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getting BundleContext in a view [message #444275]

Mon, 13 February 2006 07:39

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: faro12.gmx.net

Hi all,
can anybody tell me how to access the BundeContext of an rcp-app in a View?
I need to show the user all installed plugins...

greetings peter

Re: getting BundleContext in a view [message #444284 is a reply to message #444275]

Mon, 13 February 2006 08:30

Eclipse User

Save your bundle context in your plugin activator. Then you can use
MyPlugin.getDefault().getBundleTypeInformation() ... etc.

Later,
PW

Re: getting BundleContext in a view [message #444290 is a reply to message #444284]

Mon, 13 February 2006 08:50

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: faro12.gmx.net

hi,
how to save?
just as a variable in the class?

Re: getting BundleContext in a view [message #444296 is a reply to message #444290]

Mon, 13 February 2006 11:25

Eclipse User

Yup, that's what I would do.

Then you can retrieve it from MyPlugin.getDefault().getSomething() ...
or have your plugin do the work and return the results you need:

MyPlugin.getDefault().getInstalledPlugins() ... returns String[]

Then your view doesn't have to know about BundleContexts and stuff.

Later,
PW

Re: getting BundleContext in a view [message #444321 is a reply to message #444296]

Mon, 13 February 2006 12:57

Eclipse User

Hi,

the standard About Dialog display a nice list of installed plugins and its
sourcecode org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.AboutDialog is a nice example
on how to assemble that information.

You can add the standard about dialog to any MenuManager by doing
menuManager.add(ActionFactory.ABOUT.create(window)); for example from an
RCP application's ActionBarAdvisor.

Regards from Cologne,
Stepan Rutz

Re: getting BundleContext in a view [message #444322 is a reply to message #444321]

Mon, 13 February 2006 13:00

Eclipse User

Sorry forgot this one, also the plugins-view is nice and does provide more
than just a view of the installed plugins ...It is available at Show View
-> Others -> PDE -> Plugins with the sourcecode being at
org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.view.PluginsView

It requires the pde.ui plugin plus what some dependencies of that one
though.

Regards, Stepan

Stepan Rutz wrote:

> Hi,

> the standard About Dialog display a nice list of installed plugins and its
> sourcecode org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.AboutDialog is a nice example
> on how to assemble that information.

> You can add the standard about dialog to any MenuManager by doing
> menuManager.add(ActionFactory.ABOUT.create(window)); for example from an
> RCP application's ActionBarAdvisor.

> Regards from Cologne,
> Stepan Rutz

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