Class AbstractWorkbenchBrowserSupport

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.ui.browser.AbstractWorkbenchBrowserSupport
All Implemented Interfaces:
IWorkbenchBrowserSupport

public abstract class AbstractWorkbenchBrowserSupport extends Object implements IWorkbenchBrowserSupport
Implements IWorkbenchBrowserSupport while leaving some methods to the implementors. Classes that extend this abstract class are meant to be contributed via 'org.eclipse.ui.browserSupport' extension point.
Since:
3.1
  • Constructor Details

    • AbstractWorkbenchBrowserSupport

      public AbstractWorkbenchBrowserSupport()
      The default constructor.
  • Method Details

    • getExternalBrowser

      public IWebBrowser getExternalBrowser() throws PartInitException
      Description copied from interface: IWorkbenchBrowserSupport
      Returns a shared instance of the external web browser. Clients can use it to share one external browser. The external browser that will be used is subject to browser support implementation. A suggested implementation is to use the operating system's default browser. Implementations that offer users a choice of the web browser should honour the users choice of external browser, with the initial selection being the system default browser.
      Specified by:
      getExternalBrowser in interface IWorkbenchBrowserSupport
      Returns:
      the shared instance of the external browser
      Throws:
      PartInitException - if the operation failed for some reason
    • isInternalWebBrowserAvailable

      public boolean isInternalWebBrowserAvailable()
      Description copied from interface: IWorkbenchBrowserSupport
      Tests whether web browser as an SWT widget can be created in this workbench instance. If this method returns false, createBrowser would ignore browser styles AS_EDITOR and AS_VIEW and always create an external browser.
      Specified by:
      isInternalWebBrowserAvailable in interface IWorkbenchBrowserSupport
      Returns:
      true if internal web browser can be created on this platform, false otherwise.