Package org.eclipse.ui.actions

Class QuickMenuCreator

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.ui.actions.QuickMenuCreator
public abstract class QuickMenuCreator extends Object
Abstract class that is capable of creating a context menu. It will try and open the menu close to the current selection, or under the mouse pointer if that's not possible.
Since:
3.3

  • Constructor Details

    • QuickMenuCreator

      public QuickMenuCreator()

  • Method Details

    • createMenu

      public void createMenu()
      Create and open the context menu.

    • fillMenu

      protected abstract void fillMenu(IMenuManager menu)
      Create the contents of the context menu.
      Parameters:
      menu - the menu to fill

    • computeMenuLocation

      protected Point computeMenuLocation(Control focus)
      Determine the optimal point for this menu to appear.
      Parameters:
      focus - the focus control
      Returns:
      the optimal placement
      Since:
      3.5

    • computeMenuLocation

      protected Point computeMenuLocation(StyledText text)
      Hook to compute the menu location if the focus widget is a styled text widget.
      Parameters:
      text - the styled text widget that has the focus
      Returns:
      a widget relative position of the menu to pop up or null if now position inside the widget can be computed
      Since:
      3.5

    • computeMenuLocation

      protected Point computeMenuLocation(Tree tree)
      Hook to compute the menu location if the focus widget is a tree widget.
      Parameters:
      tree - the tree widget that has the focus
      Returns:
      a widget relative position of the menu to pop up or null if now position inside the widget can be computed
      Since:
      3.5

    • computeMenuLocation

      protected Point computeMenuLocation(Table table)
      Hook to compute the menu location if the focus widget is a table widget.
      Parameters:
      table - the table widget that has the focus
      Returns:
      a widget relative position of the menu to pop up or null if now position inside the widget can be computed
      Since:
      3.5

    • dispose

      @Deprecated public void dispose()
      Deprecated.
      As of 3.5 this is not necessary as the SWT Menu created in createMenu() will be disposed shortly after the SWT.Hide event.
      Dispose of this quick menu creator. Subclasses should ensure that they call this method.