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Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

org.eclipse.ui.dialogs
Class FilteredTree


java.lang.Object
  extended by 

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget
      extended by 

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control
          extended by 

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Scrollable
              extended by 

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite
                  extended by 
org.eclipse.ui.dialogs.FilteredTree
All Implemented Interfaces:
Drawable

public class FilteredTree
extends Composite

A simple control that provides a text widget and a tree viewer. The contents of the text widget are used to drive a PatternFilter that is on the viewer.

Since:
3.2
See Also:
PatternFilter

Field Summary
protected   Control clearButtonControl
          The control representing the clear button for the filter text entry.
protected   Composite filterComposite
          The Composite on which the filter controls are created.
protected   Text filterText
          The filter text widget to be used by this tree.
protected   ToolBarManager filterToolBar
          The control representing the clear button for the filter text entry.
protected   String initialText
          The text to initially show in the filter text control.
protected   Composite parent
          The parent composite of the filtered tree.
protected  boolean showFilterControls
          Whether or not to show the filter controls (text and clear button).
protected   Composite treeComposite
           
protected   TreeViewer treeViewer
          The viewer for the filtered tree.
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets. Control
handle
 
Constructor Summary
protected FilteredTree ( Composite parent)
          Deprecated. As of 3.5, replaced by FilteredTree(Composite, boolean) where using the look is encouraged
protected FilteredTree ( Composite parent, boolean useNewLook)
          Create a new instance of the receiver.
  FilteredTree ( Composite parent, int treeStyle, PatternFilter filter)
          Deprecated. As of 3.5, replaced by FilteredTree(Composite, int, PatternFilter, boolean) where using the new look is encouraged
  FilteredTree ( Composite parent, int treeStyle, PatternFilter filter, boolean useNewLook)
          Create a new instance of the receiver.
 
Method Summary
protected  void clearText ()
          Clears the text in the filter text widget.
protected  void createControl ( Composite parent, int treeStyle)
          Create the filtered tree's controls.
protected   Composite createFilterControls ( Composite parent)
          Create the filter controls.
protected  void createFilterText ( Composite parent)
          Creates the filter text and adds listeners.
protected   Control createTreeControl ( Composite parent, int style)
          Creates and set up the tree and tree viewer.
protected   Text doCreateFilterText ( Composite parent)
          Creates the text control for entering the filter text.
protected   WorkbenchJob doCreateRefreshJob ()
          Creates a workbench job that will refresh the tree based on the current filter text.
protected   TreeViewer doCreateTreeViewer ( Composite parent, int style)
          Creates the tree viewer.
static  Font getBoldFont ( Object element, FilteredTree tree, PatternFilter filter)
          Return a bold font if the given element matches the given pattern.
  Text getFilterControl ()
          Get the filter text for the receiver, if it was created.
protected   String getFilterString ()
          Convenience method to return the text of the filter control.
protected   String getInitialText ()
          Get the initial text for the receiver.
  PatternFilter getPatternFilter ()
          Returns the pattern filter used by this tree.
protected  long getRefreshJobDelay ()
          Return the time delay that should be used when scheduling the filter refresh job.
  TreeViewer getViewer ()
          Get the tree viewer of the receiver.
protected  void init (int treeStyle, PatternFilter filter)
          Create the filtered tree.
protected  void selectAll ()
          Select all text in the filter text field.
 void setBackground ( Color background)
          Set the background for the widgets that support the filter text area.
protected  void setFilterText ( String string)
          Set the text in the filter control.
 void setInitialText ( String text)
          Set the text that will be shown until the first focus.
protected  void textChanged ()
          Update the receiver after the text has changed.
protected  void updateToolbar (boolean visible)
           
