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Open a file in Text Editor programatically? [message #154886]

Mon, 19 April 2004 00:11

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: lshan.imail.eecs.berkeley.edu

Hi all,

I am a newbie in Eclipse plugins. I want to have some hints on how to get an
instance of the eclipse's default text editor(not java editor). Then open an
IFile in it.

Do i have to go through the whole process like developing my own editor?? Or
is there any provided class that i can use since all i want is the default
text editor??

Thank you very much!!!

Lexin

Re: Open a file in Text Editor programatically? [message #154909 is a reply to message #154886]

Mon, 19 April 2004 14:08

Eclipse User

Hi Lexin,

You should know the id of the editor you want to open the file with, or you
can just get the default editor for the file name pattern.

IWorkbenchPage workbenchPage =
getViewSite().getWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage();

IEditorRegistry eReg = WorkbenchPlugin.getDefault().getEditorRegistry();

IEditorDescriptor defaultdisc = eReg.getDefaultEditor(file.getName());

if (defaultdisc == null)

defaultdisc = eReg.findEditor(IEditorRegistry.SYSTEM_EXTERNAL_EDITOR_ID)

try {

workbenchPage.openEditor(new FileEditorInput(file), defaultdisc.getId());

} catch (PartInitException e) {

....

}

best regards.
Gunay Arslan

"Lexin Shan" <lshan@imail.eecs.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:c5vj6v$ulc$1@eclipse.org...
> Hi all,
>
> I am a newbie in Eclipse plugins. I want to have some hints on how to get
an
> instance of the eclipse's default text editor(not java editor). Then open
an
> IFile in it.
>
> Do i have to go through the whole process like developing my own editor??
Or
> is there any provided class that i can use since all i want is the default
> text editor??
>
> Thank you very much!!!
>
> Lexin
>
>

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