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Xtext Nature vs. Custom Nature [message #1041052]

Sun, 14 April 2013 14:47

Steve Kallestad

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Registered: March 2013

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I'm confused about the whole nature thing.

When I generate a new project, if I don't add the xtext nature, as soon as I open a file it will ask me to add the xtext nature to the project.

Can I define my own nature so that the message is customized?

If so, is it just a matter of finding the class that represents the XText nature and subclassing it?

But I'm also curious about these non-xtext specific questions:

What comprises a nature?

Are there out of the box natures that I might want to add that provide some sort of general functionality?

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Re: Xtext Nature vs. Custom Nature [message #1041056 is a reply to message #1041052]

Sun, 14 April 2013 14:52

Steve Kallestad

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... wrong thread

[Updated on: Sun, 14 April 2013 14:53]

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Re: Xtext Nature vs. Custom Nature [message #1041074 is a reply to message #1041052]

Sun, 14 April 2013 15:21

Christian Dietrich

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Have a look at (I think it is called) NatureAddingCallback

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Re: Xtext Nature vs. Custom Nature [message #1041519 is a reply to message #1041074]

Mon, 15 April 2013 07:44

Claudio Heeg

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NatureAddingEditorCallback is what you look for to customise. [1]
As for what a nature is, well, it's just the characteristics describing the language, from my understanding. That popup is basically Xtext asking you whether you want to apply the grammar to that file, so highlighting etc can be utilised.
So you're basically creating a nature for a language every time you create an Xtext grammar.

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[1] http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/m/718205/

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