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets. Composite
changed, checkSubclass, computeSize, getBackgroundMode, getChildren, getLayout, getLayoutDeferred, getTabList, isLayoutDeferred, layout, layout, layout, layout, setBackgroundMode, setFocus, setLayout, setLayoutDeferred, setTabList
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets. Scrollable
computeTrim, getClientArea, getHorizontalBar, getVerticalBar
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets. Control
addControlListener, addDragDetectListener, addFocusListener, addHelpListener, addKeyListener, addMenuDetectListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMoveListener, addMouseTrackListener, addMouseWheelListener, addPaintListener, addTraverseListener, computeSize, dragDetect, dragDetect, forceFocus, getAccessible, getBackground, getBackgroundImage, getBorderWidth, getBounds, getCursor, getDragDetect, getEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getLayoutData, getLocation, getMenu, getMonitor, getParent, getRegion, getShell, getSize, getToolTipText, getVisible, internal_dispose_GC, internal_new_GC, isEnabled, isFocusControl, isReparentable, isVisible, moveAbove, moveBelow, pack, pack, print, redraw, redraw, removeControlListener, removeDragDetectListener, removeFocusListener, removeHelpListener, removeKeyListener, removeMenuDetectListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMoveListener, removeMouseTrackListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePaintListener, removeTraverseListener, setBackgroundImage, setBounds, setBounds, setCapture, setCursor, setDragDetect, setEnabled, setFont, setForeground, setLayoutData, setLocation, setLocation, setMenu, setParent, setRedraw, setRegion, setSize, setSize, setToolTipText, setVisible, toControl, toControl, toDisplay, toDisplay, traverse, update
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets. Widget
addDisposeListener, addListener, checkWidget, dispose, getData, getData, getDisplay, getListeners, getStyle, isDisposed, isListening, notifyListeners, removeDisposeListener, removeListener, removeListener, setData, setData, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

filterText

protected 
Text filterText
The filter text widget to be used by this tree. This value may be null if there is no filter widget, or if the controls have not yet been created.


filterToolBar

protected 
ToolBarManager filterToolBar
The control representing the clear button for the filter text entry. This value may be null if no such button exists, or if the controls have not yet been created.

Note: As of 3.5, this is not used if the new look is chosen.


clearButtonControl

protected 
Control clearButtonControl
The control representing the clear button for the filter text entry. This value may be null if no such button exists, or if the controls have not yet been created.

Note: This is only used if the new look is chosen.

Since:
3.5

treeViewer

protected 
TreeViewer treeViewer
The viewer for the filtered tree. This value should never be null after the widget creation methods are complete.


filterComposite

protected 
Composite filterComposite
The Composite on which the filter controls are created. This is used to set the background color of the filter controls to match the surrounding controls.


initialText

protected 
String initialText
The text to initially show in the filter text control.


parent

protected 
Composite parent
The parent composite of the filtered tree.

Since:
3.3

showFilterControls

protected boolean showFilterControls
Whether or not to show the filter controls (text and clear button). The default is to show these controls. This can be overridden by providing a setting in the product configuration file. The setting to add to not show these controls is: org.eclipse.ui/SHOW_FILTERED_TEXTS=false


treeComposite

protected 
Composite treeComposite
Since:
3.3
Constructor Detail

FilteredTree

public FilteredTree(
Composite parent,
                    int treeStyle,
                    
PatternFilter filter)
Deprecated. As of 3.5, replaced by FilteredTree(Composite, int, PatternFilter, boolean) where using the new look is encouraged

Create a new instance of the receiver.

Parameters:
parent - the parent Composite
treeStyle - the style bits for the Tree
filter - the filter to be used

FilteredTree

public FilteredTree(
Composite parent,
                    int treeStyle,
                    
PatternFilter filter,
                    boolean useNewLook)
Create a new instance of the receiver.

Parameters:
parent - the parent Composite
treeStyle - the style bits for the Tree
filter - the filter to be used
useNewLook - true if the new 3.5 look should be used
Since:
3.5

FilteredTree

protected FilteredTree(
Composite parent)
Deprecated. As of 3.5, replaced by FilteredTree(Composite, boolean) where using the look is encouraged

Create a new instance of the receiver. Subclasses that wish to override the default creation behavior may use this constructor, but must ensure that the init(composite, int, PatternFilter) method is called in the overriding constructor.

Parameters:
parent - the parent Composite
Since:
3.3
See Also:
init(int, PatternFilter)

FilteredTree

protected FilteredTree(
Composite parent,
                       boolean useNewLook)
Create a new instance of the receiver. Subclasses that wish to override the default creation behavior may use this constructor, but must ensure that the init(composite, int, PatternFilter) method is called in the overriding constructor.

