Package org.eclipse.jface.action

Interface IMenuCreator

All Known Implementing Classes:
ContextualLaunchAction, LaunchAsAction, LaunchShortcutsAction, RulerBreakpointTypesActionDelegate
public interface IMenuCreator
Interface for something that creates and disposes of SWT menus. Note that it is the responsibility of the implementor to dispose of SWT menus it creates.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    dispose()
    Disposes the menu returned by getMenu.
    Menu
    getMenu(Control parent)
    Returns the SWT menu, created as a pop up menu parented by the given control.
    Menu
    getMenu(Menu parent)
    Returns an SWT menu created as a drop down menu parented by the given menu.

  • Method Details

    • dispose

      void dispose()
      Disposes the menu returned by getMenu. Does nothing if there is no menu. This method will be executed only when the parent of the menu is disposed.

    • getMenu

      Menu getMenu(Control parent)
      Returns the SWT menu, created as a pop up menu parented by the given control. In most cases, this menu can be created once, cached and reused when the pop-up/drop-down action occurs. If the menu must be dynamically created (i.e., each time it is popped up or dropped down), the old menu should be disposed of before replacing it with the new menu.
      Parameters:
      parent - the parent control
      Returns:
      the menu, or null if the menu could not be created

    • getMenu

      Menu getMenu(Menu parent)
      Returns an SWT menu created as a drop down menu parented by the given menu. In most cases, this menu can be created once, cached and reused when the pop-up/drop-down action occurs. If the menu must be dynamically created (i.e., each time it is popped up or dropped down), the old menu should be disposed of before replacing it with the new menu.
      Parameters:
      parent - the parent menu
      Returns:
      the menu, or null if the menu could not be created