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How to link to icons in the JAR [message #115293]

Sat, 23 August 2003 04:03

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: MZ.whitehouse.gov

I am developing the plugin and I would like to include icons for it into
the its JAR archive. Is it possible to link from plugin to icons, included
into the JAR?

Thanks

Re: How to link to icons in the JAR [message #115405 is a reply to message #115293]

Sat, 23 August 2003 10:22

Eclipse User

no

"MZ" <MZ@whitehouse.gov> wrote in message news:bi774v$rgu$1@eclipse.org...
> I am developing the plugin and I would like to include icons for it into
> the its JAR archive. Is it possible to link from plugin to icons, included
> into the JAR?
>
> Thanks
>

Re: How to link to icons in the JAR [message #116073 is a reply to message #115293]

Mon, 25 August 2003 11:16

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: richkulp.NOSPAM.us.ibm.com

What do you mean? Do you mean the icons are already in the jar (a
<library> from the plugin.xml) and you want to access them from the
plugin.xml file (e.g. editor icon). Then no. But if you want to access
them from your code, then yes. Just access them in a normal way. Use the
standard getResource() from the class or classloader of your class in
the plugin.

Rich

Re: How to link to icons in the JAR [message #116370 is a reply to message #116073]

Mon, 25 August 2003 13:50

Eclipse User

Your plugin icons are not meant to be in the jar, because eclipse
wants to "lazily load" your plugin. In other words, during loading
of the platform, it only reads the plugin.xml file and shows the
icons you declare there. When your plugin is really needed, the
jar is opened and your plugin is activated (which requires memory
and CPU cycles). Images in your jar can then be ued by your
plugin code, of course, but the platform will never look inside
the jar for icons. Too expensive.

Chris Laffra

"Richard L. Kulp" <richkulp@NOSPAM.us.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:bid92q$ta8$1@eclipse.org...
> What do you mean? Do you mean the icons are already in the jar (a
> <library> from the plugin.xml) and you want to access them from the
> plugin.xml file (e.g. editor icon). Then no. But if you want to access
> them from your code, then yes. Just access them in a normal way. Use the
> standard getResource() from the class or classloader of your class in
> the plugin.
>
> Rich
>

Re: How to link to icons in the JAR [message #116391 is a reply to message #116370]

Mon, 25 August 2003 14:36

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: richkulp.NOSPAM.us.ibm.com

Exactly. If he is asking about access from the plugin.xml, then they
can't be in the jar. If he is asking about from code only, then they can
be in the jar.

Rich

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