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org.eclipse.jface.text
Class AbstractReusableInformationControlCreator


java.lang.Object
  
org.eclipse.jface.text.AbstractReusableInformationControlCreator

All Implemented Interfaces:: EventListener, IInformationControlCreator, IInformationControlCreatorExtension, DisposeListener, org.eclipse.swt.internal.SWTEventListener

public abstract class AbstractReusableInformationControlCreator
extends Object
implements IInformationControlCreator, IInformationControlCreatorExtension, DisposeListener
extends Object
implements IInformationControlCreator, IInformationControlCreatorExtension, DisposeListener

Abstract class for a reusable information control creators.

Since:: 3.3

Constructor Summary

AbstractReusableInformationControlCreator ()


Method Summary

boolean canReplace ( IInformationControlCreator creator)
          Tests whether this information control creator can replace the given information control creator.

boolean canReuse ( IInformationControl control)
          Tests if an existing information control can be reused.

IInformationControl createInformationControl ( Shell parent)
          Creates a new information control with the given shell as the control's parent.

protected abstract IInformationControl doCreateInformationControl ( Shell parent)
          Creates the control.

void widgetDisposed ( DisposeEvent e)
          Sent when the widget is disposed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AbstractReusableInformationControlCreator

public AbstractReusableInformationControlCreator()

Method Detail

doCreateInformationControl

protected abstract 
IInformationControl doCreateInformationControl(
Shell parent)

Creates the control.

Parameters:: parent - the parent shell
Returns:: the created information control

createInformationControl

public 
IInformationControl createInformationControl(
Shell parent)

Description copied from interface: IInformationControlCreator

Creates a new information control with the given shell as the control's parent.

Specified by:: createInformationControl in interface IInformationControlCreator

Parameters:: parent - the parent shell
Returns:: the created information control

widgetDisposed

public void widgetDisposed(
DisposeEvent e)

Description copied from interface: DisposeListener

Sent when the widget is disposed.

Specified by:: widgetDisposed in interface DisposeListener

Parameters:: e - an event containing information about the dispose

canReuse

public boolean canReuse(
IInformationControl control)

Description copied from interface: IInformationControlCreatorExtension

Tests if an existing information control can be reused.

Specified by:: canReuse in interface IInformationControlCreatorExtension

Parameters:: control - the information control to test
Returns:: true if the control can be reused

canReplace

public boolean canReplace(
IInformationControlCreator creator)

Description copied from interface: IInformationControlCreatorExtension

Tests whether this information control creator can replace the given information control creator. This is the case if the two creators create the same kind of information controls.