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EditPart Creation Question [message #217870]

Wed, 14 June 2006 16:05

Spirit

Messages: 15
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

Usually we create a new editpart by dragging from or clicking on the
ToolEntry of the Palette, but if I want to create one without doing that,
say, when processing a file,what I should do?

That's to say : How can I generate a CreationRequest without touching the
Palette ?

Any help would be appreciated :-)

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Re: EditPart Creation Question [message #217905 is a reply to message #217870]

Wed, 14 June 2006 17:24

Steven R. Shaw

Messages: 128
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

You need to similate what the CreationTool is doing for your action.
Construct the CreationRequest, get the command from the target EditPart,
then execute the command on the command stack...

i.e.

CreateRequest request = new CreateRequest();
request.setFactory(new SimpleFactory( <your model class to create> );
request.setLocation( <absolute coordinate where you want to place the
shape> );
request.setSize( <absolute dimenstion of the shape> );
Command cmd = targetEP.getCommand(request);
if (cmd != null && cmd.canExecute())
getDomain().getCommandStack().execute(command);

Regards,

Steve.

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