Package org.eclipse.swt.custom

Class TableEditor

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.swt.custom.ControlEditor
org.eclipse.swt.custom.TableEditor
public class TableEditor extends ControlEditor
A TableEditor is a manager for a Control that appears above a cell in a Table and tracks with the moving and resizing of that cell. It can be used to display a text widget above a cell in a Table so that the user can edit the contents of that cell. It can also be used to display a button that can launch a dialog for modifying the contents of the associated cell.

Here is an example of using a TableEditor:


        final Table table = new Table(shell, SWT.FULL_SELECTION | SWT.HIDE_SELECTION);
        TableColumn column1 = new TableColumn(table, SWT.NONE);
        TableColumn column2 = new TableColumn(table, SWT.NONE);
        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
                TableItem item = new TableItem(table, SWT.NONE);
                item.setText(new String[] {"item " + i, "edit this value"});
        }
        column1.pack();
        column2.pack();

        final TableEditor editor = new TableEditor(table);
        //The editor must have the same size as the cell and must
        //not be any smaller than 50 pixels.
        editor.horizontalAlignment = SWT.LEFT;
        editor.grabHorizontal = true;
        editor.minimumWidth = 50;
        // editing the second column
        final int EDITABLECOLUMN = 1;

        table.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
                public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
                        // Clean up any previous editor control
                        Control oldEditor = editor.getEditor();
                        if (oldEditor != null) oldEditor.dispose();

                        // Identify the selected row
                        TableItem item = (TableItem)e.item;
                        if (item == null) return;

                        // The control that will be the editor must be a child of the Table
                        Text newEditor = new Text(table, SWT.NONE);
                        newEditor.setText(item.getText(EDITABLECOLUMN));
                        newEditor.addModifyListener(new ModifyListener() {
                                public void modifyText(ModifyEvent e) {
                                        Text text = (Text)editor.getEditor();
                                        editor.getItem().setText(EDITABLECOLUMN, text.getText());
                                }
                        });
                        newEditor.selectAll();
                        newEditor.setFocus();
                        editor.setEditor(newEditor, item, EDITABLECOLUMN);
                }
        });
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  • Constructor Details

    • TableEditor

      public TableEditor(Table table)
      Creates a TableEditor for the specified Table.
      Parameters:
      table - the Table Control above which this editor will be displayed

  • Method Details

    • dispose

      public void dispose()
      Removes all associations between the TableEditor and the cell in the table. The Table and the editor Control are not disposed.
      Overrides:
      dispose in class ControlEditor

    • getColumn

      public int getColumn()
      Returns the zero based index of the column of the cell being tracked by this editor.
      Returns:
      the zero based index of the column of the cell being tracked by this editor

    • getItem

      public TableItem getItem()
      Returns the TableItem for the row of the cell being tracked by this editor.
      Returns:
      the TableItem for the row of the cell being tracked by this editor

    • setColumn

      public void setColumn(int column)
      Sets the zero based index of the column of the cell being tracked by this editor.
      Parameters:
      column - the zero based index of the column of the cell being tracked by this editor

    • setItem

      public void setItem(TableItem item)
      Specifies the TableItem that is to be edited.
      Parameters:
      item - the item to be edited

    • setEditor

      public void setEditor(Control editor)
      Description copied from class: ControlEditor
      Specify the Control that is to be displayed.

      Note: The Control provided as the editor must be created with its parent being the Composite specified in the ControlEditor constructor.

      Overrides:
      setEditor in class ControlEditor
      Parameters:
      editor - the Control that is displayed above the composite being edited

    • setEditor

      public void setEditor(Control editor, TableItem item, int column)
      Specify the Control that is to be displayed and the cell in the table that it is to be positioned above.

      Note: The Control provided as the editor must be created with its parent being the Table control specified in the TableEditor constructor.

      Parameters:
      editor - the Control that is displayed above the cell being edited
      item - the TableItem for the row of the cell being tracked by this editor
      column - the zero based index of the column of the cell being tracked by this editor

    • layout

      public void layout()
      Description copied from class: ControlEditor
      Lays out the control within the underlying composite. This method should be called after changing one or more fields to force the Editor to resize.
      Overrides:
      layout in class ControlEditor