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Obtaining the reference to a view from code [message #227334]

Mon, 12 April 2004 23:00

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: sridharm.virtusa.com

I have a plugin which has two views (say view1 and view2) which need to
communicate with each other. How can view1 obtain the reference to view2
programmatically?

Help greatly appreciated.

Re: Obtaining the reference to a view from code [message #227341 is a reply to message #227334]

Tue, 13 April 2004 00:39

Eclipse User

1. if u just want that selection in view1 leads to some event in view2 try
using:

// to provide other views with info about any selection in this viewer.

getSite().setSelectionProvider(getViewer()); // keep this in one view say
view1

and let view2 implement ISelectionListener and so u'll have to overwrite a
method:

/* (non-Javadoc)

* @see
org.eclipse.ui.ISelectionListener#selectionChanged(org.eclip se.ui.IWorkbench
Part, org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection)

*/

public void selectionChanged(IWorkbenchPart part, ISelection selection)

In this way any change in viewer of view1 will inform this through an event
to view2

2. otherwise use findview(String Id) method in IWorkbenchPage to get
reference to the View. there are other useful methods in this class u may
require later.

PS: there is an article abt this in eclipse.org... i think.

HTH,

Happy coding :-)

Vishal

"Sridhar Mothukuri" <sridharm@virtusa.com> wrote in message
news:c5fl4b$rh7$1@eclipse.org...
> I have a plugin which has two views (say view1 and view2) which need to
> communicate with each other. How can view1 obtain the reference to view2
> programmatically?
>
> Help greatly appreciated.
>

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