValueStrategy.POLICY_NEVER), strategy_4);
Hope this helps anyone else with a similar issue.
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