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Get image from platform image registry [message #334279]

Fri, 30 January 2009 06:44

Eclipse User

Hello,

How to retrieve the image associated with a file type from the platform
image registry.

*.txt ---> icon text
*.java ---> icon with the letter J
...

As the package explorer treeview.

It is to create a little treeview from some files.

Re: Get image from platform image registry [message #334283 is a reply to message #334279]

Fri, 30 January 2009 08:39

Eclipse User

You can use the Common Navigator/Project Explorer for any IResource
based file viewer. Basically, the workbench label provider for an IFile
does:
org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.model.WorkbenchFile.getBaseImage (IResource)

The code in getBaseImage(*) looks up the content type and then tries to
get an icon from the editor registry.

PW

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Re: Get image from platform image registry [message #334285 is a reply to message #334283]

Fri, 30 January 2009 12:47

Eclipse User

Thank-you Paul. That is exactly what I was looking for

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