org.eclipse.ui.actions

Class ContributedAction

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.core.commands.common.EventManager

org.eclipse.jface.action.AbstractAction

org.eclipse.jface.action.Action

org.eclipse.ui.internal.actions.CommandAction

org.eclipse.ui.actions.ContributedAction

All Implemented Interfaces:

IAction

public final class ContributedAction
extends org.eclipse.ui.internal.actions.CommandAction

For a declarative editor action, see if we can link it to a command.

This is a legacy bridge class, and should not be used outside of the Eclipse SDK. Please use menu contributions to display a command in a menu or toolbar.

Note: Clients may instantiate.

Since:

3.3

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction

AS_CHECK_BOX, AS_DROP_DOWN_MENU, AS_PUSH_BUTTON, AS_RADIO_BUTTON, AS_UNSPECIFIED, CHECKED, DESCRIPTION, ENABLED, HANDLED, IMAGE, RESULT, TEXT, TOOL_TIP_TEXT

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ContributedAction(IServiceLocator locator, IConfigurationElement element) Create an action that can call a command.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isEnabled() Returns whether this action is enabled.
void	runWithEvent(Event event) The default implementation of this IAction method ignores the event argument, and simply calls run().

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.ui.internal.actions.CommandAction

dispose, getActionDefinitionId, getCommandListener, getParameterizedCommand, init, run

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.action.Action

convertAccelerator, convertAccelerator, findKeyCode, findKeyString, findModifier, findModifierString, getAccelerator, getDescription, getDisabledImageDescriptor, getHelpListener, getHoverImageDescriptor, getId, getImageDescriptor, getMenuCreator, getStyle, getText, getToolTipText, isChecked, isHandled, notifyResult, removeAcceleratorText, removeMnemonics, setAccelerator, setActionDefinitionId, setChecked, setDescription, setDisabledImageDescriptor, setEnabled, setHelpListener, setHoverImageDescriptor, setId, setImageDescriptor, setMenuCreator, setText, setToolTipText

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.action.AbstractAction

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, removePropertyChangeListener

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.commands.common.EventManager

addListenerObject, clearListeners, getListeners, isListenerAttached, removeListenerObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction

addPropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener

Constructor Detail

ContributedAction

public ContributedAction(IServiceLocator locator,
                 IConfigurationElement element)
                  throws CommandNotMappedException

Create an action that can call a command.

Parameters:

locator - The appropriate service locator to use. If you use a part site as your locator, this action will be tied to your part.

element - the contributed action element

Throws:

CommandNotMappedException

Method Detail

runWithEvent

public void runWithEvent(Event event)

Description copied from class: Action

The default implementation of this IAction method ignores the event argument, and simply calls run(). Subclasses should override this method if they need information from the triggering event, or override run() if not.

Specified by:

runWithEvent in interface IAction

Overrides:

runWithEvent in class org.eclipse.ui.internal.actions.CommandAction

Parameters:

event - the SWT event which triggered this action being run

isEnabled

public boolean isEnabled()

Description copied from interface: IAction

Returns whether this action is enabled.

This method is associated with the ENABLED property; property change events are reported when its value changes.

Specified by:

isEnabled in interface IAction

Overrides:

isEnabled in class Action

Returns:

true if enabled, and false if disabled

See Also:

IAction.ENABLED