ShowViewHandler (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.core.commands.common.EventManager

org.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractHandler

org.eclipse.ui.handlers.ShowViewHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:: IHandler, IHandler2

public final class ShowViewHandler extends AbstractHandler

Shows the given view. If no view is specified in the parameters, then this opens the view selection dialog.

Since:: 3.1

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

ShowViewHandler()

Creates a new ShowViewHandler that will open the view in its default location.

ShowViewHandler(boolean makeFast)

Creates a new ShowViewHandler that will optionally force the view to become a fast view.
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

Object

execute(ExecutionEvent event)

Executes with the map of parameter values by name.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractHandler
addHandlerListener, dispose, fireHandlerChanged, hasListeners, isEnabled, isHandled, removeHandlerListener, setBaseEnabled, setEnabled

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.core.commands.IHandler
getHandlerLabel

Constructor Details
- ShowViewHandler
  
  public ShowViewHandler()
  
  Creates a new ShowViewHandler that will open the view in its default location.
- ShowViewHandler
  
  public ShowViewHandler(boolean makeFast)
  
  Creates a new ShowViewHandler that will optionally force the view to become a fast view.
  
  Parameters:
  
  makeFast - if true, the view will be moved to the fast view bar (even if it already exists elsewhere). If false, the view will be shown in its default location. Calling with false is equivalent to using the default constructor.
Method Details
- execute
  
  public Object execute(ExecutionEvent event) throws ExecutionException
  
  Description copied from interface: IHandler
  
  Executes with the map of parameter values by name.
  
  Parameters:
  
  event - An event containing all the information about the current state of the application; must not be null.
  
  Returns:
  
  the result of the execution. Reserved for future use, must be null.
  
  Throws:
  
  ExecutionException - if an exception occurred during execution.