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Override Xtext editor's doSetInput() method [message #725362]

Wed, 14 September 2011 15:26

Joey Mink

Messages: 87
Registered: July 2009
Location: Centreville, VA, USA

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Hi,

We previously wrote an Eclipse editor by hand for our DSL. We overrode the doSetInput() method on that editor so that we could check to see if a user tried to open a file that was outside the Eclipse workspace. If it was a file outside the workspace, we would launch a wizard allowing the user to import their work.

Since we are replacing the old, hand-written Eclipse editor with the new, Xtext-generated editor, we would like to retain the same ability to intercept the user's attempt to open a file. Can it be done the same way (by overriding the doSetInput() method)? If so, is there documentation on how to override or extend the Xtext-generated editor?

Thanks!

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Re: Override Xtext editor's doSetInput() method [message #725366 is a reply to message #725362]

Wed, 14 September 2011 15:35

Christian Dietrich

Messages: 14669
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi,

guess that could work.
just bind the class in YourdslUiModule

public Class<? extends XtextEditor> bindXtextEditor() {
return YourXtextEditor.class;
}

~Christian

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