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Add new method and position cursor in body [message #758854]

Thu, 24 November 2011 18:09

Rupinder

Messages: 4
Registered: November 2011

Junior Member

I have a requirement to add a new method to a class and then open the class code and position the cursor in it's body. The approach I have is as under:

1. Use ASTRewrite to add the method at the correct location.
2. Add a //TODO comment in the body of the method. This should create a TaskMarker at that location.
3. Recocile the compilation unit
4. Open the editor at that marker location.

The approach works but I have to add a sleep for about a second after the reconcile operation for it to work.

The following code:

compilationUnit.becomeWorkingCopy(new SubProgressMonitor(monitor, 1)); 
connectedCU = compilationUnit;
IType createdType = compilationUnit.getType(className);

 .... use ASTRewrite to create the method here

compilationUnit.reconcile(ICompilationUnit.NO_AST, true, null, null);

Thread.sleep(1000); //marker lookup does not work if I remove this line

connectedCU.commitWorkingCopy(true, new SubProgressMonitor(monitor, 1));
}
finally
{
  if (connectedCU != null)
  {
    connectedCU.discardWorkingCopy();
  }
}

...

IResource resource = compilationUnit.getResource();
IMarker[] markers = resource.findMarkers(IMarker.TASK, true, IResource.DEPTH_INFINITE);

But if I remove the Thread.sleep after the reconcile statement the findMarkers does not find the marker I just added. It makes no sense as the entire code is executing in the same thread. What am I doing wrong here ?

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Re: Add new method and position cursor in body [message #758860 is a reply to message #758854]

Thu, 24 November 2011 19:19

Deepak Azad

Messages: 543
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

The javadoc for org.eclipse.jdt.core.ICompilationUnit.reconcile(int,
boolean, boolean, WorkingCopyOwner, IProgressMonitor) says
"Compilation problems found in the new contents are notified through the
IProblemRequestor interface which was passed at creation, and no longer
as transient markers. "

Why don't you use this mechanism?

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Deepak Azad
http://wiki.eclipse.org/JDT/FAQ

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Re: Add new method and position cursor in body [message #758866 is a reply to message #758860]

Thu, 24 November 2011 20:10

Rupinder

Messages: 4
Registered: November 2011

Junior Member

Deepak,

I didn't get your answer. My requirement is not the problems or the markers. The real requirement is to position the cursor at the body of the method and I am trying to use the marker for that.

So how would that be accomplished with your suggestion ?

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Re: Add new method and position cursor in body [message #758891 is a reply to message #758854]

Fri, 25 November 2011 05:13

Deepak Azad

Messages: 543
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

> compilationUnit.reconcile(ICompilationUnit.NO_AST, true, null, null);
I think reconcile method spawns a new thread internally.

> But if I remove the Thread.sleep after the reconcile statement the
> findMarkers does not find the marker I just added. It makes no sense as
> the entire code is executing in the same thread. What am I doing wrong
> here ?

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Deepak Azad
http://wiki.eclipse.org/JDT/FAQ

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