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How to get a reference to a Browser [message #640562]

Mon, 22 November 2010 09:00

Eclipse User

Hi,

How can I get a reference to a org.eclipse.swt.Browser from a WebBrowserEditor or from a org.eclipse.ui.IWebBrowser.

Or do you know other way to get the content of a WebBrowserEditor? (Browser would suffice since this has the getText() method)

Thanks!

Re: How to get a reference to a Browser [message #640575 is a reply to message #640562]

Mon, 22 November 2010 09:15

Eclipse User

On 11/22/2010 15:00, Gabriel Petrovay wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How can I get a reference to a org.eclipse.swt.Browser from a
> WebBrowserEditor or from a org.eclipse.ui.IWebBrowser.
>
> Or do you know other way to get the content of a WebBrowserEditor?
> (Browser would suffice since this has the getText() method)

Have you tried this (from a Google search, untested):

IWebBrowser webBrowser = browser.createBrowser
(IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.LOCATION_BAR |
IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.AS_EDITOR |
IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.NAVIGATION_BAR |
IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.STATUS, null,"TestBrowser", "TestBrowser");

URL url = ...;

webBrowser.openURL(url);

HTH & Greetings from Bremen,

- Daniel Krügler

Re: How to get a reference to a Browser [message #640576 is a reply to message #640575]

Mon, 22 November 2010 09:19

Eclipse User

On 11/22/2010 15:15, Daniel Krügler wrote:
> On 11/22/2010 15:00, Gabriel Petrovay wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> How can I get a reference to a org.eclipse.swt.Browser from a
>> WebBrowserEditor or from a org.eclipse.ui.IWebBrowser.
>>
>> Or do you know other way to get the content of a WebBrowserEditor?
>> (Browser would suffice since this has the getText() method)
>
> Have you tried this (from a Google search, untested):
>
> IWebBrowser webBrowser = browser.createBrowser
> (IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.LOCATION_BAR |
> IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.AS_EDITOR |
> IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.NAVIGATION_BAR |
> IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.STATUS, null,"TestBrowser", "TestBrowser");
>
> URL url = ...;
>
> webBrowser.openURL(url);

Here something that lloks like a helper functionality for web browsers:

http://www.koders.com/java/fid2383AEBC81C69847012A8E7408F354 8615ED13D8.aspx?s=calendar#L18

> HTH & Greetings from Bremen,
>
> - Daniel Krügler

Re: How to get a reference to a Browser [message #640582 is a reply to message #640575]

Mon, 22 November 2010 09:38

Eclipse User

Hi Daniel,

I already have the browser open. I want to read the contents out of it. The org.eclipse.swt.Browser object has the getText() method to read it. But I want to get a reference to such an object?

The IWorkbenchBrowserSupport gives me only the org.eclipse.ui.browser.IWebBrowser (if I had the id, assume that I have it)

So I need to get a Browser from a IWebBrowser.

I don't see a solution in the link you send either. Thanks anyway!

Any ideas?

Re: How to get a reference to a Browser [message #640619 is a reply to message #640582]

Mon, 22 November 2010 10:35

Eclipse User

There doesn't look to be a solution, at least not one with API. The
Browser is a field in org.eclipse.ui.internal.browser.BrowserViewer
which is in turn held in the
org.eclipse.ui.internal.browser.WebBrowserEditor

PW

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Re: How to get a reference to a Browser [message #640659 is a reply to message #640619]

Mon, 22 November 2010 12:53

Eclipse User

This is the current hack that I do.

Control[] childs = ((Composite)editor.getWidget()).getChildren();
if (childs.length > 0 && (childs[0] instanceof Composite)) {
    Composite comp = (Composite)childs[0];
    childs = comp.getChildren();
    if (childs.length > 0 && (childs[0] instanceof BrowserViewer)) {
        text[0] = ((BrowserViewer)childs[0]).getBrowser().getText();
    }
}

I have it but I have to do it. Any other better solutions?

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