Re: [cdt-dev] Finding selected project name in Project Explorervia Java

[wieant@xxxxxxxxx (Wieant Nielander)]

>> How about this?  May be a bit round-about but seems to work whether the
>> selection is a project, a leaf node (file) or container (folder in
>> between).  May not work on some of the indirect resources like include
>> files etc., however.
>> 
>>       protected void sampleGetSelectedProject() {
>>             ISelectionService ss=CommonPlugin.getDefault().getWorkbench
>> ().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getSelectionService();
>>             String projExpID = "org.eclipse.ui.navigator.ProjectExplorer";
>>             ISelection sel = ss.getSelection(projExpID);
>>             Object selectedObject=sel;
>>             if(sel instanceof IStructuredSelection) {
>>                   selectedObject=
>> ((IStructuredSelection)sel).getFirstElement();
>>             }
>>             if} (selectedObject instanceof IAdaptable) {
>>                   IResource res = (IResource) ((IAdaptable) selectedObject)
>>                               .getAdapter(IResource.class.);
>>                   IProject project = res.getProject();
>>                   System.out.println(."Project found: "+project.getName());
>>             }
>>       }}

> I can't find the package where the CommonPlugin class is. Any advice?

'CommonPlugin' probably referred to your own plugin activator, you
can also use the 'common' PlatformUI class:
  PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getSelectionService();

-- Wieant