Parameters:
parent - the parent Composite
useNewLook - true if the new 3.5 look should be used
Since:
3.5
See Also:
init(int, PatternFilter)
Method Detail

init

protected void init(int treeStyle,
                    
PatternFilter filter)
Create the filtered tree.

Parameters:
treeStyle - the style bits for the Tree
filter - the filter to be used
Since:
3.3

createControl

protected void createControl(
Composite parent,
                             int treeStyle)
Create the filtered tree's controls. Subclasses should override.

Parameters:
parent -
treeStyle -

createFilterControls

protected 
Composite createFilterControls(
Composite parent)
Create the filter controls. By default, a text and corresponding tool bar button that clears the contents of the text is created. Subclasses may override.

Parameters:
parent - parent Composite of the filter controls
Returns:
the Composite that contains the filter controls

createTreeControl

protected 
Control createTreeControl(
Composite parent,
                                    int style)
Creates and set up the tree and tree viewer. This method calls doCreateTreeViewer(Composite, int) to create the tree viewer. Subclasses should override doCreateTreeViewer(Composite, int) instead of overriding this method.

Parameters:
parent - parent Composite
style - SWT style bits used to create the tree
Returns:
the tree

doCreateTreeViewer

protected 
TreeViewer doCreateTreeViewer(
Composite parent,
                                        int style)
Creates the tree viewer. Subclasses may override.

Parameters:
parent - the parent composite
style - SWT style bits used to create the tree viewer
Returns:
the tree viewer
Since:
3.3

doCreateRefreshJob

protected 
WorkbenchJob doCreateRefreshJob()
Creates a workbench job that will refresh the tree based on the current filter text. Subclasses may override.

Returns:
a workbench job that can be scheduled to refresh the tree
Since:
3.4

updateToolbar

protected void updateToolbar(boolean visible)

createFilterText

protected void createFilterText(
Composite parent)
Creates the filter text and adds listeners. This method calls doCreateFilterText(Composite) to create the text control. Subclasses should override doCreateFilterText(Composite) instead of overriding this method.

Parameters:
parent - Composite of the filter text

doCreateFilterText

protected 
Text doCreateFilterText(
Composite parent)
Creates the text control for entering the filter text. Subclasses may override.

Parameters:
parent - the parent composite
Returns:
the text widget
Since:
3.3

textChanged

protected void textChanged()
Update the receiver after the text has changed.


getRefreshJobDelay

protected long getRefreshJobDelay()
Return the time delay that should be used when scheduling the filter refresh job. Subclasses may override.

Returns:
a time delay in milliseconds before the job should run
Since:
3.5

setBackground

public void setBackground(
Color background)
Set the background for the widgets that support the filter text area.

Overrides:
setBackground in class Control
Parameters:
background - background Color to set

clearText

protected void clearText()
Clears the text in the filter text widget.


setFilterText

protected void setFilterText(
String string)
Set the text in the filter control.

Parameters:
string -

getPatternFilter

public final 
PatternFilter getPatternFilter()
Returns the pattern filter used by this tree.

Returns:
The pattern filter; never null.

getViewer

public 
TreeViewer getViewer()
Get the tree viewer of the receiver.

Returns:
the tree viewer

getFilterControl

public 
Text getFilterControl()
Get the filter text for the receiver, if it was created. Otherwise return null.

Returns:
the filter Text, or null if it was not created

getFilterString

protected 
String getFilterString()
Convenience method to return the text of the filter control. If the text widget is not created, then null is returned.

Returns:
String in the text, or null if the text does not exist

setInitialText

public void setInitialText(
String text)
Set the text that will be shown until the first focus. A default value is provided, so this method only need be called if overriding the default initial text is desired.

Parameters:
text - initial text to appear in text field

selectAll

protected void selectAll()
Select all text in the filter text field.


getInitialText

protected 
String getInitialText()
Get the initial text for the receiver.

Returns:
String

getBoldFont

public static 
Font getBoldFont(
Object element,
                               
FilteredTree tree,
                               
PatternFilter filter)
Return a bold font if the given element matches the given pattern. Clients can opt to call this method from a Viewer's label provider to get a bold font for which to highlight the given element in the tree.

Parameters:
element - element for which a match should be determined
tree - FilteredTree in which the element resides
filter - PatternFilter which determines a match
Returns:
bold font

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

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