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Best way to refresh GraphicalEditor when resource changes outside GEF [message #227295]

Fri, 01 December 2006 17:57

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: pbeag_RemoverIfNotASpammer_an.yahoo.com

I have implemented my GraphicalEditor as a IResourceChangeListener. I
detect that my underlying XML
file has been modified.

What is the best way to refresh my Editor? I was thinking:

1. upon focus returning to editor, display a message box to user
notifying of changed resource and asking if he wants to reload.
2. opening a new editor window, using IDE.openEditor
3. closing the old editor window

And ideas? Could I somehow refresh the contents of the editor from
within the editor itself? Like just call setInput() again?

Re: Best way to refresh GraphicalEditor when resource changes outside GEF [message #227332 is a reply to message #227295]

Sun, 03 December 2006 19:35

Eclipse User

Hi Patrick,

There is an example of this functionality in the Logic Editor example that
comes with GEF... Look at LogicEditor class, there is an inner class
ResourceTracker that handles situation of resource modification outside
the application.
Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Alex

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