Package org.eclipse.jface.util

Class Policy

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.jface.util.Policy
public class Policy extends Object
The Policy class handles settings for behaviour, debug flags and logging within JFace.
Since:
3.0

  • Field Details

    • DEFAULT

      public static final boolean DEFAULT
      Constant for the the default setting for debug options.
      See Also:

    • JFACE

      public static final String JFACE
      The unique identifier of the JFace plug-in.
      See Also:

    • DEBUG_DIALOG_NO_PARENT

      public static boolean DEBUG_DIALOG_NO_PARENT
      A flag to indicate whether unparented dialogs should be checked.

    • TRACE_ACTIONS

      public static boolean TRACE_ACTIONS
      A flag to indicate whether actions are being traced.

    • TRACE_TOOLBAR

      public static boolean TRACE_TOOLBAR
      A flag to indicate whether toolbars are being traced.

  • Constructor Details

    • Policy

      public Policy()

  • Method Details

    • setLog

      public static void setLog(ILogger logger)
      Sets the logger used by JFace to log errors.
      Parameters:
      logger - the logger to use, or null to use the default logger
      Since:
      3.1

    • getLog

      public static ILogger getLog()
      Returns the logger used by JFace to log errors.

      The default logger prints the status to System.err.

      Returns:
      the logger
      Since:
      3.1

    • setStatusHandler

      public static void setStatusHandler(StatusHandler status)
      Sets the status handler used by JFace to handle statuses.
      Parameters:
      status - the handler to use, or null to use the default one
      Since:
      3.4

    • getStatusHandler

      public static StatusHandler getStatusHandler()
      Returns the status handler used by JFace to handle statuses.
      Returns:
      the status handler
      Since:
      3.4

    • getComparator

      public static Comparator<Object> getComparator()
      Return the comparator used by JFace to sort strings.
      Returns:
      the comparator used by JFace to sort strings
      Since:
      3.2

    • setComparator

      public static void setComparator(Comparator<Object> comparator)
      Sets the comparator used by JFace to sort strings.
      Parameters:
      comparator - comparator used by JFace to sort strings
      Since:
      3.2

    • setAnimatorFactory

      @Deprecated(forRemoval=true, since="2025-03") public static void setAnimatorFactory(AnimatorFactory factory)
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      this is no longer in use as of 3.3
      Sets the animator factory used by JFace to create control animator instances.
      Parameters:
      factory - the AnimatorFactory to use.
      Since:
      3.2

    • getAnimatorFactory

      @Deprecated(forRemoval=true, since="2025-03") public static AnimatorFactory getAnimatorFactory()
      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      this is no longer in use as of 3.3
      Returns the animator factory used by JFace to create control animator instances.
      Returns:
      the animator factory used to create control animator instances.
      Since:
      3.2

    • setErrorSupportProvider

      public static void setErrorSupportProvider(ErrorSupportProvider provider)
      Set the error support provider for error dialogs.
      Parameters:
      provider - provider to set
      Since:
      3.3

    • getErrorSupportProvider

      public static ErrorSupportProvider getErrorSupportProvider()
      Return the ErrorSupportProvider for the receiver.
      Returns:
      ErrorSupportProvider or null if this has not been set
      Since:
      3.3

    • logException

      public static void logException(Exception exception)
      Log the Exception to the logger.
      Parameters:
      exception - exception to log
      Since:
      3.4