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Implementor Property Editor like in VAJ? [message #72052]

Tue, 16 November 2004 13:41

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: evert.tennapel.nl.thalesgroup.com

Hello,

We are replacing IBM Visual Age 4.0 for Java with Eclipse and its VE.

Eclipse-VE has no property-editor available for choosing a class from a
list of classes that implement a specific interface, a so called
"Implementor Property Editor".
This was available in VAJ 4.0.

Has anyone an replacement for this editor in the VE available? Or any
suggestions on how
we can realize such an editor?

Regards,
Evert ten Napel

evert.tennapel@nl.thalesgroup.com

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Re: Implementor Property Editor like in VAJ? [message #72200 is a reply to message #72052]

Thu, 18 November 2004 13:05

Joe Winchester

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Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi Evert,

> Eclipse-VE has no property-editor available for choosing a class from a
> list of classes that implement a specific interface, a so called
> "Implementor Property Editor".
> This was available in VAJ 4.0.
>
> Has anyone an replacement for this editor in the VE available? Or any
> suggestions on how
> we can realize such an editor?

We have one that should do just what you want. If the Property is typed
to a class or interface that we don't have a specific editor for (i.e.
we have special ones for color, font, String, etc...) then by default
you'll get a editor with a drop down and a ... button.
The drop down shows all JavaBeans that already exist that conform to the
type of the property. If you push the ... the ChooseBean dialog opens
and you can enter a class name and drop a new instance that will then be
dropped onto the free form and pre-selected for you.

Is this what you're looking for ?

Best regards,

Joe Winchester

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Re: Implementor Property Editor like in VAJ? [message #72588 is a reply to message #72200]

Wed, 24 November 2004 09:12

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: evert.tennapel.nl.thalesgroup.com

Hi Joe,

> Hi Evert,

>> Eclipse-VE has no property-editor available for choosing a class from a
>> list of classes that implement a specific interface, a so called
>> "Implementor Property Editor".
>> This was available in VAJ 4.0.
>>
>> Has anyone an replacement for this editor in the VE available? Or any
>> suggestions on how
>> we can realize such an editor?

> We have one that should do just what you want. If the Property is typed
> to a class or interface that we don't have a specific editor for (i.e.
> we have special ones for color, font, String, etc...) then by default
> you'll get a editor with a drop down and a ... button.
> The drop down shows all JavaBeans that already exist that conform to the
> type of the property. If you push the ... the ChooseBean dialog opens
> and you can enter a class name and drop a new instance that will then be
> dropped onto the free form and pre-selected for you.

> Is this what you're looking for ?

Exactly!! Perfect, it is even working better than with VAJ...

Until now we have been using an "old" version of the VE. We didn't know
that this was solved in
the latest version of the VE. (We were about to make one ourselves....)

With kind regards,
Evert ten Napel

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