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One editor for many files [message #492584]

Tue, 20 October 2009 16:58

Eclipse User

Hello, all!

I am developing an editor for some type of files (for example .xxx) and my editor allows user to edit all files of some package in one editor tab.

When user opens the second .xxx file in the same package Eclipse creates a new editor for it. But I need not to open new tab, but set focus on existing one.

How may I do it?

Re: One editor for many files [message #492659 is a reply to message #492584]

Wed, 21 October 2009 05:50

Eclipse User

If u wish to use the already opened editor...try IWorkbenchPage openEditor() method

Re: One editor for many files [message #492676 is a reply to message #492659]

Wed, 21 October 2009 07:01

Eclipse User

Rahul Yadav wrote on Wed, 21 October 2009 05:50

If u wish to use the already opened editor...try IWorkbenchPage openEditor() method

I tried to do it in init() method but it does not works.

Also I tried to do like this:

Activator.getDefault().getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage().closeEditor(this, false)

in methods init() or createPartControl(): tab closes, but I Eclipse catches an exception and sets focus on the rightest tab in the list.

java.lang.RuntimeException: WARNING: Blocked recursive attempt to close part com.doksoft.propeditor.PropEditorForEclipse while still in the middle of activating it
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.closeEditors(WorkbenchPage.java:1282)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.closeEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:1411)
...

Can you write full openEditor() call and tell me in what method am I to insert it, please?

Re: One editor for many files [message #492855 is a reply to message #492676]

Thu, 22 October 2009 02:02

Eclipse User

You will have to extend AbstractTextSearchViewPage and override
showMatch(Match match, int offset, int length, boolean activate) method.

use extension point "org.eclipse.search.searchResultViewPages" in plugin.xml.

Re: One editor for many files [message #493215 is a reply to message #492584]

Fri, 23 October 2009 11:47

Eclipse User

chesscoder@mail.ru wrote:
> I am developing an editor for some type of files (for example .xxx) and
> my editor allows user to edit all files of some package in one editor tab.
>
> When user opens the second .xxx file in the same package Eclipse creates
> a new editor for it. But I need not to open new tab, but set focus on
> existing one.

My guess is that you'll have to specify a matchingStrategy to your
editor extension.

http://help.eclipse.org/galileo/topic/org.eclipse.platform.d oc.isv/reference/extension-points/org_eclipse_ui_editors.htm l

Brian.

Re: One editor for many files [message #602770 is a reply to message #492676]

Thu, 22 October 2009 02:03

Eclipse User

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