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Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

org.eclipse.ui.views.properties.tabbed
Class AbstractPropertySection


java.lang.Object
  extended by 
org.eclipse.ui.views.properties.tabbed.AbstractPropertySection
All Implemented Interfaces:
ISection
Direct Known Subclasses:
AbstractOverridableTabListPropertySection, AdvancedPropertySection

public abstract class AbstractPropertySection
extends Object
implements ISection

An abstract implementation of a section in a tab in the tabbed property sheet page.


Field Summary
static int STANDARD_LABEL_WIDTH
          The standard label width when labels for sections line up on the left hand side of the composite.
 
Constructor Summary
AbstractPropertySection ()
           
 
Method Summary
 void aboutToBeHidden ()
          Notifies the section that its controls are about to be hidden.
 void aboutToBeShown ()
          Notifies the section that its controls are about to be shown.
 void createControls ( Composite parent, TabbedPropertySheetPage aTabbedPropertySheetPage)
          Creates the controls for the section.
 void dispose ()
          Dispose this section.
 int getMinimumHeight ()
          Returns the minimum height needed by this section.
  IWorkbenchPart getPart ()
           
  ISelection getSelection ()
          Get the current workbench selection.
  TabbedPropertySheetWidgetFactory getWidgetFactory ()
          Get the widget factory for the property sheet page.
 void refresh ()
          Refresh the contents of the controls displayed in this section.
 void setInput ( IWorkbenchPart part, ISelection selection)
          Notifies the section that the workbench selection has changed.
 boolean shouldUseExtraSpace ()
          Determine whether this section would like extra height space in case there is some left.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

STANDARD_LABEL_WIDTH

public static final int STANDARD_LABEL_WIDTH
The standard label width when labels for sections line up on the left hand side of the composite.

See Also:
Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

AbstractPropertySection

public AbstractPropertySection()
Method Detail

getWidgetFactory

public 
TabbedPropertySheetWidgetFactory getWidgetFactory()
Get the widget factory for the property sheet page.

Returns:
the widget factory.

getSelection

public 
ISelection getSelection()
Get the current workbench selection.

Returns:
the current workbench selection.

getPart

public 
IWorkbenchPart getPart()
Returns:
Returns the part.

createControls

public void createControls(
Composite parent,
                           
TabbedPropertySheetPage aTabbedPropertySheetPage)
Description copied from interface: ISection
Creates the controls for the section.

Clients should take advantage of the widget factory provided by the framework to achieve a common look between property sections.

Specified by:
createControls in interface ISection
Parameters:
parent - the parent composite for the section.
aTabbedPropertySheetPage - the tabbed property sheet page.
See Also:
ISection.createControls(org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite, org.eclipse.ui.views.properties.tabbed.TabbedPropertySheetPage)

setInput

public void setInput(
IWorkbenchPart part,
                     
ISelection selection)
Description copied from interface: ISection
Notifies the section that the workbench selection has changed.

Specified by:
setInput in interface ISection
Parameters:
part - The active workench part.
selection - The active selection in the workbench part.
See Also:
ISection.setInput(org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart, org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection)

aboutToBeShown

public void aboutToBeShown()
Description copied from interface: ISection
Notifies the section that its controls are about to be shown. It is expected that sections enable domain related functions in this method, most commonly add listeners.

Since the controls are not visible, the section should wait for the refresh() before updating the section controls.

Specified by:
aboutToBeShown in interface ISection
See Also:
ISection.aboutToBeShown()

aboutToBeHidden

public void aboutToBeHidden()
Description copied from interface: ISection
Notifies the section that its controls are about to be hidden. It is expected that sections disable domain related functions in this method, most commonly remove listeners.

Specified by:
aboutToBeHidden in interface ISection
See Also:
ISection.aboutToBeHidden()

dispose

public void dispose()
Description copied from interface: ISection
Dispose this section.

Specified by:
dispose in interface ISection
See Also:
ISection.dispose()

getMinimumHeight

public int getMinimumHeight()
Description copied from interface: ISection
Returns the minimum height needed by this section. A return value of SWT.DEFAULT indicates that no minimum height is defined.

Specified by:
getMinimumHeight in interface ISection
Returns:
the minimum height needed by this section.
See Also:
ISection.getMinimumHeight()

shouldUseExtraSpace

public boolean shouldUseExtraSpace()
Description copied from interface: ISection
Determine whether this section would like extra height space in case there is some left. Normally this is true when the section is the last to be displayed on a tab or is the only section on a tab.

Specified by:
shouldUseExtraSpace in interface ISection
Returns:
true if this section would like extra height space.
See Also:
ISection.shouldUseExtraSpace()

refresh

public void refresh()
Description copied from interface: ISection
Refresh the contents of the controls displayed in this section.

Specified by:
refresh in interface ISection
See Also:
ISection.refresh()

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

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