WorkbenchViewerSetup (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.ui.views.WorkbenchViewerSetup

public class WorkbenchViewerSetup extends Object

Configure a ColumnViewer to show limited items per parent before showing an ExpandableNode. Limit used is read from preference IWorkbenchPreferenceConstants.LARGE_VIEW_LIMIT. Client must call this before Viewer.setInput(Object)

Since:: 3.130

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

WorkbenchViewerSetup()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static int

getItemsLimit()

Returns the current viewer limit set in the General preference page.

static void

setupViewer(ColumnViewer viewer)

Configure a ColumnViewer to show limited items per parent before showing an ExpandableNode.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- WorkbenchViewerSetup
  
  public WorkbenchViewerSetup()
Method Details
- getItemsLimit
  
  public static int getItemsLimit()
  
  Returns the current viewer limit set in the General preference page.
  
  Returns:
  
  IWorkbenchPreferenceConstants.LARGE_VIEW_LIMIT
- setupViewer
  
  public static void setupViewer(ColumnViewer viewer)
  
  Configure a ColumnViewer to show limited items per parent before showing an ExpandableNode. Limit used is read from preference IWorkbenchPreferenceConstants.LARGE_VIEW_LIMIT. Client must call this before Viewer.setInput(Object)
  User can change the viewer limit on preference page any time in the lifetime of the viewer. This setup takes care of refreshing the viewer with the new limit set.
  
  Parameters:
  
  viewer - ColumnViewer which has to configured for showing limited items.