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running editor programatically [message #198196]

Wed, 07 March 2007 05:27

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: raushansharma2004.yahoo.com

hi,
i want to know how to run an editor programmatically.
i have written editor in MyEditor class
i have created one toolbar button ,what i require is when this button
is pressed, the editor should be called.can someone give me its solution

Re: running editor programatically [message #198220 is a reply to message #198196]

Wed, 07 March 2007 06:06

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: Markus.Bon.qgrp.com

The standard way to open an editor is using openEditor(...) from
org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE:

IFile myFile = ...
IWorkbenchPage page =
PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActi vePage();
IEditorPart editor = IDE.openEditor(page,myFile);

This opens the editor which is associated to the type of file you selected.

If you want to specify the editor to be opened explicitely (e.G. your
MyEditor), you can open the editor with a call like this:

IWorkbenchWindow workbenchWindow =
PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow();
workbenchWindow.getActivePage().openEditor(myFile, editorID, true);

regards
Markus

raushan schrieb:
> hi, i want to know how to run an editor programmatically.
> i have written editor in MyEditor class
> i have created one toolbar button ,what i require is when this
> button is pressed, the editor should be called.can someone give me its
> solution
>

Re: running editor programatically [message #198248 is a reply to message #198196]

Wed, 07 March 2007 07:46

Eclipse User

Hi Raushan,

Inside the run method of an Action that you associate with your toolbar
button, use the following:

IWorkbenchWindow iWorkbenchWindow =
PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow();
IWorkbenchPage iWorkbenchPage = iWorkbenchWindow.getActivePage();

iWorkbenchPage.openEditor(myEditorInput, MyEditor.ID);

You will need to create a class that extends EditorInput.

Charlie

raushan wrote:
> hi, i want to know how to run an editor programmatically.
> i have written editor in MyEditor class
> i have created one toolbar button ,what i require is when this
> button is pressed, the editor should be called.can someone give me its
> solution
>

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