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org.eclipse.ui
Interface IPartService

All Known Subinterfaces:

IWorkbenchPage

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public interface IPartService

A part service tracks the creation and activation of parts within a workbench page.

This service can be acquired from your service locator:

        IPartService service = (IPartService) getSite().getService(IPartService.class);
 

• This service is not available globally, only from the workbench window level down.

See Also:

IWorkbenchPage, IServiceLocator.getService(Class)

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

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Method Summary
void	addPartListener ( IPartListener listener)           Adds the given listener for part lifecycle events.
void	addPartListener ( IPartListener2 listener)           Adds the given listener for part lifecycle events.
IWorkbenchPart	getActivePart ()           Returns the active part.
IWorkbenchPartReference	getActivePartReference ()           Returns the active part reference.
void	removePartListener ( IPartListener listener)           Removes the given part listener.
void	removePartListener ( IPartListener2 listener)           Removes the given part listener.

 

Method Detail

addPartListener

void addPartListener(
IPartListener listener)

Adds the given listener for part lifecycle events. Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered.

Note: listeners should be removed when no longer necessary. If not, they will be removed when the IServiceLocator used to acquire this service is disposed.

Parameters:

listener - a part listener

See Also:

removePartListener(IPartListener)

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addPartListener

void addPartListener(
IPartListener2 listener)

Adds the given listener for part lifecycle events. Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered.

As of 3.5, the IPartListener2 can also implement IPageChangedListener to be notified about any parts that implement IPageChangeProvider and post PageChangedEvents.

Note: listeners should be removed when no longer necessary. If not, they will be removed when the IServiceLocator used to acquire this service is disposed.

Parameters:

listener - a part listener

See Also:

removePartListener(IPartListener2), IPageChangeProvider, IPageChangedListener

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getActivePart

IWorkbenchPart getActivePart()

Returns the active part.

Returns:

the active part, or null if no part is currently active

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getActivePartReference

IWorkbenchPartReference getActivePartReference()

Returns the active part reference.

Returns:

the active part reference, or null if no part is currently active

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removePartListener

void removePartListener(
IPartListener listener)

Removes the given part listener. Has no affect if an identical listener is not registered.

Parameters:

listener - a part listener

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removePartListener

void removePartListener(
IPartListener2 listener)

Removes the given part listener. Has no affect if an identical listener is not registered.

Parameters:

listener - a part listener

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